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AMMON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2026 — 4:30 P.M.
2135 SOUTH AMMON ROAD
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER:
- Mayor Brian Powell at 4:30 p.m.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Commercial Driver License (CDL) In-house Training Program - (Rebby Osai, Human Resource
Specialist)
2. Greater Idaho Falls Transit - G.I.F.T. - (Kade Marquez)
3. Spring Fee Resolution - (Micah Austin, City Administrator)
4. Miscellaneous
ADJOURN
City Officials Present:
Mayor Brian Powell
Council President Scott Wessel
Councilmember Nolan Wheeler
Councilmember Kris Oswald
Councilmember Heidi Boyle
Councilmember Jeff Fullmer
Councilmember Sid Hamberlin
MINUTES
City Attorney Scott Hall
City Administrator Micah Austin
City Clerk Joanna Dahm
City Planner Cindy Donovan
City Engineer Morgan Stewart
Building Official Greg McBride
HR Specialist Rebby Osai
HR Director April Tracy
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Brian Powell called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
City Officials Absent:
1. Commercial Driver License (CDL) In-house Training Program - (Rebby Osai, Human Resource
Specialist)
HR Specialist Rebby Osai addressed the Council to explain the benefits of having an in-house
CDL training program. She stated that in February of 2022 the Federal Government got out of
CDL training and it became privatized, which increased the costs to about $5,000, causing a
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barrier to employees. She stated that in June of 2025 we hired Rodney Kremin who taught CDL
training at FeclEX for a long time. At that time he didn't have his CDL but he does not and he is
now registered as a CDL trainer. Rebby stated there are some costs to the City. Rebby stated
Rodney helped locate a software program that will track the training hours and report them to
the FMSCA, as well as keep records for the records keeping requirement. She explained we
currently have seven employees who need to go through the training program. These seven
employees need this either for their current position or to move up to the next position. Costs to
send employees through an outside CDL program are extremely high.
There was some discussion from the Council concerning recovering those costs if employees get
trained then leave the city within a certain timeframe. City Attorney Scott Hall stated if you
require them to pay it back, you cannot take it out of their final check. The consensus from the
council was they are okay with spending the money to invest in their employees, and possibly
not recovering it if they leave employment with the city. Rebby stated it will roughly take an
average person six weeks to complete, we doubled that and will give employees 90 days to
complete the training.
2. Greater Idaho Falls Transit - G.I.F.T. - (Kade Marquez)& Kris Riley, Gift Chair Ian Turner
Kade Marquez addressed the council and explained the need to expand G.I.F.T. into Ammon. He
shared a presentation with the council showing the increased use from 2022 to the end of 2025,
Ridership demographics, and most popular pickup and drop off locations. He then presented to
the Mayor and Council three potential options for expansion into the City of Ammon
Option 1 - Annual cost of $73,000 will serve roughly 40% of the population
Option 2 - Annual cost of $146,000 will serve roughly 70% of the population
Option 3 - Annual cost of $219,000 will serve roughly 99% of the population
There would be roughly a 3% inflation rate each year to the costs.
3. Spring Fee Resolution - (Micah Austin, City Administrator)
City Administrator Micah Austion went through the proposed Spring Fee Resolution, explaining
each department that had changes and the reason behind the changes. Departments with fee
changes included the Building Department, Engineering, Public Works, Finance, and Animal &
Code Enforcement.
4. Miscellaneous
Cindy Donovan, City Planner stated she went back and looked through all the Tie Breaker documents to
see if there was any mention of Tennis Courts being put in. She stated there was no evidence that either
the City or the Developer never promised tennis courts. It was not contractually promised in any
documents.
Council President Scott Wessel asked how we are coming to the rezone of Target Park. Cindy Donovan
stated notices went out and it will be published in the post register tomorrow the 13th and it will be on
the Agenda for P&Z on April 1st. There was discussion on if the council would like the property to be
appraised. City Attorney Scott Hall stated an appraisal is a good idea but not required. City Administrator
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Micah Austin stated it will go to public auction and people will bid on it. Council Member Jeff Fullmer
asked if we can get a CMA from a realtor. Mayor Powell stated we can declare it as surplus and set a
minimum bid. City Administrator Micah Austin stated even with an appraisal we can still set the bid at
whatever amount the city wants. Cindy Donovan stated the rezone will take roughly till about the 1st of
May.
Council President Scott Wessel motion to adjourn.
ADJOURN at 6:59 pm
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