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Votes and actions: approvals on contracts, grant and benefits; water ordinance tabled
Summary
At the May 20 meeting the Council approved the cooperative wildfire agreement, Aesterra and AquaHawk contracts, Select Health renewal, and the UDOT Safe Routes grant; it tabled Ordinance No. 2026-14 (water rates) by a 3–2 vote and voted to enter closed session.
The Vernal City Council took multiple formal actions on May 20, 2026. Key votes and outcomes were:
- Approved renewal of the cooperative agreement with the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands (unanimous roll-call vote).
- Tabled Ordinance No. 2026-14 (water-rate structure) on a 3–2 roll-call vote (Munford, Mills, O’Driscoll voted aye; Long and Porter voted nay); the Council requested additional data and a work session.
- Approved the Aesterra leak-detection contract (total $48,000) unanimously.
- Approved the AquaHawk customer-portal contract unanimously (ongoing cost ~ $2.90 per meter per year).
- Renewed employee medical insurance with Select Health (2.02% renewal proposal) unanimously.
- Approved UDOT Safe Routes to School FY27 agreement for $442,000 to continue sidewalks near Discovery Elementary (unanimous).
- Voted unanimously to enter a closed session pursuant to state code to discuss pending or imminent litigation and the purchase/sale/lease of real property and water rights.
Detailed roll-call tallies and motions are recorded in the meeting minutes; councilmembers making motions and seconding each action are listed in the minutes.
