NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING STAR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTION OF BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 [STATUTORY PROCEDURE I.C. §31-1422] To: All Interested Persons LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: A public hearing, pursuant to Idaho Code § 31-1422, for consideration of the proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins January 1, 2026, and ends December 31, 2026, will be held by the Star Fire Protection District Commissioners at District Headquarters, 11665 W State St., Suite B, Star, Idaho, at 5:00 p.m. on the 14th day of August, 2025. This notice contains a statement of the estimated annual revenue from property taxes and sources other than property taxes, and also contains the proposed expenditures for Fiscal Year 2026. STAR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2026 ANTICIPATED REVENUE AMOUNT Misc. Income (Fire Code Fees, Grants, Reserves & Misc Other) $668,909 Impact Fees – Restricted Funds $225,000 Bond Levy $207,065 Maintenance Division Revenue $668,445 Sales Tax $100,000 Tax Revenue (Property Tax, Replacement Tax) $4,395,803 TOTAL ANTICIPATED REVENUE $6,265,222 PROPOSED EXPENDITURES AMOUNT Capital Improvements (Apparatus) $65,000 Impact Fee Eligible Project from Restricted Funds $225,000 Bond Principal & Interest $207,065 Equipment (Misc) $115,100 Grant (misc if received) $10,000 General Operations & Maintenance $476,400 Impact Fee Administrative Fee (Counties & Cities) $25,000 Maintenance Division Expenses (Tools, Equip, Parts, Personnel) $668,445 Payroll Expenses (wages & benefits) $4,373,212 Professional Fees $83,000 JPA- Access $17,000 Total Proposed Expenditures $6,265,222 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the budget under consideration above is available for public inspection from and after August 1st, 2025, at Star Fire Protection District Headquarters, 11665 W State St., Suite B, Star, Idaho, during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Star Fire District Headquarters are accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone desiring accommodations for disabilities related to the budget documents or to the hearing, please contact Star Fire Protection District at least 48 hours prior to the public hearing. Robin Ward, District Administrator Publication: Week of August 4th, 2025 [I.C. § 31-1422(2)] Post: Notice of the budget hearing meeting shall be posted at least ten (10) full days prior to the date of said meeting in at least one (1) conspicuous place in each fire protection district to be determined by the board. Publish: A copy of such notice shall also be published in a daily or weekly newspaper published within such district, in one (1) issue thereof, during such ten (10) day period. IPL0260232 Aug 6 2025