Last week, City Commissioners again reviewed recommendations made by the crime task force but took no action. During their Feb. 1 work session, staff walked commissioners through some of the recommendations the task force made last fall. This time, Great Falls Police Chief Jeff Newton had grouped the recommendations by items that could be accomplished within the existing budget, items
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City Commissioners reviewed the budget and the crime task force recommendations during their Feb. 1 work session. Melissa Kinzler, finance director, and Kirsten Myre, deputy finance director, walked commissioners through their quarterly budget review. Revenues were higher in fiscal year 2020, which ran from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 since the federal CARES Act funds came in as
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The City Commission voted 4-1 to reappoint Amanda Ball to the city-county Board of Health during their Dec. 21 meeting. The appointment came after at least a half hour of discussion and confusion over the city’s process for making board appointments. Ball was appointed in 2019 to serve the remainder of a term through Dec. 31, 2021. She is eligible
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During their Dec. 21 meeting, City Commissioners will consider whether to accept a federal grant toward hiring three entry level police officers. The City of Great Falls was awarded a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Grant for $375,000, which will cover 38 percent of the total cost of hiring those three officers, according to the city. The grant requires
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a contract to Swank Enterprises for $17.9 million for the base bid and $354,000 for a slide in the leisure pool for a total contract of $18.34 million for the new indoor aquatic and recreation center. Coupled with the $1.8 million already spent on design and engineering puts the project about $470,000 over the $20 million budget.
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City Commissioners voted unanimously to increase City Manager Greg Doyon’s base annual wage to $166,000. They made the move during their Sept. 21 meeting after discussing it during a special Sept. 7 meeting. During that meeting, Mayor Bob Kelly suggested increasing the wage by 2.5 percent, which would have been $165,608 and suggested rounding up to $166,000. The pay is
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City Commissioners held a special meeting on Sept. 7 to discuss the salary for City Manager Greg Doyon. In February, commissioners gave Doyon a favorable review during a closed session but held off on a merit increase until the budget process, to see where the city was financially as the pandemic continued. No changes were made to his contract, which
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City Commissioners will set the annual tax levy during their Aug. 17 meeting. The commission is required to set the levy under state law by setting mills to generate property tax revenues that will balance the general fund and other levy supported funds. The city received its taxable valuation from the Montana Department of Revenue on Aug. 2 and can
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The Great Falls Public Library roof repair project is underway and library officials are looking at different funding structures. The library roof repair contract was awarded for $253,757 to CentiMark Corporation of Billings, the low bid, during the July 6 City Commission meeting. The project includes the removal of the existing white single-ply, wind-vented roof membrane system, rigid insulation and
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City Commissioners unanimously adopted their budget during their July 20 meeting for the current fiscal year. The budget does not include any tax increases and has been discussed in several commission work sessions. City Manager Greg Doyon has called this a continuation of the city’s economic recovery budgeting. City budget proposal includes no tax, utility increases There are also no
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