Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Budget Introduction
During the May 21 Budget and Finance Committee meeting, staff presented the budget process. Staff provided an overview of municipal budgeting and some of the basic terms involved. This is a great, short document for an introduction to our budget process.
Budget Presentations
Throughout May and June, departments will attend weekly Wednesday City Council Budget and Finance Committee meetings and present their requests for fiscal year 2026. This Engage Missoula page will be updated after each week's department presentations, with links to the summary presentation. For those who wish to diver deeper, detailed documents will be postedContinue reading
Budget Introduction
During the May 21 Budget and Finance Committee meeting, staff presented the budget process. Staff provided an overview of municipal budgeting and some of the basic terms involved. This is a great, short document for an introduction to our budget process.
Budget Presentations
Throughout May and June, departments will attend weekly Wednesday City Council Budget and Finance Committee meetings and present their requests for fiscal year 2026. This Engage Missoula page will be updated after each week's department presentations, with links to the summary presentation. For those who wish to diver deeper, detailed documents will be posted on our main website for that week's meeting.
Budget Process and Adoption
The City's charter says that the mayor present a budget to City Council. The City Council can adopt amendments to the budget, then adopts the budget and levies the necessary taxes and sets fees for service. Mayor Davis will be presenting her Executive Budget on July 21. This budget will include the department requests she wants to fund and will highlight the cost-saving measures she's directed staff to take.
After the mayor presents her budget, City Council members may submit proposed budget amendments. Council members may want to include department requests not included in the mayor's budget, remove requests that were included in the mayor's budget, or propose other new requests. The Budget and Finance Committee will consider and vote on each proposed amendment during their meetings on July 30 and August 6. City Council will vote on the full amended budget on August 11.
Getting Involved
This project on Engage Missoula will have high-level overviews of the budget and its process. More importantly, the tools on this page provide an interactive space for residents to bring questions for staff or share comments with elected officials, as a supplement to our public meetings.
Engage Missoula Tools
- Ask a question on this page: submit any questions you have below and your question and the answer will be posted on this page along with your user name.
- Comment on this page: select the comment tab and choose one of the options. Your comments will be forwarded to Mayor Davis and the City Council.
- Leave a Comment - for any general comments about the budget.
- Tell us how we can make the budget process easier - we want our budget process to be as transparent and easy to navigate as possible. If you have any suggestions for how we can improve, please let us know.
- Subscribe - click the subscribe button to be notified of updates on the budget.
Other Comment Opportunities
- See our Public Comments Page to find all the ways you can reach your elected officials. This includes meeting participation, email, phone, and online forms.
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Mayor Davis Presents FY26 Budget
Share Mayor Davis Presents FY26 Budget on Facebook Share Mayor Davis Presents FY26 Budget on Twitter Share Mayor Davis Presents FY26 Budget on Linkedin Email Mayor Davis Presents FY26 Budget linkMayor Andrea Davis presented her FY26 budget to City Council on July 21. We're making improvements to infrastructure and street maintenance service, shifting to housing-focused solutions in our Housing and Houselessness Program, and ensuring our police officers are fairly compensated. We’re also chipping away at the structural deficit—the gap between what it costs to run the City and what we bring in through ongoing revenues. This budget reduces that gap from $3.1 million to $2.4 million—a 22% improvement over last year. We must stay focused on eliminating the remaining budget deficit. Mayor Davis is committed to doing so responsibly and thoughtfully—without sudden disruptions to City staff or the essential services our residents rely on. We're doing all this with only a 3.5% increase to the portions of our budget that show up on your tax bill.
The next step in the budget process is for City Council to review what Mayor Davis has included in the budget. Council members may propose edits, which they will discuss and vote on in Budget and Finance Committee meetings over the next few weeks. We'll have a stronger picture of what our final budget looks after we receive revenue numbers from the state on August 4. We plan to adopt the final budget on August 18. Read Mayor Davis's one-page budget introduction or view the slideshow online. You can ask questions or leave comments below, or reach out to Mayor Davis and City Council using any of the options on our public comment page.
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Public Works & Mobility & Missoula Redevelopment Agency Budget Presentations
Share Public Works & Mobility & Missoula Redevelopment Agency Budget Presentations on Facebook Share Public Works & Mobility & Missoula Redevelopment Agency Budget Presentations on Twitter Share Public Works & Mobility & Missoula Redevelopment Agency Budget Presentations on Linkedin Email Public Works & Mobility & Missoula Redevelopment Agency Budget Presentations linkPublic Works and Mobility and the Missoula Redevelopment Agency presented their budget requests during the June 25 Budget and Finance Committee meeting.
- Watch the June 25 Budget and Finance Committee meeting
- View Public Works and Mobility slides
- View Missoula Redevelopment Agency slides
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Central Services; Human Resources; Health Department; and Community Planning, Development & Innovation Budget Presentations
Share Central Services; Human Resources; Health Department; and Community Planning, Development & Innovation Budget Presentations on Facebook Share Central Services; Human Resources; Health Department; and Community Planning, Development & Innovation Budget Presentations on Twitter Share Central Services; Human Resources; Health Department; and Community Planning, Development & Innovation Budget Presentations on Linkedin Email Central Services; Human Resources; Health Department; and Community Planning, Development & Innovation Budget Presentations linkCentral Services; Human Resources; the Health Department; and Community Planning, Development, and Innovation presented their budget requests during the June 18 Budget and Finance Committee Meeting.
- Watch the June 18 Budget and Finance Committee meeting
- View Central Services presentation slides
- View Human Resources presentation slides
- View Health Department presentation slides
- View Community Planning, Development, and Innovation presentation slides
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City Attorney & Parks & Recreation Budget Presentations
Share City Attorney & Parks & Recreation Budget Presentations on Facebook Share City Attorney & Parks & Recreation Budget Presentations on Twitter Share City Attorney & Parks & Recreation Budget Presentations on Linkedin Email City Attorney & Parks & Recreation Budget Presentations linkThe Missoula City Attorney's office and Parks and Recreation Department presented their budget requests during the June 11 Budget and Finance Committee meeting.
- Watch the June 11 Budget and Finance Committee meeting
- View City Attorney presentation slides
- View Parks and Recreation presentation slides
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Police, Fire, & Parking Budget Presentations
Share Police, Fire, & Parking Budget Presentations on Facebook Share Police, Fire, & Parking Budget Presentations on Twitter Share Police, Fire, & Parking Budget Presentations on Linkedin Email Police, Fire, & Parking Budget Presentations linkThe Missoula Police Department, Missoula Fire Department, and Missoula Parking Commission presented their budget requests during the June 4 Budget and Finance Committee meeting.
- Watch the June 4 Budget and Finance Committee meeting
- View Police Department presentation slides
- View Fire Department presentation slides
- View Parking Commission presentation slides
- View detailed budget documents
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Key Dates
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July 23 → August 13 2025
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August 04 2025
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August 04 2025
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August 18 2025