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Pondera County approves 12‑month agreement with Montana Association of Counties to review communications costs
Summary
The commission authorized a 12‑month agreement with the Montana Association of Counties (MACo) to analyze the county’s phone, 9‑1‑1 and internet billing; the agreement requires access to vendor accounts but was described as having no direct cost to the county.
Pondera County commissioners voted June 18 to enter a 12‑month agreement with the Montana Association of Counties to review communications costs, including 9‑1‑1, phone and internet bills.
Commissioners said MACo has formed an entity to analyze communications expenses and to look for cost savings across counties. The county would provide account information to enable the review; meeting discussion emphasized the agreement grants permission to begin the analysis rather than authorizing immediate expenditures. Commissioners stated the agreement would incur no direct cost to the county for the initial review period.
A motion to approve the agreement was made, seconded and approved with commissioners answering "Aye"; no roll-call vote or tally by name was recorded in the transcript.
The agreement was described as a 12‑month authorization to begin data collection and analysis. The meeting transcript does not record specific deliverables, cost‑savings targets, or reporting deadlines for the vendor’s review, nor did it identify the formal entity name beyond MACo’s creation of an entity to perform the work.
