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CITY OF BLACKFOOT
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES FROM JULY 28, 2026
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Scott Stufflebeam called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present were Councilwoman Barlow (via Teams), Councilman Brown, and Councilman Gardner. Councilman
Jensen arrived at 7:04 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA
Councilman Brown motioned to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Councilman Gardner seconded the
motion; all were in favor; motion carried.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/CFO GRAHM ANDERSON
FY2027 Budget Hearing
City Administrator/CFO Grahm Anderson presented a summary of the proposed budget.
The Public Hearing was opened, then closed, with no testimony from the public.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 (FY2027)
CITY OF BLACKFOOT, IDAHO
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Blackfoot, Idaho, will hold a public hearing for consideration
of the proposed budget for the fiscal period October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, pursuant to the provisions of Idaho
Code Section 50-1002. The said hearing is to be held at City Hall, Blackfoot, Idaho at 7:00 p.m., on July 28, 2026. All
interested persons are invited to appear and show cause, if any, why such budget should not be adopted.
PROPOSED EXPENDITURES
F Y 2 0 2 5
FY 2026
F Y 2 0 2 7
A c t u a l
Budgeted
P r o p o s e d
Fund Name
Expenditures
Expenditures
Expenditures
General Fund
Administration
$2,283,751
$2,881,662
$2,948,697
Police
$4,661,028
$4,960,588
$5,259,922
Fire
$2,439,876
$2,759,397
$2,822,035
Building/Zoning
$1,025,1
42
$0
$0
General Fund Total
$10,409,797
$10,601,64
7
$11,030,653
Ambulance
$1,754,018
$2,080,133
$2,684,794
Street
$2,015,078
$2,471,699
$2,088,530
Airport
$105,169
$655,095
$4,498,899
Cemetery
$222,810
$273,973
$309,858
Library
$578,190
$601,104
$633,352
Parks & Recreation
$2,006,293
$1,567,497
$1,704,653
Capital Improvement
Fund
$117,693
$115,723
$119,192
Water
$2,279,319
$6,348,528
$6,397,926
Sewer
$5,320,217
$7,524,184
$14,038,389
Sanitation
$2,021,388
$2,028,228
$2,418,815
Healthcare
Reserve Fund
$78,047
$129,895
$129,895
Grand Total All Funds
$26,908,019
$34,397,7
06
$46,054,956
PROPOSED REVENUES
FY2025
FY2026
FY2027
Fund Name
Actual
Budgete
d
Proposed
Property Tax Levy
Revenue
Revenu
e
Revenue
General
$4,332,813
$4,393,906
$4,525,723
Street
$567,167
$582,760
$600,243
Airport
$48,472
$48,454
$49,908
Cemetery
$187,288
$190,196
$195,902
Library
$291,439
$295,802
$304,676
Parks & Recreation
$247,854
$251,180
$258,715
Capital Improvement
$112,791
$115,027
$118,478
Tort
$234,0
32
$241,0
52
$248,2
84
Total Levy Amounts
$6,021,856
$6,118,377
$6,301,928
OTHER REVENUES
General
$6,228,994
$6,180,374
$6,256,648
Ambulance
$2,222,251
$1,865,485
$2,684,794
Street
$1,745,111
$1,889,899
$1,488,288
Airport
$85,231
$606,641
$4,448,992
Cemetery
$56,082
$83,779
$113,955
Library
$166,760
$305,302
$328,676
Parks & Recreation
$1,758,441
$1,316,318
$1,445,938
Capital Improvement
$715
$696
$715
Water
$3,402,564
$6,348,528
$6,397,926
Sewer*
$6,746,196
$7,524,184
$14,038,389
Sanitation
$1,879,532
$2,028,228
$2,418,815
Healthcare Reserve Fund
$68,400
$129,895
$129,893
$24,360,276
$28,279,329
$39,753,028
Total Tax and Other Revenue $30,382,132
$34,397,7
06
$46,054,956
Difference btwn Rev/Exp.
$3,474,113
$0
$0
Total Revenue/Carryover $33,856,245
$34,397,7
06
$46,054,956
The City Council meeting will now be held in person. Citizens may view the Council Meeting via YouTube.com, but if you
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the meeting with your request. Julie Conan, City Clerk
Publish 07/14/2026 & 07/21/2026
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 7:07 P.M.
City of Blackfoot
Mayor Scott D. Stufflebeam
Attest:
City Clerk Julie Conan
Prepared by: Julie Conan
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