Logan council approves remediation application, generator bid and conditional property-line change; reviews budget raise scenarios

The Logan City Council on Jan. 19 authorized staff to apply to the Community Catalyst Building Remediation Program for the property at 110 N. 2nd Ave., approved a vendor bid for a backup generator at the Community Center/City Hall and approved a conditional property-line adjustment between city-owned land and property owned by Tim Rife.

Council approved the application for 110 N. 2nd Ave., a building owned by Fancy Investments LLC, on a motion by Council Member Hinkel seconded by Council Member Moss. The motion was recorded as carried with four ayes. The authorization directs staff to pursue the grant application; the minutes do not record any commitment of matching funds or further conditions beyond the application approval.

The council also accepted a bid from Powertech for a backup generator to serve the Community Center/City Hall building. That motion, made by Hinkel and seconded by DeWitt, was recorded as passing with four ayes. The vendor is listed as Powertech in the meeting record.

On a separate motion, Hinkel moved and Moss seconded approval of changing property lines between city-owned property at 112 N. 3rd Ave. and property owned by Tim Rife at 108 N. 3rd Ave.; the council approved the change contingent on completion of a lien and title search, recorded as four ayes. The minutes show the contingency but do not specify deadlines or additional conditions.

During the consent agenda the council approved minutes of the Jan. 5, 2026 regular meeting, set the next meeting for Feb. 9, 2026, approved the claims register and approved building permits including plumbing work for Fancy Investments LLC at 110 N. 2nd Ave. and signage changes for Arshad Nabila at 107 W. 7th St. That consent motion was made by Council Member Sporrer and seconded by Council Member Moss and recorded as four ayes.

Clerk Winther led a budget work session in which wage-comparison worksheets were presented showing scenarios for 3% and 4% raises; expense worksheets and property tax comparisons were also reviewed. The minutes do not record a final decision on raises; no vote on salary adjustments is noted in the provided record.

The meeting opened at 6:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Council Members DeWitt, Hinkel, Moss and Sporrer were present; Council Member Troshynski was absent. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. after a motion by Hinkel seconded by Moss, recorded as four ayes.

Votes at a glance
• Approve agenda — Motion: Hinkel; Second: Sporrer; Result: 4 ayes.
• Approve consent agenda (minutes, next meeting date, claims, permits) — Motion: Sporrer; Second: Moss; Result: 4 ayes.
• Apply to Community Catalyst Building Remediation Program for 110 N. 2nd Ave. (Fancy Investments LLC) — Motion: Hinkel; Second: Moss; Result: 4 ayes.
• Approve Powertech bid for backup generator at Community Center/City Hall — Motion: Hinkel; Second: DeWitt; Result: 4 ayes.
• Approve property-line change between 112 N. 3rd Ave. (city) and 108 N. 3rd Ave. (Tim Rife) contingent on lien/title search — Motion: Hinkel; Second: Moss; Result: 4 ayes.
• Adjourn — Motion: Hinkel; Second: Moss; Result: 4 ayes.

The minutes record no citizen comments during the public-comment portion. The council’s next regular meeting was set for Feb. 9, 2026.