Kalispell Council OKs budget

Kalispell City Council on Monday adopted a $115 million budget for fiscal year 2023.

The budget means a tax increase of about $25 annually for a home valued at $400,000, according to the city.

City Manager Doug Russell said during the preliminary budget process that officials had anticipated needing to levy all of the municipality’s available mills, but through savings from last year’s budget was able to move funds forward to assist with the new spending plan. The city is levying 145 mills, which is 10 mills below what it is authorized to levy.