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Pondera County commissioners approve $250,000 behavioral health grant, $40,000 public-health grant, encroachment agreement and short-term noxious-weed position
Summary
At its April 30, 2025 meeting the Pondera County Commission approved a $250,000 behavioral health grant authorized by House Bill 872, a $40,000 public-health workforce grant, an encroachment agreement for a Bullhead Road approach and a short-term noxious-weed technician position.
Pondera County commissioners voted April 30 to approve a $250,000 behavioral health systems grant, accept a $40,000 strengthening public-health workforce award, approve an encroachment agreement for a driveway approach on Bullhead Road and modify a job description to create a short-term noxious-weed technician sprayer position.
The measures were taken by voice vote during the commission's regular meeting in Pondera County. A commissioner moved to approve each item and another commissioner seconded; each motion was followed by a voice “Aye” and the chair declared the motion carried. One county staff member provided administrative details during the discussion.
The behavioral health systems award, described by a commissioner as a deliverable grant through the PHHS program, was presented at the meeting as a $250,000 contract covering services and administrative deliverables for the period beginning June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2027. The speaker identified the funding source as being authorized by "House Bill 872." The commission moved to approve the contract; a commissioner said, “I will move to approve the contract,” and another replied, “Second.” The motion carried.
Commissioners also accepted a recurring public-health workforce grant described as the "strengthening public health workforce renewal" award for $40,000. County staff noted this is an annual award that runs July 1 through June 30 for the 2025–26 year. A commissioner asked if it was a new grant; staff replied it is the same recurring grant the county has received in prior years.
The commission approved an encroachment agreement to allow a driveway approach on Bullhead Road for property owner Verne Whithelm. County discussion identified the site as about eight-tenths of a mile west of the Blaine Mine Road and Bullhead Road intersection. Commissioners voted to approve the encroachment agreement and instructed staff to finalize signing.
Finally, the commission approved minor changes to a job description to establish a short-term noxious-weed technician sprayer position, described in the meeting as a short-term position not to exceed 90 days in any 12-month period. Commissioners approved moving forward with advertising and application packets for the role; one staff member said they would prepare the packets and handle applications.
Votes at a glance: approved items included (1) approval of bank signatory/minutes procedure for the county bank (voice vote; motion carried), (2) approval of behavioral health systems grant (presented as $250,000; motion carried), (3) acceptance of the strengthening public-health workforce grant ($40,000; motion carried), (4) approval of the Bullhead Road encroachment agreement for Verne Whithelm (motion carried), and (5) approval of a short-term noxious-weed technician sprayer job-description modification (motion carried). Specific roll-call vote tallies and individual commissioner names were not recorded in the transcript; outcomes were announced by voice as "motion carries."
The meeting concluded after the commission approved the listed items and adjourned.
