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The appointment was moved by Commissioner Carman, seconded by Commissioner Probst; the motion carried unanimously among county commissioners and was later mirrored by the Town Council vote. The appointment followed the executive-session interview process; staff did not provide additional detail about other applicants during the public record.

The START board manages the community’s paratransit and shared-ride services; staff will notify the appointee and complete standard onboarding procedures.

Votes: County motion carried unanimously; Town motion carried unanimously.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Teton County - Town Council Joint Information Meeting - Jul 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After an executive session, the county commission and town council appointed Julian Haas to a partial term on the START board through Dec. 31, 2028.","taxTitle","Teton County, Wyoming","taxId",63785,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511598,"Town and county set schedule to review joint powers agreements, starting with Fire/EMS",412,4430000,4842000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322191-cef9bd394f6ee7bd42f2c8f1bd5070fb&start=4430&end=4842","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322191-cef9bd394f6ee7bd42f2c8f1bd5070fb/thumbnail_4430000.jpg","/articles/6511598/Teton-County/Wyoming/Town-and-county-set-schedule-to-review-joint-powers-agreements-starting-with-FireEMS","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511598-10a2c0d2dd7dbddd0c055b07ce335c56/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135483&Signature=H50Bsea2t3X6QtQ-w2SXXxcTPDwS3MskQYwVraORh3D2wGaX0IaPsVojEcbxI7X~KpowYgk3qoA9SNXS5NY42FhpUgbNYZHgbaHK4VMxVbeboU53GG-RQFJmBRYjwTVcwcX0-fqWB~lmDzYklrF31M4jjfK4GaJCHonIccIOOvNqAm0V40ZE2infZcL0dQ2Cb4MfwW4NrH6gmms~6ALBnvsEgdXYDMgL1tRyes1meYUES8YnFE13-ApxMZe34WCUJkWP29c5u1gIgrqxQwW64C6UIcensb4Lwp-AwQpCDnM7idcLfG1rj8PmPwiU0fs0MWke1S8s4kSqv0jG0uNXlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Jackson and Teton County on July 7 directed staff to begin a department-by-department review of joint powers agreements, memoranda of understanding and other cooperative arrangements, and to return with analysis of reasonable alternatives and staff recommendations. The boards also asked staff to provide a joint update after completion of the Fire/EMS review in the fall.

Town Manager Tyler Sinclair and County Administrator Jody Pond presented a timeline and proposed grouping of joint efforts. Staff explained the review would start with Fire/EMS (consultant Emergency Services Consulting International will present draft recommendations in August), followed by Parks and Recreation, transportation/pathways, housing and planning, with remaining functions such as dispatch, treatment court, animal shelter and victim services to follow. Staff proposed meeting-by-meeting focus on each joint function and preparing staff reports that include current funding arrangements, five-year financials, governance pros and cons, and alternative models.

County and town staff said the review is intended to be practical, not exhaustive, and to be accomplished during joint meetings with working groups composed of town/county managers, finance staff and key department leaders. The staff report proposed assessing alternatives including contract-for-service approaches, authority formation, jurisdictional split, or continuation of existing arrangements.

Commissioners and councilors emphasized trade-offs between time spent on the joint-review work and other agenda items, the need to incorporate volunteer advisory boards in discussions where appropriate, and the value of outside expert support for complex functions such as Parks and Rec and transportation. Commissioner Gardner and others warned the process can be time-consuming and urged clarity on goals, success metrics, costs and opportunity costs before devoting extensive staff and elected time.

Commissioner Probst moved the motion directing staff to schedule the reviews per the staff report and to provide analysis of reasonable alternatives and recommendations for each joint department or function, and to return after completing the Fire/EMS review; Commissioner Karlmann seconded. The motion passed unanimously for both the county and town.

Staff will present the Fire/EMS consultant report in August and follow the staff timeline, which anticipates completing initial reviews of Fire/EMS, Parks and Recreation, transportation/pathways, housing and planning during the 2025–26 workplan, with remaining joint services addressed thereafter. The boards acknowledged the schedule is ambitious and agreed the joint meetings should prioritize the effort.","The two governing bodies approved an ambitious staff schedule to review joint powers agreements and other cooperative arrangements department-by-department, beginning with Fire/EMS in August and seeking staff analyses and options for governance and funding for each joint function.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511603,"Teton County, Town of Jackson direct staff to begin LDR updates and nexus study for traffic impact fees",4116,85000,4201000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322191-cef9bd394f6ee7bd42f2c8f1bd5070fb&start=85&end=4201","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322191-cef9bd394f6ee7bd42f2c8f1bd5070fb/thumbnail_85000.jpg","/articles/6511603/Teton-County/Wyoming/Teton-County-Town-of-Jackson-direct-staff-to-begin-LDR-updates-and-nexus-study-for-traffic-impact-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511603-172e332dd440673aab5339c7b3c03e5b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135483&Signature=bNc29DvOZfnTP6KIg7ObF2OkpYlZop1qQf0PVUaUC-sbcroSKezgHjfii6yjDRXOBnZ~PsRS8ecGP4LHgS1zm3JkTBXtD8doVfmR100IJdajsxen-JfLLXN-C~jRU6Ragi1RjwSXg--ztKYxRGzCPfRGhM29-abjNmtEzT4-zADZW1QNWVmFSD6mE8Rjzo3i7Ke4wXhQoEOPzIMrFnjP6a86WMl43Ye9zZj18E5QSfeKDV83NlVd42P0zvGwe6Forhu~8w73Q1DEdPHYkaCLt4Wm0hKWUd6wAolU8gEs5kLxkVF16Lj720b4YfEDHoJtkCX6TFw8U1zUSlkDWj~fZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Teton County and the Town of Jackson on July 7 unanimously directed staff to begin a process to add formal traffic impact study (TIS) and travel demand management (TDM) requirements to local Land Development Regulations and to return with additional analysis, including a nexus study to support a traffic impact fee or other user-fee options.

The move responds to a staff presentation led by Dr. Charlotte Frey that summarized the comprehensive plan, the Integrated Transportation Plan (ITP), peer-case guidance and a draft set of requirements proposed as Attachment 1 in the staff packet. Frey told the joint meeting the proposals are intended to require applicants to document transportation impacts and to include TDM measures so decision-makers can evaluate and mitigate development-related trips.

The guidance presented would require a simple trip-generation memo for projects expected to generate 30 or fewer net new peak-hour trips and a full TIS for larger projects. The draft TDM language cited a target “attempt to achieve at least a 50% trip reduction” for specified measures and said applicants would be responsible for funding mitigation measures such as intersection improvements and multimodal facilities where required.

Frey explained impact fees as a funding option, stressing that an impact fee program would need a separate nexus and proportionality study before any fee could be adopted. She estimated the work to develop a nexus and implementation framework could take roughly 6–18 months and about 200 staff hours plus consultant support. She also said staff is building a coordinated traffic-count program so applicants can use consistent, town- and county-collected data for studies.

Council and commission members raised questions about thresholds, the burden on small businesses and change-of-use projects, and cumulative impacts from tourism and nonresident traffic. Council Member Schechter noted steep increases in traffic counters (citing local data showing roughly 19% increase on some corridors since 2019) while population has not grown, and asked what the community could expect from requiring TIS/TDM measures without new funding. Frey said the requirements will document impacts and allow staff to recommend mitigations, but capital projects still require funding; a nexus/impact-fee approach would be one way to require contributions toward capital improvements.

Public comment included Amy Kushak of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, who urged the boards to “move swiftly forward” and asked staff to bring a traffic impact fee proposal at the same time so studies produce meaningful mitigation rather than analysis alone.

Commissioner Probst moved the motion to direct staff to initiate the LDR amendment process for TIS and TDM requirements and to bring additional information regarding dedicated revenues, specifically a nexus study to support a traffic impact fee and other user fees; Commissioner MacKer seconded. The motion passed unanimously for both the county and town.

Next steps staff described: begin formal LDR amendment process with public outreach (60-day comment period, planning commission hearings), continue establishing traffic-count and TDM monitoring programs, and return to a future meeting with a recommended funding framework and details for implementation. Frey said the draft attachments in the packet are intended as a starting point for public review rather than final language.

Votes at a glance: County — motion passed unanimously (all 5 county commissioners present voted yes); Town — motion passed unanimously (all town council members and mayor present voted yes).","The county commission and town council unanimously directed staff to start Land Development Regulation updates to require traffic impact studies and travel demand management measures and to bring a nexus study and other options to a future meeting for possible traffic impact fees and user-fee revenues.","actionData","errors"]

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