Ravalli County approves Morrison‑Maierle invoices and a state draw request for septic project

The Ravalli County Board of Commissioners approved two vendor invoices from Morrison‑Maierle and an associated draw request to the Montana Department of Commerce for work on a septic/wastewater project on April 15.

Julie, a county staff member overseeing the project, presented the invoices and said the county has two $40,000 grants — one from "MSAP" (as stated in the meeting) and one from the DNRC. She said each grant allows the county to draw 50% prior to project completion, and that the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) had made an exception on prior reimbursement. Julie told the board the DNRC had not yet reimbursed the county because the agency did not receive required documents until March 24; she estimated the DNRC would take about 30 days to process reimbursement.

Julie moved to approve two invoices from Morrison‑Maierle, one for $24,306.52 and one for $21,157.75, and to approve an invoice/draw request to the Montana Department of Commerce for $25,464. The motion was seconded and carried. The meeting record includes a discrepancy in the clerk’s readback: the second read an amount of $25,004.64 when summarizing the motion; the transcript shows the motioner stated $25,464. The board recorded the motion as approved; no numeric roll call was provided in the transcript.

Julie said some paperwork and invoice tracking are stored in the meeting documents, and asked commissioners to set a next meeting with Morrison‑Maierle contact Aaron to resolve outstanding items. She also noted one of the invoices dated March 13 had been missed in her inbox and that the county is waiting on reimbursement paperwork from DNRC and the state to complete the draw.