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A Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho will be held on July 10, 2026, at 10:00 am, Lava City Hall 115 West Elm Street, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. In Attendence: Councilperson John Head, Councilperson Diane Beckstead, Councilperson Jeanie Avery, Councilperson Mark Oyler, City Planner Rodney Burch, City Clerk Amantha Sierra and Office Assistant Wendy Pelayo Via Telephone: Mayor Vicky Lyon 1) AGENDA a) Silence Cell Phones b) Call Meeting to order — President Jeanie Avery called the meeting to order at 10:23 AM c) Roll Call — John Head — here, Diane Beckstead — here, Jeanie Avery — here. Mark Oyler — here. d)} Pledge of Allegiance 2} FY27 BUDGET WORK a) DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM - Worksheets - Review Expenditures / Department Priorities. Rodney Burch opened the discussion with emphasizing the goal for today being to establish a wish list, the highest amount to be included in the tentative budget from all the requests being made, from the departments. Also adding any priorities the Cou ncil may have to add into the tentative budget. -Ryan Speas / chamber of commerce asked for an amendment to the firework budget of an increase based off of actual expenses in the current year. Costs including fireworks and compensation to volunteers. Council asked Ryan for itemized costs to be brought back to review. -Ken Fragnant / fire chief reviewed his budget request worksheet concerning recurring expenses for the fire department. Adding an emergency generator annual check - into public works budget. Also concerning some of his items that have been missed on his original budget request and need to be addressed. -Justen Casperson / Public Works not a lot of changes from the prior year, addressed recurring costs, street department bumped up due to the need of street repairs. Items added in, purchase a striping machine, increase paint budget, purchase camera and snake, purchase new banners. Add a new drinking fountain -multipurpose to Veterans Park. Items that were not added into the budget, refurbish the roofs of the dugouts, chain link at the baseball diamond and add corn holes to the park replacing the horseshoe pits. Rodney Burch questioned the meaning and understanding of the use of the 1% option tax, reviewing revenue over the years. Rodney will be compiling budget requests and adjustments, with this will be all surnmed up into the tentative maximum budget for the next meeting. July 10th 2026 Special CC Meeting July 10th 2026 Special CC Meeting 1 | 3) ANNOUNCE NEXT REGULAR MEETING — August 13th, 2026, Deadline August 3rd, 2026. President Jeanie Avery announced the next special meeting will be Thursday August 16, 2026. 4) ACTION ITEM — Adjourn special meeting. Councilperson Head made a motion to adjourn the meeting, reconvening on the 16 of July at 3pm. Councilperson Oyler seconded the motion. All in favor, John Head — aye, Diane Beckstead —aye, Jeanie Avery — aye, Mark Oyler — aye. Motion Passed. Vicky Lyon, Mayor note SAND LOL ‘y j-~ a 3 Amantha Sierra, City Clerk Date 4 [B)a& July 10th 2026 Special CC Meeting July 10th 2026 Special CC Meeting 2 |
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