Kalispell City Council could address vacancy issue created by election snafu | #citycouncil
Municipal officials have prepared resolutions ahead of Monday’s Kalispell City Council meeting that could see it declare two of its seats vacant and then immediately move to appoint replacements. City Manager Doug Russell stressed in a memo to Council that the resolutions were predicated on further clarification on how to proceed after a Flathead County […]
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Kalispell City Council to put local government review before voters | #citycouncil
During a short meeting Monday, Kalispell City Council unanimously approved a slate of resolutions, including one putting a possible review of local government before voters this spring. Municipalities must query voters on whether to review local government every 10 years under state law. If residents back the idea at the ballot box during the June […]
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Kalispell City Council to vote on public safety levy | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to put a public safety levy before voters in March. The proposed levy comes on the heels of audits of the city police and fire departments that found staffing and equipment shortfalls, among other concerns. Council weighed three options for a levy during an October work […]
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Staff to present three public safety levy options to Kalispell City Council | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council on Monday is expected to review options for a potential emergency responder levy that could go before voters in a special election next year. Discussion of a possible levy emerged in later summer following independent audits of the city’s Fire and Police departments. Undertaken by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Safety […]
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Kalispell City Council work session focuses on educational campaign for levy request | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council on Monday began debating launching a campaign to educate residents on the municipality’s public safety needs ahead of a potential levy request. “I think the value of having that unified public education component as we go forward is very important for this process,” said City Manager Doug Russell during the Sept. 25 […]
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