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Missoula County authorizes $2,500-per-year legislative‑tracking software, approves several board appointments
Summary
The Missoula County Board of Commissioners authorized the chief administrative officer to sign a four‑year contract for legislative‑tracking software and approved multiple board appointments and reappointments, with legal staff noting a venue clause that names Maryland but characterizing the legal risk as low given the contract size.
The Missoula County Board of Commissioners authorized the county’s chief administrative officer to sign a four‑year agreement for software to track federal and, next session, state legislation, and approved a series of board appointments and reappointments during its meeting.
The software agreement is approximately $2,500 per year for a four‑year term, county staff said. County legal and risk review flagged a venue clause that would require litigation to be filed in Maryland; Brian, the county’s legal/risk reviewer, told commissioners the inability to change venue was a risk but described it as “probably not significant” because of the small contract amount.
Commissioners moved and seconded the authorization; a roll‑call tally was not provided in the transcript and the chair called for a voice vote. The motion to authorize the chief administrative officer to sign the agreement was approved.
Nut graf: The software is intended to support…
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