Glacier County officials met with state administration and revenue brass Tuesday to request relief from the financial sanctions issued over years of mismanagement at the county level.Â
Glacier County commissioners Mary Jo Bremner and John Overcast, flanked by County Attorney Terryl Matt and Chief Financial Officer Chancy Kittson, told the Department of Revenue and Department of Administration the withheld funds could mean shutting down a number of county services if they aren t released soon.Â
The county has undergone five audits covering the last eight years, and the fiscal troubles there inspired new laws to keep counties from similarly falling into the same situation. The audits have consistently found nearly 20 issues with the county s financial practices, until the 2020 audit found eight. The county overspent by $1.2 million in 2019, while the county only overspent by $28,000 in 2020.Â
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As of midday Friday 918 bills had been introduced in the Montana legislative session and Gov. Greg Gianforte had signed three bills into law. This week we’re watching legislation on tax policy, public health and labor unions.
Republican lawmakers are ferrying a number of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s tax proposals through the legislative process, including Senate Bill 159, carried by Sen. Greg Hertz of Polson. It would lower the personal income tax rate for the state’s top tax bracket from the current 6.9% to 6.75%. That would reduce taxes at least some for about half of Montana taxpayers
Similarly, House Bill 303 carried by Rep. Joshua Kassmier, a Republican from Hamilton, passed out of the House last week. The Business Investment Grows (BIG) Jobs Act would increase the exemption ceiling on the state’s business equipment tax from $100,000 to $200,000, in effect eliminating the task for about 4,000 businesses.