Bryce Canyon City accepts a $35,000 ice rink donation and approves staff raises
October 15, 2026, 10:00 a.m. · Bryce Canyon City Hall, 70 West 100 North
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Bryce Canyon City council accepted a $35,000 donation from the Bryce Canyon Recreation Association toward ice rink operating costs, approved a $2.50 an hour raise for one public works employee and 10 percent raises for four other staff, and approved a $120 lighting ceremony donation and a $980.21 cemetery monument quote. The town park deed work is expected to finish by December.
From the approved minutes. Updated November 5, 2026.
In brief
5 items came up for a decision or discussion: 4 approved and 1 discussed.
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6 members were present.
The previous Town Council meeting was on October 1, 2026: Bryce Canyon City approves a $250 baseball tournament ad and plans to close the shuttle station Oct. 18
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Ice rink donation of $35,000 | Approved · 3-0 |
| Christmas lighting ceremony donation | Approved · 3-0 |
| Cemetery monument alignment | Approved · 3-0 |
| Employee raises and bonuses | Approved · 3-0 |
| Town park land deed and planning | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · finance
Ice rink donation of $35,000
Approved · 3-0
The Bryce Canyon Recreation Association offered a $35,000 donation for ice rink operating costs. The current budget includes $75,000 for the ice rink and the donation will be used from those funds. The council approved it.
Item 2 · finance
Christmas lighting ceremony donation
Approved · 3-0
The council approved a $120 donation toward the Nov. 12 lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m., which will include cookies and hot chocolate at Ebenezer's Barn & Grill alongside the Garfield Memorial Foundation's Walk Among the Trees.
Item 3 · contracts
Cemetery monument alignment
Approved · 3-0
The council approved a $980.21 quote from Kenworthy Cedar Memorials to move several monuments to align plots and buy a concrete grass marker for a temporary marker in the cemetery.
Item 4 · personnel
Employee raises and bonuses
Approved · 3-0
After discussing annual evaluations with employees, the council approved a $2.50 an hour raise for one public works employee and a 10 percent raise for four other staff, and kept annual bonus amounts the same as last year.
Item 5 · land-use
Town park land deed and planning
Discussed
The town's engineer is still working on deed descriptions for the town park, expected to be finished by December. The planning commission is working with Five Counties on zoning and the general plan.
What residents said
No public comment.