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Pocatello council adopts FY2026 budget, approves grants, bids, leases and multiple ordinances
Summary
The council approved the FY2026 appropriation ordinance, several code updates, grant amendments, construction contracts, airport lease changes and routine consent items; the FY2026 appropriations ordinance passed with one no vote.
At its regular meeting the Pocatello City Council approved a package of budget, ordinance, grant and contract actions, including final adoption of the fiscal year 2026 appropriation ordinance and a grant amendment for parks resilience projects.
Key outcomes included final passage of the FY2026 appropriations ordinance appropriating $161,827,149 and levying $35,865,971 in ad valorem taxes for the fiscal year beginning October 2025; the ordinance passed on final reading with one recorded no vote from Council Member Bates.
The council also approved: an amendment to the Idaho Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Parks for Resilience grant to increase the agreement amount to $360,000; award of the ICDBG parks construction contract to Morco Construction for $312,608 for restroom projects at Optimus Park and Ross Park (options A and D); termination of an existing airport lease with RMP LLC and approval of a new 20-year lease with Keith…
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