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Thayne council approves liquor renewals, catering permit, computer purchase; audit returns 'unmodified opinion'
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Thayne Town Council approved two liquor-license renewals and a 24-hour catering permit, authorized up to $1,300 for a new clerk computer, raised pay for seasonal snow-removal help to $20/hour, and received an unmodified audit opinion from DeCoria & Company. The council also noted an SRF Part II application is due Feb. 2 for a booster-pump project.
The Thayne Town Council on Jan. 20 approved routine business items including liquor-license renewals for Dad’s Bar and Steakhouse and for Pines Bar, a 24-hour catering permit for Pines Bar’s Feb. 13 Shriners banquet, a computer purchase for the clerk’s office, and a raise for part-time winter snow-removal help.
Mayor Devin Simpson noted the State Liquor Division had accepted the renewal applications for both Dad’s Bar and Pines Bar; the council approved each retail liquor-license renewal for $1,500. The council also approved a 24-hour catering permit for Pines Bar to serve at the Thayne Community Center on Feb. 13, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. for a $100 permit fee; Toby Merritt confirmed an officer will be present for the event.
Phil Tippetts of DeCoria & Company reported the town’s 2019–2020 audit returned an unmodified opinion, the highest audit rating; he noted a single finding related to internal-control deficiencies and segregation of duties attributable to the town’s small staff. "The Town of Thayne received an unmodified opinion from DeCoria and Company," Tippetts said.
The council authorized up to $1,300 plus tax for a replacement clerk computer after a Valley Tech representative suggested a hard-drive replacement; Trevor Petty raised the computer reliability concern. Councilman Lorell Woolley reported selling the Snowdays snowcat to Jacknife Beef for $2,000 and said he delivered the check to town hall; Woolley suggested dedicating the proceeds to future equipment. The council also voted to raise part-time winter help for snow removal to $20.00 per hour and approved issuing checks to be ratified at the next meeting and payment of listed bills. An executive session from 7:03–7:09 p.m. produced no decisions.
Why it matters: The audit’s unmodified opinion affirms the town’s financial statements for 2019–2020, though the internal-control finding flags a staffing-related segregation-of-duties issue. The SRF Part II application due Feb. 2 for the Meadows Booster Pump project, if accepted, would unlock design work on a water-infrastructure project.
Next steps: Staff will submit required SRF financial materials by Feb. 2, staff and council will pursue any measures recommended to address the audit finding, and the town attorney will review zoning questions discussed separately.
