Fillmore council declines a second landfill scale 3-1, adopts permit appeals

The Fillmore City Council voted 3-1 on Oct. 13 not to buy a second scale for the city's landfill, with Councilmember Michael Winget opposed, according to the meeting minutes. The city already owns one scale, and the plan had been to use two, one for trucks coming in and one for trucks going out. Councilmember Dennis Alldredge, who made the motion, said he sees no problem with trucks weighing in and out on the same scale and does not expect the landfill to be busy enough to need two. Winget argued for installing the second scale now in case volume grows or the landfill is expanded. City Administrator Kevin Orton had presented three bids. ^[1]

On a unanimous roll call, with Councilmember Kyle Stevens absent, the council adopted an ordinance creating an appeals procedure for building permits under Title 9. The minutes list the ordinance as 26-04 in the agenda item and 26-03 in the motion. The council also adopted a resolution amending the city cemetery policy to resolve inconsistencies, replacing Appendix A with a booklet and changing a word in Section L from "may" to "shall." The minutes call the cemetery measure Resolution 26-18 in one place and Ordinance 26-18 in another. ^[1]

The council approved seven purchase orders: $49,200 to Mountainland Supply for a new booster system at the cemetery (Alldredge abstained; the other votes were unanimous), $24,926.86 to Ascent Aviation Group for 100LL aviation fuel, $22,288 to Breeze Creative for library hardware and software, $13,225 and $10,592 to Wheeler Machinery for excavator rentals, $12,000 to Penney's Tree Removal to clear trees from Chalk Creek, and $10,557.61 to Power West Engineering for 40 Itron disconnect power meters. ^[1]

During public comment, property owner Jonathan Munoz said a private architect he works with lost the bid for architectural work on the new fire station, which went to the city's contracted engineering firm. Mayor Curt Hare said a local contractor and architect volunteered preliminary drawings that were passed to the engineering firm under its service contract, that professional services are exempt from the city's request-for-proposals process, and that the fire station's construction will be bid through an RFP. ^[1]

Kurt Forsyth, president of Intermountain Fillmore Hospital, presented the hospital's 2025 community report and said the latest community health needs assessment found a shortage of mental health resources. Library Director Shellie Cox said the library board is considering four $500 scholarships tied to community service projects; the council told her to proceed, with them to be considered in next year's budget. An R6 Regional Council adviser said the library expansion could qualify for a Community Development Block Grant, which would require an income survey, and that most outdoor recreation grants, of up to $200,000 with a 30% match open in the spring. ^[1]

In reports, Alldredge said the golf course asked about emergency money for flood damage and was told none is available unless the area is declared a disaster. Councilmember Eugene Larsen said UAMPS received a shadow rating for bonding on the Millard County power project and that he asked for a detailed breakdown of Fillmore's own bond rating to find its weaknesses. ^[1]