MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
TOWN OF LUSK
MARCH 7, 2023, 5:00 P.M.
The Town Council of the Town of Lusk met in regular session at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Council Members Present: Mayor Doug Lytle, Council Members Dean Nelson, Tom Dooper Chantry Filener, Adam Dickson
Also Present: Attorney Dennis Meier, Desirae Matthews-LeLeux, Clerk/Treasurer, Linda Frye Grant Manager, Todd Skrukrud, Director of Public Works, Officer Jay Owren, James Santistevan, Parks & Cemetery/Emergency Management
Jay Owren led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
MAYOR LYTLE called the meeting to order at 4:58p.m
COUNCIL MEMBER DOOPER MOVED, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FILENER, to approve a consent agenda for item numbers three (3) through six (6). MOTION CARRIED.
VOUCHERS FOR PAYMENT
14 County Tire, Repairs & Maintenance, $1,512.06, AFLAC, Payroll Deduction $744.74, Allbright’s True Value Supplies, $314.69, ALSCO/American Linen, Mat Rental, $215.26, BankCard Center 0344 Postage/Subscriptions/K-9 Unit/Convention/New Equipment, $3,908.54, BankCard Center 2477, Fuel, $53.01, Black Hills Energy, Gas Service, $2,366.80, Boldon Welding & Repair Services, Equipment Repair, $1,768.47, Border State Industries, Electric Parts and Supplies, $1,922.12, Caselle Inc., Office Support & Maintenance, $1,233.00, Casper College, Training, $158.00, CenturyLink, Phones/Internet, $948.83, Connecting Point, Copier Lease, $100.00, Doyle J. Davies, Municipal Judge/Postage $1,063.00, Decker’s Food Center, Supplies, $40.22, Douglas Embroidery, Safety Equipment, $310.65, Emergency Medical Products, Ambulance Supplies, $17.13, Empower Trust Company, WRS 457 Plan Deferred, $200.00, Energy Laboratories Inc, Water Samples, $66.00, Ferguson Waterworks, Annual Service Fee, $13,432.33, First Net, PD Phones, $245.15, Franks Parts Company Parts/Supplies/Repairs, $1,221.22, Great American Financial Services, Copier Lease, $311.00, Honey Badger Towing & Recovery, Towing Service, $115.00, Ideal Linen/Bluffs, Parks & Shop Supplies, $61.00, Inland Truck Parts & Repair, Snow Removal, $338.05, Jergenson, Doug, Monthly Wage Animal Control, $1,400.00, Lumen, Phone, Long Distance, $24.60, Lusk Fire Department, Gear/Retirement, $2,906.25, Lusk Herald, Legal Advertising/Advertising, $1,518.84, Lusk Lodging Tax Board, Tax Distribution, $1,922.57, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc., Ambulance Oxygen, $46.63, Meier Building, Rent, $800.00, Meier Law Office, Monthly Retainer, $3,000.00, Midland Implement Co, Equipment Repair/Supplies, $6.62, Niobrara Chamber of Commerce, Promotion, $187.50, Niobrara County Library, Internet Service, $250.00, Niobrara County Treasurer, Communications Contract, $6,301.50, Niobrara Electric Assoc., Utilities, $85.87, Northwest Pipe Fittings of Rapid City, Parts & Supplies, $475.67, Pitney Bowes Purchase Power, Postage, $520.99, Radar Shop, Recertification, $565.00, Silver Cliff Vet Clinic, K9 Exam, $281.00, Stinker Stores Inc, Fuel, $11,918.12, TDS Trash Collection, Tipping Fees Transfer Station/Pump out, $3,200.11, Torrington Office Supplies, Supplies, $47.99, Underground Enterprises, Transfer Station Haul, $1,800.00, Visionary Communications Inc., Internet Service, $1,077.56, W.M.P.A., Electrical Power Purchase, $119,495.20, Western Medical Mng. Inc, Ambulance Billing Service, $413.96, WY Assoc of Rural Water Sy, Conference, $790.00, WY Dept of Revenue, Sales Tax, $7,486.03, WY Dept of Transportation, Advertising, $30.00, WY Dept. of Workforce Services, Worker’s Compensation $1,872.50, WY Educators Benefit Trust, Employee Medical/Life Premiums, $25,777.75, Wyoming Machinery Corp, Supplies/Equipment Repair, $1,156.18, Wyoming Retirement, Government Contribution, $15,217.04, Total Vouchers: $243,241.75, MANUAL CHECKS: February 2023, AVI PC Engineering, Inc, Engineering Fees, $13,428.00, Oftedal Construction, Inc, Contractor Payment, $128,256.93, Norberg, Rory, Per Diem- Water Samples, $20.00, Wyoming Retirement, Government Contribution, $6,499.32, Postmaster, Utility Mailings, $316.78, Krein, Johnny, Reimbursement, $119.00, Circuit Court of Niobrara County, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $321.74, Clerk of District Court, Second Judicial, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $348.56, Wyoming Child Support, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $319.37, AVI PC Engineering, Inc, Engineering Fees, $36,924.08, Oftedal Construction, Inc, Contractor Payment, $240,672.57, Circuit Court of Niobrara County, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $321.74, Clerk of District Court, Second Judicial, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $348.56, Wyoming Child Support, Writ of Wages, Garnishment, $319.37, Total: $428,216.02
Visitors:
Troy Hunsucker with Wyoming CLASS & Peaks Investment Management spoke about the investment opportunities for public funds.
Department Updates:
Updated given by Linda Frye, Officer Jay Owren, James Santistevens, Desirae LeLeux & Todd Skrukrud
Old Business:
New Business:
COUNCIL MEMBER DOOPER MOVED, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON, to approve the Airport Hanger Lease Renewal for Dan Hansen. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON MOVED, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DICKSON, to approve Resolution No. 23-13. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL MEMBER DICKSON MOVED, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FILENER, to approve Ordinance No. 8-15-150, An Ordinance Amending Existing Ordinance No. 8-15-150 at Paragraph (F)(5) to Require That All Servers, Bartenders, Bar Backs and Managers of Retail Liquor Establishments Having a Permit to Provide Food Services to Minors Be Tips Trained Before Being Allowed to Work in the Establishment, on first reading. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL MEMBER FILENER MOVED, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DOOPER, to approve the WEBT renewal. MOTION CARRIED.
The next regular Council meeting will be Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 5:47p.m.
Douglas E. Lytle, Mayor
ATTEST: Desirae Matthews-LeLeux, Clerk/Treasurer
Public Notice No. 5906. Published in The Lusk Herald on March 15, 2023.
