= Public records requests =

City records are public unless a specific exemption applies. The [[CityClerk]] is the City's records manager and the first point of contact.

'''Resolution 10627''', establishing procedures and a fee schedule for public records requests, was set for hearing at [[CityCommission2026-05-19]] and adopted 5-0 at [[CityCommission2026-06-02]]. The minutes record it as referencing Resolutions 10141 and 10626.

= What is already online =

Much of what people ask for is already posted, and it is worth checking before filing a request:

* Agendas, minutes and packets from 2025 forward in the Agenda Center; earlier years in the Document Center
* Ordinances and resolutions back to 2001
* Meeting recordings — see [[MeetingRecordings]]
* Budgets, the [[AnnualComprehensiveFinancialReport]] and the documents and reports list
* Board rosters, terms, creation authority and meeting schedules on each board's page

The City publishes a public records page and a "public records — find online" page under its How Do I section.

The [[OpenMeetingLaw]] is a separate matter and reaches meetings rather than documents, but the two overlap: minutes are both a meeting product and a public record.

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Public records: https://greatfallsmt.gov/508/Public-Records
Public records find online: https://greatfallsmt.gov/332/Public-Records-find-online
Documents and reports list: https://greatfallsmt.gov/346/DocumentsReports-List

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