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City Council Minutes
SPECIAL & REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Special Session: 6:30PM
Regular Session: 7:00PM
City Hall Chambers
1401 Overland Avenue, Burley, Idaho

1.
CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING at 6:30p.m

Mayor Ormond called the special meeting to order at approximately 6:30 p.m. A quorum was present.

Council in attendance(X)
Mayor Steve Ormond
X
Councilmember Janet Hansen
X
Council President Casey Andersen
X
Councilmember Kimberli Seely
X
Councilmember Craig Mills
X
Councilmember Raulan Young
X
Councilmember Jim Powell
X

Staff in attendance (x):
City Administrator Brett Boyer
X
Sexton Dave Allred

City Clerk
Elois Joseph-
Pieterse
X
Engineer Bryan Reiter

City Attorney Dave Shirley
X
Shop Foreman Rick Garner

Economic Development Brent Carver

Electrical Supervisor Floyd Thomas

Human Resources Carol Anderson

Parks Supervisor Brent Winn

WW Treatment Dustin Raney
X
Librarian Tayce Robinson

Golf Pro Scott Draper

Sanitation Supervisor Eric Pufal
X
Engineer Dave Waldron

Sheriff's Dept.
Sher. Jarrod
Thompson

Street Supervisor Korky Blackner

Sheriff's Dept.
Lt. Michael
Phillips

Airport Kevin Gebhart

Fire Chief Shannon Tolman

Building Department Gary Pawson

Deputy Fire Chief Casey Harman

P&Z Administrator Spencer McArthur

Fire Captain Jonathan Ostler

2.
ACTION ITEM:
Executive Session: pursuant to Idaho Code Section 74-206(1) (f) To
communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal
ramifications of and legal options for pending litigation, or controversies
not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated.
City Council

MOTION: Councilmember Seely moved to go into Executive Session pursuant to
Idaho Code Section 74-206(1) (f) To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency
to discuss the legal ramiﬁcations of and legal options for pending litigation, or
controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated.
Councilmember Hansen seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted.

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Young Aye
Andersen Aye
Mills Aye
Powell Aye
Hansen Aye
Seely Aye

All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0.

Staff present at the Executive Session: Brett Boyer, City Administrator; Dave Shirley, City
Attorney; Dustin Raney, Wastewater Superintendent; Elois Joseph-Pieterse, City Clerk.

Discussion was held on matters presented in the Executive Session and no ﬁnal decisions
were made.

The special meeting adjourned at approximately 6:55 p.m.

3.
CALL TO ORDER-REGULAR MEETING at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Ormond called the regular meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. A quorum was present.

Staff in attendance (x):
City Administrator Brett Boyer
X
Sexton Dave Allred

City Clerk
Elois Joseph-
Pieterse
X
Engineer Bryan Reiter
X
City Attorney Dave Shirley
X
Shop Foreman Rick Garner
X
Economic Development Brent Carver
X
Electrical
Supervisor Floyd Thomas
X
Human Resources Carol Anderson
X
Parks Supervisor Brent Winn
X
WW Treatment Dustin Raney
X
Librarian Tayce Robinson

Golf Pro Scott Draper

Sanitation
Supervisor Eric Pufal
X
Engineer Dave Waldron
X
Sheriff's Dept.
Sher. Jarrod
Thompson
X
Street Supervisor Korky Blackner

Sheriff's Dept.
Lt. Michael
Phillips

Airport Kevin Gebhart

Fire Chief Shannon Tolman

Building Department Gary Pawson

Deputy Fire Chief Casey Harman
X
P&Z Administrator Spencer McArthur
X arrived
730pm
Fire Captain Jonathan Ostler

Water Superintendent Benton Palmer
X
Sanitation
Secretary Kenadee Alvarez
X

Guest participants present: Scott Linsley, COO, Eminent Technical Solutions (ETS).

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4.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Invocation was led by Councilmember Seely followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

5.
ACTION ITEM:
Consent Calendar: items 5.a. through 5.c.: Items on the Consent Calendar are to be
routine and enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed for discussion and made a
part of the regular agenda at the request of a member of the Council. Any request shall be
made after the Consent Calendar is read and before action is taken.

5. a. Approval of minutes from:
02/24/2026 – Special City Council Meeting
03/03/2026 – Special & Regular City Council Meeting

5.b. Bills Payable in the amount of $ 628,708.12

5.c. Payroll ending on 03/06/2026 for $265,230.48

The consent calendar was read in full.

MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to approve the consent calendar as
presented. Councilmember Seely seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted.

Seely Aye
Young Aye
Andersen Aye
Hansen Aye
Mills Aye
Powell Aye

All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0.

6.
INFORMATIONAL: Annual Update from Eminent Technical Solutions (ETS)

Scott Linsley
ETS

Scott Linsley, Chief Operating Officer for ETS presented the following:
•
2021 – ETS started City Fiber Network with ARPA funding with the intention to
complete the project by December 2026
•
Presentation was shared.
•
The focus is to have network pay for itself without taxpayer burden -- it is
considered in the customer fees.
•
OpenAccess Idaho discussed – for customers and providers.
•
Fiber paths discussed – new connections in the City of Burley were shared.
•
Burley as a pioneer with Fiber with ETS, has been used as an example/model for
neighboring cities and counties.
•
Budgetary items were discussed including:
o Infrastructure
o $157,000 in network infrastructure and updates completed
o Customer fee systems discussed. ETS does not charge for routers.
o ETS works to employ locals
o Quantitative data on serviceable locations and amount of services
provided were discussed.
o Quarterly distributions to the City of Burley were discussed.
• Upcoming plans for ETS and the City of Burley were mentioned, including sites for
ﬁber and municipal facilities that will be scheduled for ﬁber updates.

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7.
ACTION ITEM:
Approval of purchase of two trucks for the Electric Department
Floyd Thomas
Electrical Superintendent

Floyd Thomas presented the item, including the following:
•
Request to purchase 2 trucks
o 1 to replace a leased truck F-150 (lease to expire in December 2026)
o 1 is to purchase an F-550.
•
Staff will come to council for consideration regarding the bucket-truck at a future
meeting.

Discussion ensued regarding the lease. Council requested clariﬁcation why an additional
purchase if a lease-to-purchase exists. Rick Garner, Fleet Manager provided clariﬁcation
on the nature of the lease-to-purchase option. It was clariﬁed that a new truck would
allow the lease-to-purchase truck, if purchased pending council approval, to be passed
down to another department.

The projection of the vehicle was mentioned. It is expected that the Electric department
will be presenting a new request to purchase additional trucks in three years as the
current ﬂeet is old and requires signiﬁcant maintenance.

MOTION: Councilmember Young moved to approve the item as presented and allow the
Mayor to sign. Councilmember Mills seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted.

Young Aye
Andersen Aye
Mills Aye
Powell Aye
Hansen Aye
Seely Aye

All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0.

8.
ACTION ITEM:
Approval of one full-time position for a Sanitation Department
Secretary
Carol Anderson
HR

Eric Pufal presented the request including the following:
•
Request is to move Sanitation Secretary Kenadee Alvarez from a part-time position
to a full-time position.
•
The job description was discussed. Existing tasks and new tasks were outlined.
•
Funding for the position was discussed.
•
Tasks will be for Sanitation, Streets, and some General fund.

Discussion ensued regarding who her supervisor would be. It was clariﬁed that the
position would be stationed at Sanitation. Supervision would be provided by Eric.

MOTION: Councilmember Seely moved approve the item as presented. Councilmember
Powell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted.

Andersen Aye
Powell Aye
Mills Aye
Seely Aye
Young Aye
Hansen Aye

All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0.

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9.
ACTION ITEM:
Approval of purchase of a Vac Truck for Water Department
Benton Palmer
Water Superintendent

Benton Palmer presented the item, including the following:
•
The Vac Truck is currently available in El Paso, TX, for pick up
•
The beneﬁts of having an excavation type Vac Truck were discussed.
•
Other departments can use the truck, if needed
•
The vehicle will reduce the number of dumps, increase mobility, and reduce the
times the department has had to rent trailers for jobs.
•
The vehicle is pre-owned with 90 hours on the vac system but comes with a full
warranty.
•
2025 model
•
Winter-package, helps break the frostline, with a 27 ft. reach.

Discussion ensued regarding the following:
•
Lifespan of the vehicle (typically 8-10 years)
•
The item is budgeted for in the current ﬁscal year.
•
Concerns were raised with the $12,000 freight charge. Staff were advised to look at
alternate options for delivery to evaluate cost-beneﬁt.
•
Sourcewell contract.

MOTION: Councilmember Hansen moved to approve the item as presented and allow the
Mayor to sign. Councilmember Seely seconded the motion. A roll call vote was
conducted.

Andersen Aye
Hansen Aye
Powell Aye
Mills Aye
Young Aye
Seely Aye

All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0

10. REPORT OF RECENT AND UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

Brett Boyer, City Administrator:
•
Reminder City Employee Breakfast on March 31 at 8 a.m. at the Senior Center
•
America 250 Committee Update:
o Heath Owens contract signed
o Lion’s Club sponsorship secured
o Fireworks sponsor secured

Councilmember Hansen:
•
America 250 – July 4th Celebrations, many activities upcoming.

Floyd Thomas, Electrical Superintendent:
•
America 250:
o Patriotic bunting to be purchased and placed around Centennial Park.
o Banners for light posts speciﬁc to event as well as patriotic banners to be purchased for
future July 4th events.

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11. ACTION ITEM:
Adjournment

MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember
Seely 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 7:46 p.m.

City of Burley

/s/

Mayor Steve Ormond

ATTEST:

/s/

City Clerk/Treasurer Elois Joseph-Pieterse

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