= Boards and commissions =

The City of Great Falls has over twenty boards and commissions. Members are appointed by the [[CityCommission]], usually to three-year terms, usually with a residency requirement, and always in public at a regular meeting under the boards and commissions item.

= Appointment =

Vacancies are advertised by City staff under '''Resolution 10524''', the appointment policy, which is cited in essentially every appointment item in the minutes. Applications go in on the Board and Commission Citizen Interest Form. Some boards interview and recommend; the Commission makes the final appointment and is not bound by the recommendation. The Commission sometimes interviews candidates itself at a special work session — as it did for the [[LibraryBoard]] in June 2026 and the [[RegionalAirportAuthority]] in January 2026.

Appointments are not always unanimous. The minutes record 4-1 and 3-1 splits and at least one abstention on board appointments across 2025 and 2026.

= The bodies =

Land use: [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard]] · [[BoardOfAdjustment]] · [[HistoricPreservationAdvisoryCommission]] · [[GrowthPolicySteeringCommittee]]

Money and districts: [[AuditCommittee]] · [[BusinessImprovementDistrict]] · [[TourismBusinessImprovementDistrict]] · [[SuperTifAdvisoryCommittee]] — the last of these established October 21, 2025 by Resolution 10609, consolidating advisory duty for all five TIF districts under one body

Services: [[LibraryBoard]] · [[ParkAndRecreationBoard]] · [[ParkingAdvisoryCommission]] · [[PoliceCommission]] · [[EmsAdvisoryBoard]] · [[HousingAuthority]] · [[MansfieldCenterAdvisoryBoard]]

Joint and regional: [[RegionalAirportAuthority]] · [[TransitDistrict]] · [[MetropolitanPlanningOrganization]] · [[TransportationPlanningTac]] · [[CityCountyHealthBoard]] · [[ConservationDistrict]] · [[OpioidAbatementCommittee]]

Dormant: [[AdvisoryCommissionOnInternationalRelationships]]

Separately elected and separately covered: the nine [[NeighborhoodCouncils]] and their [[CouncilOfCouncils]].

= Rules =

Members are subject to the [[OpenMeetingLaw]] and to the [[CodeOfEthics]]. The City publishes a Board and Commission Handbook and a legal opinion on conflicts.

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Advisory boards and commissions: https://greatfallsmt.gov/275/Advisory-Boards-and-Commissions
Appointment policy: https://greatfallsmt.gov/464/Appointment-Policy
Handbook: https://greatfallsmt.gov/462/Board-and-Commission-Handbook

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