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Butte Family YMCA seeks $42,000 invoice payment, highlights swim and youth programs
Summary
Butte Family YMCA CEO Stephanie Feist presented the organization's annual report, described swim and youth programs that serve local schools and surrounding towns, and submitted a $42,000 invoice for repairs that the council will consider later in the meeting; the council concurred with placing the YMCA communication on file.
Stephanie Feist, chief executive officer of the Butte Family YMCA, told the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners on Sept. 24 that the YMCA is asking the council to consider an annual payment and presented an invoice for $42,000 related to pool repairs and maintenance. Feist said the YMCA brings local programs and out-of-area events that support hotels and restaurants and that the county’s support has made operating the aquatic center possible."We bring roughly 1,900 athletes from outside the Butte-Silver Bow area to come and compete in swim meets here," Feist said, noting some meets span two days and generate lodging demand. She said the aquatic center, built about 25 years ago with bond support, hosts school-based programs including a third-grade learn-to-swim program funded by the Fritz Apostle family and a sixth-grade "active teens" program for Butte School District No. 1."Without the support of Butte-Silver Bow and what's been ongoing for the last 20-plus years, we wouldn't be able to keep our aquatic center open and maintained in the direction it is," Feist said. Commissioners asked questions after the presentation about the Fritz Apostle scholarship, transportation for students, and program history. Commissioner Callahan praised the YMCA's role and said, "Without the YMCA and all you do for the young children in our community, we'd be at a loss." The council did not vote on the $42,000 invoice during the presentation. Procedurally, the communication that requested the presentation and included the invoice was placed on file so the presentation could be given and the invoice will be considered later in the agenda. Commissioner Thatcher moved to concur and place communication number 2025-459 on file; the clerk recorded an 8-0 vote in favor. Discussion versus decision: Feist's remarks constituted a presentation and factual summary of YMCA programs and needs (discussion). The formal action taken at the time was procedural: the council voted to concur with and place the communication on file; the invoice itself remained pending and was not approved during the presentation. Next steps: The YMCA's annual payment and the $42,000 invoice will appear later in the meeting agenda for formal consideration and vote.
