H1. 2027 Preliminary Budget motion to authorize limited expenditure of funds(A J y OF City of Kalispell
ALISPELL PostOffice Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997
Telephone (406) 758-7000 Fax - (406) 758-7758
REPORT TO: Jarod Nygren, City Manager
FROM: Aimee Cooke, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget — Call for Public Hearing and
Authorization of Limited Expenditure of Funds
MEETING DATE: June 15, 2026
BACKGROUND: The budget adoption process requires the preparation and publication of
a preliminary budget for consideration by the City Council and the public. The Fiscal Year 2027
Preliminary Budget has been prepared by City staff, presented to the City Council, and published on
the City's website. The Council reviewed and discussed the preliminary budget during work sessions
held on May 11 and May 13, 2026.
Staff is requesting that the Council call for a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary
Budget and authorize expenditures necessary for salaries, maintenance, operations, and approved
projects until the final budget is adopted.
RECOMMENDATION: Council make a motion to authorize the expenditure of funds from
the Fiscal Year 2027 preliminary budget necessary for day-to-day operations of the City and
schedule a public hearing for Monday, July 6, 2026.
ATTACHMENT: Notice of Budget Hearing
Link to Preliminary Budget
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Kalispell has reviewed the Preliminary
Budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and said budget is open to inspection in the Finance Office and
on the City's website at htt2s://www.kalispell.com/ArchiveCenterNiewFile/Item/260.
The City Council will meet on Monday, July 6, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at
City Hall, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana to conduct a formal Budget Hearing and transact
regular business. Anyone wishing to address the proposed Budget may appear at this hearing in
person or online and make oral statements or present the same in writing. Written comments may be
submitted for Council consideration by delivering the same to the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue
East, Kalispell, MT 59901, (PO Box 1997, 59903) or by email to publiccommentkkalispell.com
prior to the hearing.
On August 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, the City Council will
meet to adopt the final budget and fix tax levies. For more information on the budget, please contact
the Finance Director at City Hall, telephone (406) 758-7755.
Done by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana on the 15th day of June 2026.
Aimee Brunckhorst
City Clerk
Publish: June 21, 2026
June 28, 2026