The annual budget resolution for fiscal year 2026, adopted by the CityCommission at CityCommission2025-08-05.
The hearing was preceded on the same agenda by Resolution 10580, the intent to increase property tax, which must be noticed and heard separately under Montana law. Both were set for that date at CityCommission2025-07-15 and both carried 5-0.
The budget cycle for FY2026 ran through the work sessions of June and July 2025, including a MunicipalCourt budget presentation and continued budget discussion at WorkSession2025-07-01.
The assessment resolutions that fund particular districts were heard a fortnight later at CityCommission2025-08-19: Resolution 10585 for the General Boulevard District No. 3570, 10586 for ParkDistrictNumberOne, 10587 for the special improvement lighting districts, 10588 for the Portage Meadows Maintenance District No. 1195 and 10591 for the StreetMaintenanceDistrict — all 5-0 — followed by Resolution10582, the annual tax levy, and Resolution 10599 on the LibraryMillLevy.
See CityBudget for the cycle and Resolution10635 for the following year.
Resolutions: https://greatfallsmt.gov/257/Resolutions Minutes, August 5, 2025: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08052025-245