Idaho Falls council approves up to $1.95 million for 18 police vehicles

IDAHO FALLS - The Idaho Falls City Council on Nov. 12 authorized the lease or purchase of up to 18 police vehicles at a cost not to exceed $1,950,000, according to the city's official meeting video. Two of the vehicles will be paid for with impact fees. The motion passed 5-1, with Councilmember John Radford voting no.

The council also accepted a 2009 Oshkosh Striker 3000 airport rescue and firefighting truck that the City of Boise declared surplus, valued at $430,000. The airport director said the city will pay only to transport, outfit and make needed changes to it.

Members wrote off $133,652.38 in unpaid utility accounts judged uncollectible. The finance director said about $117,000 of it had been in collections more than five years.

In other action, the council approved a development agreement for Millcreek Metals, a 60-day extension of the Recycle Road Commercial Park final plat, and the Fairway Estates Division No. 30 final plat. It approved two rezones under a suspension of the rules: about 15.9 acres from limited commercial to residential mobile and manufactured home, and about 1.062 acres from residential estate to residential park. The consent agenda, which included a $142,050.12 ice rink Zamboni, passed.

Source: Idaho Falls City Council agenda, Nov. 12, 2026; official meeting video and transcript.