Budget and Finance Committee

City of Sidney, MT Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 12-29-2025 December 29, 2025 5:30 PM 115 2nd Street SE |Sidney, MT 59270 Committee meetings are open to the public attending in person. If the public does not wish to participate in person, they are also invited to participate via a Zoom meeting or via phone: Meeting ID: 713 080 5898 Passcode: 4332809 Call: 1-346-248-7799 Alderman Present: Christensen, DiFonzo, Larson Others Present: Mayor Norby, Clerk/Treasurer Chamberlin, PWD Hintz, Planner Sanderson 1. Call to Order The Budget and Finance Committee meeting was called to order at 5:30pm. 2. New Business a. Growth Policy Update The Budget and Finance Committee met and reviewed the City portion of the 2025 Growth Policy with City Staff. The following changes were recommended to be made to the growth policy: Page 83 -#C, objective #2, instead of “offer cash incentives” change to “zoning conforming and grant incentives” -#C, objective #3-delete -#C, objective #5-delete Page 93 -#A, objective #1, insert truck to read “truck bypass study” Page 94 -#B, objective #4, insert “on city properties” -#C, objective #1, should be water tank on Highway 16 Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 12-29-2025December 29, 2025 Page 1 of 2  Page 95 -#E, objective addition- Jeff would like the “BNSF R/R Right of Way Storm Drainage Detention and Waterway Improvements” added towards the top of these objectives 😊 Page 98 -#A, objective #1, replace fund with support Page 100 -#D, objective #2, delete part and insert application to read “…which further downtown goals, grant application assistance for catalyst..” Page 102 -#B, objective #1, delete part and insert zoning conformance to read “…looking at creative parking solutions, reviews of zoning conformance permits,…” Page 103 -#A, objective #1, delete “and financial incentives” Page 103 -#A, objective #1, delete “and financial incentives” Page 107 -#A, objective #1, replace for word of to read “…and consideration of tax incentives.” Page 108 -#A, objective #3, delete “and incentives” After discussion, motion was made to recommend approval of these changes. Motion made by DiFonzo, Seconded by Larson. Voting Yea: Christensen, DiFonzo, Larson 3. Adjournment at 6:27pm. Budget and Finance Committee Meeting 12-29-2025December 29, 2025 Page 2 of 2