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Council tables budget resolutions after notice errors; staff warn about urgent wastewater SCADA needs
Summary
The Stevensville Town Council paused action on adopting the 2025–26 budget and amending the 2024–25 budget after discovering a publication error in the legal notice; staff warned that a SCADA/server issue at the wastewater treatment plant requires timely procurement once the budget is approved.
The Stevensville Town Council on Aug. 28 tabled motions to adopt the fiscal 2025–26 budget and to amend the 2024–25 budget after confirming the required newspaper notice had not run as published; staff cautioned the council that critical wastewater control-system work is time-sensitive. A member of the public objected during the public hearing, saying the packet listed the 2025–26 budget but the notice and packet language were inconsistent and that discussing the wrong budget could violate Montana Code Annotated sections cited in the comment (MCA 7-6-4021 and 7-1-4127). Town clerk Janelle and staff checked and said the discrepancy was a clerical error in the packet upload, and that the intended item was the 2025–26 preliminary budget. However,…
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