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City Council Agenda
SPECIAL & REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Special Session: 6:30PM
Regular Session: 7:00PM
City Hall Chambers
1401 Overland Avenue, Burley, Idaho

1.
CALL TO ORDER-SPECIAL MEETING at 6:30 p.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
Councilmember Casey Andersen
X
Council President 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
X
Human Resources Carol Anderson

Electrical Supervisor Floyd Thomas

Assistant to City
Administrator Chelsea Wiese

Parks Supervisor Brent Winn

WW Treatment Dustin Raney

Librarian Tayce Robinson

Golf Pro Scott Draper

Sanitation Supervisor Eric Pufal

Engineer Dave Waldron
X
Sheriff's Dept.
Sher. Jarrod
Thompson

Street Supervisor Korky Blackner

Sheriff's Dept.
Under Sher.
Kevin Horak

Airport Kevin Gebhart

Fire Chief Shannon Tolman

Building Department Gary Pawson

Deputy Fire Chief Casey Harman

P&Z Administrator Spencer McArthur
X
Fire Captain Jonathan Ostler

Guest participants present: none

2.
ACTION ITEM: Go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code Section 74-206(1)(c) and (f) to
acquire an interest in real property not owned by a public agency, and 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 Young moved to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho
Code Section 74-206(1)(c) and (f) to acquire an interest in real property not owned by a
public agency, and 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

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litigated but imminently likely to be litigated. Councilmember Hansen seconded the motion.
A roll call vote was conducted.

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

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

Staff present at the executive session were Brett Boyer, City Administrator; Dave Shirley, City
Attorney; Elois Joseph-Pieterse, City Clerk.

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

The executive session adjourned at approximately 7:10 p.m.

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

Mayor Ormond called the regular meeting to order at approximately 7:10 p.m. A quorum was present.

Staff in attendance (x):
City Administrator Brett Boyer
X
Sexton Dave Allred
X
City Clerk
Elois Joseph-
Pieterse
X
Engineer Bryan Reiter
X
City Attorney Dave Shirley
X
Shop Foreman Rick Garner
X
Human Resources Carol Anderson
X
Electrical Supervisor Floyd Thomas
X
Assistant to City
Administrator Chelsea Wiese
X
Parks Supervisor Brent Winn

WW Treatment Dustin Raney

Librarian Tayce Robinson

Golf Pro Scott Draper

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

Street Supervisor Korky Blackner

Sheriff's Dept.
Under Sher.
Kevin Horak
X
Airport Kevin Gebhart

Fire Chief Shannon Tolman
X
Building Department Gary Pawson
X
Deputy Fire Chief Casey Harman

P&Z Administrator Spencer McArthur
X
Fire Captain Jonathan Ostler

Guest participants present: Cameron Cook, Business Depot Ogden/Boyer Company; Jennifer Hall, Director for
the College & career program at CSI; Kyle Park, Advanced Biofuels of Idaho.

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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.d.: 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 09/01/2026 Special & Regular City Council Meeting

5.b. Bills Payable in the amount of $674,140.70

5.c. Payroll ending on 09/04/2026 for $298,509.47

5.d. Monthly Report August 2026

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.

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

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

6.
PROCLAMATION:
National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week
Mayor Ormond

Mayor Ormond presented the item.

Elois Joseph-Pieterse read the proclamation.

Jennifer Hall, director for the College and Career program at CSI spoke on behalf of the
program and proclamation. Idaho statistics were shared.

7.
PRESENTATION:
Heyburn-Burley Industrial Site Annual Report
Cameron Cook
Business Depot Ogden/Boyer
Company

Cameron Cook presented the item, including the following:

•
Handout was provided to council with information presented.
•
Annual highlights provided
•
Statistics, including payment trends and anticipated payment for 2026 year
were discussed.
•
Recent improvements including lighting upgrades, ﬁre system upgrade, and
roof maintenance were mentioned.
•
Future outlook for the space was mentioned.

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8.
ACTION ITEM:
Public hearing on Notice of intent to sell property on J
street
Mayor Ormond

Mayor Ormond invited Brett Boyer to give a brief overview of the item. Brett Boyer
presented the following:
•
City staff have been consulted, no interest in the space or use for the property
•
City of Heyburn has asked the City to do something with the property.
•
Mitigation for concrete removal was considered
•
Approximately 5 acres, near the cemetery.

Dave Shirley clariﬁed process:
•
Currently halfway through the process
•
Council comes up with the base price for the property
•
The Public Hearing would determine if the property can be declared as surplus
to be placed in Public Auction. Discussion ensued regarding purchase by a
public vs. a private entity.

Mayor Ormond opened the public hearing at approximately 7:32 p.m.

Mayor Ormond invited those present that were in approval of the item. None were
present.

Mayor Ormond invited those present that were neutral of the item. None were present.

Mayor Ormond invited those present that were in opposition to the item. None were
present.

Mayor Ormond closed the public hearing at approximately 7:33 p.m.

Brett Boyer mentioned that there was a company interested in clearing the property
and leasing the property to be considered as another alternative. The company
representative was present in the audience.

Discussion ensued.

MOTION 1 : Councilmember Andersen moved to go ahead as presented which would
include declaring the property to be surplus and authorizing Mr. Boyer to have the
property auctioned on behalf of the City.

Motion 1 failed due to no second.

Discussion ensued regarding the leasing option.

MOTION 2: Councilmember Mills moved hear the member of the audience that was
interested in leasing the property.

Discussion ensued. Mayor Ormond invited the company representative present in the
audience to speak regarding the interest in leasing the property.

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Motion 2 was withdrawn.

Kyle Park, representative of Advanced Biofuels of Idaho (ABI) mentioned that he did not
mention his comment at the Public Hearing section of the meeting because the
company would be interested in purchasing the property over leasing the space.

ABI would clean up the site for either the lease or but option.

Discussion ensued on the cost of cleaning up the site.

MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to proceed with the original motion to go
ahead as presented which would include declaring the property to be surplus and
authorizing Mr. Boyer to have the property auctioned on behalf of the City with the
addition that if the property does not sell, the City can entertain a lease.
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.

9.
ACTION ITEM:
Acceptance of dedication deed for DDBL Investments LCC
for Hidden Hills subdivision
Spencer McArthur
P&Z Administrator

Spencer McArthur requested to table the item for a future meeting.

MOTION: Councilmember Powell moved to table the item. Councilmember Seely
seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted.

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

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

10. ACTION ITEM:
Discussion and set a meeting date for consideration of Council pay increase
City Council

Brett Boyer presented the item, including the following:
•
Deadline for decision is 90 days prior to January 2028

Discussion ensued.

Council requested staff bring this discussion up at the next budget workshop for
consideration.

No action was taken on this item.

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11.
ACTION ITEM:
Approval of purchase of new Fire Command vehicle
Shannon Tolman
Fire Chief

Chief Tolman presented the item, including the following:
•
Requested purchase of Ford F-250
•
Budgeted this ﬁscal year for payment of engine, engine has been paid off
remaining $106,000 available for vehicle expenses.
•
Cost of vehicle is $63,189.11 and equipment would cost around $40,000.

Brett Boyer commented that he has spoken with the auditor on the process to purchase
the vehicle so that it comes out of the current ﬁscal year.

MOTION: Councilmember Powell moved to approve the item as presented for
purchase price $63,189.11 and equipment for up to $40,000 and allow the Mayor to
sign. Councilmember Seely seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted.

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

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

12. ACTION ITEM:
Approval of amendment with Zions Bank for Municipal Advisory
Services
Brett Boyer
City Administrator

Brett Boyer presented the item, including the following:
•
Zions bank is advising the City on the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant
(IWTP) project
•
Zions can help with ﬁnancial package for remaining amount for the project cost.
•
Amendment contains a not to exceed amount ($15,000)

Discussion ensued. Budgeting for project and bonds discussed.

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

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

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

13. REPORT OF RECENT AND UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

Council President Seely:
•
Liberty Bell will be at South Freedom Park from 4p.m. – 6p.m. on 09/16/2026.
•
All invited to attend and ring the bell.

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Councilmember Hansen:
•
Update on the Veterans Bass Tournament Event. Event was a success, community is encouraged to
attend this patriotic event next year.
Councilmember Powell:
•
Kudos to the Electrical Department on their efforts with the recent outage caused by an accident.
Thank you to Floyd Thomas and his team.
Floyd Thomas:
•
Thanked Sheriff’s Department, Sanitation, Streets, and Riverside Electric who all came to assist with
the outage.
•
Power was fully restored by 6:10 p.m.
Brett Boyer:
•
Thanked Electric Department and all that helped with the outage.
Chief Shannon Tolman:
•
10/03/2026 7a.m .-11 a.m. Fire Breakfast, all invited to attend.
Brett Boyer:
•
Introduced new employee Chelsea Wiese who replaced Brent Carver. The new position is a hybrid
position of Assistant to the City Administrator/Deputy Treasurer/Economic Development. Brief
summary of her background was provided.

14. ACTION ITEM:
Adjournment

MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember
Hansen 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 8:09 p.m.

City of Burley

/s/

Mayor Steve Ormond

ATTEST:

/s/

City Clerk/Treasurer Elois Joseph-Pieterse

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