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Billings council advances vehicle‑noise ordinance and directs staff on FY27 property‑tax approach
Summary
Council approved first reading of revised motor‑vehicle noise rules with mandatory fines for certain offenses and directed staff to prepare the FY27 budget under a transition to the state's floating‑mill framework (option 4a), a move intended to avoid a projected $1.1M revenue shortfall.
The council approved, on first reading, revisions to the noise chapter that tighten enforceable language for motor‑vehicle noise and add mandatory civil penalties for violations. Police leadership and legal staff briefed council on enforcement challenges and a judge’s guidance to make offenses clearly provable. Council settled on mandatory minimums for the ordinance and extended the window for counting repeat offenses (final edit adopted during first reading).
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