Billings
Top issues
The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.
| Issue5 | Status | Board | Minutes | Meetings | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormwater System Development Fee | open | City Council | 0 | 4 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Accessible Parking and Motor Vehicles Ordinance | open | City Council | 0 | 3 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Animal Sheltering Services | open | City Council | 0 | 2 | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Lampman Park future land use map amendment | open | City Council Regular Business Meeting | 0 | 2 | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Capital Improvement Plan FY28-FY32 | open | City Council | 0 | 1 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Issues on upcoming agendas
Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.
| Issue1 | Status | Board | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Improvement Plan FY28-FY32 | open | City Council |
Recent updates
Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.
| Issue7 | Status | Board | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sheltering Services | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Capital Improvement Plan FY28-FY32 | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Minnesota Avenue Parking Lot Disposal | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Nurse-Family Partnership Funding | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Ramada Park Disposal | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
| Series 2026 Storm Sewer Bonds | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
| South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal Bonds | open | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 |
Upcoming meetings
| Meeting4 | Board | Date | Time | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 - Consolidated Yellowstone County Zoning Commission | Consolidated Yellowstone County Zoning Commission | Nov 12, 2026 | 4:00 PM | - |
| 2026-11-16 - City Council Work Session | City Council Work Session | Nov 16, 2026 | 5:30 PM | - |
| 2026-11-18 - Budget and Finance Committee | Budget and Finance Committee | Nov 18, 2026 | 9:00 AM | - |
| 2026-11-23 - City Council Regular Business Meeting | City Council Regular Business Meeting | Nov 23, 2026 | 5:30 PM | - |
Recent meetings
One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).
Issues with near term decisions
| Issue11 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormwater System Development Fee | City Council | Nov 2, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Accessible Parking and Motor Vehicles Ordinance | City Council | Nov 2, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Animal Sheltering Services | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Lampman Park future land use map amendment | City Council Regular Business Meeting | Nov 2, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Capital Improvement Plan FY28-FY32 | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Avenue Parking Lot Disposal | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nurse-Family Partnership Funding | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramada Park Disposal | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Series 2026 Storm Sewer Bonds | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Billings Boulevard Urban Renewal Bonds | City Council | Nov 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shiloh Flats Subdivision preliminary plat | City Council Regular Business Meeting | Oct 22, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Long running topics
| Issue1 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Zone Policy Review and Aggressive Driving Initiative | City Council | Oct 24, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
No actions pending
Nothing right now.
Completed
| Issue4 | Board | Last updated | People | Minutes | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Relations Commission Ordinance Amendment | City Council | Nov 2, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lampman Park Sale | City Council | Oct 24, 2026 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Mullen Annexation | City Council | Oct 24, 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Repeal of Animal Control Advisory Board | City Council | Oct 24, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Sources
Where the data comes from
- City website: https://www.billingsmt.gov
- Agendas and meeting calendar: https://public.destinyhosted.com/24568/agenda/
- Meeting video: Council meeting video is on Community 7 TV Castus VOD (linked from the official AgendaQuick portal, not YouTube): https://public.destinyhosted.com/24568/agenda/ ; the city's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@cityofbillings5834 has no recent council meetings in its latest uploads.
- Officials, agendas and video lists were collected from these official sources on 2026-10-22; meeting content comes from the transcripts as they are processed.
Data quality notes
- Minutes processed (October 24, 2026): Regular Business Meeting 10/12 (DRAFT), Work Sessions 10/5, 9/21, 9/8, Special Work Session 9/17.
- Gaps recorded as meeting stubs (text-layer unavailable): Regular Meetings 9/28, 9/14, 8/24, 8/10 (scanned PDFs only; no OCR attempted).
- Planning Board, Zoning Commission, Public Art and BPAC agenda contents not read.
- Agendas for most boards after November 12 are not posted yet; no formal minutes are posted for November meetings (a work-session summary is posted for November 2).
- Billings city YouTube channel does not carry council meetings (Castus VOD only); no YouTube IDs.
- Agenda portal has no council committee meetings listed apart from work sessions.