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Kalispell council removes 5% impact‑fee admin charge, approves FY2026 budget after heated debate over state law
Summary
The Kalispell City Council voted Aug. 18 to remove a 5% administrative charge from impact‑fee calculations to comply with recently enacted state legislation and adopted the FY2026 budget and related assessments after extended debate about reserves and voter intent.
Kalispell City Council on Aug. 18 voted to remove a previously applied 5% administrative charge from all impact‑fee calculations and approved the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget and a series of special‑assessment levies.
Staff said the change is required by recent state legislation. City Manager Doug Russell told the council the city would remove the 5% administrative component from impact fees for water, sewer, stormwater, police and fire and apply the change uniformly: "We're just gonna remove that 5% so no one can question if there was any portion related to administrative fees going into any of the charges," Russell said during his presentation.
The action came as part of Resolution 62‑76, introduced to comply with what the council identified in the meeting as Senate Bill 133 and related 2025 enactments. During…
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