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Title Description Department Internal Webpage URL External URL File
Absentee Voter Registration

In order to receive an absentee ballot, a voter must apply through the Flathead County Election Department. A voter may request a ballot for just the upcoming current election by completing an Application for Absentee Ballot and receive ballots for all elections during the current calendar year.

The application must be made by noon the day before the election.

 Election
Adopt a Pet

FCAS schedules adoptable pet showings by appointment only. Please call (406) 752-1310 to schedule a showing.

 Animal Shelter
Adult Sports Programs

Softball, Football, Basketball, and Volleyball

 Parks & Recreation
After-School Route Mountain Climber
AIDS Testing Family Planning
Air Quality Complaints

Report an air quality complaint (i.e. fugitive dust, burning prohibited materials, open burning during restricted times, etc.)

 Environmental Health
Air Quality Recording

The 2.5 PM monitor located in Columbia Falls reports air quality in near real-time. Download the PDF for activity recommendations for each air quality category.

 Environmental Health
Alcohol Sales Service Training

Responsible alcohol sales and service training are mandatory in the state of Montana. Liquor license holders must ensure that all employees who serve or sell alcohol, their immediate supervisor, and the licensee if they serve or sell themselves, are trained through a state-approved training provider.

 Population Health
Alive at 25

Preventing death among teen drivers and young adults is the mission of Alive at 25. This highly interactive course encourages drivers between the ages of 14 and 24 to take responsibility for their own driving behavior.

Alive at 25 was adopted by Montana in January 2009. The program has proven effective at reducing young driver crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

 Population Health
Alternative Payment Schedule for Primary Residences
IMPORTANT
Applications are due September 30th of the taxing year

MCA 15-16-122 allows for an alternate payment schedule to be used at the request of the owner of a primary residence, to pay a property tax obligation.  Instead of paying your property taxes in two installments, you may elect to pay them in seven monthly payments between November 30th and May 31st. Download the application below.

 Tax
Animal Control

The work of an animal shelter or "pound", a facility that houses or disposes of stray, lost, abandoned, or surrendered animals.

 Animal Shelter
Annual Report / Audit Report

The county produces an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).  The most recent report is for FY21.

 Finance
Approach Permit

 An Approach Permit is needed for any new driveway or upgrades to an existing approach onto a county roadway.

 Road and Bridge
Attention: View or Pay Taxes
Parcel / Tax Information & Payments

Look up Flathead County tax parcel information and/or securely pay property taxes by Credit Card or eCheck.

  • Search by:
    • Address
    • Name
    • Parcel number/tax ID number
  • Data is updated nightly from the Treasurer's tax/parcel records.
  • Any and all information displayed is 'public information'.
  • Pay property taxes securely online via Credit Card or eCheck. Payment information is never displayed for public view.
 Tax
Automobile License Motor Vehicle
Basketball for Grades 1-2

Kalispell: Sykes Lil’ Hoopsters

  • 1st and 2nd-grade Boys: $50
  • 1st and 2nd-grade Girls: $50

January - April, at Kalispell schools (Elrod/Russell), typically on Saturdays

 Parks & Recreation
Basketball for Grades 3-4

Kalispell: The Brace Place Lil’ Hoopsters

  • 3rd and 4th-grade Girls: $50

January - April, at Kalispell schools (Elrod/Russell), typically on Saturdays

 Parks & Recreation
Bicycle Bike Helmets for Children

The Health Department currently has a limited number of bicycle helmets available on a donation basis for children 12 and under.

 Population Health
Birth Certificates
  • Certified copies of birth certificates are available through this office for all Montana Counties.

  • Genealogy copies are available for Flathead County only.

  • A certified copy is $8.00 each, and may be obtained online or by mail.

  • Anyone requesting an informational or certified copy of a vital record must present a valid ID.

  • If additional assistance is needed, and you require a meeting with staff, please contact our offices to schedule an appointment.
 Clerk & Recorder
Birth Control
  • Emergency contraception (PlanB)
  • Birth control pills
  • Contraceptive rings (Nuvaring)
  • Intrauterine devices (IUDs: Mirena, Liletta,Paragard)
  • Implants (Nexplanon)
  • Depo-Provera shot
  • Free Condoms
 Family Planning

Page Last Updated: Dec 15, 2022