November 2005 A municipal election was held on November 8, 2005, at the new municipal complex. Candidates were: Mayor, Keith Butler, incumbent, Gerald Bischoff. East District Council: Delbert Hodson, incumbent, Kent Meyerhoffer. West District Council: Kim Slater, incumbent, unopposed. Two propositions were also on the ballot. The first by Weber County was to impose a property tax for a consolidated dispatch district. The second, Weber Fire District requested approval for a 20-year bond for $6 million in capital improvements. There were 313 votes cast, plus five absentee ballots. The two propositions were narrowly passed in our voting district; Proposition #1,160 in favor, 154 opposed; Proposition #2,158 in favor, 153 against. Both were passed by the County. Mayor Keith Butler was elected for another term with 267 votes against Mr. Bischoff's 52. Kim Slater was voted in for another term with 131 votes. At the close of the poll, it was learned that some 21 voters had mistakenly been issued ballots for the wrong district, affecting the results for the East District Council. For that reason results on the Hodson/Meyerhoffer voting could not be released that night. A restraining order was requested by William Morris, City Administrator and Attorney, in Judge W. Brent West's Second District Court, Ogden, Utah, on November 9, 2005, to preclude any announcement of the election results. Becky Burt, City Recorder, had new ballots prepared for the East District Council seat, which were delivered by her to the 21 voters involved. They were sealed in envelopes similar to the absentee envelopes, and placed in the locked ballot box. The sealed ballot box was delivered by Sheriff's Deputy Curt Ricks under the supervision of Lt. Terry Thompson, to Judge Brent West, on November 16. The ballots were counted by the Court Clerk in the presence of the sheriffs officers, Mayor Keith Butler, William Morris, Becky Burt, Delbert Hodson, Kent Meyerhoffer, and the election judges. Delbert Hodson, with 95 votes, was declared the winner by Judge West. Mr. Meyerhoffer received 81 votes. The results were confirmed by the Board of Canvassers, and approved on November 17, 2005. In the October-November 2005 Pioneer Post, Scott Van Leeuwen, the at-large council member for the past two years, thanked all the volunteers who have helped the community thus far. He also thanked the staff, the planning commissioners, the mayor and each council member for their service. He also believes the past two years have been very eventful. He cited two rural residential subdivisions with good open space, a new business park, and plans in process for some commercial area on 12th Street to generate sales tax revenue for the support of our community. Special Occasion: the public was invited to an open house at the new municipal complex on November 16, 2005, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The building contains municipal administrative offices, legislative chambers, and a large senior center with a kitchen and project rooms. Those who attended were given tours of the building. Light refreshments were served. A landscaped park area is planned at the rear of the building. At the November 17, 2005 City Council Meeting, a new business license was granted to Pickmeup Services Corporation located at 777 West 1200 South. The business delivers medical supplies. As part of the council meeting, a public hearing on the application filed by Diane Miller for an agriculture protection area at 530 South 2050 was held. The goal of such an area is to protect agricultural activities from complaints from adjoining development. No public comment was offered either for or against the application. Upon closing of the public hearing the council discussed the matter and approved the application. Ned Hacker, Jori Johner, and Scott Festin from the Wasatch Front Regional Council presented a slide show to the council regarding projected growth and objectives to reduce infrastructure and improve transportation. Kim Slater remarked that he really could not see how you can tell people where to live. Rob Smout asked how they plan for open space, and received the answer that it will be eventually developed or preserved. President Dennis Ilium said that the city's general plan essentially follows the growth principles of the WFRC, and that adjoining cities need to work toward coordination of transportation and growth principles. When WFRC asked if it was all right to proceed with their proposed principles, Pres. Ilium indicated he did not see a problem with that. The council informally agreed, but would like to see something more specific. Ordinance 2005-09 amending campaign finance disclosure requirements to comply with the current state law, was passed following discussion by the council. The Utah Local Governments Trust provides insurance for the city and conducts training, long with other benefits. Recent changes to the trust require an amended interlocal agreement. The Trust provides the city with general liability