1. Intro to Cities and Municipal Governance in Idaho Seth Grigg Executive Director Association of Idaho Cities

2. Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) Founded in 1947 with Idaho’s cities as members Governed by Board of Directors made up of mayors and councilors Member services: Legislative advocacy Intergovernmental relations Education (annual conference, regional district workshops, and webinars) Technical assistance (on demand, training videos, publications) Policy resource for member cities, legislators, state agencies, and other intergovernmental stakeholders

3. Association of Idaho Cities Staff Seth Grigg, Executive Director – sgrigg@idahocities.org sgrigg@idahocities.org Leon Duce, Deputy Director – lduce@idahocities.org lduce@idahocities.org Justin Ruen, Senior Policy Analyst – jruen@idahocities.org jruen@idahocities.org Sheila Christensen, Events Coordinator – schristensen@idahocities.org schristensen@idahocities.org GayDawn Oyler, Administrative Assistant – goyler@idahocities.org goyler@idahocities.org Jerry Mason & Nancy Stricklin, Legal Counsel

4. AIC Board of Directors Executive Committee Pres. Tammy de Weerd – Mayor, Meridian 1 st VP Greg Lanting – Council, Twin Falls 2 nd VP Brian Blad – Mayor, Pocatello 3 rd VP Jeri DeLange – Council, Hayden Imm. Past Pres. John Evans – Mayor, Garden City Past Pres. (2008-09) Mac Pooler – Mayor, Kellogg Past Pres. (2005-06) Mitch Hart – Council, Soda Springs Past Pres. (2003-04) Garret Nancolas – Mayor, Caldwell

5. AIC Board of Directors District Directors District 1: Vic Holmes – Mayor, Rathdrum Steve Widmyer -- Mayor, Coeur d'Alene District 2:Mike Peterson – Council, Grangeville Bill Lambert -- Mayor, Moscow District 3: John Bechtel – Mayor, Wilder Diana Thomas -- Mayor, Weiser District 3A: Elaine Clegg – Council, Boise David Zaremba -- Council, Meridian District 4: Robert Dempsay – Council, Paul Suzanne Hawkins --- Council, Twin Falls District 5: Tom Jenkins -- Council, Malad Kevin England -- Mayor, Chubbuck District 6: Tom Jewell – Mayor, Island Park Rebecca Casper -- Mayor, Idaho Falls

6. About Cities Cities Formed by Inhabitants to Provide Urban Services Mayor-Council vs Council-Manager Executive Functions (Mayor or City Manager) Legislative Functions (4 or 6 Member Council) Quasi-Judicial Functions (Planning & Zoning, Licensing, Etc.)

7. Primary Revenue Sources Property tax revenues State shared revenues: sales tax, highway distribution account, liquor funds Own source revenue: fees for service, license fees, utility fees, franchise agreements, etc. Grants

8. Cornerstones to Building Local Economies Public Safety Public Infrastructure Community Identity

9. Protecting Our Communities Law Enforcement Fire Protection Code Enforcement Animal Control

10. Developing Critical Public Infrastructure Clean Domestic Drinking Water Wastewater Treatment (Sewer Systems) Stormwater Management Power Generation and Distribution City Streets and Bridges Irrigation Water

11. Infrastructure Statistics Over 140,000 clean drinking water connections Over 200,000 wastewater connections Over 200,000 solid waste collection customers

12. Developing Communities Planning and Zoning Building Code Permitting Parks and Recreation Public Libraries Public Cemeteries Public Transportation

13. Challenges Environmental regulations (Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, etc.) Securing municipal water rights for future growth Replacement costs for aging infrastructure (streets, bridges, water lines, wastewater lines, wastewater treatment facilities, etc.) Lack of local economic development tools Unfunded mandates (or local control without the resources) Significant change has occurred over the more than 30 years that budget and levy limitations have been in place

14. 2015 Legislative Priorities Advocate for transportation revenue enhancements. Advocate for local option sales tax authority. Protect land use planning authority and local design review standards. Preserve urban renewal as an economic development tool. Preserve state revenue sharing. Preserve local revenue sources. Promote misdemeanor reclassification to reduce public defender costs. Protect and enhance municipal water rights.

15. Contact Info: Seth Grigg Executive Director Association of Idaho Cities Email: sgrigg@idahocities.orgsgrigg@idahocities.org Cell: (208) 695-7312