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Council reviews FY2026 draft budget; staff recommends conservative forecasting and lists supplemental requests
Summary
Finance Director Brett Baltazar presented the FY2026 Draft Budget #2 as balanced before supplemental requests and reviewed line-item and capital changes including a $100,000 re-budget for streetlight replacement, parks and admin certification pay, and proposed fire station remodel phases. Council questioned a $50,000 streetlight utility line item and debated fleet rotation and brush trucks.
Finance Director Brett Baltazar reviewed updates from the April 8 work session and presented Draft Budget #2, stating "This draft is a balanced budget." He outlined general fund and capital-projects changes: Parks salaries certification program ($4,000), Administrative certification ($1,000), and a re-budgeted Streetlight Replacement Program ($100,000). Staff corrected previously misreported fund balances (RAP vs ARPA) and proposed updating Family Activity Center security and presenting fire station remodel phases for phased consideration.
Council members questioned specific line items and supplemental requests. Councilman Wayne Winsor asked about a $50,000 entry under line item 10-60-271 identified as the Rocky Mountain Power utility bill for streetlights. The council discussed supplemental recommendations including payment-in-lieu ongoing $10,000; sprinkler clocks ongoing $10,000; recreation background checks ongoing $2,500; chief truck ongoing $7,000; and Family Activity Center HVAC one-time $10,000. On fleet, Mr. Baltazar explained a rotation change after switching lease providers and noted two fire brush trucks will now rotate in FY26; Councilman Blair Halverson questioned whether a second brush truck is needed after dissolution of a Wildlands Program and the council recommended a five-year rotation schedule and asked staff to provide public-facing information comparing leasing versus purchase cost savings.
No final budget appropriations were adopted at the meeting; council feedback focused on phasing and information requests ahead of future budget actions.
