Rich County Commission notes

 

10:00 Travis Hobbs - Fire Warden Approval of the Rich County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Travis had many things to report. He talked about trying to get each HOA to work with him and with Bryce Nielson, our County emergency Manager to plan for dangerous conditions. He has been contacting equipment operators who might have equipment that would be available on call outs and pay them with State rates. And much more. Go to you tube and find Rich County Commission. The plan was approved.

10:15 Lyndon Larsen & Jeff Whiteley - Excellence in the Community Proposed Concert as Part of Excellence Concert Series in Utah a non-profit organization. This program would like to bring concerts to the rural areas in Utah and would like to have sponsors.

10:30 Nate Parry - Bear Lake Golf Course Liquor License Approved.

10:45 Kim Wilson - Assessor Personal Property Exemptions

11:00 Drew Parkinson - Attorney, Hillyard, Anderson & Olsen, P.C. Petition to Vacate Purported Public Street. This was a very interesting piece of information. Years ago a subdivision in Meadowville planned out roads, but never deeded them on a plat to record at the Courthouse. The commissioners decided to let the lawyers figure out how to solve the issue.

11:30 COMMISSION BUSINESS

 Approved Expenditures, Approved Minutes

Proposed Schedule Change for May. The commission meeting will be held on Thurs. May 2^nd.

Annalisa provided needed drawings for the Clerk Office Additions. Much discussion was held as to when to start and when the rest of the building would be changed.

Wheeler Machine Contract for Landfill Excavator Fairbanks Scale Contract approved.

12:00 ADJOURN

The Family Place reminders

 

Mayor Mike's Corner

 Mayor Mike says, "be on the lookout for water and warn your neighbors especially if they are not in the valley this spring".
 

Utah Division of Wildlife Resource

 

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Heads up, boaters!

If you're going to launch a boat or any other watercraft in Utah — whether you're a resident or non-resident — you must take an annual mussel-aware boater course. (The course is free and available online.) This requirement also applies to individuals with paddle boards, kayaks and other non-motorized watercraft.

If your boat is motorized, you must also pay an annual aquatic invasive species program vessel enrollment fee. The fee is $20 per watercraft for residents, and $25 per watercraft for non-residents. This is separate from a boater registration fee, and each fee has separate decals.

You must complete the mussel-aware boater course before you can pay the vessel enrollment fee. After you've done both, a current-year boat decal will be mailed to you. Thank you for helping us fight the spread of invasive aquatic species in Utah! Learn where to find the annual course and enroll your watercraft: bit.ly/4aKkSD4

Rich County School District-Spring trips in the plans

 Thurs. April 11th SRE 4th &5th grade field trip

NRE Kindergarten Preview

Arrive at 9:50
Bus safety at 10:00-10:15
Kids to library and parents with Mr. Larsen @ 10:20
Lunch @ 10:40 $3.75 for adults and $2.25 for children

Fri. Golf @ Tooele

Garden City Library Activities 3 D Printing & Legos

 

Body found in Garden City - Tristan White from ABC 4 news

 On April 6, the sheriff’s office announced that the body had been identified as Tristen White, 27, who was first reported missing several months earlier.The day the sheriff’s office released the identity of the body they found on Tuesday, ABC4.com spoke with the family of Tristen White.

“My son, he was missing for a long time,” Ana said. “It was just reopening a wound that, deep down … it was just very hard to hear anyways. It was devastating.”

Family members Ana, Samantha and Cecilia White said the news from April 6 was news that no family wants to hear. Ana is Tristen’s stepmother, and Samantha and Cecilia are his sisters.

Ana described Tristen as being a great person who made the people around him better, in addition to being free-spirited, creative and hard-working. Samantha said Tristen was goofy and outgoing.

“It’s been really hard,” Cecilia said. “There would be times we’d have a lot of hope and think that he’s OK, that he’s just somewhere doing something, and then other times we’d think the worst and then we’d just go back and forth.”

His relatives said 27-year-old Tristen was in Garden City doing construction work, but no one had seen or heard from him since the end of January. Cecilia said when Tristen stopped communicating, they knew something was wrong.

“There’s still a lot of unknowns. We’re not quite sure what happened to him,” Ana said.

On April 2, they learned that volunteers and Rich County Sheriff’s Office found his body — news that the family said hit hard.

“It’s just really strange this had happened to him, and it’s just random and horrible,” Cecilia said.

At this point, with heavy hearts, their message is simple.

“I want people to be aware that he went missing. I want them to know what kind of person he was, and how much he was loved, and how much he loved people,” Ana said.

Tristen’s family credited a non-profit organization with helping find him, and letting family know where he was found.

The Rich County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the cause of Tristen’s death.

“He’s going to be so missed, but never forgotten,” Ana said. “And we love him.”

Zions Information

 

Managing cash flow is a major challenge for small business owners and according to Fundera, a staggering 82% of businesses that failed cited cash flow problems as a contributing factor.

 

That’s why Zions Bank recently teamed up with Autobooks to launch a new line of digital banking invoicing, payment acceptance, and accounting services that help bridge cash flow gaps. Autobooks is a

an accounting services platform used by over a thousand financial institutions and is growing quickly — in 2023, Autobooks was ranked on the Inc. 5000 with a 2,240% 3-year growth. 

 

I’ve included a press release attached and below with more details.

 

ZIONS BANK OFFERS SMALL BUSINESSES DIGITAL BANKING INVOICING, PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES

 

MONTPELIER, Idaho; April 4, 2024 — Managing cash flow is a perennial challenge for small business owners. The biggest cause of cash flow issues, according to a study by the National Federation of Independent Business, is the timing difference between requesting and receiving payment. 

Expanding its support for small business owners, Zions Bank has launched a new line of digital banking invoicing, payment acceptance, and accounting services that help bridge cash flow gaps by making it easier for customers to make payments, resulting in businesses getting paid faster. This new suite of services is provided by Zions Bank and powered by Autobooks.

Small businesses can conveniently manage invoices and accept payments through these new services online, over the phone, or in person. Clients can easily categorize their expenses and efficiently manage their financial books.

The digital invoicing and payment acceptance capabilities enable small businesses to create, manage, and send branded invoices and to accept credit cards, debit cards, and ACH payments. Clients can also text payment links and generate QR codes for payment. Additionally, service providers can initially offer project estimates that can later be converted into invoices. All payments received are directly deposited into the small business’s checking account.

With the new accounting features, small business owners can create budgets, generate financial reports — including profit and loss and balance sheets — and categorize expenses.

 

“Our new small business digital banking invoicing, payment acceptance, and accounting solution is seamlessly integrated into our client’s digital banking account for a simplified business management experience,” says Catherine Arik, Eastern Idaho region president. “We’re empowering small business owners with these tools so that they can spend their time doing what matters most to them — growing their business.” 

 

For more information, visit zionsbank.com/getpaid and zionsbank.com/accounting 

 

Randolph City Meeting

 

April 2024 Town Board Meeting

Notice Subject(s)

Employees , Road Construction

 

Garden City Town Agenda (Come out and learn how the City faces challenges)

 

Notice Date & Time: 4/11/24 5:00 PM

Description/Agenda:

        1.    Roll Call

2.            Approval of Minutes

a.            March 21st, 2024, regular Town Council Meeting and the March 21, 2024, Town Council Public Hearing

3.            Quarterly Reports

a.            Bear Lake Visitors Bureau - Tami Leonhardt

b.            Public Works - Riley Argyle

c.            Bear Lake Chamber of Commerce - Mark Smoot

4.            Community Wildfire Protection Plan

a.            Travis Hobbs

5.            CAPSA - April: Sexual Assault Month

a.            Maddie Soto

6.            Public Comments - 2 minutes limit 

7.            Business License Discussion/Approval

a.            Reliant Landscaping, LLC, 150 W Berry Blossom.  Stuart Thompson

b.            Alpine Mechanical Services, LLC, 70 N 395 W, Unit 2. Jordan Dursa

c.            First Light Financial LLC, 142 N Bear Lake Blvd. Misty O'Mealy

d.            Bland Rentals/DBA Bear Lake Adventure and Destination, 70 N 395 W, Ste 1. James Sitz

8.            Short-term Rental Discussion/Approval

a.            Scott Blamires, 558 Balsamorhiza

b.            Kelly Pack, 346 Wysteria

c.            Heidi England, 151 Sailors Way, Vacassa

d.            Willy Hansen, 541 Raspberry Patch

e.            Triston Sponseller, 35 W 150 S

f.             Wendy Komoroski, 90 W Lake Circle, Vacassa

g.            Steve Bingham, 255 W Seasons Lane, Lets Get Away 

9.            PID Resolution Discussion/Approval

a.            A Resolution of the City Council of the Town of Garden City, Utah, providing for the creation of the Bear Lake Vistas Public Infrastructure District as an independent district; authorizing and approving a Governing Document; appointing a Board of Trustees; authorizing other documents in connection therewith; and related matters.  Chuck Matheny, Ernie Willmore, and Benj Becker.

10.          Miscellaneous

a.            Discussion Only: Employee Travel Meal Per Diem

b.            Discussion: Parking Ordinances

c.            Land Disturbance Permit

11.          Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m.

a.            To receive public input for Ordinance #24-14, An Ordinance Updating the Administrative Order Ordinance.

12.          Ordinance Discussion/Approval

a.            Ordinance #24-14, An Ordinance Updating the Administrative Order Ordinance.

b.            Ordinance #24-13, An Ordinance Changing Commercial Setbacks

13.          Council Member Reports

14.          Payment Vouchers

15.          Adjournment                                                                       

Notice of Special Accommodations:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this public hearing should notify the Garden City Office at (435) 946-2901, 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Garden City, Utah, on Monday through Friday, at least 3 working days prior to the public hearing. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Electronic or telephone participation:

Contact the Garden City Office 1 business day prior to the scheduled meeting for electronic participation information, 435-946-2901.