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Legals for January, 22 2025

| January 22, 2025 12:00 AM

NO. 30909 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS AMENDING THE 24-25 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET On February 3, 2025, during the 7:00 p.m. regular council meeting, the City Council of the City of Columbia Falls, shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose of taking public comment on the proposed 24-25 Fiscal Year Budget Amendments. The City Council is conducting a public hearing on proposed budget amendments pursuant to Title 7, Chapter 6, Part 40, MCA. The City is proposing amending the following funds budgeted revenue and/or expenditures: Fund 2100 Resort Tax, Fund 2310 Tax Increment District, Fund 2311 TEDD Industrial Park, Fund 2312 TEDD – Columbia Rising Industrial Park, Fund 2392 Building Code Enforcement Fund and Fund 2991 ARPA of 2021. These amendments are proposed to account for revenues not known when the original budget was adopted in September 2024 and for additional unanticipated activity that has occurred during the first half of the year.  Interested persons may contact Interim City Manager Mark Shrives for details on the proposed budget amendments at (406) 892-4391 or email: citymanager@cityofcolumbiafalls.com. Public comment may be in writing addressed to the City Clerk at 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912, email: staalandb@cityofcolumbiafalls.com or delivered in person to the City Council during the hearing. DATED THIS 21st day of January 2025 Barb Staaland City Clerk January 22, 29, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30910 AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the Bigfork County Water and Sewer District has been conducted by Denning, Downey & Associates, CPA’s, P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings. Summary of Significant Findings The audit report for the Bigfork County Water and Sewer District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 is unmodified. The audit report also contained several other auditors’ reports. Following is a list of the reports and a summary of the findings included in each. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report. 1. Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters based on an audit of Financial Statements performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards. This report contained findings in the following matters:  This report contained no findings. 2. Report on Other Compliance, Financial and Internal Accounting Control Matters.  This report contained no findings. 3. Report on Prior Audit Report Recommendations. This report summarized the findings from the prior audit report, and noted the action taken on them.  a) 2023-001 Financial Reporting (Implemented) Public Inspection of Audit Report The complete audit report is on file in its entirety and is open to public inspection at the District Office at 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. Bigfork MT. Julie Spencer- District Manager Bigfork County Water & Sewer District January 22, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________