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At the regular meeting on July 6, 2026, the Twin Falls City Council approved routine consent items and a $150,000 water infrastructure investigation, received the City Manager’s recommended FY2027 budget presentation, and adjourned to executive session for a personnel matter. All votes were unanimous (7-0).
To order. We have all seven council members in chambers tonight. And um, so we'll confirm that we have a quorum. We'll move on to the Pledge of Allegiance. All the all of those in attendance that would like to do so, please stand. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. One nation under God. Liberty and Justice Raw. Thank you. So uh being our first council meeting uh of the month, we have an invocation by uh Bruce Carlson. He's with uh Cornerstone Baptist Church, correct? Correct. Okay. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, City Council. Let's pray together. God, thank you for being so good to us in our country and in our city in this time of year that we get to celebrate the greatness of all that you have done here. God, as we come before you tonight, we're thankful for your wonderful mercies in our city and the great place that you've given us to live. And Lord, thank you for these leaders that uh have invested their time and their energy and their efforts in leading and directing our city. We pray for your blessing upon them, God, that you would guide them and direct them, help them to make wise decisions, and God that you would give them insight into the things that are necessary for the future of our city as we prepare a legacy for our children to come and make preparations for them in the future as well. Pray God that you bless their homes, their families to care for their needs each and every day. And God, we do ask that you would bless our uh first responders. You care for their needs, God, our hospital and those that uh care for our medical needs as well. God, that you would watch over them, bless them greatly, give them wisdom and the necessary things to accomplish the task of caring for the community of our city. We pray God that you would bless this city. We pray God that you would help us to become one together, we'd work together, we would honor you in this place, and we pray God that you pour out your favor upon it, help us to look to you and trust you and depend upon you for our future. We pray God for the specific needs that we do have, God. We bring the budget before you tonight, asking for your direction in it. You'd help us all to be good stewards of what you've given to us, that we know how to invest it, and Lord, that we know how how to plan and prepare. And God that you might be glorified in this place. We thank you, God, for each person here in our city, and we pray God that you would help us know how to help one another and meet the needs that are here in this place. We thank you, God, for the privilege of living here, and we do pray God that you would guide and direct again all that we do, all that we accomplish. Help us to love one another the way that you decide designed us to do. And we'll thank you, God, for your help tonight, and trust you and faith to do so. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Thank you. Move into our um consent calendar. What are council's wishes? Move to approve. Do I have a second? I'll second. I have a uh motion by councilman Reed and a second by councilwoman Pierce to approve the consent calendar. Is there any further discussion? Rachel, roll call vote. Craig Hawkins. Yes,