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Butte-Silver Bow Finance and Budget Committee Meeting – October 28, 2026

Council of Commissioners & Committees — Wednesday, October 28, 2026
BodyButte Silver Bow, Montana
SessionCouncil of Commissioners & Committees
DateWednesday, October 28, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Unassigned speaker

1:55

No, no, no.

Speaker 1

2:33

Perfect.

2:34

I'm gonna call the finance and budget committee meeting to order for Wednesday, October twenty eighth, twenty twenty-six, six PM.

2:39

Uh this evening we'll go over the expenditure list.

2:42

Present are Commissioner Thatcher, Commissioner O'Neill, Commissioner Walker, and Commissioner Shea.

2:47

Um let the record show that Commissioner Boyle and Commissioner Leary are absent and excused.

2:51

Um Commissioner Shay, do you have any questions on the expenditure list?

Speaker 2

2:57

Commissioner Walker.

Speaker 1

3:00

Commissioner O'Neill.

3:02

Okay.

3:03

Uh, Dr.

3:03

Hasser, was there anything of note that you wish to

Speaker 2

3:06

point out?

3:07

It was pretty small.

3:09

It wasn't very large, but it was one that I had to ask.

3:14

Um, it said mushroom for Rock Park.

3:18

Um, and so I asked uh Director Frederickson, um, what exactly that was and there's a park that is on Clark and Granite, and they have these mushrooms that you can um they have like a little uh gavel, and when you tap them they make different sounds, and as soon as they installed them, somebody stole one.

3:43

And so it was the um replacement for that, but the the description just said mushroom.

3:49

And so I was like, Oh, that's that's interesting.

3:51

So just in case anybody saw that, it was the replacement of a stolen.

Speaker 1

3:56

Perfect.

3:58

Oh, you do have a question, Commissioner O'Neill?

Speaker 3

4:03

Thank you, madam chair.

4:04

Um question on the it's the claim for the study commission local government study, the ballots.

4:18

Was it seventy-five thousand dollar budget that they had from the study commission?

Unassigned speaker

4:23

Yes, it does come out of their budget, and their their budget for the last two years of this example.

Speaker 1

4:35

Okay, is there any other questions on the

Speaker 2

4:38

expenditure list?

Speaker 1

4:40

Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion.

Unassigned speaker

4:44

Just

Speaker 3

4:44

time I like to make a motion that we approved and reviewed the expenditure list as of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the amount of 493,472.71 cents.

Unassigned speaker

4:57

Motions have been made and seconded to approve the expenditure list.

Speaker 1

5:01

Is there anything on the question?

5:03

Seeing none, all those in favor?

Unassigned speaker

5:05

Aye, against motion passes four hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-one cents.

Speaker 1

5:09

There were some budget transfers.

5:16

One in the amount of seven hundred dollars at the Civic Center to cover the costs of replacement desk for the main office, and one in the amount of eight hundred dollars land records.

5:28

Um it's the need for an RFP publishing for land records to improve cadastral.

5:34

Are there any questions on the budget transfer?

5:37

Seeing none, um, if there are no other questions or concerns, I would entertain a motion to adjourn.

Unassigned speaker

5:43

All

Speaker 3

5:43

those

Speaker 1

5:43

in favor

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Summary of Proceedings

Butte-Silver Bow Finance and Budget Committee Meeting – October 28, 2026

The Finance and Budget Committee met on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 6 p.m. to review the expenditure list and budget transfers. Present were Commissioner Thatcher, Commissioner O'Neill, Commissioner Walker, and Commissioner Shea. Commissioners Boyle and Leary were absent and excused. No agenda or minutes were available in the source material.

Expenditure List Review

  • The committee reviewed the expenditure list. Dr. Hasser highlighted one unusual item: "mushroom for Rock Park." She explained that it was a replacement for a musical mushroom sculpture at a park on Clark and Granite that was stolen shortly after being installed. The item description was simply "mushroom," so she asked for clarification.
  • Commissioner O'Neill asked about the claim for the local government study commission ballots. It was confirmed that the expense came out of the study commission's budget, which covers the last two years of the commission's work.

Budget Transfers

  • A budget transfer of $700 was made to the Civic Center to cover the cost of a replacement desk for the main office.
  • A budget transfer of $800 was made for land records to fund an RFP publication to improve cadastral mapping.
  • No questions were raised regarding the budget transfers.

Key Outcomes

  • A motion was made and seconded to approve the expenditure list as of Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The motion stated the amount as 493,472.71. The vote passed by voice vote with all in favor. Note: the transcript contains a discrepancy, recording the amount both as "493,472.71 cents" and, in the chair's announcement, as "four hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-one cents."
  • A motion to adjourn was made and passed by voice vote.

Meeting Transcript

No, no, no. Perfect. I'm gonna call the finance and budget committee meeting to order for Wednesday, October twenty eighth, twenty twenty-six, six PM. Uh this evening we'll go over the expenditure list. Present are Commissioner Thatcher, Commissioner O'Neill, Commissioner Walker, and Commissioner Shea. Um let the record show that Commissioner Boyle and Commissioner Leary are absent and excused. Um Commissioner Shay, do you have any questions on the expenditure list? Commissioner Walker. Commissioner O'Neill. Okay. Uh, Dr. Hasser, was there anything of note that you wish to point out? It was pretty small. It wasn't very large, but it was one that I had to ask. Um, it said mushroom for Rock Park. Um, and so I asked uh Director Frederickson, um, what exactly that was and there's a park that is on Clark and Granite, and they have these mushrooms that you can um they have like a little uh gavel, and when you tap them they make different sounds, and as soon as they installed them, somebody stole one. And so it was the um replacement for that, but the the description just said mushroom. And so I was like, Oh, that's that's interesting. So just in case anybody saw that, it was the replacement of a stolen. Perfect. Oh, you do have a question, Commissioner O'Neill? Thank you, madam chair. Um question on the it's the claim for the study commission local government study, the ballots. Was it seventy-five thousand dollar budget that they had from the study commission? Yes, it does come out of their budget, and their their budget for the last two years of this example. Okay, is there any other questions on the expenditure list? Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion. Just time I like to make a motion that we approved and reviewed the expenditure list as of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the amount of 493,472.71 cents. Motions have been made and seconded to approve the expenditure list. Is there anything on the question? Seeing none, all those in favor? Aye, against motion passes four hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-one cents. There were some budget transfers. One in the amount of seven hundred dollars at the Civic Center to cover the costs of replacement desk for the main office, and one in the amount of eight hundred dollars land records. Um it's the need for an RFP publishing for land records to improve cadastral. Are there any questions on the budget transfer? Seeing none, um, if there are no other questions or concerns, I would entertain a motion to adjourn. All those in favor

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