Council Minutes 05/18/1977 (2)
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May 4,1977
seconded by Councilman Lee; meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
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CITY OF AMMON
May 18, 1977
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council:
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor George Wehmann with
the following City Officials present:
Mayor George Wehmann Clerk Dean Hemingway
Councilman Marvin J. Anderson Asst. Engr. Robert Butler
Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Maint. Supv. LaVern E. Williams
Councilman Francis Lee
Also present during the meeting was Joseph Wengert, 3635 Wanda St.
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by
invocation was offered by Councilman Anderson.
May 4, 1977, were approved as prepared.
Councilwoman Dille; the
Minutes of the meeting of
Mayor Wehmann introduced Joseph Wengert, with an explanation as a matter
of record that Mr. Wengert has spent a great amount of time studying
statistics and participation in meetings and hearings to help the City
as an intervenor in the Utah Power & Light Company rate increase case.
Mr. Wengert reviewed information which was discussed at a conference
held during the day with Kenneth Seeds and John Springer representing
R. W. Beck and Associates, a consulting firm out of Seattle, Washington.
It was proposed by Mr. Wengert that these men be retained as consultants
for the Utah Power & Light case, and the Council members indicated approval
of Mayor Wehmann's suggestion that an expression of faith be given at
this time that the City of Ammon will participate in providing funds, along
with other cities and organizations in the area with no definite amount
mentioned, to help pay for this consulting service.
With reference to a notice from the Idaho Department of Labor and Indust-
rial Services, Mayor Wehmann requested that the Council take act-ion, in
accordance with a bill enacted at the recent session of the State
Legislature, on the City's option regarding the Uniform Building Code.
Councilwoman Dille moved that the City continue to comply with the Idaho
Uniform Building Code. The motion was seconded by Councilman Lee; voting
was all in favor; carried. Mayor Wehmann is to send the proper notifica-
tion to the State.
Mayor Wehmann explained that a decision is needed regarding whether or
not the City desires to participate in a suit to be filed to challenge the
Federal Act of requiring Unemployment Compensation coverage for all
municipal employees. He noted that financial support is required in
order to be a named-plaintiff in the suit, which would in turn provide
the benefit of an injunction which is sought in order to not have to
comply with the law while the case is being tried. The Council members
felt that the Mayor should obtain more information on costs before a
questionaire on this matter can be completed and returned to the
Association of Idaho Cities.
The Council agreed that there is no problem with the zoning regulations
regarding a building permit application submitted by Harold Loveland at
const:cuct an upstairs dwelling over the office to be built at 3345 Rawson
Street for which a variance was granted at the previous meeting. Approval
was also given to apply credit due Mr. Loveland for payment on services
not received toward his building permit fee.
Regarding the proposed deve~opment of the Russ Wallace Property, Council-
woman Dille reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommenda-
tion was to give the jurisdiction of this to Bonneville C?U~ty, inasmuch
as Mr. Wallace has withdrawn his request to have the subd1v1s10n annexed