TREMONTON CITY CORPORATION
TOWN HALL MEETING
February 12, 2026

Members Present:
Kristie Bowcutt – excused
Brent Jex – excused
Beau Lewis
Sharri Oyler
Blair Westergard
Bret Rohde, Mayor
Cynthia Nelson, City Recorder

Mayor Rohde called the February 12, 2026 Town Hall Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held at City Hall, located at 102 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah. Those in attendance were Mayor Rohde, Councilmembers Lewis, Oyler, Westergard, and City Recorder Nelson. Councilmembers Bowcutt and Jex were excused.

1. Welcome – Bret Rohde, Mayor

Mayor Rohde thanked everyone for coming to this open house style meeting to see a preview of the new Tremonton City website. Councilmember Lewis stated the City received quotes from vendors for doing a new website, but it was quite pricey. They decided to create a new website themselves that will make it more accessible and easier to find things. It will also be ADA compliant.

There is a spot on the website entitled “Citizen Voice” where citizens can provide feedback to the City. They can then track this feedback to see where it went and how it was handled.

Mayor Rohde said some of the councilmembers tested the website at the last City Council meeting and it worked well. When viewing the agendas, you can combine everything for the meeting as one PDF. There will be a place to submit tips/crimes and sign up for public comments at meetings.

When citizens provide a comment at City Council meetings, Recorder Nelson will input their comments into the website and provide them with a number so they can follow it as it goes through the process. Comments on the website are not public and only the person submitting the comment can follow and see the outcome.

Someone in the audience asked if they will be able to submit a comment to be read at a council meeting if they are unable to attend. The Council thought that was a good idea. They are hoping to roll out the new website April 1.

There was a question about an update on the Land Use Plan. Mayor Rohde stated the City has applied for a grant and cannot start until the grant is awarded. The hope is that it will be done in March or April. The Land Use is part of the General Plan. The City will use a third party to reach out and get public input. Councilmember Lewis noted it is helpful to have an unbiased third party. Mayor Rohde said everyone in the City’s annexation boundary will be allowed to give input.

They discussed the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and noted it will be an advisory committee to the Council. People from different areas of the City will be included and will discuss issues then bring information to the Council. There is also a Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (NPI) that is a spoke of CAC.

Councilmember Lewis said all cities are facing challenges. Affordable housing is not to be found. State mandates have bills on the table now to force certain zones. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) were a previous mandate from the State we had to implement to help solve affordable housing. The City must report to the State on our affordable housing.

Mayor Rohde noted the City is working with Representative Scott Sandall to help get funds for more water.

Someone asked if the new website could include information on incoming developments around town. Others asked how they can provide input to the City on recommendations for zoning of new annexations. Mayor Rohde said that input can be voiced in the NPI meetings.

Councilmember Lewis talked about the Transportation Master Plan and noted it is available on the City’s current website. This is a topic the NPI discussed at one of their meetings.

The Council would like to create an environment that is attractive for businesses, so they want to come to town.

They also noted the City has enough water for 900 more units. Water usage is always higher during the summer months. The City is trying an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) project to try and help with the water needs in the summer.

2. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m., by consensus of the Council.

The undersigned duly acting and appointed Recorder for Tremonton City Corporation hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes for the City Council Meeting held on the above referenced date. Minutes were prepared by Recorder Nelson.

Dated this 3rd day of March, 2026.

Cynthia Nelson, City Recorder