I'd like to call the Butte Silver Boat Council of Commissioners regular meeting for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 to order.

Clerk, could we please have roll call?

11 present one absent.

Eleven present one absence.

Please note that Commissioner Healy is absent from tonight's agenda.

Um Commissioner Walker, could you lead us in the prayer in the pledge?

Next, we'll move on to any public comment on any item on tonight's agenda.

If you'd like to speak on any item on tonight's agenda, please come forward, say your name, address, and the item that you would like to speak about.

Seeing none, I will uh move to the approval of the minutes of the October 15th, 2025 meeting minutes.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

At this time I'll make a motion that we approve the minutes of the October 15th, 2025 meeting.

We have a motion and a second to approve the October 15th, 2025 meeting minutes.

Is there anything on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please cook record the vote.

Eleven A zero nay.

Eleven Ye Zero Nay.

Motion passes.

Next we'll move on to the chief executive's report.

I'll try to make a brief.

Um there's been a lot that's going on in the last day or two.

Um as many people may have seen that uh uh the EPA administrator Zeldon was in town yesterday.

Um it was a uh quick stop over that he came in.

Um the EPA let us know that he was coming to visit, but never gave us an agenda and never gave us really times of what was going to happen until his arrival.

So I found out really that morning where we were meeting and what was going to be done.

There wasn't very much time for uh for a lot of conversation.

I did express the uh the challenges of of the change of of the lead level and uh the concerns of the community and uh how you know from different administrations it's it's gone back and forth and so that there's a big concern about that and hope that we could get have some more answers to that.

Um there was conversation that um sometime in January they may have a plan coming forward, um, a proposed plan, and so um we'll see if that's happened, but more of his visit was just seeing the sites and getting an update from EPA staff that was on the ground here.

So we didn't get a lot of uh of actual FaceTime with them other than touring sites with uh with his uh entourage and uh all the people that were involved with that as well.

And then also as as many seeing today did a proclamation of emergency on uh the snap benefits and just wanted to just give a quick overview why we did this.

And um I think everybody understands the the significance of the to the community, what losing snap benefits can do to many community members.

And um, I think everybody understands the the significance of the to the community what losing SNAP benefits can do to many community members and um for for some people they think that this is a handle, but there's a lot of people on SNAP benefits that are hardworking individuals with with kids with families, uh disabled people that that are losing those benefits.

And um, you know, I'm not gonna go get into the federal politics or state politics on this all, but I um working with our community action team, it was contingent on us to say it's important for us to support our local community, and so um as chief executive, it was uh my directive to to do emergency emergency proclamation to um to ask tonight the resolution to assess what's equivalent of two mills.

Okay, it it it will not be assessed to anybody taxpayers.

It's we will be drawn from our reserve uh funds, and that's why we have reserve um to for times just like this where we can help the community and and help people in need, and so um those those benefits will be used to help support those in need in the community, the food bank, uh it could be um the the Butte Rescue Mission and then those that are putting pantries up just in the community, and so that's the reason that we're doing this.

Um it's something that Butte always does.

I think Bud's gonna come out and support whether you know local government did this, but I thought it was important that local government took the lead and said it's important to us and our community to do this.

And so that was why I took the action that I did today.

So with that, I know we have a long agenda.

So we're going we're gonna move forward and uh we're gonna go through section one uh bid openings public hearings, and then after we get through that section one, we are going to move section three ahead of section one.

Oh, we have one item not addressed on tonight's agenda that I just talked about.

Um Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

On the section of items not addressed on the agenda due to what you just stated.

Um in accordance with the provisions of Rule Six of the Rules of Order of the Council of Commissioners of the City and County of Butte Silver Bow, State of Montana.

The council hereby finds an emergency condition exists which requires that the council rules be suspended to allow for resolution number 2025-67 to be added to tonight's agenda.

The reason for the suspension is as follows.

Resolution 2567 is a resolution authorizing and approving the appropriation of reserve funds to the city and county of uh Butte Silver Bow budget for the fiscal year 2026 in the amount of 183,974 dollars, which is equivalent to the two mills based upon the foregoing and to allow this matter to be acted upon.

The council here by fines in an emergency exists.

At this time, I make a motion to approve the suspension of the rules to add resolution 2025-67 on the November 5th, 2025 regular meeting under the section of resolutions to be read and acted upon for final reading.

We have a motion and second to add uh resolution 2025-56.

Is that correct?

57.

Oh, 67 on tonight's agenda.

Is there anything on the question?

Could commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

110.

11 years, motion passes.

Moving on to bid openings.

Um we we have one communication number 2025-50.

Angie Mulliken Public Works and Budget Manager requesting council of commissioners to reschedule a bid opening on November 5th, 2025 for the Silver Lake Industrial Water System Improvements Project.

And with this, do we have oh, we're going to move it.

So do I send to you, Commissioner Morgan?

This will be moved to um November 19th on the November 19th agenda.

So moving on to public hearings, communication number 2025-494.

Zach Osborne, But Silverboat Chief Fire Chief requesting council commissioners' authorization to schedule a public hearing for November 5th, 2025 for the purpose of amending fiscal year 2025-2026 fire department budget to allow for increased expenditures of unanticipated revenue.

Fire Chief Osborne.

That unanticipated revenue, as you guys found out a couple weeks ago, was from a FEMA assistance to firefighters uh grant award that we received for the amount of five hundred and forty-five thousand four hundred and fifty-four dollars and fifty-four cents for the replacement of uh SCBA's self-contained breathing apparatus for our fire department.

Thank you, uh Fire Director Osborne.

Uh County Attorney Enrique, do we have proof of publication?

And we could do it for both of these.

Uh Chief Executive Gallagher.

Uh, yes, we have proof of publication for both of them.

Thank you.

Um, are there any questions for commissioners before we open the public hearing?

Seeing none, I'll open the public hearing.

First call for proponents.

Second call for proponents.

Third and final call for proponents.

Ready frost 2000 Roberts Avenue.

I am a proponent of this.

Thank you.

Thank you, ready.

Last call for proponents.

First call for opponents.

Second call for opponents.

Third and final call for opponents.

We'll close the public hearing.

For the sole source of the Solcer replacement parts through the Falcon Environmental, the only dealer in Montana.

Director Neary.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioners.

Um, we have a blower motor, uh, variable speed drive that we need for a blower motor at uh the wastewater treatment plant.

We're recommending soul sourcing because Sulsaur and Falcon are the only um distributors that we can get the um drive from with the right programming, and that's the whole reason for the public hearing and our asking of the sole source.

Thank you, Director Neary.

Are there any questions of commissioners?

Seeing none, I'll open the public hearing.

First call for proponents.

Ready for OS 2000 Roberts Avenue.

I am in favor of soul sourcing this as it is a Montana business, and we need a blower motor, it sounds like at the wastewater distribution plant.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ray.

Second call for proponents.

Third and final call for proponents.

Next, I'll move to opponents.

First call for opponents.

Second call for opponents, third call for opponents.

I'll close the public hearing.

Next, we're going to move to section three.

Oh, do I have two more?

Oh my goodness.

So we got two more.

So do we have proof of complication?

Because we said both of them.

Chief Executive Gallagher, yes, you have proof of publication on 2025-504.

However, if you look at 2025, 519, it has been moved to November 19th.

Okay.

Thank you.

Next we'll move to item number four, communication number 2025-504.

Angie Mulliken Public Works Budget Manager requesting Council of Commissioners' authorization to schedule a public hearing for November 5th, 2025 for the purpose of soliciting comments on the unanticipated revenue from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation for the USDA Cooperative Forestry Program to plant trees throughout Skyline Park.

Director Neary.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I'm going to take a crack at this one.

I think Andy thought interviews were going to go first.

But this is from the Department of Natural Resources a grant for $7510, which am with a match of 2503.

That we're asking, I guess asking for public comment on it.

The uh the 2503 bec I believe comes from the parks and rec department.

Okay.

Thank you, Director Nary.

Are there any questions of commissioners?

Seeing none, I'll open the public hearing.

First call for proponents.

Ready for OS 2000 Roberts Avenue.

I am a proponent of planting more trees.

Thank you.

Thank you, Reddy.

Second call for proponents.

Third and final call for proponents.

First call for opponents.

Second call for opponents.

Third and final call for opponents.

We'll close the public hearing.

Item number five, communication number 2025-519 will be moved to uh have the public hearing moved to November 19, 2025.

Okay.

Now we'll move on to section three communications to be read and acted upon.

We have two tonight.

The first one is communication number 2025-527.

Zach Osborne, Silverbow Fire Chief, requesting council commissioners concurrence that probationary firefighters, Alaric Allery Grail and Logan Strict Faden be added to the Butte Silver Bowl Fire Department after completing their six-month probationary period with outstanding performances.

Okay, for the record, Zach Osborne, Silverbow Fire Director of Fire Services.

Chief Executive Gallagher, members of the council, uh thank you for allowing uh time on this evening's agenda to recognize two probationary firefighters of the Butte Silverbo Fire Department.

Probationary firefighters Alaric Gray and Logan Strickfadden have successfully completed all departmental requirements, and with your vote tonight, they will be confirmed as full members of the Butte Silverbo Fire Department.

Over the past six months, these two young men have consistently demonstrated professionalism, dedication, and strong commitment to both our department and our community.

I am confident that they will continue these traits forward throughout their careers.

Before the vote, I would like to share a be a brief background of each of them.

Uh firefighter Alec Grayle was born and raised in Helena, Montana before moving to Butte to attend Montana Tech University.

While at tech, Mr.

Grail earned a bachelor's degree in cellular and molecular biology, was also a member of the Montana Tech football team.

After graduation, he became a full-time employee with A1 Ambulance and served as a volunteer firefighter with the Big Butte Volunteer Fire District.

Firefighter Logan Strickfadden was born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Billings, Montana.

After graduation from high school, Mr.

Strickfadden joined the United States National Guard, where he proudly served his country.

Following his service, he settled in Butte and became a full-time employee with A1 Ambulance while also volunteering as a firefighter with the Big Butte Volunteer Fire District.

Thank you once again for your time this evening and for allowing me the opportunity to formulate formally introduce firefighters Grail and Strict Fadden.

I respectfully request your approval of their confirmation as confirmed members of the Butte Fire Department.

Thank you.

Thank you, Director Osborne.

Um would you like to make a motion?

Sounds good, Chief Executive Gallagher.

At this time, I would like to make a motion that we concur with communication 2025-527 and welcome these two fine young gentlemen to the Butte Silverbow Fire Department and place on file.

We have a motion to concur in place on file.

Communication number 2025-527.

Is there anything on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 yeah zero nay.

Eleven years zero nay.

Motion passes.

Congratulations, gentlemen, and welcome.

And as I believe the families uh go out and get some pictures and or you could sit through with the rest of the evening with us.

You're welcome to do that as well.

All right.

Moving to item number two out of section three, communication number 2025-541.

John Morgan, Council Chairman, District 1, informing Council of Commissioners that pursuant to communication number 2025-516.

I would like to request time on the November 5th, 2025 regular meeting to conduct interviews for the interim corner to serve until the conclusion of the November 2026 general election.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

And then after we get through that, we'll just ask the candidates to please go into the hallway and uh and wait your turn uh as we call your name to come up and answer some questions.

So the way that this will work, based on the list that I have been forwarded from the human resource director, it looks like there's about 13 people on the list that we'll be going through and and interviewing.

I'm unaware if all 13 are here, and so what I'll do is I I will just start out at the very top of this, which is in alphabetical order, and just go through and call the individuals' names to come up and interview.

Um this commission has five questions that we'll be asking the same candidates.

Um I will be asking the questions to all of the candidates, and then the commissioners can take their notes as as the candidate does answer the questions.

These questions I believe would be um kept, and you know, if you write any notes down on the interview, would be go going to the HR department to go into the file so that that documentation is maintained.

So at the at the end of this interview process, I would ask that the commissioners use their ballot that was provided to them to um enter their top two candidate choices out of the 13, and then we will have um our our council secretary tally the vote with the clerk and then the two top candidates ranked one and two will then move on to the final selection, and of that the commissioners will select their number one candidate based on that, those two people.

And then after that point, we would make a motion that we would appoint that candidate as the interim coroner until the votes are canvassed in the completion of the November 2026 election.

So in theory, this position would the interim would be there until the middle of November ish, and then the person that would have won the election will step in at that point moving forward.

Okay.

Um if you haven't been interviewed or you haven't answered the questions, I I would ask that you leave the room after you have answered the questions and have been interviewed.

You are more than able to stay in the council chambers and listen to the rest of them if you so choose to.

So um any of the commissioners have any questions before we start.

Okay.

Okay.

Ready to go.

So seeing none, Mr.

Chief Executive, I would first call Kimberly buyers or beers.

Um if they would please stay in the room to answer these questions.

If if you are a candidate and you're not Kimberly, would you please exit the room at this time?

Mr.

Heddock, are we sure that the we don't have outside speaker?

Okay, thank you.

Yes.

Yep.

So that there you go, and then just pull that closer to you.

Kimberly, there you go.

Thank you.

Kimberly, welcome to the Council of Commissioners meeting, and thank you for your interest in this position.

Um I am going to just answer questions or ask you questions.

I can't answer them for you, but I'll ask the questions for you.

And then if you need me to repeat any of it, please let me know.

Okay.

The first question, uh, please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

Um I guess am I saying what I think the coroner does?

Yes.

So please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibility of the coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect to the community.

Um I'm aware of when people pass away, they go to the scene.

Um assist at law enforcement.

And that's about it.

Okay.

Um the second one, describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as a coroner.

Um I worked with Axelson for about two years.

I was a I reached I retrieved um people that passed away.

Um we take them back and process them and fingerprint them and place them in the fridge.

And yeah, that's what I did.

Okay.

This position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

I wouldn't talk about it with anybody.

Okay.

Um if appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law?

And how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

I would follow all policies and procedures with compassion.

Confentiality.

Assisting anybody that needed assisting.

Okay.

And the final question is, is there any reason that would prohibit you from responding to a situation twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week?

There is not.

Okay.

Okay.

That is the conclusion of the questions.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I oh you are more than welcome to stay in the audience if if you choose to.

Uh Mr.

Chief Executive, the next one uh would be Kelton Bills.

Could we have Mr.

Kelton Bills the house?

Just kind of right there.

Welcome, Mr.

Bills.

Welcome, Mr.

Bills.

Thank you for your interest in this position.

We'll go through and and start.

Um I'll ask you the questions and then you can respond.

And then as you're as you finish, we will just move on to the next one.

If you need me to repeat anything, please just ask.

Okay.

First question.

Excuse me.

Please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

Uh my understanding is that you would.

Clarify that somebody did die or did not die, make sure that is kept on record and notify next kin.

Okay.

Thank you.

Uh second question.

Describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as a coroner.

Uh during my time as a correctional officer, I went with inmates to hospitals multiple times on both life light and in an ambulance, and have uh just been around a medical setting there.

Uh I think that would prepare me a bit for.

Okay.

Um third question.

The this position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure um confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

Uh you just don't talk about it with anyone outside of work.

I mean, even inside of work, there's some things you can't talk about with other people.

Okay.

Fourth question, if appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law?

And how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

Mr.

Bills, can I have you um pull the microphone closer to you?

Yes, sir.

Okay.

So let me let me restate that question for you.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law, and how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

Not sure.

I just be able to be here every day while training at the same time and continue uh to carry out my job duties while completing any necessary training.

Okay.

Um is there any reason that would prohibit you from responding to a situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week?

No.

Okay.

All right.

Kelton, that concludes our questions for you on this.

You're more than welcome to stay in the audience if if you choose to do so.

Thank you.

Okay.

Uh Mr.

Chief Executive, the next candidate would be Marcy Cameron.

Could we please invite Marcy Cameron in?

Thank you, Barb.

Welcome, Ms.

Cameron.

Hi.

Hello, Ms.

Cameron.

Thank you for your interest in this position.

I'm going to go through and ask you a series of questions.

If you need me to repeat any of the questions, please just ask.

Thank you.

First question.

Uh please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

I've been doing uh I've been acting as a deputy coroner since 1998.

I feel like I have a very strong understanding of the duties of the coroner's office.

The deputy acts as the coroner when the coroner's not on duty.

Um I work closely with the community, and I've seen firsthand how to do it, how not to do it.

I feel like I can I feel like I can help to correct the situation the way it feels like it is right now, by bringing some more transparency to the coroner's office by answering a lot of the questions up front simply by FAQ on our website so that people aren't wondering.

So it's not such a mystery to the community.

Uh what happens when we come to your house or when we uh respond to a scene.

And you know, will you get a death, you know, when will you get your death certificate, how we determine a cause of death, will you get an autopsy report?

And just by more communication with these folks will I think help to uh alleviate a lot of the uh misunderstanding and confusion and mystery surrounding this office.

Um I've attended numerous uh well, every two years since 1998 I've gone to training, uh different trainings, disaster trainings.

Um I responded to all of the plane wrecks.

At one point it was more plane wrecks than car wrecks for me, which I was starting to feel like we're the Bermuda Triangle of Montana.

Um I feel like I feel like I've got a really strong grip on what the coroner's office is and what it could be for Butte and what I you know what I can make of it.

Okay.

Thank you.

Uh describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as coroner.

I I kind of feel like I just did.

Um with the exception of two years, really, I've been I've been you know, I started out, I wanted to work at the crime lab in Missoula.

I have a degree in chemistry.

Um I found out a little bit too late that my degree is mostly in metals, thanks to tech, and that doesn't help me out in Missoula, but um I I basically buggedly and buggedly and bugged Lee to let me be a deputy and finally warm.

And things happen, life happens, and I ended up pursuing a different career with my chemistry degree, and just continued with the coroner's office.

And I'm I don't know, I won don't want to say that I enjoy it, but it's something that I'm good at.

I feel like I enjoy the challenge.

And I feel like there's a lot of work that I could do.

I feel like I can make the office better.

Okay.

This position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

There's a lot of training that goes into that.

And this has changed a lot in the last couple of years.

So there's there's some gray areas for sure.

And basically, as I've learned more, I'm I share it with all of the deputies.

And I encourage all of the deputies to ask questions about that.

Our MDI log system is very secure.

So I don't worry about anything getting breached that way.

Any of our medical records that are transferred to us are all done electronically through that system.

I know that there's a lot of sensitive information.

Most of that, most of that goes through the county attorney whenever you know, whenever somebody needs their records released.

And the laws are pretty strict about who gets that information.

And if there's a question, turn that over to him.

Okay.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements?

Excuse me, outlined in Montana law, and how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

That's pretty easy.

And it should be because nobody else keeps track of it as it turns out.

I ended up having to take my 40-hour training over again because I thought, I guess I thought Lee was keeping track of it and he wasn't.

I've got most of my training.

I made copies myself.

So I feel like that is has turned into kind of a non-issue and is fairly easy to track.

Okay.

Is there any reason that would pre that would prohibit you from responding to a situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week?

No.

I've already worked that out with the health department.

Everybody's fine with that.

Okay.

That concludes the questions that we have for you.

Thank you very much for your time.

Please feel free to stay in the audience if you choose to do so.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you.

Mr.

Chief Executive, the next candidate would be Kaylee Casebolt.

Kaylee Casebolt.

Welcome, Ms.

Casebolt.

Please come up to the podium and then pull the microphone to you so that the commissioners can hear you clearly.

Thank you.

Can you hear me okay?

Yeah.

Welcome, Kaylee, to the to the Council of Commissioners meeting.

I'm going to go through and ask you a series of questions.

If you need me to repeat any of the questions, please just let me know and I can do that.

Okay.

Okay.

Please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect to the community.

So my understanding of the basic role and duties would be.

Um first and foremost is making sure that they are everybody is treated respectfully and um so they would be working with law enforcement.

Um they would be called out on questionable circumstances and asking questions to I guess investigate and look into how and why certain deaths occurred and then um filing the reports um I know there's a lot more I just can't think straight right now.

Sure.

I'm sorry.

No problem.

We'll move on to the next question.

Uh describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as coroner.

Um so the last few years I've worked for the department of child and family services as a child protection specialist.

Um so that role entailed a lot of different duties that I just had to do.

So there was a lot of legal and investigating in that aspect.

Um I mean, first and foremost, it was making sure that the children are safe and um I worked reunification and tried to with those kiddos and those parents.

Um I think a lot of the skills are similar.

Um so just like the time management piece, the having a lot on your plate, um, and then having something urgent come up and needing to pivot.

Um I think that's about all I got.

Okay.

The next question is this position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

Um so I have a bachelor's in social work and psychology.

I am currently in graduate school for my master's and one of the basic core rules is um on ethics and confidentiality.

Um so I find that it's very important, and every role that I've worked in the past, I've had to maintain that confidentiality, and there's a lot of um there's just a lot of stuff that only certain people need to know, and then um I think it was mostly just like health information that I had to deal with at my at Child and Family Services.

Um but uh yeah.

Okay.

And I really hold a high value for education and continuing to learn and so I would make sure to get it done as best as I could with what the job was demanding at the time and just have to prioritize and use those time management skills.

Okay.

And the final question is there any reason that would prohibit you from responding to a situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

No.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you for your time, and that concludes the questions for you.

Please feel free to stay in the audience if if you decide or if you choose to your time.

Next candidate, Mr.

Chief Executive would be Bonnie Kaufman.

Please invite in Bonnie Kaufman.

No Bonnie Kaufman.

Okay.

Bonnie Kaufman is not is no should hear.

No, okay.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Uh Tessa Grimes.

Tessa Grimes.

Welcome, Ms.

Grimes.

Please come up to the podium and then pull that microphone close to you so that the commissioners can hear you on your answers.

Thank you.

Welcome to the Council of Commissioners meeting, Miss Grimes.

I'm gonna go through and ask you a series of questions.

If you need me to repeat any of them or a portion of them, please feel free to ask.

Okay.

The first question, uh please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

Welcome, thank you, Chief Executive Gallador, and the commissioners for allowing me to be here to this evening.

Um my understanding, the coroner position is I work at the detention center.

I've been there three years.

Um we have had previous um incidents where we've had some people pass away, and from my understanding, we typically call the coroner's people, they come up, they investigate, um, they process all the information, um, they typically bring out the body.

Um from that from there, they bring the body to, you know, I can't remember the name of the butt um sorry, I'm really nervous.

Um they bring the body, do fingerprints, investigate um inventory, that's far as I am aware of the situation.

Okay.

Uh describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as coroner.

Um as working at the jail um can you repeat that please?

You bet.

Describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as coroner.

Um my experience, uh experiences I've I mean, working at the jail, um, I've dealt with these type of situations.

Um it's devastating, it's frightening.

It's a lot of information, there's a lot of paperwork.

Um I do know, like I said, there is a lot of information to pertain with this whole process.

Okay.

Uh this position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

Um HIPAA, you know, policy and procedures.

Um always abide by those.

Okay.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law?

And how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

Um always lead everyone to success.

Um last part of the sentence, please.

You bet.

I'll just reread the whole thing.

Okay.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law?

And how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

Just make sure that all the required trainings are completed and um done up to date.

Um the final question is is there any reason that would prohibit you from responding to a situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week?

No.

No, no.

Okay.

Thank you.

That concludes the questions.

Uh please feel free to stay in the audience if you choose to do so.

Next candidate would be Michael Hanley.

Please invite in Mr.

Hanley.

No Michael Hanley.

There's no Michael Hanley.

Okay.

Next one would be Kellyanne Hoven.

Welcome, Ms.

Hoven.

Please come up to the podium there and then pull the microphone close to you so that the commissioners can hear you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hello, Ms.

Hovind.

Welcome to the Council of Commissioners meeting.

I'm going to go through and ask you a series of questions.

If you need me to repeat any of the questions, please just simply ask.

Sure.

Okay.

The first question, uh, please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect to the community.

Sure.

Um before I begin to anyone need a resume.

Uh Miss Kelly Ann Hovell.

Um, so no, um, we just we ask you these questions, and that's what we're we're going off on and on.

Would you mind repeating that question for a few, please?

You bet.

Please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

Wonderful.

So I am Kellyanne Hoven.

I'm a registered nurse.

I have been for 14 years.

And I'm most familiar with the coroner position when I was working up at the hospital here.

Um we had the coroner involved, of course, if we had a death under suspicious circumstances, um, a death while in custody of law enforcement, or uh a death within 24 hours of arriving at our facility.

So we worked with the former coroner um often on those.

And I believe I would be a good fit for the position because I have a lot of experience working with grieving families and people in shock related to end of life situations, and I think I could be a calm presence in those circumstances and provide clear and direct communication that's appropriate while still being compassionate uh and empathetic and working with the other members of law enforcement and funeral homes and those involved in the end of life situations.

Okay.

Next question.

Uh describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as coroner.

So I've mentioned my nursing experience.

Um I worked in a very high volume, high acuity um ICU in a city in Texas prior to moving to Butte in 2013 and working at St.

James for most of that time.

Um I have, as I mentioned, a lot of experience in working with people in end-of-life situations.

Um I've experienced it on the personal side as well.

We lost my father-in-law last year.

Um so I got to sort of understand from the family's perspective how sensitive you know people can be and all of the things involved with a death happening in the family.

Um for the past five years have been working as a realtor with Coldwell Baker Markovich here in Butte, and that's allowed me to get um much more involved with the community, and it's not of course public service, um, but it is public facing, and I do think it's helped strengthen my communication skills and my collaboration with different members of the process and then my you know reputation in the community.

Okay.

This position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

I am very familiar with HIPAA.

Um as long as I've been a nurse, that's been a very key part of it, and confidentiality is one of the ethics as a realtor as well.

So I'm a big fan of a listen first communication strategy.

Um I try not to overshare and be empathetic while still not divulging information that's not I'm not at liberty to share.

Um I think the best way to do that is to be calm, to be direct, um, to be very clear, to be very fair and unbiased with anyone you're communicating with.

Okay.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law, and how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

So I did read the Montana Code annotated regarding the coroner.

I understand there is a coroner's class coming up next month.

Um should I be appointed?

I would plan on attending that class.

I am very familiar with continuing education.

I have um I maintain both my nursing and my real estate license, which require continuing education.

Um I would assume this role if appointed as my primary occupation and I like being part of an office and meeting with you know other people and being out and about.

So I think I would do well.

Okay.

Um responding to a situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

No, I actually um I was a flight nurse and we were all we worked 24 hour shifts, we were obviously on call.

We had a three-minute response time until we were supposed to be in the in the helicopter taking off.

So very familiar with being on call.

My last position at the hospital, I took call nights, weekends, holidays, you name it.

So also as a real estate agent, my phone number is out there for anyone to call or text me at any point in type.

So I'm very comfortable, I would say, with that aspect of the job.

Okay.

Thank you.

That concludes all the questions that we have.

Uh please feel free to stay in the audience if you choose to do so.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next one would be Jason Parrish.

Jason Parrish.

Welcome, Mr.

Parish.

And you know the drill.

Um come to the podium, keep the mic close to you so everyone can hear you.

Welcome, Mr.

Parrish to the Council of Commissioners meeting.

I'm going to go through and ask you a series of questions.

If you need me to repeat any of them or a portion of them, please just simply ask and I will do so.

The first question, please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

Mr.

Chief Executive, Chairman Morgan, members of the Council of Commissioners.

First of all, I'd want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to interview for this position.

The responsibilities and duties of a coroner in the state of Montana is, of course, medical legal death investigation.

We're to inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of the human deaths, all human deaths that occur in our jurisdiction in accordance with Montana Code annotated.

And establish the identity of the decedents.

Suicides, of course, uh, and fetal deaths.

Deaths that occur within incarceration with individuals in custody or being placed in custody.

Furthermore, our duties to perform include cremation authorization and the authorization of removal and transportation of human remains.

Ordering autopsies and toxological testing, obtaining biological specimens from the decedents, which includes vitreous fluids, urine, blood, tissue as necessary.

We are obligated to perform and provide decent disposal of unclaimed dead human bodies and their parts believed to be human.

We are to notify the next of kin in as short of a practical time as possible, preserve evidence involving any human death, hold inquest, and issue subpoenas and for the uh procurement of documents or witnesses into those deaths that we are investigating.

It is a position that is requires a lot of empathy, and it requires respect for the families for the decedents for the human remains.

We have to respect the individuals.

Doesn't matter what their walk of life is, doesn't matter if you agree with their lifestyles or not.

We're there to provide a proper, thorough and supportive investigation for legal purposes and for the welfare of the families who are being left behind.

Okay.

Describe to us your experiences that have prepared you to serve effectively as coroner.

Chief Executive, Chairman Morgan, members of the council.

I have a varied background in emergency medicine.

I started out in the early 90s as an EMT and later as a paramedic.

After that, I decided to join the United States Army, where I went through 68 whiskey MOS school, which is combat medic, and this is during the time about 2001, September 2001 to be precise, and at that point in time it was a little uh of uh an upset in the world.

I was given the opportunity to expand my knowledge and my horizons by going to 92 uh mic training, which is uh funeral affairs, also known as mortuary affairs training.

Uh in the Army, I spent time uh investigating and repatriating uh human remains of service members.

Uh I also worked in cataloging, organizing, and detailing uh mass graves.

Um beyond that, I have attended the 40-hour Montana uh coroner's basic course, and in my copious spare time I've been working through the Department of Justice criminal uh uh or criminal lab advanced coroner courses uh that they make available to us.

Okay.

Uh this position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

Chief executive uh council members, I would make certain that we maintain a very tight control of uh personal information, PII.

I would work with the IT department on staff to make sure that any of our files are in encrypted and isolated folders on the network system.

From a personal standpoint, there would have to be a tight chain of custody of all materials, utilizing secure communication devices and photograph uh cameras for photographic evidence, making sure that if you are operating uh in the MDI system, which is our logging program, that we are not being viewed from the sides, makes sure there's nobody witnessing the photographs, the documentation, and the paperwork that's available, maintaining personal effects to include identifying objects, ID cards, etc., uh under locking key when they are not being utilized in an evidentiary capacity, and to maintain a standard operating procedure uh for all coroners uh in the department that is regularly tested on and regularly trained on to maintain the utmost of privacy and respect uh for the families and the decedents.

Okay.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law, and how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

Currently, Montana Code annotated requires uh coroner to be certified with 40-hour basic uh coroner course.

I've already taken that in back in June.

Beyond that, every two years, the requirement is 16 hours of continued education credit.

The Department of Justice provides uh a great opportunities for training, both online and in person, frequently in Helena or in Bozeman.

Considering that we have four deputies and a uh interim coroner, the ability to spread out uh duties as assigned and provide for training is integral to keeping the uh professionalism and the respect areas, uh the skills respectively of our uh uh practice sharp.

So there's an ability to uh maintain the CEUs while providing consistent care within uh the community.

Okay.

Is there any reason that would prohibit you from responding to a situation 24 hours a day, seven days a week?

I'm already in IT, I already work 24-7.

It's no big deal.

We got this.

Okay, thank you, Mr.

Parrish.

That concludes the questions that we have for you.

Please feel free to stay in the audience if you choose to do so.

Thank you.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you, Mr.

Parish.

Next one would be Kylie Reese.

Not here.

No.

Okay, Kylie Reese is not here.

How about Alex Michael Smith?

Not here.

How about Curtis Winscott.

Welcome, Mr.

Winscott.

If you could come up to the podium and then you can push the button on the microphone, it'll light, you'll get the red light.

There you go, and pull that microphone close to you so that the commissioners can hear you.

Thank you.

Mr.

Winscott, welcome to the Council of Commissioners meeting.

I'm going to go through and ask you a series of questions.

If you need me to repeat any of the questions or any portion of them, please feel free to simply ask and I and I will do that.

First question, Mr.

Winscott.

Uh, please describe your understanding of the primary duties and responsibilities of a coroner and how you would ensure those duties are carried out with professionalism and respect for the community.

Okay.

Um I understand that the coroner is one of the main people that assists in the gathering of evidence for people that you know you don't you don't understand you don't know how they may have passed.

Um you arrive on scene, um, you see somebody who's passed away, you know, and you kind of help law enforcement, those who are you know arrive on scene, and you just in helping with taking them away.

Um making sure you know you're gathering your every piece that you need to have, you know.

Um I would probably make sure that it's being done by just following regulations, you know.

If there's things that are outlined in the rule book, whatever will you know, rules are supposed to be followed, I would definitely follow that to the T.

Um, you know, people are people, whether they're alive or dead, you know, uh you treat them as if they're people.

Um I've worked in health care, I've handled people as they've gone.

Um seeing a person pass away, you know, a person is a person, whether or not they're there.

Um just knowing that even though that person may not be with us, you still handle them with the same respect that you would handle a person that is able to talk to you anyway.

Okay.

Describe to us your experiences that have repaired you to serve effectively as coroner.

Um like I said, um I've worked in healthcare as a CNA for over ten years.

Um I've held people's hands as they've passed away.

Um I've seen people die from cancer, kidney failure, um just old age, either way.

Um I'm not afraid of death.

Um it's part of life if a person is, you know, if they've handled it.

Unfortunately, um if there's been self-harm, I'm more than understanding.

I can walk into that room, walk into whatever position, and take that as it is because everybody has their own way of I guess exiting, and we have to understand, you know, um whether or not we're religious, whether or not you know, we understand how something happens, you know, we have to take somebody else's death home with us in health care in um as a coroner, you know, you've got to take that with you every day as well.

You know, if you see somebody who's gone, um you're gonna have to take that picture with you as well.

Um I don't have I I don't have a I guess I don't have a problem with that.

Um I've got a bachelor's degree in biology as well, so um I understand just kind of like the scientific processes of gathering evidence based theories, you know, all of that.

Um I know how not to contaminate things, it's um I guess more or less I understand um the different portions of um this I guess I could understand the situation, you know, if it's a rough situation, if it's just somebody that's passed away in their house, you know, it's it is what it is.

Okay.

Uh this position often involves access to confidential and emotionally sensitive information.

How would you ensure confidentiality and maintain ethical standards in your work?

Um it's no different than working um working with like HIPAA laws.

I don't know if you know what that is.

Um, you keep your mouth shut, you don't share anything unless it's with the right people at the right time.

Um you really share the need to know with who needs to know.

Okay.

Yeah.

If appointed, how would you ensure compliance with the statutory training and continuing education requirements outlined in Montana law, and how would you balance that with the demands of the office?

Um I would say you know, you should always keep up on your training.

Um you should always do a little bit here and there, you know.

Um every job has some kind of training that goes along with it.

It's you know, if there's something new, you gotta always you just gotta keep up on it.

It's you gotta make time.

Um it just training is training.

Keeping knowing your rules and regulations is just part of everything you do.

I I don't know exactly how to say that otherwise.

It's just something you have to do.

Okay.

Um is there any reason that would prohibit you from responding to a situation twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week?

If my dog pooped on the floor.

Okay.

Okay.

Um that concludes the questions that we have to ask you.

Um please feel free to stay in the audience if you choose to do so.

Okay.

Uh next candidate that I have is Ramon Woods.

Ramone is not here.

That is all the candidates that I have on my list.

Is there anybody just lingering in the hallway?

Barb?

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

So next gonna have commissioners right, top two.

Yeah, if I if I can.

Uh Mr.

Chief Executive, that concludes the interview list that we have for tonight's interim coroner position.

At this time, I would ask the commissioners to pick the bigger ballot if they will, and write two names, their top two picks for the position, um, and write them down.

And please uh sign and print your name on them as well.

And the clerk will come around and collect your ballots.

Commissioner Morgan.

Mr.

Chief Executive, uh, as in past practice, I believe the clerk would read the commissioner that cast the ballot and read the name of their two choices, and we will if the county attorney and Barb can just assist and keep a tally, that would be appreciated, and all the commissioners check the numbers, and then once we have those top two candidates, we'll proceed.

So does that sound right?

Okay.

Clerk, if you could lead us into this.

Okay.

Commissioner Thatcher, Marcy Cameron, Jason Parrish.

Bill Anderson, Kelly Hovin, and Jason Parrish.

Eric Macins, Jason Parrish, Kelly Hooven, Josh O'Neill, Jason Parrish, Marcy Cameron.

Commissioner Walker, Jason Parrish, Kelly Hooven, Dan Callahan, Kelly Hoovin, Marcy Cameron, Jason, Michelle Shea, Jason Parrish, Marcy Cameron, Bill Boyle, Jason Parrish, Kelly Hooven, Russell Larry, Jason Parrish, Marcy Cameron, Jim Fisher, Jason Parrish, Kelly Hooven, John Morgan, Jason Parrish, Kelly Hooven.

Okay.

I think that do we have a final tally?

Can you give us the totals?

Jason Parrish has ten votes.

Kelly Hovind has seven.

And Marcy Cameron had five.

So our top two candidates are Kelly Hoven and Jason Parrish.

So I want to thank all the candidates for uh coming and putting your name in for this important position.

Um from that, I think we'll continue on with the two highest candidates, vote total.

Correct.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

So the next round of ballot with the small sheet of paper would be between Jason Parrish and Kelly and Kelly Hoven.

Kelly and Hoven.

So if the commissioners would still cast their ballot, sign and print, the clerk will come back and collect them.

And do the commissioners need to sign them?

Yes, if you would please sign and print them as well.

Just so that the clerk can read read the name.

Oh, are they?

Okay.

All right.

And we'll have the clerk read the each individual commissioner's vote.

Am I correct, Commissioner Morgan?

Yes.

Same same as before.

Okay.

And Miss O'Connor, you can go ahead and proceed when you're ready.

Okay.

Commissioner Morgan, Jason Parrish.

Commissioner Boyle, Jason Parrish, Commissioner Shea, Jason Parrish, Commissioner Callahan, Hooven, Commissioner Fisher, Parrish, Commissioner Macins, Parrish, Commissioner O'Neill Parrish, Commissioner Walker, Parrish, Commissioner O'Leary Parrish, Commissioner Thasher Parrish, Commissioner Anderson Parrish.

So it appears that we have 10 votes one on that.

So the point of position for this would be Mr.

Jason Parrish.

And so again, I want to thank all of the candidates for for putting the time in and uh and you know once again this is an important position for us.

So Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Before I make the motion of appointing the interim coroner, I want to just publicly thank Mr.

Hollis for your time and dedication to this community and for what you've done for many years of your service and for the time where we asked you to step up yet once again to come up and help this community and and you did that with not even a hesitation.

And and I really do personally thank you for that very much.

Commissioner Morgan and Commissioners, I I have to second that.

I when we were in need of an interim coroner, I made one call, and I think there was a question of 24-7, seven days a week, and uh Mr.

Hollis stepped up and so thank you very much and I want to give you a round of applause for the work that you've done.

And I'd like to thank you for giving me that opportunity.

Thank you, Dan.

All right, Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

At this time, I would make a motion that we appoint Mr.

Jason Parrish as the interim coroner for Butte Silver Bow.

And that we note communication 2025-541 in place on file.

We have a motion and a second to note in place on file communication number 2025-541 and appoint Mr.

Jason Parrish into the coroner position until the general election 2026.

Is there anything on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 years and A.

11A 0NA.

Motion passes.

Congratulations, Mr.

Parrish.

Thank you.

And um I would like to thank Dan Hollis personally.

Thank you, Jason.

All right.

Moving on to Section 2 Consent Agenda.

Uh items A 1 through 4 and B 1 through 27.

Do we have any friendly amendments and or segregation?

Commissioner Shea.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

I would like to segregate item number 13 2025-531.

That's item number 13, 2025-531.

Are there any other friendly amendments or segregations?

Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

I'd like to segregate communication number 11, 2025-529.

That's item number 11, communication number 2025-529.

Are there any others?

Commissioner Fisher and then Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I would like to segregate communication number five, 2025, 522.

And number 25.

Communication number 25, 2025, 544.

Thank you.

So we have item number 25.

Is that correct?

And what was the other one?

I'm sorry.

Number five.

Number five.

Okay.

522.

Item number five, communication number 2025-522.

Okay.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

I'd like to segregate number 23, communication 25-542.

And number 27, 25-546.

That's item number 23, communication number 2025-542.

And item number 27, communication number 2025-546.

Are there any other friendly amendments and or segregations?

Seeing none.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

At this time, I'd like to uh make a motion that we approve Section 2, the consent agenda.

A the committee reports 1 through 4.

B communications 1 through 27 with the exclusion of number 5 25-52.

Oh number 11, 25-529.

Number 13, 25-531.

Number 23, 25-542.

Number 25, 25-544, and number 27, 25-546.

We have a motion and a second to approve tonight's uh consent agenda.

Is there anything on the question?

Could commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 years and A.

11A 0NA motion passes.

I noticed we had everyone commissioner just step out.

Do we need to take a break?

Are we everyone okay to move forward?

Okay.

I just want to make sure.

Okay.

I know we had a little bit of a length there before.

Okay.

Um so we'll move to item number five.

Communication number 2025-522.

Mike Clegg, Deputy County Attorney requesting Council of Commissioners authorization to have Chief Executive Gallagher sign an agreement with CCCS to provide services to the Butte Silverbow DUI court.

Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Uh question on this was the agreement doesn't show a cost.

I was wondering if anybody had any idea.

2200 a month.

2200 a month.

Thank you.

Okay.

Suffice for information for you, Commissioner Fisher.

Okay.

Commissioner Fisher.

Uh thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Thank you, uh, County Attorney.

And Ruth, I would like to make a motion at this time to concur in place on file communication.

2025-522.

We have a motion of a second to concur in place on file communication number 2025-52.

Is there anything on the question?

Commissioner Anderson.

I'm I'm looking through the contract here.

I didn't see that information for the cost either on it.

Uh is that something that should be included in the contract.

Commissioner Anderson, I'll ask uh uh county attorney and Ruth.

Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Anderson, paragraph six.

It's contained at the very last sentence, $2200 a month.

Excuse me, excuse me for my voice, it's getting worse.

Okay.

So we have a motion and a second.

Anything else on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 years.

11A 0NA.

Motion passes.

Moving on to item number 11, communication number 2025-529.

Karen Boone's Karen Burns, Community Development Director.

I apologize.

Um requesting council of commissioners authorization to have Chief Executive Gallagher sign a development agreement approved by the Harrison Avenue South URD H A S U R D with the TFF Enterprises Monteriors.

Commissioner O'Larry.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Uh the amazing reason I segregated is that I had a conversation with uh Director Burns earlier, and it's my understanding that we're that this particular um development agreement is being done sort of after the fact, and I just wanted to allow Director Burns to talk a little bit about that and so we can have a conversation.

Thank you, Commissioner O'Leary.

Director Burns, welcome.

Whoops.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive, Commissioner Larry.

Um yeah, I'm happy to address any questions there might be.

Um normally in our situations with the Harrison Avenue Urban Renewal District, we meet with a potential project, we talk about our programs, we guide them through the application process.

They apply before they start work.

Um in this situation, we did meet with the developers.

We talked about their project, we talked about the parcel that they're developing.

I think you're all familiar of where Monterey Years is located.

Um that's a very difficult parcel to develop.

It required a lot of infrastructure improvements to be made, especially along Sunset Road for sidewalk curb gutter.

There's a large culvert there that had to be dealt with.

A sand creek runs through the property, prime location on Harrison Avenue, but very difficult to develop.

So we talked to them about what our programs could do and how they could benefit the project.

They understood they received the application from us and then they passed it on to their contractor.

Um as they started to work on the project, we hadn't heard from them.

We reached out again, said, Hey, you know, we're here for you, and they said thank you so much.

We're we're really excited to you know get this project done.

Um throughout the process of them building the project, um, at the end of the day, they came to us and said, Okay, we're ready to get our apply for our grant now.

So that long story to tell you is that there was a miscommunication between the owner of the project, um, their contractor, and the timing of when they would submit their their um application back to us for our consideration.

Um and so when they learned of their mistake, uh we talked to them, had a long meeting in our office about our policies, procedures, and what we want to do.

Um what the takeaway is is that they did rely on these funds to help them develop that project.

Um there was a miscommunication, a mistake on their part of when to apply for those.

And so we brought this project to our board of directors.

Um our board of directors considered the project, talked it through, um, and we don't pay out any money from our development agreements until projects are complete.

So we wait for them to be complete before we actually expend any of our funds.

So we were a little bit out of order in terms of you know paperwork on this project, but the understanding was that this is a huge project for our community for that corridor.

They knew that we could assist with infrastructure development and did rely upon that as they moved forward with their project.

Our board um did recommend that we do enter into this development agreement um with our payment plan, um, very similar to other development agreements that we've entered into for other projects along that corridor.

Um they felt it was very important.

Um the project owner did attend our meeting, explained everything that they plan to do and and what they've currently employed.

Fifteen people have been hired in mute.

Um they're very excited about their workforce.

They do have plans for a second phase of this project.

Um they have not committed to that yet to under till they understand how the business is going to go.

Um they just opened this summer.

So we're really excited about them.

They're great community partners.

Um it's a great resource for our community, and they developed a very difficult lot on Harrison Avenue.

So I'm fully supportive of this project moving forward.

Um our board of direct directors did vet the project thoroughly and ask a lot of questions.

So I appreciate the opportunity to speak.

Thank you.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Follow up Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I guess I'm fairly concerned that we're we're setting a unfortunate precedent here.

Uh you know, we my understanding of how we operate these programs is that we always require people to apply first before a project moves forward.

I've participated in these programs myself and always been very careful to not start any work prior to the process moving forward.

I mean, have we ever done anything like this before where somebody has come after the fact and asked for some kind of development agreement and been granted by this council?

Commissioner O'Leary, um Director Burns.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner O'Leary.

Yes, we have on a case-by-case basis.

And um, this is something that our board was very careful to word in our minutes and in our motion that this is not setting a precedent, that this is a one-off of our set policies.

And I would also note that our policies and programs are not codified, they are adjusted by our board as they see fit and are voted upon by our board of directors, which also has agency powers under Montana state law to enter into contracts independently of this body.

Um it was I was always counseled by our previous county attorney office that development agreements like this that last for years should be brought before this body.

So I really appreciate the opportunity to talk about this project with this body and talk about it in the sense of how important it is.

Um but I also want to know that it is something that um we have the ability to enter into through our our board um and their agency powers under the Harrison Avenue Urban Renewal District.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Follow-up, Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

I I guess the way that we've always done this in the past is as far as I understand is that we're we're using this money as an incentive program uh to bring businesses into our community.

You know, we just did this with tractor supply.

Uh that was done properly, it was done ahead of time.

Uh if if somebody comes and wants to participate in one of these programs and they don't do the paperwork and they rely on somebody that doesn't do their job, I I have a really hard time understanding why this community, the board, the URD board uh would be willing to you know break our own policies in order to to make this this happen.

I I understand that these folks are you know brought a great business to our community and I'm I'm uh fully in support of it.

It's a beautiful building, uh it's a beautiful project, but it's uh I guess I'm I am per personally concerned that this is uh out of order and we're we're not doing this the way that we should be doing it, Commissioner O'Leary.

Are there any other comments or questions of Commissioners?

Commissioner Shea.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive, thank you, Director Burns.

Um you had mentioned um the set policies and procedures that that the board has approved.

Um do the policies allow for a case-by-case review of something like this?

Commissioner Shea, Director Burns.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Commissioner Shea, yes, they do.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Are there any other questions of Commissioners?

Commissioner Anderson.

Uh thank you very much, Chief Executive.

Uh thank you very much, Karen Burns, for being here.

I I this might just be my quiet uh my ignorance on this, but how come this was uh brought to us when uh the board connect independently and make these decisions?

Uh uh I uh I appreciate when we we get brought into these to see what's going on.

I always like to know what's going on, but it seems like this could have been done without us.

So is that the case or why was that brought before us?

Commissioner Anderson.

Or or change him up from the bylaws and stuff that they operate under.

Commissioner, Director Burns.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Anderson.

Um the Harrison Avenue District since its inception in 2012 2019, um, every development agreement that we entered into at that time, working with the county attorney's office, she recommended that I bring them both for my board for their signature and for the chief executive's signature, um, just as a matter of procedure because of uh the the type of agreement we were entering into.

Um and so she felt like that was the way to go.

And so that's what we've always done with every development agreement um for that district, and we've done many of those over the years uh with this body.

Um and some of the projects, you know, to note had already started their construction when we brought them to this board.

So this is not the first time that this has been done.

It's the first time that we've talked about it in this length and that the project was completely done basically before they reached back out to us to say, okay, we're ready for our grant now.

Um and I do want to say I do believe it was a complete misunderstanding between the parties that were working on the project, they did completely rely on us um for assistance um when they developed this project.

So I do feel like it's the right thing for us to do on this case basis.

Thank you.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Commissioner O'Neill.

Thank you, Chief Chief Executive.

Thank you, Karen.

So so in theory, if if we don't if it's just a part of the procedure that it comes to us to get the final vote, like I do support the fact that we do give them the money because it's a great building, great project.

But then if we all vote no, then what's happen, what happens?

Could somebody answer in that, please?

Commissioner O'Neill, Director Burns.

Thank you.

Uh Chief Executive Gallagher.

Commissioner O'Neill, um, I would say that we would honor that development agreement through our financial management and payment procedures.

Um I can't imagine that we wouldn't.

Uh but I I wouldn't want to be upside down, I guess, with um my colleagues here on the council.

So I hope that it passes.

Follow-up, Commissioner O'Neill.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

So no weirdness of that, but we're just rubber stamping it then just to for procedure, and that's what's that's what's frustrating for me is um again, great project, think we should do the money, but repeating, we're just rubber stamping it for fun.

Yeah, Commissioner O'Neill, I I would say this just to kind of add in to that.

I think it's for information so that this body knows the projects that are going forth in the URD, the TED districts, those they always come so that you everybody has an understanding of what what those districts are doing and and the and the developments that are going there.

So although it is, you know, as you say, comes in here kind of as a courtesy um to do that and then asking for the chief executive to sign on to it, but it doesn't require that.

But I think it's more for information for this body.

Follow-up, Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

J just as a clarification.

So the URD board is appointed by the council.

And it I was it was always my understanding that they were a board, an advisory board to the council.

Is that I think I thought that was in the code.

Commissioner Morgan, uh Director Burns.

Uh thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Morgan.

So in Montana Code, under the urban renewal law, you um have the ability to create an agency for urban renewal districts.

And so both of our urban renewal districts act as agencies.

We invoked agency powers in their formation.

Um and so the TEDs, targeted economic development districts are under the same code, but they're not allowed the same uh latitude.

Um so under Montana Code, uh TEDs are required to have an advisory board, just as you're aware of that advisory board.

Um, but all of their actions also have to run through this body um in terms of contracts.

And so that is um how the state law currently allows things to happen.

Um and so that's kind of what we do.

I also wanted to um point out that for that UR URA board.

Um we when we enter into a contract for services um that has to do with let's say the Mother Load Theater, which is a county-owned building, or the granite and main street project for construction, we brought those contracts through this body as well because those are agreements that you know um are for public works kind of project.

Um and I think that the advice I received on these development agreements was kind of under that same auspice as and especially for financial purposes as well, that we've entered into an uh development agreement with an entity that we're gonna be paying out over multiple years that it is on file in the county attorney or not county, sorry, the clerk and recorders office, and that auditors could tie that back to a claim that was paid that we had an agreement on file.

Um so that's what I understand.

Um I hope I'm not going too far out of the field here, but follow-up, Commissioner Morgan.

Just just as a follow-up on this, um this really is the poster child, if you will, of the projects of why URDs work, right?

I mean, you took a piece of property that had nothing on it that was paying X amount of of property tax, and you you enticed somebody to come in and develop it, and there was some infrastructure changes that needed to be completed, and then that that business has a building there, a land value that's increased, and so that's they'll be paying a higher tax than what the vacant land would be doing.

It it is unfortunate that this happened after the fact on that policy, but that is kind of the beauty of having the ability to look at each situation as itself because it it does, I mean that building is going to be contributing to that district to give the tax value the increment to other opportunities going forward.

And so, yeah, I mean this this does work, and that's that's what it's doing here.

Thank you, Commissioner Morgan.

Commissioner O'Neill.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

So just to make myself sleep better at night, that I would have been you know voted yes prior, so why wouldn't we vote yes now with piggyback on another one order for things the Commissioner Morgan said, so thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner O'Neill.

Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

Thank you, Karen.

Great project.

It's over a seven year span.

It's 37500 a year, maximum 300,000.

It's come out to about 262,000.

This time I'm going to make a motion to be concurrent place on file.

Communication 2025 529.

We have a motion and a second to concur in place on file communication number 2025-529.

Is there anything else on the question?

Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

Uh I I'm gonna vote no on this, but I just wanted to let the folks that are out there know why.

I I support your project.

I think this is uh this is a really good development for Butte.

Uh but I think that this body should be expecting that things are done correctly, and we should expect that of ourselves, and we should expect that of the rest of the people that work for this county.

Um in the future, I hope that this doesn't happen again.

And I hope that our TED board or our these targeted districts are are paying attention and the people are if they want money from these districts that they really are coming to the board ahead of time, getting the paperwork done right, and and that this uh you know never never comes to us again like this.

So I I'll be voting no.

I I hope that these folks uh understand that that uh anybody who votes no on this is is not against their project just wanting uh things to be done correctly.

Thank you, Commissioner O'Leary.

Commissioner Fisher.

Uh thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Thank you, Commissioner Larry, thank you, Karen.

I'd just like to say we always want to know what's going on.

You know, this is after the thought, but we're finding out.

They didn't have to bring this to us, you know.

Let's we asked for this stuff to come to us, and it came a little late, but it's better than never.

There's a lot going on on Harrison.

There's gonna be a lot of little twists and turns in this.

But we're developing, I mean, we've got to start, you know, following around a little bit and taking the information that we're given and uh using it more to our benefit rather than trying to find a reason to be I wouldn't say negative because Commissioner O'Leary is not being negative, but this is a great project.

I mean it's done, it's up and running.

I mean, let me tell you what, it's a tough buck out there in business right now.

And uh $37,500 a year for seven years.

Their taxes are gonna be pretty darn high out there, I'll just tell you that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Fisher.

So we have a motion and a second.

Is there anything else on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

10 years one nay.

Ten yeah, one nay motion passes.

Moving on to item number 13, communication number 2025-531.

Calil uh Lappen Economic Development Cor Coordinator requesting council of commissioners' authorization to have Chief Executive Gallagher sign an amendment to the purchase and sale agreement for crew companies to change the purchase to Riley Global Solutions LLC.

Commissioner Shea.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Um I uh anyone that w well let me start over.

Judiciary two weeks ago.

I'm trying to get my timeline straight.

Um so we pointed out some inconsistencies between the purchase and sale agreement and the resolution.

And um I think judiciary kind of reluctantly passed that on to final reading, um, hoping for some clarity between then and now and um to understand um who was actually purchasing making the purchase.

So I spoke with the county attorney today, and I I j I went I went back two weeks ago and I looked back at the TED Um Board of Directors meeting agenda in minutes from June 27th, and if the action items were crew purchase and sale agreement.

Okay, so that was sent forth to the council on July 2nd, and we approved a purchase and sale agreement.

The purchaser is crew companies, and the seller obviously is city and county of Butte Sliverbow.

And so there needs to be a resolution in place to finalize the purchase and sale agreement.

When the resolution came, the resolution um that was presented before judiciary was uh selling the property to Riley Global Solutions on page one line nine.

On page two, lines 12 and 13, um, under the whereas it says whereas uh dot dot dot silver bow unanimously concurred to enter into a purchase and sale agreement between the city and county of Butte Silver Bow and crew companies doing business as Riley Global Solutions.

That purchase and sale agreement was not passed as a sale to Riley to crew companies doing business as Riley Global Solutions.

And so I think that to ask through a communication to say we we approved this sale to one company, but now we're asking through a communication to sell it to another company doesn't feel right.

And um in my conversations with the county attorney, um he he agreed with me, counsel me on this.

I don't know if something has come up between now and then when you and I had spoken.

Um but I I think that we have to we have to either stick with the purchase and sale agreement that we had passed to company A and not switch it to company B at the last minute.

So my recommendation, and I'll make a motion if I have to, I'll you know, let the floor you know speak, but would be to note this communication and place it on file and recommend that we deny the the uh resolution as it's presented because it it doesn't comport with the actual purchase and sale agreement.

Commissioner Thatcher.

Thank you, uh Chief Executive Gallagher, thank you.

Um Commissioner Shea.

Yes, you did bring this up last week.

I do think maybe we could have Director Burns or Economic Development Coordinator Lapp and come touch on this and maybe explain why and then give us a little bit of backstory because I I don't necessarily disagree with uh Commissioner Shay, but you know, having a little bit more information would be helpful.

Thank you.

Welcome, Ms.

Lappin and Director Burns.

Yep, there we go.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher, uh Commissioner Shea, Commissioner Thatcher.

Um when we put forth this you know resolution a couple of weeks ago, it occurred to me that yeah, the name did change.

Um, and so I do want to just confirm that this is the same company.

Um it's the same person, uh, Jeff Riley is the owner of both companies, crew companies, and then he set up Riley Global Solutions to handle the land transaction portion of this deal.

And so we're confident that crew companies is going to be the one that is there.

I mean, that will be where they're gonna set up business and shop, and and it will be crew companies operating.

However, the land purchase they have requested take place under the Riley Global Solutions LLC name.

This is common practice.

I've I've spoken at length with Karen about this.

Um we have had other businesses do this for the land portion of the sale.

Um, and so that's my understanding of this, and one of the reasons I'm putting forth an amendment to that as requested by the title company to make sure that everything is you know recorded correctly so that we have a record of that name change.

Um thank you, Ms.

Lapin.

And I think Director Burns has a little bit potentially to add.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher and members of council, and thanks for your questions.

Um we did get a little ahead of ourselves with the resolution getting introduced before we were able to get this communication in to amend the purchase and sale agreement to change the seller or I'm sorry, the purchaser to Riley Global Solutions.

Um we often amend these purchase and sale agreements to change the entity, those purchase and sale if it's the same company.

This is that let me be clear.

A lot of companies we do business with form an LLC to handle the land transaction.

And so when they enter into their purchase and sale agreement with us, they might be doing business as a certain name, and as they do their due diligence and move forward and want to pull the trigger on the land purchase, we amend that purchase and sale agreement to the entity that they are creating to handle the land purchase.

It is the same entity, crew companies and Riley Global Solutions is Jeff Riley.

Um, and they asked for this and we submitted the resolution of sale because they were anticipating closing very quickly.

Um and we knew we had to have three readings of that resolution.

Um we missed getting the amended purchase and sale agreement in front of you at that same meeting.

It would be of our intention to um have that purchase and sale agreement on the same agenda we would have introduced the resolution on.

Um, but we we missed it.

Um sorry about that.

Um, but we have that before you tonight.

So technically, you would be approving the amendment to the purchase and sale agreement, and the resolution would pass later during this same meeting.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Follow up, Commissioner Shea.

Yeah, thank you.

Mr.

Chief Executive, thank you, um, Ms.

Lappin and Director Burns.

Um I I understand what you're saying.

Um I still don't like it.

Um it feels um I know there's probably no reason for Mr.

Riley to be hiding anything, but the public process up until this point was not with Riley Global Solutions, the public process and the um the information that's been out to the public was on was crew companies.

If they have changed their name, I would appreciate them taking care of their business before they come to us and and want to purchase um uh affordable properties.

Um I think they should have taken care of that, and if they have changed their name, I think we should deny this, and they should go back to the TED board and come back to the council with a purchase and sale agreement with Riley Global Solutions because switching the company at the last minute to say, well, we're this company, but we want to handle the land transaction over here, that doesn't feel transparent to me.

Um and and honestly, I don't I'm not the county attorney, but I would say there may be some legal jeopardy if we are to change these things at the 11th hour, but I would defer to the county attorney on that.

Commissioner Shay, is that a question to the county attorney?

County attorney Ann Ruth Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Shea.

Um, without uh any more information from Director Burns, so she may be able to expand on this.

But if uh crew companies have was going through the initial process and during that initial process stated we would like to also put it under Riley Global Solutions at the end, I wouldn't have an issue with it.

I do have an issue with this happening at the last minute.

Um it is uh director Burns is correct.

Um lots of companies purchase uh properties under different LLCs.

I have no clue who is a managing partner of Riley Global Solutions, um, how many you know shares are divided up between their parties or the same with crew companies.

This went through the initial process under crew companies, and if they wanted to change it at any point in time, in my opinion, it should have been done during that initial process where the purchase and sale agreement would have been amended prior to coming, you know, to this board to also do the resolution.

And again, it's a transparency issue.

This is a last minute deal, and I I don't I don't agree with it either.

Thank you, County Attorney and Ruth.

Uh Commissioner Callahan.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I know last or two weeks ago when this came to judiciary, there was nobody here to answer any of our questions.

And we did go ahead and move it to final reading just so we could get it here tonight, just in case you guys were in a uh uh time frame.

Um the reason we moved it forward so you could come here and explain to us what was going on and whatever, but uh we still have to go by what the county attorney thinks is right.

And I guess if he says we should go ahead and move this forward, he feels it's okay.

Maybe we'll vote yes.

If not, maybe we should hold this and have it done right.

Could you explain the time frame?

That is this the time sensitive that it has to be done tonight.

Commissioner Callahan, Director Burns or thank you.

We were discussing, I apologize, Commissioner Um Callahan, members of Council Chief Executive Gallagher.

Um we do believe that they would like to schedule a closing as soon as possible, um, which we had counseled them could be as soon as tomorrow.

Um unfortunately, if we are incorrect in that, and this body does not feel comfortable passing this, we will have to um back that up and we would bring you a brand new purchase and sale agreement um and not an amended one, which is what's before you tonight.

Um, although I don't understand, I guess, what's the difference between a new purchase and sale agreement and an amended one that's before you tonight when it is the same entity?

Um but we will do the pleasure of this body, obviously.

Um it's up to you to decide um what you feel would be the best way to go.

Uh they did make this request to us.

Um we were trying to schedule closing, realized we had to pass a resolution of sale, realizing that takes three weeks.

They would they would have rather closed, you know, quicker than this already.

Um, but we understand.

I I and I apologize we were not here at Judiciary.

I was at the Montana Liga Cities Conference, and I am going to pull the new girl card.

Uh I don't mean professional woman.

Uh Kayla was um brand new into position and didn't realize that I didn't realize I needed to send her here either, so it's my fault as well.

So that's that's what happened at Judiciary, and so I apologize we weren't there to answer your questions.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Commissioner Fisher and then Commissioner Morgan.

Uh thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Thank you, Karen.

Uh how much property and how much money are we talking?

Commissioner Fisher, Director Burns or Ms.

Laupin.

Excuse me, thank you.

Uh Commissioner uh Fisher, Chief Executive Gallagher, members of council.

Um Kayla is uh looking at the exact number of acres.

Um, but it is two parcels off of Sugar Loaf Loop and uh Rick Jones Way.

Um I believe it's parcels number one and number three.

The total is around, I'm thinking about 13 acres total, 13 to 16 possibly.

Um so it is um they are a large construction equipment firm.

Um they do very, very large construction projects like bridges and and very large steel structures, and they are looking for a uh unique location um within uh this area so that they can just they they're located in California.

They often have projects in Wyoming and other places.

Um Jeff Riley, uh to pull a butte card is the brother of Bart Riley, who owned the owner of Riley's Meats.

Um and Jeff was talking with his brother about where he should expand and locate, and his brother said you need to be here in Butte and in Montana Connections, and so that's how this project came about.

And uh Kayla pulled up the subdivision, and it is 12 point 64 acres.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Follow up, Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Gallagher.

And that's like 2,000 an acre, correct?

Correct.

So we're talking like $26,000.

Yes.

Uh at this time, I I just don't see why we would want to muddy the waters with that.

You know, LLCs are a common thing, and you know, I I know that the county attorney and Michelle have a great point there, but we're talking uh, you know, a piece of ground, we're selling property out there for 2,000 an acre.

We got 13 acres for 26,000.

Uh what happens if we decide to come back with it that they decide that maybe they'll move closer down to Condor or Dillon or something.

I mean, I don't know if we want to kick this around too much without moving down the road and just approving the amendment.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Fisher.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

County Attorney Anru.

Is what they're doing with this amendment illegal?

Commissioner Morgan, uh County Attorney Anruf.

Uh Commissioner or Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Morgan.

No, as I said before, large companies routinely buy land under different LLCs.

The problem that I have with this is the same problem that Commissioner Shea has is that crew companies went all the way through the purchase process and then at the last minute put it under a different name.

And we don't know who the managing partners of the LLC are.

Are they different?

Is it the same as crew companies?

And to say that these are the same two companies is not a factually thing, factually correct thing to say.

They are two separate companies.

That's the point.

Is the LLC is you know going to own the property separate from the major company.

And standard practice, you do it all the time.

Why?

Because then the one company rents the property back from the other company and they get a tax deduction for it.

Um what I am saying here is my problem with it is is crew companies went through the entire process as crew companies and then tonight asked us to change it.

I'm not saying what they are doing is illegal.

I am not saying what they are doing.

Um like you said that's the answer.

It's not illegal, but it it didn't go along with the process that Butte Silver Bowl County has to sell these pieces of property.

If they'd you know halfway through this said, also, by the way, it's gonna be under Riley Global Solutions, that would have been dealt with through the initial process, not on third reading of a resolution at judiciary.

That's my issue with it.

Thank you.

Um follow-up Commissioner Morgan.

So a couple follow-up questions.

One, if this body turns this resolution down, they could still continue forward under the crew name as is, right?

Commissioner Morgan, uh County Attorney Anworth, Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Morgan, yes.

Follow up Commissioner Morgan.

And then last question, if this body decides to hold this communication in abeyance and allow Ms.

Burns to verify that the owning entity is the same to bring that back, I mean, is that would be an option if the commissioners would be more comfortable with knowing that person A owns Riley and person A owns crew?

I mean, if that's the hang up, right?

Commissioner Morgan, uh County Attorney Anruth, Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Morgan, that is also option.

The third option is crew company buys it and they transfer it to the other LLC once they own it.

Okay.

So Commissioner O'Neill.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

So that's what I'm saying.

If they if this is just doing a I guess in theory, whoever buys it, I get what you guys are saying too with the process, but uh after they c if they close tomorrow, right?

So this is just a kind of a by the amendment, it's just fixing it.

But question I have is if crew companies buys it tomorrow, can they sell it to somebody else?

I can't remember how these agreements work.

Commissioner O'Neill.

Um Director Burns, can you answer that question, please?

Thank you, uh, Commissioner O'Neill.

They are still bound by the conditions of their uh development agreement and the purchase agreement to develop the property as within a year's time frame and for the purposes that were laid out in that agreement.

Um they could possibly transfer the property to someone else, um, but they still have to meet the conditions within that development agreement.

So they could sell it to a different entity, but that they still have to meet what we asked them to build and do, or else we get the property back.

Thank you.

Well uh Commissioner Callahan.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

I guess my question would be if we deny this tonight and make them start the whole process over, it goes back to judiciary.

We're talking a month or longer down the road.

Is the simple change on the amendment that big of a deal to go that route, or should we just take the amendment and be happy with it?

Um like I said, two weeks ago we put it through judiciary and moved it to the third reading just to get it back here tonight so we could discuss this.

Um if anybody knows the Riley family, they're good people.

They've been around for a long time.

Riley Meats is still down on uh Park Street.

I don't think we're dealing with people that are coming here to be shysters.

Um I totally understand we should do things the proper way.

But if it's an amendment and that does the same thing tonight that we would do to kick it down the road six weeks or more, are we solving anything by kicking it down the road?

That would be my question.

Thank you, Commissioner Callahan.

Commissioner Thatcher.

Uh thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

You know, kind of to echo uh Commissioner Callahan's statements.

We don't want to be the ones hindering development within our county or more surrounding areas.

And like I I understand what Commissioner Shea is saying.

Um I understand what County Attorney Anne was saying, but if it is not illegal to do this, and if this is standard practice, whether we like it or not, and whether it feels good, there are things up here that haven't felt good to me before that have passed as well.

You know, we don't want to be the ones that are hindering development.

So we have to go back to Mr.

Riley and say, oh, sorry, this is gonna be another month and a half, two months.

You know, sorry.

I just I don't I don't know if that's really the stance that we want to be taking as a county um when we should be pushing for development.

That's just kind of where I'm at on this.

I'm sure other people have obviously opposite um standpoints, but that's kind of what my thoughts are too.

Thank you, Commissioner Thatcher.

Uh Commissioner Boyle.

I just kind of have a comment here.

It seems like every time something like this happens, we try and throw up roadblocks for businesses to come into our community.

So do we want business to come into our community or do we want to throw up roadblocks and try and prevent them from coming?

I agree with what you guys are saying that it's kind of a but it's common practice in business for a company to own the property and lease it to the other company, just like uh Mr.

Enro said.

And um people make mistakes.

People do things a little different.

Is everybody in here perfect?

Did they not make mistakes once in a while?

And it seems like to me this might have been something they wanted to do and they just overlooked it.

It's just like the other issue we had earlier tonight.

Somebody overlooked it.

So I think we should pass this and let them buy it and develop it.

And let's open our doors to businesses and make them welcome instead of throwing up roadblocks all the time.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Boyle.

Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I guess I I feel very similar to this one as I did to the the last communication we were talking about.

We should be setting high expectations for everybody in the county, including ourselves.

This was a mistake, and I I can understand that I made mistakes too, but we all recognize that sometimes when we make mistakes we need to go back and correct them and do them correctly.

And in this case, you know, to the to the point of the county attorney, we don't know what Riley Global Solutions ownership is, and the public never got an opportunity until this was put on the agenda as Riley Global Solutions to know to go and look up who this organization is.

We can all decide that we want to just vote for this and and trust that that Riley Global Solutions is the same as crew companies.

But at the end of the day, we have to make a decision on what set of expectations we are going to set for ourselves and for people who work for this commun this uh this county.

So I I guess I feel the same way as Commissioner Shea.

You know, this should be done right, and uh unfortunately it wasn't.

Thank you, uh Commissioner O'Leary.

Commissioner uh I think uh Commissioner Fisher and then yeah, okay.

Commissioner Shay.

Okay, thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Um this is not about putting up a roadblock.

This is about following proper procedure.

Because when proper procedure isn't followed, the action can be undone.

And that is a real roadblock to a business.

And I would assume, knowing um what you know, deep ties are there, that both of the Riley brothers are interested in this being done right.

And I I just have I I I take issue with the last minute switcheroo.

It it doesn't look good for the council to be like, yeah, well, okay, we know them, we trust them, we'll go ahead and do this.

But if somebody challenges it and it's found out to be like that was not the right way to do it, the whole thing doesn't even matter because our actions don't hold any weight if we do them incorrectly.

So I I want to try to reframe that.

Like we want them to be able to purchase this.

I would assume if that if the Riley Global Solutions is as big as they they say they are, and I no doubt I haven't been able to look it up, but it they sound like a very large company that they have some legal um minds that work for them that if this is how they wanted to do it, this is how they should have done it.

This isn't how they did it.

They purchased it under this company, and now somebody wants to amend it to say, well, just kidding, we want to purchase it under a different we wanted our other business to purchase it.

We didn't agree to sell it to the other company, and I don't think we should amend it because we are taking away the public's opportunity to see what we're doing and understand what we're doing.

Will they participate?

I don't know.

They usually don't, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't do it right.

And that's where I'm gonna stand.

And you know, I I want everybody else to have you know what they to say what they want to say, but I'm gonna make a motion that we deny communication um 2025-531.

Second.

We have a motion of second to deny communication number 2025-531.

Commissioner O'Neill and then Commissioner Anderson.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

So in my in my opinion, that the amendment um, you know, cover covers what we're doing.

Like it happens in real estate all the time.

If somebody's you know we we've done appraisals on land or properties and stuff, there were somebody would be apply under one entity, and closer to the closing, it does change, right?

So you have to change, you know, a lot of things have to happen to change, and it's just called an amendment, right?

So um the the whole fact of the that we're that we didn't follow any the public you know procedure properly.

I I mean I I believe we did now the amendments coming, and the we believe to be that the entity is just changing from the DBA to the LLC, and they're all the same companies.

It it really I mean I don't know how the public would possibly be mad at that when we're actually doing them a favor in theory by that now they're gonna put it in their in the correct name.

Like I just think that's the business part of it.

We're not I just I don't think we're doing anything wrong by no means.

I don't I don't know how the public could be possibly upset when that's what amendments are for.

You do the amendment so it's done right for at the end of the day, we get to still sell it to the same company, the same, they just switched it from the DBA to the LLC.

I just that's where I just I don't see what the problem is.

I really don't, regardless of the amount or anything.

I mean I just I don't see the problem.

I I think this happens all the time in in selling of the cell of property real estate, so on and so forth.

So again, that's just my two cents anyway.

Thank you, Commissioner O'Neill.

It goes to Commissioner Anderson and then Commissioner Thatcher.

Uh quick question.

Was there a was that the original motion that Commissioner Shay made, or was that a substitute motion?

That was the original motion.

Okay, I will make the substitute motion uh to concur with communication 2531.

Uh 25531 in place on file.

We have a motion and a second to concur a substitute motion to concur in place on file 2025-531.

Is there any other discussion?

Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I I guess to uh Mr.

Commissioner O'Neill's point, you know, in in real estate we do this all the time.

We amend contracts, it it happens all the time, but it contracts are not assignable unless they are direct directed as assignable from the very beginning.

When you look at the original document, it is not an assignable contract.

It was with crew companies.

So any amendment, the reason why this amendment is in front of us is because it's not an assignable contract.

If they wanted to take possession of this property, take take uh title to this property as a LL as this LLC, they should have made this contract assignable from the very beginning.

So this requires the concurrence of this council to amend this contract.

And this council represents the community.

We represent our constituents, and the constituents have the right to know who we are selling public land to.

This was done at the last minute, and people didn't have the normal process, the normal time frame to vet this organization, this LLC.

Again, I I am not one to stand in front of development.

I I ran on the idea of continuing to develop that that uh park out there.

I think it's a great park.

But I think we as a body have this obligation to do things correctly and and for the benefit of of the of the council.

This is not or for for the for the community.

This is not us.

This is the this is the our constituents' land.

It's not our land, it's the constituents' land.

It's our obligation to do this correctly.

And and unfortunately, this didn't get done correctly.

So we can amend it, uh, and probably everything will be fine.

But ultimately, you know, at what at what point do we stop saying, oh well this time we'll let it fly, this time we'll let it fly.

We do that a lot, and I don't think it's right for us to do that.

I think it's appropriate for us to to put our foot down and say we need to do things right from the very beginning and have high expectations of ourselves and our and our staff.

Thank you, Commissioner O'Leary, Commissioner Thatcher.

Uh thank you, uh Chief Executive Gallagher.

Me personally, I know my constituents want development, and they would appreciate the sale of land um out at the port.

Uh just really quick, depending on how this motion goes, click quick clarification.

I know you've stated this, but regardless of who this is under, they have to follow the development agreement that has already been approved by the council, correct?

Commissioner Thatcher, Director Burns.

Uh Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Thatcher, member of council, yes, that is correct.

Um and I would just like to say one more time that by we are amending trying to amend the agreement tonight so that we all are in line.

Uh Commissioner O'Leary is correct.

This agreement was not assignable.

That's why we're amending it.

And we have that amendment before you tonight.

So we are trying to follow procedure, and this is a public meeting and a public body.

This is this is what we are trying to do the right thing.

Thank you.

Thank you, Director Burns.

Commissioner O'Neill.

Thank you, Ms.

Chief Executive.

So with that being said, our constituents, we were voted in to do the right thing for Butte Silverbow.

So by the amendment coming up to sell the property to them, we I mean, how much how much time do we need?

Like we say it done, we done it at the last minute.

Like we're discussing it right now to make the decision, to make the proper decision for the public, and that and that's what we're voting to do.

Like, so if I mean uh I we pass this amendment tonight, I'm gonna wake up tomorrow feeling.

I did the right thing.

If somebody's mad at me, then I guess I'm up in 26.

Like somebody run, right?

Like that that's if we put our big boy pants on the night and do the right thing right now and move it forward, we're successful.

That's what we're here for.

Thank you, Commissioner O'Neill.

Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Um, we're here to sell a piece of property, so I'd like to call for the vote.

Um we have uh uh call for the vote that's been second.

So the uh the motion in front of you right now is a call for the vote, so you're just voting on moving the vote forward.

Okay.

So could commissioners please vote.

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 years.

11 years nay.

Now we'll move to the motion that's in front of us the substitute motion to concur on place on file communication number 2025-531.

Could commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

92 nay.

982 nay motion passes.

Moving on.

Item number 23 communication number 2025-542.

Will O'Connor land records coordinator requesting council of commissioners to deny council communication number 2024-460.

A request from Steve Maloney to purchase a portion of a city county owned property, portion of tax partial number 000189240.

Uh Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

I segregated this communication because I received an email from Mr.

O'Connor today stating that Mr.

Maloney has been he is currently in Ireland trying to get back, but due to the government situation, he hasn't been able to change his flight to make tonight's meeting.

So he asked that he has some comments that he would like to give us on this communication.

And so I said I would segregate it and present it to the council to just hold this in the committee of the whole to allow him the opportunity to come up and speak on his own communication in that in that forum.

So I would make a motion that we uh refer communication, we hold communication 2025-542 in the committee of the whole.

We have a motion and second to hold communication number 2025-542 in the committee of the whole.

Is there anything on the question?

Commissioner Callahan.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

I also agree we should hold it, give him an opportunity to get here, and it's unfortunate he hasn't been able to make it.

But I guess maybe Mr.

O'Connor could give us a come up and give us a reason why they suggested we deny this.

Commissioner Callahan and Mr.

O'Connor.

Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioners, or Commissioner Callahan.

We denied this request because it's been accepted through this council multiple times, and it hasn't gone through.

And Mr.

Maloney owned the building adjacent to this parking lot, and he has sold the building since then, so he no longer owns the building, so the initial request is changed, and he no longer owns any adjacent property next to follow up, Commissioner Callahan.

Thank you.

I I guess we were informed here a month or so ago that we've gotten rid of that adjacent property deal that was no longer effective.

Commissioner Callahan, uh Mr.

O'Connor.

Yeah, that is correct that there's no adjacent land, but it's just a small piece in an alleyway that he he his initial request was for parking for his building on Montana.

He no longer owns that building, so we're kind of just selling a building with no access on an alley next to our parking lot.

That wouldn't serve anyone.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

So we have a motion and a second to hold communication um 2025-542 and hold in the committee of the whole.

Could commissioners please vote Commissioner Fisher?

I think you're sitting register.

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

10 year one nay.

9 yay, 1 nay motion passes.

Or 10 years 1.

Motion passes.

Um moving on to item number 25, communication number 2025-544.

Will O'Connor land records coordinator requesting council of commissioners to approve council of commissioners number uh council communication number 2024-427 request from Marlowe and Nicole Carrolls to purchase land owned by Butte Silverbow located on the southwest corner of Maryland and second.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Uh question on this is it states that uh the approve it the council approved the uh but then it says in there for thirteen hundred and twenty-nine dollars or whatever commissioners see fit.

I've never seen that in a land sales where commissioners had a set of price on a piece of property.

Commissioner Fisher, would you like uh uh Mr.

O'Connor to answer that?

Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Fisher.

Uh that was only put in there if you wanted that was the Department of Revenues uh value for that property, but it's also a hundred and forty threat forty-three square feet little triangle in these people's yard that they've been maintaining and use as their own yard that's kind of butte silver bows just held since 1985, even though it's gone through.

So it was more of if butte silver boat if the council commissioners saw it fit to just give them the property.

The land sales committee was also open to that, but also use the uh Department of Revenues recommended value for the sales price.

Thank you, Commissioner or uh Mr.

O'Connor.

Does Commissioner Fisher look at confusion like I do?

So I guess I guess my question is where do we come in to putting a value on a piece of property?

I mean, isn't there a law that states you gotta sell it for appraised value or something?

I mean I didn't think we had anything to do with it.

Maybe the county attorney can help me out here, thank you.

Commissioner Fisher, um I director Crane can step up to the plate here.

Not very good at softball.

Chief Executive Gallagher, uh, Commissioner Fisher, members of the council.

Uh, under the land sales ordinance, which But Silver Bow utilizes, it is to refer to the Montana Department of Revenues assessed value, but it also leaves the option of flexibility available to the governing body if they want to adjust the price at their discretion.

Thank you, Director Crane.

Or did you want to follow up?

Sorry.

If I could provide a little um bit of background on this, uh this is a 140 approximately square feet triangle of property that is within the yard of this particular property.

It's um sort of in that second street neighborhood close to Butte Central Elementary School.

Uh the property owners were under the impression that they owned this property, but during a boundary adjustment, it was identified as another property that was owned by Butte Silver Bow.

And so that is how it came to their knowledge that their part of their yard was owned by Butte Silverbow.

And so when the land sales committee was deliberating and made the recommendation, uh, we felt it appropriate to provide a number that uh comported with the Department of Revenues assessed value.

However, uh giving the council that alternative option um if they saw fit to provide it at another for another value.

Thank you, Director Crane.

Follow up, Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Executive.

So if we concur in place on file tonight, does that mean we're selling for 1329?

Or does that mean we set a value tonight of what we want to sell it for?

I mean, this is where I'm confused.

Commissioner Fisher, Director Crane.

Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Fisher, members of the council.

Your uh if you were to concur in place on file, you would be agreeing to pay it for the recommended uh DOR assessed value.

Thank you.

Okay.

Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

I will make a motion at this time that we concur in place on file communication 2025-544.

We have a motion and second to concur in place on file communication number 2025-544.

Is there anything on the question?

Commissioner Thatcher.

Uh thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Um Commissioner Fisher, would you maybe amend your motion to also cross-reference it?

With what it says.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Commissioner Fisher.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher.

Thank you.

Uh Commissioner Thatcher.

I would like to cross-reference uh communication 2025-544 with communication 2025-427.

Concurrent place on file.

We have a mo uh amended motion to concur in place on file and cross-reference with 2025-427.

Is there anything else on the question?

Commissioner Morgan.

Mr.

Chief Executive, can I just ask for clarification?

I I apologize.

Commissioner Fisher, are you you're talking about communication 2025-543?

544.

I had the wrong notes.

Sorry, Commissioner Fisher.

I put the tick mark by the wrong number.

Okay.

So we're good.

Okay.

Anything else on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11A 0NA.

11A 0NA.

Motion passes.

Moving on to item number 27, communication number 2025-546.

Sarah Bourdain, Butte Montana requesting Council of Commissioners to answer some questions from the October 16, 2025, public forum beyond the boom on November 12, 2025 regarding the impacts, the data center that may be coming to Butte, Montana.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

The reason that I segregated this communication is I just wanted to clarify my recommendation to refer it to the Montana Connections TED Board and to hold in the committee of the whole.

And the reason for that is Miss Bordoon wants to come here next week, November 12th, to give us a presentation about these questions, which I think is good.

Um but I also feel an appropriate path for these questions to be answered would be to the to the TED board because they are the ones dealing with the projects in its entirety and and really could answer a lot of these questions with with uh with the knowledge that they have on it.

And so it's my understanding that there's looking to be a TED board meeting on November 14th.

Um if that does stay in place, I I would, and I'm gonna I'll try to get a hold of Miss Bordoon too, to recommend to her that she attend that meeting and and ask some questions.

You know, this particular item I wouldn't be on the agenda, I don't think, but maybe it would be if this body decides to forward it, but there's still public comment because it is a public meeting that would allow her to attend that in person to hopefully get some of these questions answered, and it allows us to still have her come before this body next week.

So uh I just wanted to clarify that.

Just this isn't something that you guys have seen a lot of us sending stuff to to the connections TED board, and I can't direct it to just staff because as you know, we're the legislative branch, not the executive branch, so I can't just ask staff to answer questions or assist us with answering those questions.

So at this time I would make a motion that we refer communication 2025-546 to the Montana Connections TED Board and hold in the committee of the whole.

We have a motion second to uh refer communication or communication number 2025-546 to the Montana Connections TED Board and hold in the committee of the whole.

Is there anything on the question?

Commissioner O'Leary.

Thank you, Chief Executive Yallagher.

Just a question for uh Chairman Morgan.

Are we on at next week's meeting on the on the 12th?

Uh would there be a presentation for must Miss Bordoon or what would we be having her do at next week's meeting?

Commissioner Larry, Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Commissioner Um O'Leary, I I I wouldn't I believe it it would be Miss Bordoon coming up and kind of formally presenting the questions to us and just give her an opportunity to speak before us of maybe why she's asking for the questions or or something along those lines, and then from there this body can determine you know what's the best step moving forward to to getting her answers that she's requesting.

Thank you, Commissioner Morgan.

All right.

So we have a motion in a second.

Is there anything else on the question?

Could Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 years.

11 years nay, motion passes.

Moving on to section four resolutions and ordinances, introduced judiciary.

Please note uh that resolution.

Uh section five resolutions and ordinances for final reading.

We have added one on today's agenda as well, right?

So we have two to be put on here.

So um we have um yes, commissioner morgan.

Mr.

Chief Executive, so we we do have section five, which is a resolution for final reading, which will go through the normal procedure, but the resolution that we added to tonight's agenda would have to go through the emergency suspension of the rule of the question.

Thank you for that correction.

Yeah, thank you.

So section five resolution and ordinance file and reading.

We have one resolution number 2025-64.

Clerk, please read the caption.

A resolution authorizing approving the transfer of the real property described as lot number one of Montana Connections subdivision plot 305-A located in Section 25 Township 3 North Range 9 was.

Principal Meridian within the city county of Butte Silverbow, Montana to Riley Global Solutions LLC in accordance with the provisions provisions of the Butte Silverbow municipal code and providing for an effective date here in the Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

At this time I move to place Council Resolution 2025-64 on final reading and passed, having been deemed fully read at length.

We have a motion and a second place on resolution number 2025-64 on final reading.

Is there anything on the question?

Commissioner Shea.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

The resolution references a whereas on July 2nd that the council approved the purchase and sale agreement to crew companies doing business as Riley Global Solutions.

We didn't actually do that.

And if they if we have approved an amendment, I believe that that should be referenced in the resolution somewhere.

So uh if this transaction needs to be tracked, it can be tracked properly tracked.

Thank you.

Maybe a question to the county attorney.

County attorney.

Can you answer that?

Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Shea, I do yes, Commissioner Shea is correct.

Uh some would need to make a motion to do an amendment to the resolution in and of itself for tonight's purposes, and then it can be voted on.

So with that, would we be amended?

Commissioner Shea.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Uh I would uh make a motion to amend page two line twelve and thirteen uh to say to replace crew companies doing business as Riley Global Solutions LLC to simply crew companies.

And I would follow that with another addition to that whereas to add that whereas on 115 2025 uh Butte Sibro Council Commissioners amended the purchase and sale agreement from crew companies to Riley Global Solutions.

County Attorney and Ruth, does that sound appropriate?

Commissioner Shea, County Attorney and Ruth.

Um Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Shea, let us correct.

I do have one question though for Director Burns.

Director Burns County Turning and Ruth, Director Burns.

Director Burns, uh just correct me if I'm wrong because I I keep I I think I keep hearing it backwards.

Is it Riley Global Solutions doing business as crew companies or crew companies doing business as Riley Global Solutions?

Because that seems backwards to me.

Usually it's an LLC doing business as something else.

County Attorney and Ruth Director Burns.

Thank you, Chief Executive Gallagher, uh County Attorney Anne Ruth.

Um I believe it's the way you said it correctly.

Riley Global Solutions doing business as crew companies.

I think uh to amend the resolution.

I'm sorry if I'm not following protocol at that this moment.

Um I think that uh we are selling the property to Riley Global Solutions um crew companies created Riley Global Solutions to be the company that would hold the land.

So how we need to word that correctly in the resolution, I would have defer to you.

Thank you, Director Burns.

That's what I was trying to get at here.

Uh Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Shea, I believe the resolution in and of itself should read that the uh properties being sold by Butte Silverbow County.

Uh uh originally it was Butte Silverbow County to crew um it's getting late and I'm sick.

I am sorry, it is crew what?

Crew company.

Crew company.

Uh it should read as uh crew company, and then it is amended that Butte Silverbow County, you know, amended the purchase and sale agreement to sell it strictly to Riley Global Solutions LLC.

So the end of it should read that you know it is was amended on today's date and is being sold to Riley Global Solutions LLC, not doing business as anybody.

Okay, thank you very much.

So Commissioner Shea, would your motion be to uh to as um okay it no it doesn't say that two commissioner Shea I'll restate my my amendments to the resolution so the resolution matches what the amendment to the purchase and sale agreement says um I would make a motion that we strike from page two lines 12, 13, and 14, and we replace that with um between the city county of butte silverbow and crew companies period okay.

I don't know if we would go to another whereas at that point or if we would just continue to say um November 5th, 2025, butte Silverbow Council of Commissioners amended the original purchase and sale agreement from crew companies to Riley Global Solutions outlining which outlines the responsibilities of each party.

Sorry.

Okay, so procedurally we have a motion and a second, and then we're amending the motion the resolution.

So is that a separate motion?

That's what I'm Commissioner Anderson.

I gave commit uh excuse me, I gave county attorney and ruth a thing, so I think we can just make the motion as amended, I would believe, with uh county attorney making the amendments that uh Commissioner Sher stated.

So I think what we would need to do for the motion is just for Commissioner Morgan when he makes that motion to add the words as amended.

Okay.

That sounds right.

Commissioner and Ruth um County Attorney Enro.

County Attorney and Ruth.

It's getting late for all of us.

County attorney and Ruth.

Uh Chief Executive Gallagher, Commissioner Anderson in Commissioner Morgan, just correct me if I'm wrong.

I do believe that that would be correct.

We it is the the motion on the floor is to amend the ruse the resolution as stated by Commissioner Shea, which we will do after today.

So that is currently what is pending before the council.

Okay.

Commissioner Morgan.

So Mr.

Chief Executive, at this time I'd like to amend my motion to move council resolution 2025-64 in place on final reading have been fully read at length as amended.

We have a motion and a second to place resolution number 2025-64 on final reading as amended.

Is there anything on the question?

Could Commissioner oh Commissioner Callahan?

Could Commissioner Morgan repeat that amendment, please?

Just kidding.

Would Commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

982 nay.

982 nay motion passes.

Now we'll move on to the emergency suspension of the rules on communication number 2025-67.

Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

I move for the suspension of the rules for the purpose of passing council resolution 25-6-7 by waiving subsection 7 of Rule 36 of the rules and order of the Council of Commissioners, thereby having it considered for advanced passage without reference to the Judiciary Committee.

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 years.

Moving back to resolution number 2025-67.

Clerk, please read the caption.

Do you have it?

Oh Commissioner Morgan.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

Resolution number 2025-67 is a resolution authorizing and approving the appropriation of reserve funds to the city and county of Butte Silver Bow budget for fiscal year 2026 in the amount of 183,974, which is equivalent to two mills.

So at this time, I would make a motion that we place.

We have a motion and a second placing resolution number 2025-67 on final reading.

Is there anything on the question?

Commissioner Shea.

Thank you, Mr.

Chief Executive.

I know everybody wants to go home.

I want to commend you for taking the initiative to do this for our community.

This council deals with a lot of things that relate to humanity and the way we treat each other and food security is one of the biggest things that can contribute to overall wellness and healthy and uh functional societies.

So I just wanted to just call that out and thank you for doing that and thank my fellow commissioners.

I'm sure that everybody is going to support this, and um continue to ask the citizens of Butte to um continue to rise up, support others who are unable to um fully support themselves, and just do what Butte does best and take care of each other.

Thank you, Commissioner Shea.

Could commissioners please vote?

And would anyone like to change their vote?

Clerk, please record the vote.

11 yay zero nay.

Okay, moving on to the calendar and other meetings and events.

Um please note those dates and times, and then I would open up to any public comment on any item not on the agenda.

Did anyone survive?

Seeing none, I would take a motion to adjourn.

All those in favor, signal by aye.