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June 08, 2011
Mayor Richard Woodland
Council Members:
Christopher Mann – Council President
Rex Erickson Donna Benfield
Bruce Sutherland Brad Egbert
Adam Stout
City Staff:
Stephen Zollinger – City Attorney
Richard Horner – Finance Officer
John Millar – Public Works Director
Val Christensen – Community Development Director
Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director
Blair Kay – City Clerk
Work Meeting
5:00 P.M. Site visit to “Rexburg Rapids” at Riverside Park – 50 West 2nd North – Tour the new
aquatic facility and surrounding grounds.
Attending: Council President Mann, Council Member Erickson, Council Member Benfield, Council
Member Sutherland, Council Member Stout, and Mayor Woodland.
Excused: Council Member Egbert
The City Council met at 50 West 2nd North to tour the nearly completed “Rexburg Rapids” before
its upcoming opening. The first activities scheduled at the facility before the Grand Opening will be
a soft opening with employee training along with testing the new equipment, building facilities, etc.
The facility is scheduled to open around the 25th of June. Water will be added to the pool and lazy
river during the next week; followed by employee training and testing equipment. Swimming
lessons are scheduled as the first public activity; hopefully on the 20th of June if the water heaters are
working and the perimeter fencing gets completed. Of course some of the scheduling is weather
related.
The facility has a concessions area, dressing rooms with showers, party room, two shelters, 10
umbrellas with tables, two giant slides off from a large tower, lazy river, and a lap pool with an
attached zero entry pool area with a splash park facility included similar to the one in Porter Park.
The water areas are surrounded by concrete pads with grass areas against the outer fence.
A Grand opening will be scheduled some time later after the soft opening, hopefully by mid July.
The facility will be a wonderful addition to the recreation facilities for the City of Rexburg which has
drawn considerable interest from residents outside the Rexburg area. With the addition of the
“Rexburg Rapids” people will be able to come to Rexburg and use the water facilities and the city’s
27 hole golf course in the sam e day.
The City Council members were very complimentary to Johnny Watson (JRW & Associates) for the
hard work he has done to bring the facility to a point of completing over the past few months.
35 North 1st East
Rexburg, ID 83440
Phone: 208.359.3020 x2313
Fax: 208.359.3022
blairk@rexburg.org
www.rexburg.org
City Council Meeting
June 08, 2011
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Council Member Erickson and Council Member Egbert asked to be excused.
6:00 P.M. City Hall:
A. Review overall 2012 Budget
Finance Officer Horner reviewed the budget as proposed with changes to department budgets as
noted in the attached spreadsheet.
The City Council reviewed the proposed budget with the following changes:
1. Bathroom renovation at the Police Department – cancel and move the $6,000 from the
bathroom renovation and $4,000 from budget carryovers to a t raffic control speed display trailer
for $10,000 in 2012.
2. Planning and Zoning Budget to be fully funded by 2012 from the General Fund. Community
Development Director Christensen allocates 70% of his time to Planning and Zoning.
3. Water and garbage budgets do not need an increase.
The aquatic facility budget will carry a contingency fund reserve similar to the general fund
contingency fund reserve. The following page is the final page of a 126 page budget report available
for viewing at City Hall.
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Council Member Sutherland explained an example where Ultra Violet (UV treatment) is very
efficient. It keeps the water clean in a garden application where the water is circulated by a “UV”
pump. Discussion on the Wastewater Treatment process being a place where UV treatment would
save costs. Mayor Woodland explained the current and proposed cost savings achievable with new
processes being installed at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. He indicated the new cost savings
measures may keep the rates level for 2012.
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4. IT-San-Storage Area Network $30,000 purchase in 2011.
5. IT Server for the Financial Accoun ting Department $6,000 purchase in 2011.
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6. Police Department portable speed trailer $10,000 purchase in 2011.
Council Member Sutherland moved to purchase a portable speed trailer in 2011 and budget for
another one in 2012 as discussed; Council Member Stout seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland
asked for a vote:
Those voting aye Those voting nay
Council President Mann None
Council Member Benfield
Council Member Sutherland
Council Member Stout
The motion carried.
7. Parks Department park benches/tables $4,000 purchase from Fund 38 in 2011.
8. Parks Department playground equipment $10,000 purchase from Fund 38 in 2011
9. Parks Department barbeque grills $3,000 purchase from Fund 38 in 2011.
10. Parks Department sod $2,000 purchase from Fund 38 in 2011.
(Note: Fund 38 is City Park’s Impact Fees from new construction.)
Finance Officer Horner reviewed the history on the Mayor and City Council’s salary increases. He
indicated a prior City Council approved the future salary schedule for City Council Members at
$600.00 per month by raising the salary $50.00 each election year until the $600.00 salary was
achieved. Finance Officer Horner explained the proposed cost of living increase for the Mayor’s
position and City Council positions. The last $50.00 increase was in 2007 by Ordinance??
Mayor’s Salary Ordinance 899 - January 1, 2004 $42,312
Council Salary Ordinance 900 - January 1, 2004 $4,200
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Mayor’s Salary Ordinance 940 - January 1, 2006 $55,512
Council Salary Deferred - January 1, 2006 ---
Mayor’s Salary Ordinance 986 - January 1, 2008 $58,944
Council Salary Ordinance 941 - January 1, 2008 $4,800
Mayor’s Salary Deferred - January 1, 2010 ---
Council Salary Deferred - January 1, 2010 ---
Mayor’s Salary Ordinance ___ - January 1, 2012 proposed cost of living $64,416
Council Salary Ordinance ___ - January 1, 2012 proposed $5,400 ($50.00 monthly)
Council Member Stout moved to go into Executive Session to discuss a personnel issue Per State
Statute 67-2345: EXECUTIVE SESSIONS (b) to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining
of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or
individual agent, or public school student; Council Member Sutherland seconded the motion; Mayor
Woodland asked for a roll call vote:
Those voting aye Those voting nay
Council President Mann None
Council Member Benfield
Council Member Sutherland
Council Member Stout
The motion carried.
Executive Session:
Executive Session ended.
Adjournment
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Richard Woodland, Mayor
Attest:
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Blair D. Kay, City Clerk