Price council approves online payment portal, water plant design funding bid, 3-0

The Price City Council voted 3-0 on Oct. 14, with council members Richard Root and Russell Seeley excused, to accept the Caselle Citizen Portal contract, which will let residents pay utility bills and business licenses online through the city's website ^[1][2][3][4].

Finance Director Lisa Richens told the council the portal will carry no extra fees for residents, and the city plans to keep the old system running for a couple of months during the transition ^[3][4]. The council also approved, 3-0, buying six P2 SmartPad payment terminals for $2,154 to work with the portal. It also approved a Caselle Cloud software and services proposal to move the city's software to the cloud. The proposal lists $18,420 as the increase in the city's annual Caselle platform fee before a discount it offers ^[1][2][4].

The council ratified a funding application to the Utah Division of Drinking Water for design engineering of upgrades to the city's water treatment plant. The agenda lists the total project cost at $1,924,747, including a $50,000 cash match from the city. It says that if the application is awarded, the funding will likely be a combination of loan and grant, with the potential to be all loan ^[2][4].

On water and flood control, the council approved an agreement with Jones & DeMille Engineering to help the city meet the federal Lead and Copper Rule revisions, at an estimated cost not to exceed $70,000. The agenda says the project is grant funded. The council also approved an agreement with Johansen and Tuttle Engineering for the city's Emergency Watershed Protection project to build two detention basins and improve Mead's Wash. The agenda describes that project as grant funded through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Mayor Terry Willis said one basin will be behind the junior high and the other above Covecrest. A speaker said design costs carry no city match, while construction requires a 25 percent city match ^[2][4].

Other items passed 3-0, including a $500 sponsorship for the annual Castle Country Christmas Tree Regalia. The consent agenda covered the Sept. 23 minutes, the 2027 Price Renaissance Festival on April 16 and 17 and a $74,996 agreement with Garrett Park and Play for new Rose Park playground equipment. It also covered a $13,300 engineering amendment for geotechnical work on the city's spring water transmission line, two business licenses and staff travel requests. Earlier in the meeting, the quarterly employee safety prize drawing was held ^[1][2][3][4].