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Helena finance office reports midyear budget position; warns of grant delays and capital carryovers
Summary
Finance presented the city’s midyear budget review: adopted revenues of $104.7M and appropriations of $109.4M, $14.7M in revenue carryovers and $43M in appropriations carryover; staff flagged federal and state grant pauses that could delay projects and noted a $1 million shortfall in Civic Center electrical upgrades
City finance staff on April 16 delivered a midyear budget summary and a capital overview that outlined revenue, expenditure and carryover status for fiscal year 2025 and raised concerns about uncertainty in federal grant funding.
Director Danielson summarized the adopted budget and year‑to‑date figures: “We adopted for all funds $104.7 million in revenue and $109.4 million in adopted appropriations,” she said, and later noted $14.7 million in revenue carryovers tied mainly to capital and debt service. Danielson said amended appropriations through December totaled about $153.9 million after carrying forward capital projects and purchase orders.
Grant funding uncertainty: Grants administrator Amanda Opitz briefed the commission on delays to several…
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