Castle Dale council approves small grants, employee raise and IT support contract; schedules land-use hearing
March 12, 2026 | Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah
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The Castle Dale City Council voted on several routine items during its March 12 meeting, approving modest community donations, a staff merit raise and an IT support arrangement while scheduling further public review on a rezoning.
Student representatives asked the council for financial help to attend Girls State and for a graduation party. The council approved a motion to donate $100 to each of three girls attending Girls State and separately approved a $250 donation and waiver of facility fees for a student graduation party. The votes were recorded by voice; council members who responded in the record included Glenn, Mike, Brad, Emily and Joel.
On personnel matters, the council approved a merit raise for an employee, Becca, increasing her pay by $1.50 per hour after the chair described her work as "indispensable." The motion to grant the raise was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
On IT and cybersecurity, council members discussed migrating city email and web services to a .gov domain to centralize policies and reduce risk. The council approved entering an IT-help arrangement with Emery Telcom (or similar regional provider) billed at $75 per hour on an as-used basis; the arrangement was described in the meeting as a way to consolidate scattered policies and to qualify for a trust discount.
Routine financial business concluded with a motion to pay the city's bills and an adjournment.
Votes at a glance
- Donation to Girls State: motion to donate $100 to each of three girls (fourth to be added next month) — outcome: approved by voice vote; recorded affirmative responses included Glenn, Mike, Brad, Emily and Joel.
- Graduation party donation and facility-fee waiver: $250 donation and waiver of fees — outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Merit raise for Becca: $1.50/hour merit raise — outcome: approved by voice vote.
- IT support arrangement: on-demand IT help at $75/hour when used — outcome: approved by voice vote.
The council did not table or delay any of these items; specifics of contract documents or staff-pay roll adjustments were not displayed in the meeting record and will require administrative follow-up.
Student representatives asked the council for financial help to attend Girls State and for a graduation party. The council approved a motion to donate $100 to each of three girls attending Girls State and separately approved a $250 donation and waiver of facility fees for a student graduation party. The votes were recorded by voice; council members who responded in the record included Glenn, Mike, Brad, Emily and Joel.
On personnel matters, the council approved a merit raise for an employee, Becca, increasing her pay by $1.50 per hour after the chair described her work as "indispensable." The motion to grant the raise was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
On IT and cybersecurity, council members discussed migrating city email and web services to a .gov domain to centralize policies and reduce risk. The council approved entering an IT-help arrangement with Emery Telcom (or similar regional provider) billed at $75 per hour on an as-used basis; the arrangement was described in the meeting as a way to consolidate scattered policies and to qualify for a trust discount.
Routine financial business concluded with a motion to pay the city's bills and an adjournment.
Votes at a glance
- Donation to Girls State: motion to donate $100 to each of three girls (fourth to be added next month) — outcome: approved by voice vote; recorded affirmative responses included Glenn, Mike, Brad, Emily and Joel.
- Graduation party donation and facility-fee waiver: $250 donation and waiver of fees — outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Merit raise for Becca: $1.50/hour merit raise — outcome: approved by voice vote.
- IT support arrangement: on-demand IT help at $75/hour when used — outcome: approved by voice vote.
The council did not table or delay any of these items; specifics of contract documents or staff-pay roll adjustments were not displayed in the meeting record and will require administrative follow-up.
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