ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 18, 2026
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 65 NORTH CENTER STREET.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of August 4, 2026 regular meeting.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 OPEN PUBLIC HEARING
5.2 ORDINANCE 2026-0 AMENDING ORDINANCE 8.04.040 WATER
CONNECTIONS - ONE METER PER PARCEL EXCLUDING
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL (C/R) ZONE.
5.3 CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
5.4 DECISION ON ORDINANCE 2026-0 AMENDING ORDINANCE 8.04.040
WATER CONNECTIONS - ONE METER PER PARCEL EXCLUDING
COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL (C/R) ZONE.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and
comments on items NOT on the agenda (two minutes maximum).
7. PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
7.1 Planning and Zoning Updates
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
8.1
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
9.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
9.2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
9.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT
10. COUNCIL REPORTS
10.1 MAYOR MELANI TORGERSEN
Employees, Cemetery & Fire Department
10.2 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD LYMAN
Water
10.3 COUNCIL MEMBER TARA WOOLSEY
Airport
10.4 COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN COTTAM
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
10.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
10.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
11. UNPAID BILLS
12. CLOSED MEETING
13. ADJOURNMENT
If necessary a closed meeting may be held in accordance with the Utah Code 52-4-205.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special
accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435)
826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and
agenda was posted on the Utah’s Public Notice Website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/, Escalante
City Website, https://www.escalanteutah.gov and in two public places within the Escalante City
limits on this 3rd day of August, 2026. These public places being 1) Escalante Post Office 2)
Escalante City Office.
/s/ Stephanie Steed
Stephanie Steed, MMC, UCC
City Recorder
