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Cascade County Commission approves purchase orders, receives monthly treasurer's report and clears consent agenda
Summary
On March 20 the Cascade County Commission approved routine purchase orders and accounts payable warrants, received the monthly treasurer's report showing total county funds of about $71.6 million, and approved a consent agenda including a Senior Advisory Council appointment, a no-cost video contract, a vehicle purchase and a bylaws amendment.
The Cascade County Commission on March 20 approved the report of purchase orders and accounts payable warrants and moved through the consent agenda, and received the monthly treasurer’s report from County Treasurer Diane Hinkler.
Treasurer’s report: Hinkler reported county bank balances, investments and receipts as of Feb. 28, 2025. She said the US Bank master account held $4,018,015.87 and the Montana Board of Investments short-term investment pool (STEP) held $67,584,490.45, for a combined total of $71,602,506.32. Other balances Hinkler listed included clerk of court restitution $15,496.55, sheriff’s commissary $282,600.64, sheriff’s evidence $14,910.18 and a Justice Court new trust balance reported as $157,370.85. Motor vehicle receipts were $689,123.68 and property tax receipts were $1,780,563.74; total revenue receipts were reported as $3,705,433.73, producing a receipts total of $6,175,121.15. Disbursements made in the month included $478,931.10 to Montana Motor Vehicle Division, $301,778.79 to the Montana Department of Revenue, $611,699.27 to the City of Great Falls and $403,163.57 to Great Falls Public Schools; miscellaneous remittances totaled $70,568.51 for disbursements of $1,866,141.24 for the month, according to the treasurer’s figures presented to the commission.
Routine approvals: A commissioner moved that the commission approve the report of purchase orders and accounts payable warrants as submitted by staff; the motion passed on a voice vote. The commission then approved the consent agenda, which the clerk described as routine day-to-day items that require commission action and are subject to removal for separate discussion.
Consent-agenda items approved included: approval of minutes (March 10–19, 2025 entries); a Senior Advisory Council appointment of Mary Kaye Braddock (category: support services provider; term expiration April 30, 2028); Contract 02/1927 with CGI Communications, dba CGI Digital, for the 2025 county video program (three-year term, no cost to the county); Contract 2528 with Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Helena to purchase one new Chrysler Pacifica (select all-wheel drive) at a total cost of $44,942; and Cascade County Senior Advisory Council Bylaws amendment number 1 (reference contract R0367873/19-29 as listed).
Commission discussion was minimal; one commissioner commented in support of Mary Kaye Braddock’s appointment, noting Braddock’s local contributions at the Belt Senior Center after the center’s cook was injured. No public comments were offered on the items. The consent agenda motion passed by voice vote and the meeting proceeded to regular agenda items.
Action: The commission approved the purchase orders/accounts payable motion and the consent agenda with voice votes; no named roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
