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Council debates fire training position, parks-and-rec fund use and START transit options as part of FY27 review

Town Council of Jackson · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Councilors and staff discussed a requested Fire/EMS training division chief, use of an $8 million parks-and-recreation fund balance to pay for pool repairs and town projects, and whether START transit should bring the Teton Village express service in-house or continue contracting with Salt Lake Express; no final votes were taken.

Town Manager Tyler Sinclair and department directors used the May 5 meeting to walk the council through several joint-department items that could change the FY27 budget. Sinclair reiterated that, under the recommended budget, the town is still running a deficit (approximately $817,000) and that staff recommended not adding routine recurring FTEs except in limited, revenue-offset cases or where federal grant funding covers a portion.

Fire and EMS requested a division chief for training (one FTE). Staff and councilors worked through the math: the total cost for the position was presented as roughly $168,000, and chief projections suggested about 40% of that might be offset by revenue (regional training reimbursements and mutual-aid reimbursements), leaving the…

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