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Page 1 of 3 Council Meeting May 14, 2026 MINUTES OF THE City Council Meeting for the City of Menan held May 14, 2026. Presiding: Mayor Nathan Bronson Present: Nathan Bronson, Ben Smith, Danielle Andrew, Victor Cammans, Bryce Clark, Matt Walker, Kris Meek, and Val Jones. INCOME: May 14, to June 11, 2026: Sewer Payroll 3390.38 Garbage Payroll 124.76 Motor Vehicle Fines 165.15 Apr. 2026 Prop Taxes 1217.87 Apr. Temp tax override Town Hall Rental 500.00 Building Permit Income 649.72 General Fund Money Market Interest 4.78 General Fund Collateralized Money Market Interest 6.30 Sewer Fund Money Market Interest 1.96 Sewer Fund Collateralized Money Market Interest 1.32 Garbage Fund Money Market Interest 2.00 LGIP State Pool 2.53 TOTAL $6,066.77 Income from Sewer Account Jun: $ 27,165.35 Income from Garbage Account Jun: $ 3,203.10 Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm. Meeting starts with the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Bronson offers the Prayer. Welcome: Mayor Bronson welcomes everyone in attendance and he would like to recognize the prayers that have been offered by the community on behalf of the city and its leaders and offers thanks to the citizens for their cares and concerns. Law Enforcement Report: The Deputy present states the report goes from 3/28/2026-4/24/2026. There were 155 hours reported, with 27 complaints, 0 arrests, 0 DUI’s, 14 citations, and 53 traffic contacts. There is discussion of the report and the fact that there were quite a few controlled burns reported. There is discussion of the process of the controlled burns. There is discussion of ordinances in the code regarding allowing smoking or vaping on city property during the 4th of July celebration. There is discussion on how to address the issue if it arises during the celebration. There is discussion of asking someone to move to another area to smoke if there is a complaint that the smoking is bothering people. There is discussion of the delivering of the termination notices for the sewer. The Mayor and Council thank the Sheriff’s Office for all they do. P&Z Update: There was no P&Z meeting. Page 2 of 3 Council Meeting May 14, 2026 Public Works Director Update: Matt asks about the MOU with the county for the road work. Kris states that he is working on getting the county the updated version to be signed. Matt states that the county will start the road work in the city in July. There is discussion of that. There is discussion of the fixes to the bathrooms at the city park. There is discussion of the uneven basketball and tennis courts at the park and how to fix it, even if temporarily for the 4th of July. There is discussion of options. Matt states that he bought a stump grinder. There is discussion of this. Discussion of spraying for mosquitos. Discussion of new flower beds Matt put in. Treasurers Report-Action: There is discussion of the financials provided. Public Discussion: Val Jones talks about the 4th of July. He states that its going well. Discussion of the celebration and how each event is going. Discussion of parking around city park during fireworks unless involved in the fireworks. Discussion of towing if needed. Discussion of donations and fireworks. Discussion of general event info for the day of the event. Discussion of parking, Lewisville providing a bus service from Lewisville to Menan, and the problem of parking along Hwy 48. Mayor and Council thank Val for all his work. Discussion of Alert System-Action: Matt explains about the company he spoke with regarding sending alerts from the city to the residents by mailers, texts, or emails. He states that it would be easy for the city to send out information to the residents if he needed to let them know of a street closure for road work, for example. The company would work with the city to gather the information the city has for the residents, and if there are some residents that we need the information for, we can get it. He goes through pricing, stating that if the city signed a three-year contract, they would waive the set-up fee. For the three years, the first year would be $2800, second would be $3200, and the third and consecutive years thereafter would be $3800. There is discussion of the prices and the service. Matt would like to add it to the budget next year, if the Council approves. There is discussion of the positives this system would be to the city and how it could be split between all three accounts as all three would use the system. Will discuss at the budget work meeting. Discussion of American 250 Service Challenge-Action: Mayor explains the initiative is throughout the state of Idaho, it is stated it is a national initiative, to have 250,000 acts of service preformed in honor the 250th celebration of the founding of the country. He then proceeds to read a paragraph from Sherry Raymond, as she is the one to present it to the Mayor. The Mayor states that he was told that serving on the Council counts as a service they are all giving. He states that there are cards with QR codes available to scan and report. He would like to have some ideas to list for those in the area for the city that would count to report. Victor states that anyone could go to Justserve.org for ideas. Victor also states that the city could post roads that need to have garbage picked up. Mayor Bronson states that helping Matt plant flowers would be a good one. The Council asks Matt what the city would need. Matt states that if anyone wanted to water the right of ways, that would be good this year as they are really dry. There is discussion of some projects that could be done in the Town Hall. Cleaning out the park shelters is discussed. Encourage clean up after the 4th of July. Encourage helping neighbors with whatever is needed. Review of Assignments from Last Meeting-Action: There is discussion of Clean up day. The Mayor thanks the Council for coming together and making it a successful day. Public Discussion: No public discussion. Mayor’s Thoughts: Mayor Bronson states that on the following Friday the Swing Dance is being held at the Town Hall with the Town Band. There is also a clothing swap at the Town Hall on Friday. He also states that he thinks the Farmers Market will start soon. He states that the city needs two counters to count the people at the parade this year. Updates from Civilize Engineering-Action: Husk is not in attendance. Bills-Action: There is discussion of the bills from last month. Victor Cammans made a motion to accept and pay the bills. Danielle Andrew seconded the motion. Motion passed Minutes: There is discussion of the minutes from last meeting. It is noted that Bryce Clark’s name is not listed as present, and he was in attendance Page 3 of 3 Council Meeting May 14, 2026 Victor Cammans made a motion to accept the minutes from the April 9, 2026 meeting. Bryce Clark seconded the motion. Motion carried. Danielle Andrew made a motion to adjourn. Bryce Clark seconded the motion. Motion carried. Council Meeting ended at 8:15 pm. ______________________________ Allyson Pettingill, City Clerk/Treasurer
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