Kalispell City Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. for a work session, at which no formal voters are allowed, to discuss municipal revenues.
While the city has endured it’s fair share of budget woes as of late, tonight’s presentation by Interim City Manager Myrt Webb looks to be of a more explanatory nature, getting into Kalispell’s different revenue sources and what those funds can be used for.
While taxes, which include everything from property taxes to court fines can be used for any legal purpose, other sources of revenue are highly specific, and can only be applied to certain uses. For example, revenue from ambulance service or parks and recreation programs goes right back into those departments, and can’t be used for, say, paving roads.
Assessments operate in a similar way, and in his presentation tonight, Webb will offer estimates of what revenue Kalispell can expect from these funding sources. For example, sewer impact fees are expected to bring in $250,000 for the wastewater treatment plant, $190,000 for sewer collection and $250,000 for storm sewer. No estimate is offered as to what revenue can be expected from the controversial transportation impact fees, which the city recently adopted.
The council will also discuss Latecomer Agreements, and at the behest of Councilman Bob Hafferman, will consider refining Developer Extension Agreements.