Advises the CityCommission and the CityManager on all matters relating to the Park and Recreation programme.
Created by Ordinance 2652, adopted April 20, 1993, at OCCGF 2.11.010.
Membership — seven members appointed by the City Commission. Members must reside within the City, under OCCGF 2.11.030. Three-year terms.
Meets the second Monday of each month at 4:00 pm in the conference room at Park and Recreation, 1700 River Drive North.
The board held a special work session on February 23, 2026 working through a project list — ADA restrom improvements, ADA sidewalks to play structures, water park bath house improvements, replacing the Elks Riverside Park trail, overlaying the Gibson Park trail, resurfacing sports courts, multi-sport dugouts and backstops, a picnic pavilion, RiversEdgeTrail improvements, irrigation upgrades, and tree trimming and replacement — together with how ParkDistrictNumberOne funds are used and a request for better communication in seeking the board's input.
Appointments and reappointments were made at CityCommission2025-01-07 and CityCommission2026-01-06.
Park district assessments and how they are spent are a recurring subject of public comment at Commission meetings, including on the use of maintenance district funds at Voyager Stadium.
Park & Recreation Advisory Board: https://greatfallsmt.gov/446/Park-Recreation-Advisory-Board
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