CityCommission2026-08-04

Regular City Commission meeting, August 4, 2026

Meeting of the Great Falls CityCommission held August 4, 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 18. 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, Casey Schreiner, and Shannon Wilson
Staff: City Manager Greg Doyon, Deputy City Manager Jeremy Jones, Public Works Director Chris Gaub, Planning & Zoning Manager Lonnie Hill, Finance Director Melissa Kinzler, City Attorney David Dennis, Police Chief Jeff Newton, and City Clerk Lisa Kunz

Agenda items

Consent agenda

6. Minutes, July 21, 2026, City Commission Meeting.
7. Total Expenditures of $5,043,221 for the period of July 2, 2026, through July 15, 2026, to include claims over $25,000, in the…
8. Set a public hearing on Resolution 10645 to update the City of Great Falls Commission Rules of Conduct and Procedures of… — Motion carried 5-0

Public hearings

9. ANNEXATION AND ZONING REQUEST FROM MICHAEL NELSON FOR 305 21ST AVENUE SOUTH. — Motion carried 5-0
10. ORDINANCE 3286, TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 2026 URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT. — Motion carried 5-0
11. RESOLUTION 10636, AN INTENT TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX. — Motion carried 5-0
12. RESOLUTION 10635, THE ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION. — Motion carried 3-2 (Commissioners McKenney? and Schreiner dissenting); an amended motion had failed 2-3
13. CDBG & HOME 2026-2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

New business

14. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION 10647 TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE AWARD OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE (SCIR)…
15. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION 10648 TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE AWARD OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE (SCIR)… — Motion carried 5-0
16. RESOLUTION 10650 TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE AND PRESCRIBE THE FORMS AND TERMS RELATING TO $2,845,000 TAX INCREMENT INDUSTRIAL… — Motion carried 5-0

City commission

18. COMMISSION INITIATIVES.

Measures referenced

Ordinances: Ordinance 3285, Ordinance 3286
Resolutions: Resolution 10359, Resolution 10628, Resolution 10633, Resolution 10635, Resolution 10636, Resolution 10645, Resolution 10650

Adjourned at 8:55 p.m.; the motion to adjourn carried 5-0.

Sources

Agenda packet: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08042026-513 Minutes: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08042026-513 Video: https://greatfallsmt.viebit.com/watch?hash=D2bo7VowUex8JEv7