By Aidan Mortensen | KOAL News

The environment was relaxed as the Price City Council was called into session on Wednesday, March 25. Only four business items stood before the body, with the headliner being a donation from the city to the 2026 rendition of the Graduation Spectacular.

Opening the meeting, Councilmember Tanner Richardson provided a brief safety second overview, “Just wear your safety gear while you’re riding your bicycles and be careful. But more importantly, the weather’s warming up, and a lot of people are getting out and about, cleaning the yards and walking around town. Just keep an eye on your friends and neighbors. Just watch for people who have fallen and help people wherever you see them.”

Moving into the meat of the agenda, Jared and Paige Haddock approached the council seeking a $500 donation for Graduation Spectacular.

“It’s probably one of the largest gatherings that we have. And although it’s very difficult, I think that being on that committee is very rewarding,” expressed Jared Haddock. “So we’d like your consideration of a $500 donation, knowing that every cent goes to the students.”

Councilmember Russell Seeley remarked how he had volunteered for the event before, and that it was “so much fun.”

The event is still seeking volunteers to assist in the festivities. Interested parties can visit the following link.

Following a brief discussion, the council approved the $500 donation to the event.

Next on the body’s docket was the approval of Juanita Richard to the Price City Community Progress Committee. Per a press release from Price City, the committee” considers and conducts projects and programs of its choosing on behalf of Price City betterment.”

Almost immediately, Richards received a unanimous vote approving her addition to the committee.

Giving a brief remark, Richard shared,” We’re going to do some great things.”

Following this, the council set its eyes on an addendum to the agreement for Price City Attorney Services. 

Acting quickly, Councilmember Richard Root made the motion to table the item, citing a need for further discussion about “what is actually talked about in the contract to the next city council meeting, so we have a more positive idea of what we’re dealing with as far as costs.

The motion quickly gained a second, and the item was tabled.

The final action item of the meeting saw the council debating a purchase request for a new pickup truck for the utility department. 

Public Works Director Miles Nelson explained the need for the purchase: “We’ve been expecting to replace this vehicle for a while, but now it’s died on us, and we’ve got major repairs to go with it. So the planned exchange has come faster upon us by going through a state contract, which is allowable in our policies. We can acquire a vehicle quicker to replace it with than we do with a regular bid process.”

He continued,” We’ve been able to find exactly what they wanted for specifications and were on the state contract available vehicles. The utility department was consulted with the vehicle specifications to the point where they got what they wanted.”

Councilmember Tina Urbanik asked Nelson why a new vehicle was necessary instead of searching for a used one. Nelson answered that, given the vehicles’ heavy use and the length of time the city keeps them in its fleet, a new vehicle was the best value.

Councilmember Richardson added that he had contacted local dealerships, but the model the Utility Department needed was unavailable. 

Following the brief debate, the council approved the purchase for $41,861.

Following the completion of the action items, the meeting was adjourned.

The next meeting of the Price City Council is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, starting at 5:30 p.m. in Price City Hall. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream of the meeting is available here.

Watch the full meeting here: