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Pocatello council reviews December FY2026 budget amendments, asks for reserve details
Summary
City finance staff outlined proposed December FY2026 budget amendments and how departmental reserves and unrecognized revenues would be accessed; council asked for unallocated/allocated fund 78 balances and details on rebranding and parks spending.
Mayor opened the work session and moved to agenda item 3 to review proposed FY2026 December budget amendments ahead of a public hearing set for 12/18/2025. Finance staff said amendments are routine when unrecognized revenues or donations arrive, or when departments need to access year-end reserves.
Rich Morgan, finance, walked the council through the statutory timeline for publishing notice and holding a public hearing, and explained that departments often keep underspent amounts in a tracked reserve (fund 78) so they are available for future projects rather than being ‘‘use it or lose it’’ spending. Morgan said the practice helps…
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