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Ammon City Council approves surplus of fire department apparatus, eyes capital investments
Summary
Ammon City Council on April 2 approved Resolution 2026-007 to declare select fire department apparatus surplus and discussed using roughly $287,000 currently in the Fire Department account for capital investments after surplus proceeds are finalized. Council also cleared consent items and Lighting District payments.
Ammon City Council approved Resolution 2026-007 on April 2, declaring certain Fire Department apparatus surplus and authorizing staff to proceed with disposition. City Administrator Micah Austin introduced Fire Chief Jon Molbert, who participated by phone and described the apparatus and reasons for surplusing.
The motion to adopt Resolution 2026-007 was moved by Council Member Heidi Boyle and seconded by Council Member Kris Oswald; a roll-call vote passed with Council Members Wheeler, Oswald, Wessel, Boyle and Hamberlin voting yes and Council Member Jeff Fullmer absent.
After the vote, Council President Scott Wessel noted the Fire Department account currently holds about $287,000 and said the city should consider moving some of those funds into capital investments once the surplus-sale proceeds are known. Wessel asked the Council to revisit the allocation after staff report back on amounts recovered from the surplus process.
The council also approved routine business, including the accounts payable report and March 19 meeting minutes, and convened briefly as the Ammon Lighting District Board to approve Lighting District accounts payable (Exhibit A). Those motions passed by roll call earlier in the meeting.
The council adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (accounts payable, March 19 minutes): Moved by Council Member Heidi Boyle; seconded by Council Member Sid Hamberlin. Result: approved (Fullmer absent). - Lighting District Exhibit A (accounts payable): Moved by Council Member Nolan Wheeler; seconded by Council Member Heidi Boyle. Result: approved (Fullmer absent). - Resolution 2026-007 (declaring Fire Department property surplus): Moved by Council Member Heidi Boyle; seconded by Council Member Kris Oswald. Result: approved by roll call (Fullmer absent).
What happens next: Staff will manage surplus disposition per the adopted resolution and report back to the Council on proceeds; Council President Wessel signaled intent to revisit fund allocation to capital investments after that report.
