City Council

2020 will be an election year for the Billings City Council, and Chris consistently advises listeners to educate themselves about these candidates so they can cast an informed vote.

Q2 reports that on Tuesday, the four finalists for the job of Billings city administrator sat down to answer questions from the local media, after extensive interviews with the Billings City Council and a tour of the city. It was made clear that collectively, the four city administrator candidates agree that Billings is a city with a lot of opportunity...

Billings City Council members said Monday they’re interested in replacing the city’s lobbyist Ed Bartlett, whose contract expired on June 30th. But they’re undecided on whether they want full-time or part-time paid lobbyists when the legislative session begins in January 2019...

In a 6-5 vote, the Billings City Council on Monday authorized spending $100,000 as part of a $675,000 public-private partnership to move the One Big Sky District into a year-long planning and development stage. The council’s vote includes approval of a memorandum of agreement among the private and public entities involved in the project as well as a $400,000 line-of-credit agreement extended by Bi

The 2017 Shrine Circus In Missoula appears to have been the last, unless the Missoula City Council decides to change its mind.

Q2 reports that new Ward 4 Billings City Council member Reg Gibbs was appointed Monday night, but only after another council member from the same ward blasted the nomination. Gibbs will replace Ryan Sullivan, who moved to Texas for a new job...

The Gazette reports that city managers in Helena and Great Falls are among the five finalists announced Monday for Billings’ vacant city administrator position. After meeting in closed session for 2½ hours, the Billings City Council voted unanimously, with Councilman Ryan Sullivan absent, to interview the five finalists during public sessions to be held on November 30th and December 1st... Read Mo

There will be no primary election required for the upcoming municipal elections for mayor, the city council and for municipal court judge,

Billings City Councilors and Mayor Tom Hanel are expected to decide today whether or not to appeal a judge’s ruling requiring the city to pay over $2.7 to more than 140 police officers.  The meeting begins at 6:30 this evening at City Hall...

The Billings City Council will consider a proposal for a new meeting house for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints this evening.  The council meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. On April 5, the Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of special review on the proposed Mormon meeting house, at 54th Street West and Trail Creek Drive...