City Commissioners are scheduled to review and vote on multiple assessments during their Aug. 20 meeting. The commission is required to annually set the assessments as part of its budget process. Commissioners adopted the budget, which includes these assessment increases, for the current fiscal year during their July 16 meeting. City Commission approves tax increase, budget The annual budget process
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Construction is underway at the Great Falls Police Department for an expansion to house evidence. In February, City Commissioners awarded a $3,544,750 contract to Wadsworth Builders for the project in a 3-2 vote. GFPD has faced increasing overcrowding in its evidence storage and processing areas over the years. “More burdensome retention requirements and increases in case numbers have exacerbated the
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City Commissioners voted 4-1 during their July 16 meeting to approve their intent to increase property taxes. Commissioner Shannon Wilson voted against the resolution saying she blamed the Montana Legislature for failing to take any action during the last session to address rising taxes for residential property owners even though the Montana Department of Revenue had warned that was coming.
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City Commissioners are scheduled to conduct a public hearing on July 16 on their intent to raise property taxes. Commissioners and city staff have been discussing the proposed budget since May during their work sessions. Commissioners will also be asked to adopt the budget on Tuesday. The fiscal year began July 1 and runs through June 30, 2025. City continuing
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City Commissioners will be asked during their July 16 meeting to set multiple public hearings on several proposed assessment increases for Aug. 20. The commission is required to annually set the assessments as part of its budget process. The proposed budget includes property tax increases. City continuing budget discussions, options for funding operations The annual budget process includes city staff
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City Commissioners continued their budget discussion during their July 2 work session. The fiscal year began July 1 and runs through June 30, 2025. The proposed budget is $40,370,294 in revenue and $40,814,699 in expenses, using $444,405 of fund balance, according to staff. City policy is to have a 22 percent fund balance in the general fund, which equates to
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During their July 2 meeting, City Commissioners will be asked to set a public hearing to adopt the proposed budget and their intent to increase property taxes. City Commission to set hearings on tax increase, budget Here’s some key things to know about the city budget: What is the city budget year? The city budget year runs July 1 through
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City Commissioners will be asked during their July 2 meeting to set a public hearing on the budget and increasing property taxes for July 16. They’ll be continuing their budget discussion during the work session on July 2. As part of the budget process, the commission must hold public hearings on their intent to increase property taxes and the budget.
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City Commissioners got their first look at staff’s proposed budget during their June 18 work session. The next fiscal year begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2025. The proposed budget is $40,370,294 in revenue and $40,814,699 in expenses, using $444,405 on fund balance, according to staff. City policy is to have a 22 percent fund balance in the
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City Commissioners were introduced to this year’s budget process during their May 21 work session. City Manager Greg Doyon reviewed the goals and priorities commissioners identified during their February retreat. He said every year they’ve done a commission retreat during his tenure, some of those have translated into the budget document. Those priorities included: public safety housing: encouraging/facilitating infill development;
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