City Council Regular Meeting

STAR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho Tuesday, June 29, 2021 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Chadwick opened the meeting at 6:30pm and welcomed those in attendance. ROLL CALL – Present were Mayor Trevor Chadwick, Council President David Hershey; Council Members; Michael Keyes, and Jennifer Salmonsen. Kevin Nielsen was present via ZOOM Staff present Assistant City Planner Ryan Field and City Clerk / Treasurer Jacob Qualls. PLAN REVIEW – South of the River Plan / Changes – Mayor Chadwick opened the Public Input portion of the meeting and advised those on the list to state their name, address and speak clearly into the microphone when they speak. Field reported the plan had been out for over a month on the city website. The city needs to get back to Logan Simpson with modifications. Mayor Chadwick reviewed the Scope of Work with the Council. Council Member Keyes would like to see some text revisions to the current Comprehensive Plan to help guide those that will need to work the plan as well as code updates to match the plan, the future land use map will also need to be updated. BUDGET WORKSHOP – Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Mayor Chadwick presented the DRAFT Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget, balanced at $12,257,273.04. Chadwick highlighted some areas within the budget; adding a new Deputy City Clerk, funding the Mayor’s position to indicate a full-time on premise mayor, funding a new position within the Buildings & Grounds Department, funding financial accounting software, funding an improved website with a new codification software, increasing the funding for law enforcement to add additional officers, and including American Rescue Plan Act funding. Mayor Chadwick explained because of Star’s growth, the Revenue Sharing from the State of Idaho will increase substantially. Council Member Keyes indicated he felt the City Clerk’s wages should be increased to the level of the previous City Clerk. Discussion ensued and City Council Members indicated they liked the budget and suggested Mayor Chadwick’s initial number for a full-time mayor salary was too low. They would prefer the salary to be set at $110,000 annually. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Chadwick meeting adjourned the meeting at 9:38 pm. /s/ Trevor A. Chadwick /s/ Jacob M Qualls ATTEST: Trevor A Chadwick, Mayor Jacob M Qualls, City Clerk / Treasurer Page 1 of 1 JMQ