Orangeville council approves budget amendment, routine approvals and awards local sponsorships

The Orangeville City Council on March 12 adopted a resolution amending multiple 2025–26 city budgets, approved several routine items and awarded modest community sponsorships.

The council unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-3, which adjusts the general fund, municipal building authority, capital projects fund, utility fund, perpetual care and Class C fund budgets. Gary, the city accountant, reviewed adjustments at a prior public hearing and council members moved promptly to place the amendment on the floor and adopt it.

Council members approved routine fiscal items earlier in the meeting: payment of the bills of warrants and adoption of the Feb. 19, 2026 regular-session minutes.

On licenses and appointments, the council approved a business license for Travis Nelson (First Choice Carpenter) and for Woody’s Roadside Grill (Michael Bonner), after staff confirmed required inspections and paperwork. The planning-and-zoning committee reported a vacancy after Tyler Kaye’s resignation and recommended Don (Dong) Van to fill the seat; the committee’s nomination was accepted and the council said it would proceed with formal appointment.

The council also approved personnel and utility actions. Members voted unanimously to raise city employee Richard Miles’ wage to $15 per hour; speakers noted the increase had already been accounted for in the budget. The council discussed billing for Richard Cox and determined he had been charged a county rate instead of the city rate; members voted to credit the difference to his utility account at his request.

In community-support items, the council followed its standard practice and approved $100 sponsorships for students attending state leadership programs and $100 toward Emery High School’s graduation party; council members said checks would be available for pickup.

Staff and council reports covered building-permit enforcement (stop-work notices issued), streets/parking issues, animal-shelter outreach, equipment maintenance and plans to auction surplus city equipment, website-rebuild delays, event planning for Orangeville Days and fireworks, and water/irrigation concerns. Council members asked legal counsel to prepare a draft regarding secondary irrigation meters after the canal company altered how it counts shares of water.

The council adjourned after completing the agenda. The next steps noted at the meeting include finalizing the planning-and-zoning appointment and returning follow-up work on water meters and equipment auction lists.