City of Burley | minutes | meeting 2026-04-28 | Special City Council Meeting - Budget Retreat source: https://burleyidaho.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04282026-457 Page 1 of 2 City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with disabilities desiring accommodation for the City Council meetings, please contact City Hall at 208-878-2224 at least 48 hours prior to the meetings. City Council Minutes SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Special Session: 6:00PM City Hall Chambers 1401 Overland Avenue, Burley, Idaho 1. CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING at 6:00p.m Council President Seely called the special meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. A quorum was present. MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to call the Special Meeting to order. Councilmember Young seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted. Seely Aye Hansen Aye Powell Aye Mills Aye Young Aye Andersen Aye All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0. Council in attendance(X) Mayor Steve Ormond absent Councilmember Janet Hansen X Councilmember Casey Andersen X Council President Kimberli Seely X Councilmember Craig Mills X Councilmember Raulan Young X Councilmember Jim Powell X Staff in attendance: Brett Boyer, City Administrator; Brent Carver, Assistant City Administrator; Elois Joseph- Pieterse, City Clerk/Treasurer. 2. DISCUSSION: Budget kick-off Meeting: Budget Discussion for FY 2027 - items related to next year’s budget including: SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis, Contracts, Department Budgets, Visioning and Goal Setting, and Future Projects. Brett Boyer City Administrator Brett Boyer presented the following: • Excused Mayor Ormond’s absence • Update on CDBG grant, and intentions for use of grant funds • Budget is Council’s budget • City Staff have received the budget worksheet and are working on their respective budgets. • Calendar and process for budget preparations were discussed and shared. Council president Seely encouraged councilmembers to ask questions as needed. Discussion ensued, including, but not limited to the following: Page 2 of 2 City Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with disabilities desiring accommodation for the City Council meetings, please contact City Hall at 208-878-2224 at least 48 hours prior to the meetings. City Council Minutes SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Special Session: 6:00PM City Hall Chambers 1401 Overland Avenue, Burley, Idaho • Budget meeting notes from the Department Head meeting were discussed in detail. o Each department’s requests were conveyed to Council for consideration. Clarifications were provided as needed. • Sheriff’s department contract was discussed. Law enforcement (Police, Fire) and levies were discussed. Re-establishing regular meetings of the Safety Committee (Councilmembers Mills, Seely, and Powell) was mentioned to help facilitate law-enforcement related decision-making. • Update on the current budget status was provided. • Revenue estimates as provided by Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) were discussed. Anticipating various cuts in funding were mentioned. • Medical benefits for City employees were discussed. Staff are looking into options, anticipating final numbers of cost from insurance provider in July 2026 for 2027 rates. SWOT analysis was conducted; Council shared their goals, priorities, observations, concerns, and requests for clarification on items/processes. Mission-Vision-Values process was discussed. 3. ACTION ITEM: Adjournment MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Young seconded the motion. A voice vote was conducted. All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:44 p.m. City of Burley /s/ Mayor Steve Ormond ATTEST: /s/ City Clerk/Treasurer Elois Joseph-Pieterse