Garden City Council on Dec. 8 continued negotiations with North Ada County Fire & Rescue on impact‑fee collection and related intergovernmental issues, setting a date certain of Jan. 12, 2026 for further deliberation.

The mayor said item G‑3 required additional negotiation and was not appropriate for final decision that evening; the council moved and seconded to continue the item to 01/12/2026.

Separately, the council conducted second readings, by title only, of three ordinances related to the North Ada County Fire & Rescue impact fee matter. The measures presented for second reading were:

- Ordinance 10‑60‑25: technical correction to subsection C of section 3, chapter 1, title 11 (fee schedule) related to North Ada County Fire Rescue district development impact fees.
- Ordinance 10‑63‑25: correction of the district name in subsection A of section 1, chapter 1, title 11 of the municipal code.
- Ordinance 10‑64‑25: repeal of an existing section establishing a joint development impact fee advisory committee and adoption of a new section creating that committee by intergovernmental agreement.

City legal staff confirmed these were second readings consistent with prior agenda packets; council members recorded 'Yes' votes on roll calls during the readings.