Johnstown Town Council, Sept. 21, 2026

Stories from this meeting

1. Johnstown approves town attorney agreement with Williams' developer-reimbursement rate at $325 an hour

   The agreement bars increases to the firm's legal-services rates for at least two years. Development-application work will be billed separately and may be passed on to applicants under town code or policy.

   Item 1

2. Johnstown approves water master plan update contract for up to $326,400

   The council authorized the town manager to sign. The update is intended to assess demand, supply and treatment capacity and produce a prioritized capital plan; the town applied for federal funding that could cover up to half the cost.

   Item 6

Discussed3

• August financial statements show fund balances

  The unaudited statements cover the period through August 31, 2026, when more than 67% of the fiscal year had elapsed. The General Fund recorded $32,311,320 in operating revenues and $34,540,938 in expenditures; its ending fund balance was $60,598,979, compared with an…

• Town would create downtown authority fund

  The ordinance would add Section 4-45 to the Johnstown Municipal Code and create a fund for Tax Increment Financing revenue the Town collects from Weld County for the Johnstown Downtown Development Authority. Unless otherwise restricted, the fund could pay the authority’s…

• Library finances and town updates

  The July cash-flow report lists $4,258,648.84 in year-to-date checking inflows and $3,039,124.42 in outflows, against a 2026 budget of $6,460,550.00. The ending checking balance was $957,899.03, total available funds were $1,045,073.26, and the Colorado Trust balance was…

Present Michael Duncan (Mayor); Chad Young (Mayor Pro Tem); Damien Berg (Councilmember); Jesse Molinar Jr. (Councilmember); Dee Anne Menzies (Councilmember); Dianne Morris (Councilmember); Nick Bashford (Councilmember)