= Departments and divisions =

The operating departments of the City of Great Falls. All report through the [[CityManager]].

* [[FinanceDepartment]] — accounting, budget, tax and assessments, utility billing
* [[PublicWorksDepartment]] — streets, water, sewer, storm drainage, sanitation, engineering
* [[PoliceDepartment]] — Great Falls Police Department
* [[FireRescue]] — Great Falls Fire Rescue, four stations plus the [[FireTrainingCenter]]
* [[ParkAndRecreationDepartment]] — parks, pools, golf, recreation programmes
* [[PlanningAndCommunityDevelopment]] — planning, zoning, building, grants, transportation planning
* [[MunicipalCourt]] — two departments, judges appointed and elected
* [[CityAttorney]] — the legal department
* [[HumanResourcesDepartment]] — recruitment, benefits, risk management, labor relations
* [[GisServices]] — computer mapping and addressing
* [[CityClerk]] — records, minutes, codification, City-190
* [[GreatFallsPublicLibrary]] — governed with the [[LibraryBoard]]
* [[MansfieldCenter]] — theatre, convention centre and meeting rooms in the [[CivicCenter]]
* [[AnimalShelter]] — adoption, animal control, licensing
* [[ParkingDivision]] — meters, permits, enforcement, structures
* [[EmergencyManagement]] — preparedness and warning systems

The City employs over 500 full and part time people and another 300 or so seasonal staff in summer.

= Where the money goes =

Department budgets are presented to the [[CityCommission]] in special work sessions each spring — see [[SpecialWorkSession2026-04-20]] — and adopted in the annual budget resolution in August. See [[CityBudget]].

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Departments and divisions: https://greatfallsmt.gov/181/Departments-and-Divisions
Human Resources: https://greatfallsmt.gov/291/Human-Resources

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