City Commissioners were asked during their Aug. 1 meeting to set three public hearings for Aug. 15 on proposed fee increases related to land development. Instead they set the public hearings for Sept. 5. City staff told commissioners last summer during the budget process that they needed to look at adjusting those fees and during the budget process this summer,
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During their Aug. 1 meeting, City Commissioners will be asked to set three public hearings for Aug. 15 related to proposed fee increases for land development reviews. The first pertains to engineering reviews of building and parking lot permit applications. The engineering division of the city’s public works department reviews those applications to ensure proposed improvements within the adjacent right-of-way
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City Commissioners finalized agreements with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation during their July 18 meeting for American Rescue Plan Act funds for the city’s lift station project and reimbursements for other public works improvements. The city was allocated about $8.4 million of minimum allocation grants and another $2 million of competitive grants through the state’s ARPA funds.
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City Commissioners voted 4-0 to adopt the new budget during their July 18 meeting. There was no public comment on that specific action. Mayor Bob Kelly was absent from the meeting. Commissioners also voted 4-0 on their intent to increase property taxes. City budget 2023: Key things to know Commissioners will finalize property taxes, and other assessments, in August after
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During their July 19 meeting, City Commissioners will be asked to adopt the proposed budget and an intent to increase taxes. City assessment increases proposed 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 June 30. Where can I see the budget documents and information?
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During their July 18 meeting, City Commissioners will be asked to set public hearings for Aug. 15 on several special assessments. Commissioners annually set the special assessments for the boulevard district, streets, lighting district, park maintenance district and Portage Meadows as part of the budget process. City staff review the assessments annually to determine if changes are needed to cover
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Jason Boggess and Katie Kakalecik of the Montana Department of Revenue spoke to an overflow crowd at the Holiday Inn on 10th Avenue South on July 10 about the new property appraisals. The department recently sent property classification and appraisal notices to all owners of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural land properties. They include the department’s determination of market or
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City Commissioners approved two labor agreements during their July 5 meeting. Commissioners approved an agreement with MFPE, Local #7796, which includes 56 employees across nine departments-administration, finance, Great Falls Fire Rescue, Great Falls Public Library, Municipal Court, parks and recreation, planning, Great Falls Police Department and public works. The agreement runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The
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City officials continued their budget discussion during the July 5 commission work session. The budget process begins every year with a commission meeting to determine priorities and from there, city departments develop their requested budgets, which the city manager and finance office use to develop the proposed budget. The proposed budget includes all available tax increases, which are the inflationary
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During their July 5 meeting, City Commissioners will be asked to set public hearings for July 18 on the budget and intent to raise taxes. Staff presented the proposed budget for the general fund during the commission’s June 20 work session and will discuss the remainder of the budget again during their July 5 work session. Commissioners typically meet the
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