TOWN OF SILT REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING JUNE 24, 2024 -7 7:00 P.M.  The Silt Board of Trustees held their regular meeting on Monday, June 24, 2024. Mayor Richel  called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.  Roll call  Present  Mayor Keith Richel Mayor Pro-tem Hanrahan Trustee Justin Brintnall Trustee Chris Classen Trustee Kim Ingelhart (newly appointed) Trustee Andreia Poston Trustee Jerry Seifert  Present were Town Manager Jim Mann, Town Clerk Sheila McIntyre, Town Treasurer Amie Tucker, Community Development Manager Nicole Centeno, Lieutenant Matt Gronbeck, Public  Works Director Joe Lundeen and members of the public. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence Public Comments - There were no public comments.  Consent Agenda -  1. Minutes of the. June 10, 2024, Board of Trustees meeting  2. Award of bid for New' Windows and Doors at Town Hall to Pinnacle Glass Co. in the  amount of $67,033.00  Trustee Seifert made a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Trustee  Classen seconded the motion, and the motion carried unanimously. Conflicts of Interest - There were no conflicts of interest. Agenda Changes - There were no agenda changes. Bertaux, Kimberly Ingelhart and Alana Hanks  Interview for Board of Trustee Vacancy and appointment to Board of Trustees - Michael The Board proceeded interviewed Michael Bertaux, Kimberly Ingelhart and Alana Hanks for the  vacancy on the Board.  B.0.T.6/24/2024  1    Trustee Classen made a motion to appoint Michael Bertaux to the Board of Trustees. Trustee Brintnall seconded the motion and the motion failed with Mayor Pro-tem Trustee Poston made a motion to appoint Kimberly Ingelhart to the Board of Trustees. Mayor Pro-tem Hanrahan seconded the motion and the motion carried with Trustee  Hanrahan and' Trustees Seifert and Poston voting nay.  Classen voting nay.  Discussion regarding Per Diem for those Participating in Special Committee Meetings Manager Mann stated that there has been limited discussion related to the potential compensation of public members that are appointed to special committees by the Board. Beginning to compensate may improve the Town's ability to attract members of the public to join There was discussion regarding what could be done to encourage the community to get involved and participate more with town related business and what incentives would attract people toj join a committee such as a monetary payment, gift cards, credit towards water bills and holding separate monthly community meetings that would include a board member or two There was also discussion about increasing the amount of compensation for Planning Commissioners and if the VALE members should receive something as they are also appointed.  the towns efforts.  and staff to discuss things going on ini town.  Website Refresh Discussion  Manager Mann stated that the website in generally old and outdated technology and isi in need of some refreshing. One of the Town's strategic initiatives is to better engage the community, and one way to accomplish that goal is to update the website to be more modern and user friendly. He added that the site has been updated to address the accessibility concerns that are mandated by the state. Mr. Mann stated that the changes to the website would likely be added Key considerations from a Town Management perspective are the consolidation all of the town's sites together, and include Discover Silt and the Silt Police Department into one site. This would ease the navigation for the user, provide content that is of value to the user, make for logical construction/location of content, ease of content modlication/updates, and consolidation of our community outreach efforts. It was also suggested that if the website was more user friendly, it would save staff time and could include access to more historical information. There was a consensus to move forward with refreshing the website with Mayor Pro-tem  tot the 2025 budget.  Hanrahan volunteering to assist. May 2024 Financial Report  Treasurer Tucker went over the May 2024 financials.  B.0.T.6/24/2024  2    Administrator and Staff Comments  Manager Mann went over his report stating that staff was in attendance at the CML conference last week along with Trustee Poston. He added that while at CML there were comments about the impact of pickle ball court in residential areas and the noise they generate. Staff would keep this information in mind as they move forward with the anticipated improvement of the  Community Park.  Updates from Board/Board Comments  The Trustees welcomed Ms. Ingelhart to the Board and commented on the anticipated start date for the Home Avenue paving project, the crosswalk at the post office, the recent CML conference, the upcoming concert, following the watering schedule, and a possible dry field hockey set up instead of pickle ball. The Board also asked for statuses on the building inspector position, the potential electric charging station int front of the Holiday Inn, the Main Street Plaza project and broadband. The Board and staff were thanked for everything they do. Mayor Richel asked if mosquito spraying could take place prior to the concert and the next movie ini the park. He also commented about the marble shop that doesn't appear to have placed their stone behind the fence as required by their special use permit and asked what the  status was of the Anderson property.  Adjournment  Trustee Seifert made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Brintnall seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Richel adjourned the meeting at 9:18 p.m.  Respectfully: submitted, Da Sheila M. doatg Mcintyre Town Clerk, CMC  the Board of Trustees  AIBRZ  Keith Richel B. Mayor  OF  SEAL) C  B.0.T.6/24/2024  3