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Belgrade council adopts multiple resolutions on lighting, levies, budgets and water bonds
Summary
At the meeting the council adopted a special improvement lighting maintenance district for West Post phases 3–4, moved several levies to dollar‑based bases, approved the parks budget and authorized $20 million in water system revenue bonds; the council also canceled uncontested municipal elections and appointed Matthew Anderson to the planning board.
The Belgrade City Council unanimously adopted multiple resolutions and took several procedural actions at its meeting.
The council approved Resolution 2025‑23 to create Special Improvement Lighting Maintenance District Number 2601 for West Post phases 3 and 4, with staff estimating first‑year costs around $20,000 (roughly $0.66 per linear foot). Council discussion requested staff provide the exact number of affected lots after the hearing.
The council adopted Resolution 2025‑24 to cancel the uncontested November 4, 2025 municipal elections for certain council wards and the mayoral contest where only one candidate filed, following Gallatin County Elections’ notice; staff and council discussed public notification and the process to fill a resulting Ward 1 vacancy after the new mayor assumes office.
Council adopted the Belgrade Regional Parks, Trails and Recreation District fiscal year 2026 budget and related assessments; the parks budget included a ~$65,000 vehicle purchase, transfers totaling about $674,000 into the district CIP (leaving a projected year‑end CIP balance near $737,000), and a phased approach to Mayfair Meadows improvements with an early pump‑track phase supported by a $100,000 county grant.
The council adopted two levy transition resolutions to convert voter‑approved library and public safety mill levies to dollar‑based levies (Resolutions 2025‑27 and 2025‑28), with staff referencing a prior workshop outlining the differences between fixed dollar amounts and maintaining mill rates under state law (MCA provisions cited in the meeting).
Council also adopted Resolution 2025‑29 authorizing issuance of water system revenue bonds via a private negotiated sale; staff said the bond request was reduced to $20,000,000 from an earlier $30,000,000 plan to stay within debt capacity, noting $5.2 million would reimburse land purchase and roughly $15 million would fund initial project design and work, with additional financing options to be explored for the remainder.
The mayor recommended and the council confirmed Matthew Anderson to the Belgrade City‑County Planning Board for a term through May 20, 2026. Several adopted items were recorded as carried or approved unanimously in the meeting transcript.
