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Ike boards agree to prepare and present operating budgets; JETSB meeting set for July 15
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Summary
At an April 15 joint session, the Ike Operational Board and the Joint Emergency Telephone Systems Board discussed preparing current and retroactive operating budgets, confirmed that the operating board prepares budgets under the IGA, and set the next JETSB meeting for July 15, 2026. Several routine minutes approvals passed unanimously.
The Ike Operational Board and the Joint Emergency Telephone Systems Board met April 15 and directed staff to prepare a current operating budget and retroactive budgets reflecting past expenditures, with the JETSB to act as the approving body.
Attorney Jaworski, responding to a question about procedure, said the Intergovernmental Agreement requires the operating board to prepare and present the budget and the JETSB to approve it: "That is the process that's laid out in the IGA." Board members agreed to work cooperatively to draft a budget for the current calendar year and to compile prior-year expenditures so the JETSB can consider adoption.
Board discussion included funding source questions for routine purchases such as employee uniforms; one member noted uniform purchases would come from ETSB funds. A board member volunteered to draft quartermaster/startup figures and review archived spending to develop a reasonable allocation for uniforms and related operating costs.
The boards confirmed scheduling options: the next regular JETSB meeting is July 15, 2026, and members said a special meeting could be called sooner if the operating board completes the budget earlier. The chair said the operating board will finalize a draft over the coming weeks and present it to the JETSB.
Votes at a glance: minutes and adjournments - Operational Board: Approved minutes from the March 18, 2026, meeting. Motion recorded as by Chief Bridal, second by Chief Willis; roll-call vote recorded Chiefs Martin, Willis, Ronal and Mills as "yes"; motion carried 4–0 (Mayor America Trinidad Thompson absent). (See: operational minutes approval.) - Operational Board: Motion to adjourn (motion by Chief Mills; second by Chief Bridal) carried by unanimous consent, 4–0. - JETSB: Approved JETSB minutes dated Jan. 21, 2026 (motion by Chief Ronal; second by Chief Mills); roll-call vote recorded Chiefs Martin, Willis, Ronal and Mills as "yes"; motion carried 4–0 (Mayor America Trinidad Thompson absent). - JETSB: Motion to adjourn (motion by Chief Mills; second by Chief Willis) carried by unanimous consent; meeting adjourned at 10:18 a.m.
The operating board flagged the budget as the next substantive action item; members said they will return with a draft for the JETSB to consider at the July meeting or at an earlier special session if necessary.
