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Billings council approves FY2026 budget amendments including tax‑credit transfer authority and facility funds
Summary
Council approved five FY2026 budget amendments including authority to transfer funds tied to a historic tax‑credit transaction, new authority to cover facility/animal shelter expenses, Axon capital/lease adjustments, and reestablishing city hall construction funding after delayed Motorola invoices.
The Billings City Council unanimously adopted five FY2026 budget amendments that finance several administrative transactions and reallocate reserves, finance staff said at a public hearing.
Finance Director Andy Zeller described the largest item as budget authority to move funds related to a historic tax‑credit arrangement with First Interstate Bank. Zeller said the city received gross tax‑credit payments of about $6,000,000 this fiscal year and…
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