CityCommission2026-01-20

Regular City Commission meeting, January 20, 2026

Meeting of the Great Falls CityCommission held January 20, 2026. Called to order 7:00 PM. Regular meetings begin at 7:00 pm in the Commission Chambers, Room 206 of the Civic Center.

Partial summary — this page lists 12 of the meeting's numbered agenda items; the agenda ran to item 21. The minutes linked at the foot of this page carry the full agenda and all the recorded votes.

Present

Commission: Cory Reeves, Joe McKenney?, Rick Tryon, Shannon Wilson, and Casey Schreiner
Staff: Deputy City Manager Jeremy Jones, Planning and Community Development Director Brock Cherry, Finance Director Melissa Kinzler, Interim Deputy City Manager Bryan Lockerby, City Attorney David Dennis, Police Chief Jeff Newton, and City Clerk Lisa Kunz

Agenda items

Consent agenda

5. Minutes, January 6, 2026, City Commission Meeting.
6. Total Expenditures of $6,810,503 for the period of December 18, 2025, through December 31, 2025, to include claims over $25,000,…
7. Contracts List
8. Approve the cancellation of City of Great Falls checks that remain outstanding and unpaid for a period of one (1) year or longer…
9. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Agreements with the Montana Department of Transportation for the 9th St NW and…
10. Approve the final payment for the Mansfield Theater Seating Project, in the amount of $47,215.98 to Wadsworth Construction, and…
11. Approve the final payment for the 5th Street and 10th Avenue South Storm Drainage Crossing project in the amount of $44,857.95.…
12. Approve the final payment for the South Great Falls Storm Drain Middle Basin project in the amount of $86,306.84. This comprises… — Motion carried 5-0

Public hearings

13. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) FY 2026 BUDGET AMENDMENT. — Motion carried 5-0
14. RESOLUTION 10611, DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 816 3RD AVENUE SOUTH, LOT 005, BLOCK 424, GREAT FALLS ORIGINAL TOWNSITE,… — Motion carried 5-0
15. LEASE AGREEMENT OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 410 16TH STREET SW IN COMMUNITY HALL PARK WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF… — Motion carried 5-0
16. RESOLUTION 10613, ESTABLISHING GREAT FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT FINGERPRINT FEES. — Motion carried 5-0

New business

City commission

Measures referenced

Ordinances: Ordinance 3283
Resolutions: Resolution 10611, Resolution 10612, Resolution 10613

Adjourned at 7:54 p.m.; the motion to adjourn carried 5-0.

Sources

Agenda packet: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01202026-172 Minutes: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_01202026-172 Video: https://greatfallsmt.viebit.com/watch?hash=LXGz7OfkZKU3muem