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Budget & Fiscal Analysis

19-Year Trend | FY2024 ACFR | FY2026 Adopted

Total Budget
$139.5M
+4.8% from FY2025
GF Balance Decline
-32.7%
$10.08M → $6.79M (FY2024 ACFR)
Transfer Anomaly
$2.68M
GF transfers exceeded budget by $2.68M
Enterprise Reserves
$0
Water, sewer, street reserves budgeted at $0

19-Year Budget Trend (FY2008–FY2026)

FY2026 Fund Breakdown

FundAmount% of Total

Transfer Anomaly — FY2024 ACFR

General Fund transfers OUT were $7.43M actual vs $4.75M budgeted = $2.68M over budget with no documented council budget amendment.

Capital Projects Fund ending balance was $14.1M vs $0 budgeted — meaning the over-transfer landed in a fund with no planned ending balance.

Idaho Code § 50-1014 may apply: appropriations cannot be exceeded without published amendment and hearing.

General Fund Balance Collapse (FY2024 ACFR)

MetricAmountDetail
GF Beginning Balance$10,084,367
GF Ending Balance$6,790,657
Decline-$3,293,710-32.7%
Unassigned Balance$722,3614.5% of expenditures
GFOA Recommended Minimum$2,694,81216.7% of expenditures

Rate & Tax Increases

ItemFY2025FY2026Change

Talking Points

Reserve Crisis
The city's only flexible reserve — $722K — covers just 16 days of operations. GFOA says it should cover 61 days.
Source: FY2024 ACFR, GFOA Best Practices
Transfer Anomaly
$2.68M was transferred out of the General Fund over budget with no documented council amendment.
Source: FY2024 ACFR, Idaho Code § 50-1014
Zero-Buffer Infrastructure
Water, sewer, and street fund reserves are all budgeted at $0 for FY2026 — zero buffer for infrastructure failure.
Source: FY2026 Adopted Budget
Rate Shock
Stormwater rates up 12.33%, sanitation up 11.97% — more than 4x the rate of inflation.
Source: FY2026 Adopted Budget, BLS CPI