The Missoula City Council unanimously approved its consent agenda on Oct. 20, 2025, approving checks and claims, authorizing a sewer revenue bond, ratifying professional services and software purchases, confirming an appointment to the downtown business improvement district and adopting a boundary amendment to remove the Burns Addition from the city limits. Council also adopted an amendment to city council rule 11 to allow two separate opportunities for public comment on items not on the agenda.

Key approvals on the consent agenda included:

- Ratify accounts payable (checks dated Oct. 14, 2025): $3,038,226.01.
- Approve accounts payable (checks dated Oct. 21, 2025): $1,834,869.21.
- Confirm mayoral appointment of Michael Albritton to the Downtown Business Improvement District, zone 1 (term immediately through May 31, 2027).
- Adopt a resolution authorizing a $5,514,000 sewer-system revenue bond for the DNRC Water Pollution Control State Revolving Loan Program, series 2025b.
- Approve and authorize the mayor to sign a professional services agreement with GGLO (architecture, landscape architecture, planning) for $383,162 to provide design and construction administration services for the park on North Scott Street and adjacent streets.
- Approve purchase of an RMS (records management system) from ImageTrend (Eagan, Minnesota) for $72,700 for the fire department.
- Adopt a resolution to amend the city boundary to exclude and remove the Burns Addition (Lots 1–10, Burns Addition, Sec. 30 T13N R19W) from the corporate limits and discontinue city zoning for those parcels, based on findings in the staff report.
- Amend City Council Rule 11 to allow two separate public-comment opportunities for items not on the agenda.

Public comment and concerns: Several members of the public spoke during the consent-agenda public comment period. Kevin Hunt (Ward 1) urged separating the council-rule amendment from the broader consent agenda so voters could see who specifically supported the change; he praised councilors who sponsored the rule change while asking for clarity when it came to the roll call. James Dodge, who identified himself as the affected homeowner for the Burns Addition de-annexation, asked how and when the annexation had occurred and said he had been notified only when he received a city ballot. Dodge asked who approved the annexation and why it appeared to have proceeded despite his communications with planners and council staff. Other speakers, including Chris Kennedy and Kristen Newman (both Ward 1 residents), voiced support for restoring earlier opportunities for public comment and cautioned against bundling disparate items in a single consent vote.

Council action and procedure: No council member requested separation of consent items for separate votes, and the council proceeded with a voice vote on the full consent agenda. The consent agenda passed unanimously. Council and staff said copies of the agenda and supporting documents are available online and in print at the meeting for members of the public to review.

What to watch next: James Dodge requested staff follow-up on questions about the Burns Addition de-annexation; the council indicated staff would follow up. The record for the bond resolution and the GGLO contract will be available in the city clerk's office and through published council documents for those seeking the full terms and attachments.