Council Meeting Minutes – Apr 15, 2025

CITY OF FAIRVIEW
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
85 South State Fairview, Utah
April 15, 2025

7:30 P.M.  – COUNCIL CHAMBERS 

CONDUCTING Mayor Brad Welch 

ELECTED OFFICIALS Mike MacKay, Shirlene Rasmussen, Robert St. Jacques, and Casey Anderson                    

STAFF Greg Sorensen; Power Superintendent, Logan Ludvigson; Police Chief and Nathan Nelson; City Recorder, Justin Jackson; Water and Sewer Department Superintendent 

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mount Pleasant City Mayor Mike Olsen

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES 

• March 18, 2025 Meeting Minutes 

Mr. MacKay Moved to approve the meeting minutes as presented. Mr. St. Jacques Seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

APPEARANCES 

Laura Erickson – DUP Donation and Senior Citizen’s Center

Mrs. Erickson stated the Daughters of Utah Pioneers would like to donate money to Fairview City to be put towards the beautification of the Fairview Senior Citizen’s Center. The City Council accepted the donation and instructed Miss Erickson to work with the city buildings and grounds manager on the landscaping itself. 

REPORTS/ACTION ITEMS

Power Department – City Shop Fencing and Budget Surplus Savings   

Mr. Sorensen presented the City Council with a map showing where the city employees would like a fence put around the city shop. He stated multiple cars have recently been seen driving in and out of the shop yard scoping things out. The employees would like to get tall security fencing and gates installed around the shop yard before anything is stolen. The City Council approved this request. 

Mr. Sorensen then asked the City Council if excess revenue from the FY 2025-2026 Power Department budget could be “earmarked” in the PTIF to be used towards the transmission line upgrade project. He stated the Council approved this same request last year. The City Council approved this request. 

Mount Pleasant Recreation Program Payment and Funding Agreement.  

Mayor Welch introduced the item and invited Mount Pleasant Mayor Mike Olsen to speak on the agreement. Mayor Olsen addressed the Council and explained because of rising program and management costs, Mount Pleasant City, who manages most recreation programs in north Sanpete County, would like to consolidate payments from other cities into a single $5,000 payment paid to Mount Pleasant City yearly.

Mr. St. Jacques moved to approve the Mount Pleasant Recreation Program Payment and Funding Agreement. Ms. Rasmussen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

Library Board Discussion

Mr. MacKay stated there are around 10 people who are interested in joining the Library Advisory Committee. He then asked if the committee should allow members to reside outside of Fairview City limits. 

The City Council agreed that the members of the Library Advisory Committee should be allowed to live outside of Fairview City. 

Pioneer Day Event Times

Mr. Nelson presented the Council with last year’s Pioneer Days event start times and asked if there were any changes to the set times. The Council decided to keep the same event start times as last year. 

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

Agreement – Fairview and Mt. Pleasant Interlocal Police Department Creation

Mayor Welch introduced the agreement. He stated Mount Pleasant and Fairview City have been investigating dissolving their current departments and combining forces. He then invited Mount Pleasant Police Chief Steve Gray to address the Council. 

Chief Gray went over the interlocal agreement and ran over the pros and cons of combining the two departments. He stated that if Fairview City approves this agreement it would then be presented to Mount Pleasant City for approval and the new department would officially be in action as of July 1st, 2025.

Mr. MacKay moved to approve Ms. Rasmussen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

Public Hearing and Resolution- Water Revenue Bonds to be Issued 

Mayor Welch opened the public hearing at 8:04PM. Hearing no public comments, he then closed the public hearing at 8:05PM and turned the item back to the Council for further discussion. 

Mr. Nelson explained this resolution would allow the city to go and look for bonds for the purpose of purchasing springline property up Fairview Canyon. He stated the resolution allowed the city to search for bonds which amounts cannot exceed $1,700,000. 

Mr. St. Jacques moved to approve Mr. MacKay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

Resolution – City Public Works Backhoe Purchase and Loan 

Mr. Jackson appeared before the Council and informed them of the reason for wanting to purchase this backhoe. He stated this resolution would allow the city to finance the backhoe if needed.

Mr. Anderson moved to approve Mr. St. Jacques seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS 

Ms. Rasmussen moved to approve the vouchers as presented. Mr. MacKay seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 

ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, DEVICES, OR SYSTEMS.         

Ms. Rasmussen moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:16 pm.