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Commissioners approve three resolutions authorizing outside attorneys to serve as special deputy Pondera County attorneys
Summary
The Pondera County Board of Commissioners approved Resolutions 19, 20 and 21 authorizing outside attorneys to act as special deputy county attorneys when needed, with no fee for attorney time but mileage reimbursed and prosecution costs borne by the county.
The Pondera County Board of Commissioners on May 7, 2025, approved three resolutions authorizing outside attorneys to serve as special deputy Pondera County attorneys when required.
Resolution No. 19 names Whitney Bugney, Cut Bank city attorney, to act as a special deputy Pondera County attorney when needed. Resolution No. 20 authorizes the county to appoint (referred to in the transcript as) Colonel Raff to act as a special deputy Pondera County attorney. Resolution No. 21 authorizes Joe Coble, Teton County attorney, and Jen Stutz, deputy county attorney, to act as special deputy Pondera County attorneys. The board approved each resolution by voice vote.
The resolutions, as read during the meeting, specify that the outside attorneys will not charge fees for attorney time. The county will reimburse mileage at 70 cents per mile and will be responsible for witness fees, jury costs and other normal prosecution expenses. Commissioners moved to approve each resolution in sequence; for each the transcript records a second and an “Aye” vote and the chair declared the motion carried.
The transcript does not include written copies of the resolutions or details about when the special deputy appointments would be used; commissioners approved the measures as presented at the meeting.
