Votes at a glance: Santaquin council approves routine consent items, grants, policy updates and contracts
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Summary
The council approved the consent agenda, appointed a historic-preservation committee member, accepted a Utah County recreation grant, updated financial policies, awarded an engineering contract, approved a pump replacement order and adopted the 2026 meeting calendar; the meeting concluded with a vote to adjourn to a closed session.
The Santaquin City Council voted on several routine but consequential items during its regular meeting.
Key outcomes (voice votes unless noted):
- Consent agenda approved (minutes of Nov. 4, routine expenditures). Motion moved and seconded and passed. (Provenance: SEG 056–127.)
- Appointment: Mayor recommended and council appointed Delaine (last name transcribed as both Bing and Bean in the record) to the Historic Preservation Committee to fill a temporary vacancy. Motion carried. (Provenance: SEG 138–166.)
- Resolution 11-02 (passport-office fee schedule): Council adopted a fee schedule establishing a $35 execution fee for new passport applications and authorizing a discretionary local passport-photo fee (discussed as $15 in staff remarks). Federal application fees and postage continue to go to the U.S. Department of State and USPS. (Provenance: SEG 249–367.)
- Agreement 11-03 (Utah County recreation grant): Council authorized the mayor to accept two years’ worth of Utah County recreation grant funding (staff said the city normally receives roughly $6,000 per year and elected to combine years). Identified projects include archery improvements and ball-field work. Motion passed. (Provenance: SEG 368–408.)
- Resolution 11-04 (financial policy updates): Council approved minor clarifications to the financial policy including credit-card procedure updates and a new gift-card policy based on auditor recommendations. Motion carried. (Provenance: SEG 409–451.)
- Professional services contract: Council awarded a professional-engineering contract to Hansen, Allen and Luce for design work related to the ULS connection for an amount not to exceed $34,730.70. Motion carried. (Provenance: SEG 459–504.)
- Pump order for culinary water: Council approved ordering a replacement above-ground booster pump to replenish the city’s spare inventory; staff said funds exist but a budget amendment will follow. Motion passed. (Provenance: SEG 737–791.)
- 2026 meeting schedule: Council approved the proposed meeting calendar (first- and third-meeting pattern). Motion passed. (Provenance: SEG 796–835.)
- Closed session: Council voted to adjourn into a closed session to discuss limited personnel issues, pending or imminent litigation, collective bargaining and potential property/development/financing matters related to state-owned land. Motion passed by roll-call voice votes. (Provenance: SEG 1358–1392.)
All motions noted used standard meeting procedure: motions were moved and seconded on the record; votes were recorded as voice approvals in the minutes. Where a mover or seconder did not provide a printed name, the transcript records the motion and the council’s roll-call-style voice approvals.