= Downtown parking program =

The City's review of downtown parking, running from late 2025 through 2026.

= The sequence =

* '''[[SpecialCityCommission2025-12-01]]''' — a special meeting of the [[CityCommission]] devoted entirely to the downtown parking program discussion, with three motions each carried 4-0
* '''[[WorkSession2025-12-02]]''' — a downtown parking program update the following evening, at which staff set out a schedule: first reading January 6, 2026; public hearing February 3, 2026; new fee implementation March 3, 2026
* '''[[Ordinance3283]]''' — amending Title 10 Chapters 9 and 10 of the [[OfficialCode]] on the administration and operation of the parking system. Accepted on first reading at [[CityCommission2025-12-16]] 5-0; public hearing vacated and reset at [[CityCommission2026-01-20]], where it carried 4-1 with Commissioner Schreiner dissenting; adopted at [[CityCommission2026-02-03]], again 4-1 with Commissioner Schreiner dissenting. Effective March 5, 2026
* '''Resolution 10622''', establishing the rates, fees and penalties associated with Title 10 — set for hearing at [[CityCommission2026-04-07]] and adopted 5-0 at [[CityCommission2026-04-21]]
* '''[[WorkSession2026-03-17]]''' — recommendations from the Great Falls Parking Summit

The operating side is the [[ParkingDivision]]; the advisory body is the [[ParkingAdvisoryCommission]], which took appointments at [[CityCommission2026-04-07]] and [[CityCommission2026-08-18]].

The schedule slipped by about a month against what staff described in December — the ordinance was adopted February 3 rather than having its hearing then, and the fee resolution landed in April rather than March.

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Minutes, December 1, 2025: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12012025-151
Ordinances: https://greatfallsmt.gov/260/Ordinances

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