Town Council Minutes Apr 9 2026

Fielding Town Corporation

Town Council Minutes

April 9, 2026

Members Present

• Chuck Earl, Mayor
• Trevor Earl, Councilmember
• Dottie Garn, Clerk
• Shauna Larson, Treasurer
• Kelly Nokes, Councilmember

1. Opening Ceremony, Pledge of Allegiance and Introduction of Guests

   Mayor Earl called the April 9, 2026, Town Council meeting held in the Fielding Town Hall, 150 South 100 West, Fielding, Utah, to order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Approval of Agenda

   Kelly Nokes made a motion to approve the agenda. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

3. Approve the minutes of March 5, 2026

   Kelly Nokes made a motion to approve the minutes. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

4. W Anderson Building - discussion and items

   Our legal representative, Mr. Fred Donaldson, was in attendance and listened to the issue. There was discussion of whether or not Wade should have to remove the building even though the Council has already requested that and voted no on selling Wade land. Mr. Donaldson said the issue is that Wade didn't follow the variance, it is a compliance issue at this point. Also there seems to have been no due diligence on Wade's side to make sure where his property lines were. Dottie will gather up all the documentation and send to Mr. Donaldson to review and make a plan of how to move forward.

5. BUDGET HEARING - Budget 2025-2026 Fiscal Year - Amendment to include land purchase

   Kelly Nokes made a motion to open the Public Hearing. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

   The Council has passed a resolution to move forward with the purchase of land for the purpose of a new future building. We need to add a line item to the Budget of $200,000 for this purchase. All were in agreeance. Kelly Nokes made a motion approve the budget amendment of $200,000 towards land purchase. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

   Kelly Nokes made a motion to close the budget hearing. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

6. Public Comments - this is time to address the Council with any questions or concerns.

   Cheri Gleason was in attendance and asked about any regulations of bee keeping? If there are any regulations on number of hives they can have as her neighbor has very many. The State law says 1 hive per ⅛ acre; we do not have a specific regulation but it can fall under our nuisance ordinance. We can look into it.

7. Department Reports
   1. Animal Control

      No one in attendance.

   2. Building/Maintenance

      No one in attendance.

   3. Grounds/Maintenance

      Skyler said the mower is working great after the repairs, park has been sprayed, and there are some issue with drainage. The pond area may need a bridge.

   4. Fire Department

      Brian said there were 6 medical calls, 3 transports, and no fire calls last month. He gave the bills to Dottie and income to Shauna. They received a grant for new radios and also a donation from Nucor. There was discussion of another grant from Enbridge as well.

   5. Sheriff

      No one in attendance.

   6. Planning Commission

      No one was in attendance.

8. Common Consent - Review and Approval of monthly Check Detail/Profit & Loss Report

   Kelly Nokes made a motion to approve the common consent items. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

9. Comments/Reports
   1. Administration
      1. Treasurer
         1. New Business Licenses

            Shauna had nothing to report.

      2. Clerk

         Dottie had nothing to report.

   There was discussion of the school parking issue, Mr. Donaldson gave some suggestions about licensing and a traffic study. He advised not to ever sell land if we don't need to.

10. Adjournment

    Kelly Nokes made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m. Trevor Earl seconded the motion. Chuck Earl - aye, Trevor Earl - aye, Kelly Nokes - aye. Motion approved.

The undersigned duly acting and appointed Clerk for Fielding Town Corporation hereby certifies that the above foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on the above referenced date.

Dated this 7th day of May, 2026.

____Dottie Garn________________
Dottie Garn, TOWN CLERK