City Council discusses reclassifying Havre as class two city

A resolution to reclassify Havre as a class two city was tabled at Monday's meeting of the Havre City Council to give the public a greater opportunity to learn about the matter before it is voted on.

City Finance Director Doug Kaercher said this matter is being brought up again due to a misunderstanding by a previous city council that resulted in a lack of action taken to address the issue.

Kaercher said Havre's population was shown in the 2000 Census to have dropped to fewer than 10,000 people, requiring it to reclassify as a class two city, but before the council could do that the Monta...