= Regional Airport Authority Board =

The governing body and policy-setting board for the Great Falls International Airport. It employs the Airport Director, who hires staff and oversees day-to-day operations.

'''Created''' by Joint Resolution 7451 of the City and 80-1 of the County, establishing the Regional Airport Authority under MCA 67-11-103.

'''Membership''' — seven members: four appointed by the [[CityCommission]] and three by the [[CascadeCountyCommission]]. Three-year terms. No residency requirement is stipulated, though the City Commission prefers city residents for its appointees.

'''Meets''' the last Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm in the Plateau Room on the second floor of the airport terminal building.

= In the record =

The Commission interviewed candidates at a special work session on [[SpecialWorkSession2026-01-06]] and made appointments at [[CityCommission2026-01-06]], 5-0. The Authority posts its own agendas and minutes in the City's Agenda Center, and holds occasional work sessions.

The airport also carries a [[TaxIncrementFinancing]] industrial district; Resolution 10601, allowing up to $300,000 of Great Falls International Airport TIF industrial district funds for infrastructure, was adopted at [[CityCommission2025-10-07]].

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Regional Airport Authority Board: https://greatfallsmt.gov/442/Regional-Airport-Authority-Board
Airport: https://greatfallsmt.gov/501/Great-Falls-International-Airport

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