Sports signups are going on now:
Co-ed 1st/2nd Grade Basketball
Co-ed Flag Football 2016 - Flag Football 1st-6th grade
Girls Basketball 2016 Girls - 3rd-9th grade
Group Pickleball classes are group learn-to-play classes. If you are interested, contact Allisonachristensen@pleasantviewcity.com to reserve a group night. It is advised to contact Allison no later than noon the Monday before you would like to play. All equipment will be provided, although you are welcome to bring your own.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Weber County Property Tax Increase (Open letter from Mayor Mileski)
If you did not have the opportunity to attend the meeting or read some of the information in the paper, you are missing a key issue.
First off… It is expensive to provide the necessary services to the residents within the City and within the County. … with that being said, here is the big issue. Our lovely City of Pleasant View has its own police department to the cost of over 1.1 million dollars per year. Yes, it costs that much, no way around it really. Now…. there are several cities within the County that do not have their own police department and contract with the County for Sheriff services, however, the minimal amount they pay for the contract causes the GENERAL FUND to subsidize that by 5.2 million dollars…
Bottom line is… you and I are paying that subsidy along with the other cities who also have their own police departments. This has to stop, those cities need to pay their FULL cost of police protection and not put that burden on us other cities!
This is why us cities who have our own police departments will be drafting a letter to the County insisting this STOP.
Please understand, it is our requirement to pay our portion of the Jail personnel along with the bailiff services for the courts. Yes, along with some of the raises are for County personnel that we use; however, we should not be paying for other personnel (as a resident explained to me) that does not benefit Pleasant View. Last time he checked, they did not give us any funding to pay our employees. Interesting point!
I would encourage you to call or email the Commission.. Their information can be found in this link…
http://www.webercountyutah.gov/commission
Sincerely,
Mayor Mileski
Thursday, August 11, 2016
More staffing changes in Pleasant View (Open letter from Mayor Mileski)
Just recently our Assistant City Administrator / City Planner hired by Mayor Clifford turned in her notice and left.
This left us shorted staffed and many things unfinished. Unfortunately, the website upgrade was one of them. I am trying super hard just to get the online bill pay up and going. I do not intent to refill that exact position at that high pay level, instead, split the position. We have and will have an increased need for a City Planner, and we still have a need for staffing to work the projects, coordinate and follow up on other necessary City business.
Yes, this will be an additional cost to the budget. However, I am willing to do that in order to get the work done (I will list just a few below). Fortunately, a majority of the Council agrees with me. Councilmembers Boehme, Burns and Gibson agreed. Councilmembers Hansen (In a conversation with Councilman Hansen, he stated that is not that he is opposed, to splitting it or the added expense, it was that he wanted to make sure everyone one is doing the job they were hired for first. I added this to help explain his position) and Urry did not agree. In the July meeting, Councilwoman Urry was in favor of refilling the high level Administrative position created by Mayor Clifford.
Here are a few of the projects coming up, needed and on the work list right now, many of which will bring NEEDED revenue to the City, also provide and strengthen our employment base, which will help foster economic development in the City, it is my thought that if we are not properly staffed and have the water and storm water capacity to go when they come in, they will go elsewhere. Thankfully, Councilmen Boehme, Burns and Gibson recognize that.... Thank you guys!!
Update the Water Capital Facilities Plan (will need to increase the impact fees to avoid such HIGH increases in water rates to the residents).
Complete the Weber Basin water purchase into our system (in process) property purchase and pump house construction
Update the Storm Sewer Capital Facilities Plan to foster development along 2700 N (right now there is no more development due to capacity issues with UDOT). Which we have a large employment development in the works right now:
CSM Subdivision
CSM expansion
Rulon White Road extension to the North into Parkland Drive.
2700 N joint CDA with Farr West City development.... Have inquiries and no staff to process anything right now
Deer Crest subdivision phase 3
Jensen Estates
Two other developments ready to go
Shady Lane Park bathroom project
Parkland business park building
Ogden Clinic expansion - currently going
Admiral Beverage expansion - currently going
New reservoir property purchase and construction
Website completion and maintenance...
Hope this helps to give you an idea of what we have going on. Things are starting to move in the right direction.
Thank you for your support,
Mayor Toby Mileski
