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Pam and Brooks said the city has budgeted roughly $3 million in capacity for ERP implementation work that will roll into the 2025–26 year. “We’ve estimated 3,000,000 in the budget and about 2 and a half million in carry forward,” Pam told the council, noting the project’s implementation schedule would stretch into fall 2026.

On the airport, staff described an expected debt issuance of roughly $17 million to fund a terminal expansion. Pam and Brooks said the debt service would be structured to rely primarily on passenger facility charges (PFCs) and customer facility charges (CFCs), and that route growth and passenger increases have helped justify the project in the airport fund’s long‑range plan.

Nut graf: The meeting covered several high‑cost, multi‑year capital efforts — an ERP rollout, an airport terminal expansion and the Frontier Center construction — and finance emphasized the difference between capital carryforward and operating base funding so councilors would not misread beginning fund balances as uncommitted revenue.

Staff updated council on the Frontier Center construction — work is underway and funded by donations, ARPA and some general‑fund contributions. Finance said some Frontier Center pledges are scheduled over multiple years; staff noted they may need short‑term borrowing to bridge timing differences between construction costs and pledge receipts.

Brooks and Pam said the city also expects a mix of capital draws and grants (for example airport federal funds) at varying times and that better categorization of intergovernmental revenue (one‑time vs recurring) could improve future clarity.

Ending: Councilors asked staff to surface the funding plan for each capital project and to make clear which amounts are committed, restricted or merely estimated so the public and council can see the city’s true operating capacity separate from capital carryforward.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Idaho Falls City - City Council Special Meeting - Jul 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Finance and department leaders briefed the council on several capital and one‑time projects that are included or referenced in the proposed budget.","taxTitle","Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho","taxId",4472,"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},6701047,"Idaho Falls council reviews balanced-budget proposal and year-round budgeting changes",11750,2727,11753271,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5332802-9bbeab190befa748d094467d572d9c3f&start=2&end=11753","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5332802-9bbeab190befa748d094467d572d9c3f/thumbnail_2727.jpg","/articles/6701047/Idaho-Falls/Bonneville-County/Idaho/Idaho-Falls-council-reviews-balanced-budget-proposal-and-year-round-budgeting-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6701047-f1413af899d6947b95f1344ebf0a3ac6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185694&Signature=nohwWhF1BTC13QohCWWmp39QYh5nKr7ZhxaoS2qsQKyso78J9vj05tM-N~eC3othZCUndaYLbi8S7emmdXHdmBQmkLyAQTvBEMjYBjLrKGsqe409yy3PzYQCOQr028ogzceUTfMG0aJ~yIZUrr2B50gKnuTN86x~RrkDDlu00~If4PWW9ZIm~JE6PowQLifzJ78QsuU9hPxTiYkxyzyk~MBMIH8r0GQvRp5fNUHm6I3zAHWPgdAKupUugMLM4bDmzapbV8BRRDUwo~LNhv5sI68gM8SRrdyBpcJmLbcYnZJxtLHQ0ydnIBzk950aAE9f1Ai2YmxuO0JNM~54aBlCBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor and city finance staff told the Idaho Falls City Council on Tuesday that the proposed 2025–26 budget is the product of a year‑round process intended to make the city’s budgeting more deliberate and more transparent.

“We’re gonna call our, first budget Tuesday, session to order,” the mayor said, opening the session that staff said was the latest step in a budgeting rhythm that now includes a February council retreat, department reviews in March and a full budget workshop in April.

Brooks, the city’s assistant finance manager, told the council that “for fiscal year 25 through the month of May, we have, a 184,000,000 of our budget has been received and accounted for in the account system. That is 59%.” Brooks said that the timing of major tax and grant deposits means some month‑to‑month comparisons look low but that collections were in line with expectations ahead of the large July property tax deposit.

Pam, who led the finance presentation, said the city had just completed a positive audit and that finance had circulated a draft budget book to directors and council members; staff said a corrected and more fully formatted version would be posted after additional cleanup.

Nut graf: The presentation outlined both recurring revenue expectations and one‑time resources staff propose to use to smooth the year, while flagging timing risks — chiefly grants, bond proceeds and impact‑fee receipts — that could change the near‑term cash picture. Councilors and directors repeatedly stressed the difference between one‑time funding and recurring base revenue.

Staff described the path the budget took to reach a tentative balance: departments prepared line‑item budgets in May, finance reconciled grants and transfers, and directors and the mayor negotiated reductions to bring general‑fund increases closer to an approximate 5% target. Brooks said the city had about $23 million more collected than expended year‑to‑date across funds and that the general fund had collected roughly $76 million against a $73 million forecast, leaving visible but manageable timing differences.

The package includes: ongoing personnel and operating assumptions described elsewhere in the meeting; roughly $3 million of ERP implementation capacity carried forward into the new year; an estimated $750,000 in one‑time requests funded from annexation/growth receipts (several items already contracted or completed, including a parking lot expansion and fire records management work); and capital borrowing expected for the airport terminal project (estimated at $17 million).

Council and staff also discussed how the budget book now shows an “estimated beginning fund balance” and a set‑aside of reserves and contingencies. Pam said most of the beginning balances are committed to specified uses — capital projects, debt service or rate stabilization — and asked councilors to treat those numbers as constrained resources, not free cash.

Ending: Finance told the council the budget will move through the standard cycle — tentative adoption this month, formal adoption in August, formal submission to the state in September — with audit preparation following in October and January. Councilors scheduled more detailed departmental Q&A for the next budget Tuesday session.","Mayor and city finance staff told the Idaho Falls City Council on Tuesday that the proposed 2025–26 budget is the product of a year‑round process intended to make the city’s budgeting more deliberate and more transparent.",{"_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},6701032,"Idaho Falls proposes fee changes, shifts services to enterprise funds and lists new FTE requests",285,3433955,3719325,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5332802-9bbeab190befa748d094467d572d9c3f&start=3433&end=3719","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5332802-9bbeab190befa748d094467d572d9c3f/thumbnail_3433955.jpg","/articles/6701032/Idaho-Falls/Bonneville-County/Idaho/Idaho-Falls-proposes-fee-changes-shifts-services-to-enterprise-funds-and-lists-new-FTE-requests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6701032-d975e7288153b9e9a8904e10b4a79369/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185694&Signature=VXGWOVtpaEQTwtX-xEkLlDJpspdf5cMLbhvsZ0KTObkB3JiI64EoNLR1Y2ag4fPescKbyo5uhffoMpblBRkOmDWWVGf5bm8NAEMSNyUHvWXaMifdjSGYoR12cjqs8CiKHnIyIVuNbkjgho8o8af4hCg5jXZ6DbCX54GoJu~6zI5dlag-u1UXrHa7s8xkzfPV1h2ffK38cLEPh8xHrW2Gu4o~uZsBAqyKU0q0IHC0vnROvhOnu4xXb11jjTqvPGv~CKMpxJADhui2C3Hl3qeSf37~a0~VLx5z4LpK~F-~igJi2wDS4t8p3TJdy2wRZH64vAOlab4QA6G-pPK~tus90w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the council that several operational functions previously budgeted in governmental funds will move to enterprise funds and that a set of fee adjustments are proposed to align costs with those shifts.

Pam and Brooks described a set of reallocations: storm water costs, street sweeping and other services will be charged directly to the enterprise funds that use them (for example, sanitation taking street sweeping and power assuming traffic‑signal/street‑light costs). Staff said the reallocation is intended to make cost‑of‑service clearer and to align capital and operating charges with utility rate structures.

Nut graf: The shift in where costs are billed changes how departmental operating budgets read in the draft and will reduce some general‑fund operating lines while increasing enterprise charges; staff said the changes do not in themselves increase total city spending but will reassign where the costs appear.

Staff proposed fee changes in several enterprise areas: water service connection fees (+3%), monthly water fees (+5%), wastewater main connection fees (+5%), sanitation monthly fees (+5%), power charges (varying increases, most often 4–6% depending on rate component), fiber monthly charges (3–9%), and an airport customer facility charge increase from $4 to $6 for car‑rental customers.

Pam also summarized departmental FTE requests that are included on the request list: a utility billing/customer‑service representative (100% enterprise funded), a planner for Community Development (general‑fund request), a GIS technician (cost allocated across funds), a cemetery maintenance operator and a zookeeper request in Parks & Recreation (departmental requests not included in the proposed base unless funded). Police asked for a school‑resource officer; staff said the school would fund roughly 70% of that position under the proposed contract and that the city’s net cost would appear in later budgets.

Staff flagged grant‑timing and seasonal revenue uncertainty for fees tied to recreation, building permits and zoo admissions, and they said they will ask fee‑funded departments to amend budgets if revenues underperform during summer months.

Ending: Councilors requested department‑level worksheets showing the net budget effect of reallocations and fee changes and asked for specifics on payer impacts and timing before final adoption.","City staff told the council that several operational functions previously budgeted in governmental funds will move to enterprise funds and that a set of fee adjustments are proposed to align costs with those shifts.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6701042,"Council hears 3% general pay plan, 9.9% health insurance renewal and renewed questions about sustainability",3150,6010139,9160375,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5332802-9bbeab190befa748d094467d572d9c3f&start=6010&end=9160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5332802-9bbeab190befa748d094467d572d9c3f/thumbnail_6010139.jpg","/articles/6701042/Idaho-Falls/Bonneville-County/Idaho/Council-hears-3-general-pay-plan-99-health-insurance-renewal-and-renewed-questions-about-sustainability","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6701042-779ae75080cd49961c7864e2c1121756/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185694&Signature=hzT2InF0XdCnrwAZB~-T9N7s8hs-~7wCWGYMTKAguiemH-AUPdNxEuI0erPNMPnRIxEHU0PQcuSnZMnHBKfZkSQHGivn3AYDNVj-WKaSxOGGP5wf721wLMj-vXMNilX0mMSWT0swoG9d3TrRJbMG5xK7E19ErUL4WTl4SNlqtQmG0wVmUQzZJWvR4zmsUdH0Z-RwgtWnNlh22ktiB9D3A6YBKtppBgy9MP1-mIuU8tE1To-muX43iCyet9en4JfPga9a2pBdAQS~ATnxakT1~ljDbeyd4M5CCoYJ90RauCShtTLl-Lpxtr7KXowSAIU0VrmceuWFJw1ggEEcnfFhJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Idaho Falls officials spent a substantial portion of the budget session on personnel costs, benefit changes and what staff called the city’s ongoing challenge of balancing employee compensation with constrained revenue.

Director Jones, identified in the meeting as the director responsible for personnel matters, told the council the health‑insurance renewal was “a 9.9% renewal,” and he urged councilors to consider sustainability over multiple years when weighing recurring compensation commitments.

Pam and Brooks explained the compensation assumptions baked into the draft: a 3% generalized increase for most employees, with a 6% adjustment for power personnel; existing step‑and‑grade movement remains in the plan. Brooks said the council previously approved a 3% increase at an April meeting, and staff built that figure into personnel projections.

Nut graf: Officials stressed that wage and benefit increases are ongoing obligations; councilors and directors pressed for better multi‑year forecasting and for tools to spot “gradual” erosion of other program areas (training, equipment or maintenance) that can signal an unsustainable path.

Director Jones and HR staff flagged a set of options for long‑term fiscal smoothing — including a larger stabilization reserve or a multiyear staffing plan — but said neither a full self‑insurance conversion nor major plan redesign was feasible without more study. Brooks reported that the combined health‑related funds (health savings and self‑insurance) — Fund 20 — contain roughly $2.1 million held as a health savings/stabilization account and about $4.6 million in a self‑insurance reserve.

Council members and staff discussed practical signals of an unsustainable budget — gradual cuts to training, deferred vehicle replacement, or shifting operating costs into one‑time sources — and asked staff to prepare multi‑year trend tables to make those signs easier to track.

Ending: Staff agreed to produce clearer multi‑year comparisons of personnel spending, the number of approved versus filled positions, and trend charts directors can use to spot early signs of stress; staff also recommended continued use of position control to manage hiring and vacancy savings.","Finance and HR officials told the City Council that the proposed budget includes a 3% across‑the‑board salary assumption (power staff 6%), step‑and‑grade increases and a 9.9% renewal on health insurance — prompting discussion about long‑term sustainability, position control and the size of self‑insurance reserves.","actionData","errors"]

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