Form of Government
The City of Great Falls operates under the Commission-Manager form of government established by charter with self-governing powers.
The City Charter was adopted June 3, 1986, and became effective July 1, 1986. The City's legislative and policy-making body is the City Commission. The City Commission employs the City Manager to direct the day to day operations of the City which carry out the policies of the City Commission. The City Manager is helped in this task by his staff and directors of the departments.
City Commission Meetings
City Commission meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. Commission Work Sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. in Gibson Room 212 and Commission meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers Room 206. An agenda for each meeting is posted on the official posting board and bulletin board in the Civic Center and on the City of Great Falls' website typically on Thursday afternoons the week preceding a meeting or at least 48 hours prior to each meeting. Agenda packet material for Commission meetings is also posted on the City of Great Falls' website with the agenda. Commission work sessions and meetings are aired live on the City's government access channel City-190, as well as re-aired the week of and the week following the meetings. Recorded meetings are also posted on the City's website.
Access the following City Commission resources:
- Agendas, Minutes, E-Packets
- Ordinances
- Official Code of the City of Great Falls (OCCGF)
- Resolutions
- Subscribe to E-Mail Subscriptions or Notifications
- Watch City Meetings
