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Silver Bow County Budget and Finance Committee approves $455,456.53 expenditure list, reviews $77,885 loan
Summary
The Silver Bow County Budget and Finance Committee on May 28 approved an expenditure list totaling $455,456.53, discussed a $77,885 loan for M and M Cafe properties and several small budget transfers for department expenses and programs.
The Silver Bow County Budget and Finance Committee approved an expenditure list totaling $455,456.53 at its May 28, 2025, meeting, after a motion by Commissioner O'Neil and a second, county officials said.
The item included a $77,885 claim (claim number 9380) listed to "Montana TaxAct and Title Company" as a loan for M and M Cafe and Properties at 5% for 20 years. Commissioner O'Neil asked to see the claim details during discussion.
The committee also reviewed several budget transfers described by staff, including a $4,000 transfer to purchase iPads for RMAP funded from Superfund residential metals abatement dollars; $9.30 to cover printing brochures for "smoke plants" at the health department; a $3,960 decrease to cover deficits including community garden fencing supplies and a donation to the Foster Grandparents Senior Companion Program from the general fund; $33 to cover travel at the health department; and $400 to cover the cost of a staff member attending a perinatal mental health conference.
Discussion included a question about a $1,000 donation from the sheriff's office to "SafeRite Home/Tavern Association." Director Hassler said, "to my knowledge, this is the first time I have seen this donation." No vote on that donation was recorded in the transcript.
Commissioner O'Neil formally moved to approve the expenditure list as of May 27, 2025, in the amount of $455,456.53. The motion was seconded, and the committee voted 5-0 in favor. Commissioner Walker was noted as excused earlier in the meeting.
The meeting record shows the committee then considered the reported budget transfers but no separate vote on those transfers is recorded in the transcript excerpt. The committee adjourned following the vote to approve the expenditure list.
