Council ratifies three accounts-payable batches, approves park restroom purchase and opposes anti-competitive rental software 8-2

The Missoula City Council ratified three accounts-payable batches and approved several consent items at its July 14 meeting. Miss Trimble read the consent agenda, which included ratification of checks dated July 1 for $6,347,930.70, July 8 for $1,553,174.49, and approval of checks dated July 15 for $3,120,613.74. The council also approved an agreement with CXT Incorporated for $93,966 to purchase and install a Taito double-occupancy vault restroom in Greeno Park, and the council voted to set a public hearing for Aug. 25, 2025, for a first-reading ordinance to revise Missoula Municipal Code 8.02 by adopting the City-County Health Code updates to regulation 1 (wastewater treatment and disposal systems). Councilor Vazika requested that one consent item, a resolution opposing anti-competitive rental practices (including the use of price-fixing algorithmic software), be separated from the consent agenda for a roll-call vote. The council conducted a roll-call vote on item 8.4 and the resolution passed 8–2. The meeting audio records Campbell voting "No" during the roll call; the transcript records the final tally as "8 in favor, 2 opposed." The transcript indicates some inconsistent name spellings during the roll call; the recorded outcome was 8–2 in favor, and the mayor declared the resolution passed. Other consent items that were not separated were approved by voice vote and recorded as passing unanimously.