City Council met in regular session on June 16, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
Mayor Lesterpresided:
Councilmembers present:
Wyatt Perry
Jared Andrew
Dylan Canaday
Beryl Grant
Scott Winkler
Councilmember absent:
Amy Farris
City employees present were Public Works Director Mager, City Administrator Kennedy, Attorney Jessup and Chief Newman.
MINUTES: The meeting was called to order and the Council minutes of June 2nd were approved as presented by Councilor Canaday, second by Councilor Perry. Motion carried by a unanimous vote of the Council present.
PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing was held to review the new water well project activities and accomplishments as funded through Idaho Community Development funds from the Idaho Department of Commerce. Walter Steed stated the city is required to hold two public hearings on block grants. The city received a $500,000 grant from Idaho Department of Commerce to complete a 1,000/gallon well. The notice to proceed with issued Oct 21st and Steed has $23,020 left to draw. Public Works Director Mager stated the well has already been drilled. On the house construction, the concrete is poured, the structure up and they are currently painting. They are working to get everything done by the end of this month except for long lead times. Those are estimated to arrive late in October. Hearing closed with no comments at 6:05 p.m.
VISITORS: Marietta Holman, Walco was present requesting a 4.5% increase. The last request was in 2022. They are working to keep up with employee wages and cost of living and they try to use the consumer price index. DEQ has stated Walco can’t take yard waste in their landfill any longer. This will be considered during budget meetings in July.
Bryan Rojas, GHS Athletic Director, was present to discuss charging gate fees for IHSAA high school softball games held at Lions Park. He is trying to be transparent. IHSAA requires certain things by the state. All sports pay entry fees except for two. Currently they pay out $2500-$4000 in umpires for softball games and $19,497 in officiating for all sports. They paid $1133.37 for the three games at Lions Park this season. Normally gate is charged to offset officiating costs. They also sell concessions to reduce the amount that needs to come out of the general fund. The school currently hosts playoff games in other sports. They have been asked to host playoff softball games on May 9, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. They could run concessions to get money and it also brings revenue into the city for other businesses. Attorney Jessup will research the request and it will be placed on the next agenda.
BILLS: The bills in total amount of $891,183.34 (Financials $798,356.37, May Payroll $92,826.97) were approved and ordered paid out of their respective funds, on motion by Councilor Canaday, second by Councilor Perry. Motion carried by a unanimous vote of the Council present.
PERSONNEL HANDBOOK CHANGE: All Public Works and Wastewater Employees are required to participate in the on-call rotation for the Public Works Department. When on-call, employees must:
- Maintain continuous phone availability.
- Report to the work site within 30 minutes of being contacted.
On-call employees may not consume alcohol or controlled substances that would impair their ability to respond safely. Failure to meet response time requirements may result in disciplinary action under Section V of this handbook.
On motion by Councilor Canaday, second by Councilor Perry to adopt the personnel handbook change for on-call language. ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Winkler, Canaday, Andrews, Grant, Perry. NO: none. The motion passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 981
(Ordinance No. 981 in its entirety on file in the City’s Ordinance File)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRANGEVILLE, IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE REZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 110 S A STREET AND 116 S A STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL ZONE A TO COMMERCIAL ZONE; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES IN RELATION TO SUCH REZONE; PROVIDING FOR THE ORDINANCE BECOMING EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL, AND PUBLICATION; AND, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
On motion by Councilor Winkler, second by Councilor Grant that the first reading be approved, that the rules be suspended, the second and third readings be waived and the ordinance be approved and adopted. ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Winkler, Canaday, Andrews, Grant, Perry. NO: none. The motion passed. Mayor Lester then declared Ordinance No. 981 duly approved and adopted.
SIDEWALK CURB AND GUTTER: Public Works Director Mager stated his original plan was to require sidewalks on both sides of the lot; however the owner plans to split the lot and build a second home and he doesn’t want to drive over the concrete while building the second building. The city is not set up for drainage, so Mager doesn’t recommend installing curb and gutter.
On motion by Councilor Canaday, second by Councilor Winkler to approve the recommendation from Public Works Director Mager at 421 E North Street to waive the curb and gutter requirements along North and Boulevard Streets and to waive the Boulevard sidewalk until the development of a future lot split at 421 E North Street, while requiring sidewalk install on North Street. Motion carried by a unanimous vote of the Council present.
SEWER PROJECT CHANGE ORDER #6: On motion by Councilor Andrews, second by Councilor Grant to approve signing Sewer Project Change Order #6 with Knife River to remove costs associated with jacking & boring and its related work in the amount of ($103,195.71). ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Winkler, Canaday, Andrews, Grant, Perry. NO: none. The motion passed.
CATERING PERMITS: Mayor Lester read the list of catering permits as follows:
- Catering permit for Lighten Up LLC to cater at Heritage Square on July 3, 4, 5, and 6, 2025 for Border Days from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm.
- Catering permit for JBEBERT d/b/a Seasons catering for the fundraiser cornhole tournament at 125 Green Acres Lane, July 5, 2025, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Catering permit for The Trails Restaurant & Lounge catering at 101 E Main Street for the street dance and beer garden on July 4th and 5th from 11am – 2am.
On motion by Councilor Winkler, second by Councilor Canaday to approve the three catering permits as read. ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Winkler, Canaday, Andrews, Grant, Perry. NO: none. The motion passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: On motion by Councilor Canaday, second by Councilor Winkler to go into Executive Session according to Section 74-206 (f) Pending litigation. ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Winkler, Canaday, Andrews, Grant, Perry. NO: none. The motion passed.
The Council returned to regular session.
POLICE DISPATCH AGREEMENT: On motion by Councilor Winkler, second by Councilor Andrews to sign the dispatch agreement with Idaho County in the amount of 80,256.54. ROLL CALL VOTE: YES: Winkler, Canaday, Andrews, Grant, Perry. NO: none. The motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:22 P.M.
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Wes Lester – Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tonya Kennedy – Clerk
