Matson >> here. >> Mayor Scott >> here. >> All right, we have a quorum. >> All right, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All righty, moving on to the consent agenda. Has everybody had a chance to read through that? Any comments or questions for anything
in there? Hearing none, I'll ask for a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> So move. >> Motion from councelor Jara. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second from councelor Grahams. All those in favor?
>> I. Any opposed? >> Hearing none. Motion carried. Uh moving on to the guests and citizens forum. Is there anybody that wishes to say anything or any questions? Nothing. We will move on to reports from
staff. Uh, city administrator Wyberg. >> Just a couple updates here. So, we are well Dave will probably talk about this as well, but we are making progress on the leads lots finally. Uh, Jake's here if anybody has any questions, but um, we got some traction and it it should be
finally coming to an end hopefully pretty soon. Um, we started our new phone system upgrade. So, once that's installed completely, that's going to be about a $9,000 a year savings to the city of Hoy Lakes. Looking forward to that because I know
when you call the city, sometimes you end up at public work, sometimes you end up at the arena. So, that'll be great. Get that taken care of. uh joint water projects we'll talk about and oh and I'm working on that land lease agreement for the Verizon cell tower
which is coming to town here. So looking forward to that as well. That's it. >> All right. Thank you. Uh looks like city attorney Lewiki, anything from you tonight? >> I don't have anything tonight, mayor. Thank you. >> All right. Thanks.
Moving on to reports from elected officials. Councelor Grahams. >> Uh nothing to report tonight. >> All right. Councelor Jarva talked a little bit about the waterboard meeting earlier. Um meeting that was on the 18th. It's going they're becoming their
own financial entity. They're getting counts at at the bank. They've got to get people on the board to sign in um so they can be signers. Up till now, Aurora has been fiscal agent. They've been running it through all the funds through the city and now it'll be separated. Um
we also had a discussion on the White Lakes technical committee meetings which we've been doing here discussing where the um water storage will be whether it'll be at the uh old standpipe or new one and the the technical committee
chose to continue using the standpipe for storage. Um, one of the things we discussed was the community outreach that we talked about a little bit earlier. Um, there's a tour of the water treatment plant in Aurora tomorrow at 3 p.m. for city councilors and a
possibility of going to the intake as I mentioned. And um, as far as the uh, East Range PD, Jill and I were at the meeting with uh, the Babbot counselors here a couple weeks back and there was an article in the Timber J about it. Um,
apparently from what I gathered from the article, the councilors from Babbot went to the Ele City Council meeting and the Ele City Council referred them back to the police chief. So, they've got to sit
down with their police chief to find out what's going to go on and see whether he's willing to sign on to it to take it on and they'll go from there. It's all I got. >> All right. Thank you. Uh, councelor Ecman. >> Um, I went to the library board meeting
last night. Um, they've got some fun stuff going on. They're gonna have a puzzle competition again with five teams. There's a Skybo presentation on Thursday and Michelle asked if she could work with me on the kids garden this summer. So, it'll be a fun summer.
>> Right. >> That's it. >> All right. Thank you. Uh, Councelor Matson. >> Uh, nothing really to report. And I just want to apologize for being absent for a couple meetings there in a row. Uh I knew Tuesday was going to be a little bit tougher at the beginning of the year with the kid finishing up his senior year of high school and sporting events
and that kind of stuff. So I do apologize for that, but as things are winding down here, I should be back regularly. So that's all. >> Sounds good. Thank you. Um yeah, nothing really from me tonight. Um councelor Jaral had brought up um the tour
tomorrow. I'll be attending that. just kind of checking out all the progress they made over in Aurora. Um and then at some point we'll be adding our addition over there too, but just kind of checking out where things are at currently. So, um other than that, not really much else to worth sharing. So,
um moving along, nothing for old business. We'll move right into new business. Um hiring committee recommendation for the part-time administrative clerk position. Uh so councelor Ecman uh city administrator Wyberg and myself and then um Tammy and
Betsy also there um so Jill Dean and I had completed the interviews. Um Tammy and Betsy were there to answer question those different types of things for the part-time clerk position kind of as we discussed before. Um, this is a position that's been in place um, in the past and
then it's unlike an employee left the position back in 2020 and then just the position just never filled. Um, they were planning on filling it last year, I believe, or the year before. Um, and that just didn't end up working. Um, so currently, um, there isn't a person to
assist, um, city staff, um, in case in the case that someone is injured or sick for an extended period of time. So, kind of needing someone to help out there. Um, so we did find ourselves in a position where it was looking like we were going to have staff out uh of the
office for an extended period of time. Um, which still could be the case in the future. Uh, so having that additional part-time person will help um ensure we can kind of keep the window open um complete all the things we need to like payroll um processing and paying bills
and kind of those other duties associated with um running the city. So, and it'll also give um Tammy and Betsy the chance to to cross train with each other. So, currently they're able to pretty much just kind of do their separate things. So, payroll and then billing and they don't know much about the others um position and being able to
do their uh counterparts duties. So, this will give them the chance to have a little bit of free time to do that. So, um so yeah, for the position we had six applicants um had a lot of discussion, kind of a difficult decision. There's lots of kind of different applicants, different
backgrounds with different strengths. Um, through the interviews, um, we felt that, um, Sher Sweeney was the best applicant for the position. Um, with about 40 plus years of experience necessary for the position, um, from doing things like payroll and accounting
to uh, IT and engaging with customers. Um, we felt that she she could um, easily step into the position and complete the job duties. So, that's our recommendation to the council. Um, anything to add, Dean or
Jill, for that? >> No, I I think you covered it really well. Um, and like you said, we're lacking in the IT department. So, that we're looking forward to bringing that that skill set on board with us. At least it's part-time, but it'll help out a lot, especially as we go through this
uh phone change. >> So, no, looking forward to it. They say they're all good candidates, but had to pick one, >> right? Um, anybody on the council have any questions or comments regarding that? Um, yeah, she has lots of
different experience whether it be through um private entities or county entities. Um, so we think she'll be um pretty knowledgeable with with everything and I think she does election things and that sounds like um it keeps Tammy pretty busy and is a lot of work for her and with this being election
year, her experience being an election judge I believe um or being involved with the elections at the very least um will definitely be an asset too. So um >> what was the starting salary? >> I think we had said between 20 and 25
dependent on um experience settled. >> Oh, no. >> Um, so yeah, we'll Dean will call her and then kind of check with her about that piece of it. >> Yeah. >> Right after this meeting. >> Okay.
>> Oh, we'll talk first and then we'll get a call. >> Right. Um, yeah, that was something that we had put in the to the budget. Um, kind of knowing that some staff might be out for an extended period of time. Um,
so yeah, so it's within the budget. Um, we have the funds to do it. Um, any other discussion or questions for for anybody? Hearing none, I'll ask for a motion to approve the hiring committee of the or
the personnel committee's um recommendation to hire uh Sher Sweeney for the uh part-time clerk position. um and then completing all the um necessary uh employment um steps. So I think it's a background check those different types
of things. So is there a motion for that? >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion from councelor Mat. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Second from councelor Grahams. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed?
>> Hearing none. Motion carried. Uh I know it was a long meeting but that was it for new business. So we will move on to adjournment. Is there a motion for that? >> So moved. >> Motion from councelor Jarava. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Second from councelor Ecman. All those
in favor. >> Any opposed? >> Hearing none. Motion carried. Thank you.