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Page 1 of 3 Council Meeting January 8, 2026 MINUTES OF THE City Council Meeting for the City of Menan held January 8, 2026. Presiding: Mayor Nathan Bronson Present: Nathan Bronson, Amy Gahn, Ben Smith, Danielle Andrew, Victor Cammans, Bryce Clark, Matt Walker, Kris Meek, Allyson Pettingill, Megan, Gary Maples, Brian Storms, and Sgt. Gonzales. INCOME: January 8, 2026 to February 12, 2026: Sewer Payroll 2922.97 Garbage Payroll 124.76 Dec. 2025 Property Taxes 112,500.12 Motor Vehicle Fines 30.15 Intermountain Gas Franchise Fee 2025 4,697.42 1st Qrtr 2026 Hwy User 9753.34 1st Qrtr 2026 Liquor Dist. 5927.00 1st Qrtr 2026 Rev. Sharing 20,967.95 Town Hall Rental 400.00 General Fund Money Market Interest 3.09 General Fund Collateralized Money Market Interest 6.52 Sewer Fund Money Market Interest .75 Sewer Fund Collateralized Money Market Interest 2.18 Garbage Fund Money Market Interest 2.30 LGIP State Pool 2.53 TOTAL $157,341.08 Income from Sewer Account Feb.: $ 23,000.18 Income from Garbage Account Feb.: $ 3,588.50 Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm. Meeting starts with the Pledge of Allegiance. 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. Amy Gahn moved to delay the Law Enforcement Report until a member of the Sheriff’s Office is in attendance for the report. Victor Cammans seconded the motion. Motion passed. Treasurers Report: There is discussion of the financials provided. Bills-Action: There is discussion of the bills from last month. Amy Gahn made a motion to approve the Treasurers Report and accept and pay the bills. Danielle Andrew seconded the motion. Motion passed Minutes: There is discussion of the minutes from last meeting. Victor Cammans made a motion to accept the minutes from the Dec. 11, 2025 meeting. Amy Gahn seconded the motion. Motion carried. Page 2 of 3 Council Meeting January 8, 2026 . Treasurers Report-Action: There is discussion of the financials provided. Swearing in of New Mayor and Council Members-Action: Bryce Clark sworn in by Mayor Bronson as newest City Council member. Mayor Bronson thanks Amy for her service to the city. P&Z Update: Brian Storms addresses the Council. Brian states that the P&Z had a Public Hearing and discussed updating the Non-Commercial Kennel License section of the Code. He goes through what was discussed and why it was discussed. He states that after the Public Hearing, the P&Z is sending a recommendation to the Council to update section 4-3-3 pertaining to Non-Commercial Kennel Licenses in the City. There is discussion of the ordinance and what the problem is with the current code section and what problems changing it would solve. Brian states that the Commission felt that the current code allows unlimited dogs with the kennel license and the Commission felt that should be limited to 3. There was some discussion of this not really being needed as the current code has checks and balances on the issue. The Commission does feel like Commercial Kennels should not be allowed in the City. Brian then states that they discussed the Farm stand and the CUP that is required and has been asked for and if any progress had been made. They also spent time going through the rough draft of the Comp Plan, and will keep going through every month until they have gone through all of it. Mayor Bronson thanks the Commission for all they do and all the work they put into serving the City of Menan. Discussion of Recommendation Regarding Non-Commercial Kennel License Ordinance from P&Z-Action: The Council go through the proposed changes to the ordinance. There is discussion of many residents that have over three dogs and what they would have to do if the ordinance changes to not allow more than three dogs. There is discussion of the proposed ordinance allowing no more than three dogs. There is discussion of needing to define Non-Commercial Kennel licenses and Commercial licenses. There is discussion of whether an ordinance change is even needed. There is discussion of concern that this may start a precedent of the City regulating all animals and what is allowed. There is discussion of the one Non-Commercial Kennel license in the city. Gary Maples discusses being a neighbor to the residents with the license and how he feels the protections currently in place requiring the neighbors to sign off on the license is more than adequate to determine if the license should be issued. There is discussion of some reasons that more than three dogs may be needed by some. It is decided to not move forward with the changing of the current ordinance as it is felt it is adequate as is. Discussion of Placing the Sewer Rate on May Ballot-Action: Allyson states that March 13, 2026, is the deadline for the ballot question to be submitted to the county to be placed on the ballot. There is discussion of what the proposed rate should be. Mayor Bronson suggests $60. There is discussion of raising the sewer connection fee as well. Not all want to raise the connection fee, but they do want to raise the monthly EDU. Amy states that there is a need to get the information out to the residents, or it wont pass. There is discussion of if the city wants grants to help to fund the project, they need to show willingness to work with the DEQ. There is discussion of needing to agree to a number, then agree to a path forward to get all the information out. There is discussion of maybe needing to raise the rate more. There is discussion of how much will be brought in for different amounts. There is discussion of going to $65 instead of $60. There is discussion of purchasing the used aerators from Rupert. There is discussion of building the sewer accounts. Kris states that he has looked up the process needed and in Idaho Code 63-1311A, it states that there is no vote needed, just a special Public Hearing. There is discussion of this. There is discussion of holding special meetings to inform the residents of what is going on. There is discussion again of going with an increase to $65 monthly. There is discussion of having a Town Hall meeting in February to get the information out. It is decided to have the informational Town Hall meeting on February 5, 2026, at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall building. There is discussion of what may be needed for the meeting. Allyson will place posters around town, noticing the meeting. It is decided to have a work meeting on January 29, 2026, at 7:00 pm at the city building to get every thing ready. Law Enforcement Report: Sgt. Gonzales gives the report to the Council. He states that the report is from 12-6- 2025 to 1-2-2026. He states that there were 130 hours reported; with 24 complaints, 1 arrest, 1 DUI, 8 citations, and 63 traffic contacts. He further states that there were a few serious issues in this report, but all of the issues have been resolved by the time of this meeting. There is discussion of the report. The Mayor and Council thank the Sargent and the Sheriff’s Dept. for all they do. Page 3 of 3 Council Meeting January 8, 2026 Discussion of Current Status of State of Sewer Project/Study-Action: Mayor Bronson states that the necessary documents have been submitted and Husk is waiting to hear back. He also states that Husk applied for a grant as well. Review of Assignments from Last Meeting-Action: Mayor Bronson states that the Youth Council is moving forward. There is discussion of Rigby having a Teen Council, might be a good source to look at. Mayor Bronson states that he gave the AIC Youth Handbook to Joseph Sagers to start with. Public Discussion: Brian Storms asks if there is any way to get funds from the County to help with the updating of the sewer system as some of the septage being dumped at the lagoons comes from the county. There is discussion of this. There is discussion of Husk answering this question before as its not likely, but the City can ask. Mayor’s Thoughts: Mayor Bronson states that the 4th of July Committee has had its first meeting. He states that Stones Auto Group has reached out again to become a sponsor. There is discussion of this. He also discusses that Easter is coming and he has asked someone new to help with the event. He also states that there was a New Years Eve dance at the Town Hall with the Town Band and another band as well. He reports it did very well. There is discussion of possibly placing informational signs on the walk path to allow for more information to get to the residents. This needs to be on next months agenda. Updates from Civilize Engineering-Action: Husk is not in attendance at this time. Maintenance Update: Matt states that the roof on the lean-to on the shop blew off in one of the windstorms. He had someone come out to look at he cost to replace, he will make a claim through ICRMP. He states that he has done some plowing, not a lot. He states it is pretty slow right now. He is going to have the company working on the cameras to get them all working. He also states that it will take budgeting the next two years to get all the cameras needed and working at the Town Hall and the sewer lagoons. There is discussion to strike the Executive Session as it is no longer needed. Danielle Andrew made a motion to adjourn. Ben Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried. Council Meeting ended at 8:32 pm. ______________________________ Allyson Pettingill, City Clerk/Treasurer
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