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Votes at a glance: Butte-Silver Bow Council actions, March 5, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions taken during the March 5 Council of Commissioners meeting, including consent agenda approvals, a subdivision extension, grant referrals, and approvals to place several applications on file.
The Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners took multiple procedural and consent actions at its March 5, 2025 regular meeting. Below are the formal actions the council recorded and their outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (02/19/2025). Motion to approve the February 19, 2025 regular meeting minutes passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan; second: not specified. (agenda id: minutes_2025-02-19)
- Consent agenda (committee reports A1–A4 and communications, with exclusions noted). Motion to approve the consent agenda passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Exclusions and segregations were recorded on the floor. (agenda id: consent_2025-03-05)
- Our Lady of the Rockies minor subdivision (communication 2025-119). Motion to concur with the request and place on file—and to amend the deadline extension to April 17, 2028—passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: The extension allows additional time to complete design work related to flood-plain and road access issues; final plat is required before construction or a subdivision improvement agreement is required. (agenda id: 2025-119)
- Father Sheehan Park DNRC reclamation planning grant (communication 2025-125). Motion to refer the communication to the finance and budget committee passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: The grant award for $75,000 with a 10% match was discussed; commissioners asked for clarification on allowable in-kind match and whether consultant time can be counted. (agenda id: 2025-125)
- Basin Creek Water Treatment security—Homeland Security grant application (communication 2025-130). Motion to concur and place on file (permission to apply for a $260,000 grant with no match) passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: Application deadline is April 9; staff stated approval is needed before that date to submit. (agenda id: 2025-130)
- Emergency Management Performance Grant application (communication 2025-131). Motion to concur and place on file passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: The program requires a 50% match that is met through existing budgeted operating expenses; the grant supports emergency management operations and the EOC. (agenda id: 2025-131)
- Payment Manuals (Painted Meadows) minor subdivision expedited review (communication 2025-133). Motion to concur and place on file passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: Staff analysis identified property owner as the subdivider and determined the application met criteria for expedited review. (agenda id: 2025-133)
- Agreement to purchase replacement boat for utility/reservoir work (communication 2025-134). Motion to concur and place on file passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Fisher. Notes: Price ~ $29,000; three quotes obtained under procurement threshold; the old boat to be disposed of via public surplus; purchase included in capital budget. (agenda id: 2025-134)
- Council bill 2025-01 / ordinance 2025-01 (rezoning, second reading). Motion to place the ordinance on second reading passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: This action advanced the measure to its second reading; final adoption will require further action. (agenda id: ord_2025-01)
- Resolution 2025-09 (Tourism Business Improvement District assessment increase). Motion to place resolution 2025-09 on final reading and pass passed (10-0). Mover: Commissioner Morgan. Notes: The district assessment will increase from $1 to $2; TBID representatives reported support and said funds will support events and projects to boost tourism. (agenda id: res_2025-09)
How votes were recorded
Where the clerk recorded a tally but individual roll-call votes were not read aloud, the official record shows unanimous tallies (10–0) with no individual yes/no votes recorded in the audible transcript. Each action above lists the recorded outcome as stated by the clerk.
Documentation and next steps
Several items—most notably the Father Sheehan Park grant—were referred to the finance and budget committee for additional review of match sources and allowable in-kind contributions. Presenters were instructed to submit separate communications or contract amendments where required by county procurement and budgeting procedures.
