City budget includes $3M ERP carryforward and plans $17M airport terminal debt; Frontier Center funding noted

Finance and department leaders briefed the council on several capital and one‑time projects that are included or referenced in the proposed budget.

Pam and Brooks said the city has budgeted roughly $3 million in capacity for ERP implementation work that will roll into the 2025–26 year. “We’ve estimated 3,000,000 in the budget and about 2 and a half million in carry forward,” Pam told the council, noting the project’s implementation schedule would stretch into fall 2026.

On the airport, staff described an expected debt issuance of roughly $17 million to fund a terminal expansion. Pam and Brooks said the debt service would be structured to rely primarily on passenger facility charges (PFCs) and customer facility charges (CFCs), and that route growth and passenger increases have helped justify the project in the airport fund’s long‑range plan.

Nut graf: The meeting covered several high‑cost, multi‑year capital efforts — an ERP rollout, an airport terminal expansion and the Frontier Center construction — and finance emphasized the difference between capital carryforward and operating base funding so councilors would not misread beginning fund balances as uncommitted revenue.

Staff updated council on the Frontier Center construction — work is underway and funded by donations, ARPA and some general‑fund contributions. Finance said some Frontier Center pledges are scheduled over multiple years; staff noted they may need short‑term borrowing to bridge timing differences between construction costs and pledge receipts.

Brooks and Pam said the city also expects a mix of capital draws and grants (for example airport federal funds) at varying times and that better categorization of intergovernmental revenue (one‑time vs recurring) could improve future clarity.

Ending: Councilors asked staff to surface the funding plan for each capital project and to make clear which amounts are committed, restricted or merely estimated so the public and council can see the city’s true operating capacity separate from capital carryforward.