= Business Improvement District =

The Business Improvement District, '''BID''', is a self-assessing district covering downtown property owners. Its board oversees the functions, operations, management and administration necessary to carry out the district's purposes.

'''Created''' by petition of property owners within the district, by Resolution 8279, under MCA 7-12-1121, which authorises the [[CityCommission]] to appoint not fewer than five and not more than seven owners of property within the district.

'''Membership''' — seven members appointed by the City Commission. Members must be owners of property within the district, or their personal representative, agent or guardian. Four-year terms; a vacancy is filled for the unexpired term and a member holds office until a successor is appointed and qualified.

'''Meets''' the second Thursday of each month at 9:00 am at the BID office, 318 Central Avenue. '''Kellie Pierce''' is Executive Director; she also sits ex officio on the [[ParkingAdvisoryCommission]].

= With the City =

The BID's budget and work plan go to the [[CityCommission]] for a public hearing each July — FY 2026 at [[CityCommission2025-07-15]] and FY 2027 at [[CityCommission2026-07-21]] — and a budget amendment went to hearing at [[CityCommission2026-01-20]]. The assessment is levied by resolution each September; Resolution 10583 did so at [[CityCommission2025-09-16]]. The board gives an annual update to the Commission at a work session — see [[WorkSession2026-02-17]].

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Business Improvement District: https://greatfallsmt.gov/454/Business-Improvement-District

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