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Stamping Ground commission discusses snow‑emergency ordinance and a paid emergency‑notification service
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a proposed snow‑emergency ordinance and asked staff to collect more information. The commission was presented with KLC’s REACH Alert option, with an estimated cost of $2.50 per household ($348.50 first year; $661 annually thereafter).
Commissioners discussed a proposed Snow Emergency Ordinance and emergency‑notification options at the Jan. 21 meeting, but took no formal vote on adoption.
Economic Development Commissioner Cody Meadows presented the Snow Emergency Ordinance and asked the commission to review the city’s ordinances for needed updates and enforcement; Mayor Bill Swartz and Meadows volunteered to gather information and return with recommendations. Commissioner Dale Perry emphasized the need for an emergency plan and distributed a KLC brochure describing REACH Alert, a subscription notification system citizens can sign up to receive via email or text.
Perry described estimated costs for REACH Alert as $2.50 per household within city limits and said, based on an assumed 250 households and businesses, the city’s first‑year cost with the KLC discount would be about $348.50 and roughly $661 per year thereafter. He asked the commission and the four department chiefs to review the brochure and report back.
No ordinance vote or contract authorization was recorded in the minutes at this meeting. The commission directed review and information gathering, leaving further action pending subsequent meetings.
The commission did not set a timeline for formal adoption; staff and commissioners were asked to return with further information.
