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REPORT TO:

City Commission

FROM:

Bernie Massey, Customer Service & Billing Supervisor
Laurae Clark, City Treasurer
Melissa Hodnett, Finance Director

SUBJECT:

Resolution for the Annual Lighting Assessments for Fiscal Year 2027

MEETING DATE:

September 22, 2026

AGENDA ITEM TYPE:

Resolution

RECOMMENDATION:

Consider the Motion: Approve Commission Resolution for the Annual Lighting Assessments for Fiscal Year 2027.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

7.5. Funding and Delivery of City Services: Use equitable and sustainable sources of funding for appropriate City services, and deliver them in a lean and efficient manner.

BACKGROUND:

Montana Code Annotated Title 7 Chapter 12 Part 43 allows for the creation of special improvement lighting districts for the purpose of lighting streets and assessing costs for installation and maintenance to property abutting thereto and collect the costs by special assessments against the property. The City has approximately 80 special lighting districts. This resolution formally levies and assesses maintenance and electrical current costs of the districts to the benefitted property owners.

UNRESOLVED ISSUES:

None

ALTERNATIVES:

As suggested by the City Commission.

FISCAL EFFECTS:

The amount that will be assessed for all Special Improvement Lighting Districts for FY27 is $583,600.

Memorandum