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The Judiciary Committee of the Butte-Silver Bow City and County government met on October 29, 2026, to address claims, communications related to data center moratorium and animal control ordinances, and a resolution for property transfer. (Note: The meeting transcript opens with a call to order for October 28, 2026; however, the provided meeting date is used per instruction.) All votes were unanimous unless otherwise noted.
Note: Date discrepancy – transcript indicates October 28, 2026, but the meeting date provided is October 29, 2026.
I will call the judiciary committee meeting for October 28th to order. Roll call present are myself, Commissioner Shea, Commissioner Thatcher, Commissioner Callahan, Commissioner Mankins, Commissioner Healey, and not sure. Commissioner Gerbrand is in the building. I'm not sure where he's at. Commissioner Gerbrandt, if we could have you present for judiciary. Commissioner Gerbrand is here. So we've got uh two claims, uh, one for Downey Pump Company and groundwater service for 400, um, a refund of a demo bond and Harrington development for the same in the amount of four hundred dollars. I'll make a motion to approve the claims as presented. Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the two claims. Anything on the question? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Um we'll go to item one, communication 2026-435. Michelle Shea, District 2 Commissioner, requesting Council of Commissioners' concurrence to direct the county attorney to prepare and introduce a temporary moratorium on data center development approvals. Um I would like we can just continue to hold this as a placeholder as the ordinance um has been referred to the committee of the whole. Commissioner Thatcher. Make a motion to hold communication number 2026-435 in abeyance. Second. There's a motion and a second to hold communication 2026-435 in abeyance. Is there anything on the question? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. What is the pleasure of the committee on this? Commissioner Thatcher. Thank you, Chair Shay. Um, I am curious. I know I sit on the animal um services board, and so I know that this is specifically one that we're working on, as Director Hogart said, as well as the ongoing animal noises. And I understand that um we that the Animal Services Board and the Committee and Director Hogar are awaiting um planning director crane's recommendations on the zoning, and so either I would ask that we put this in suspense again or that we note in place on file and address the ordinances when Director Hogart and um Director Crane kind of get that figured out. So I would be curious to see what everybody else thinks. Okay, thank you, Commissioner Thatcher. Commissioner Callahan. Thank you. I was just curious. Um somebody said you only meet quarterly in the board for the animal control. Is that true or do we meet monthly?