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County schedules public hearings to accept donation for animal shelter and to add state grants for crisis response and family planning
Summary
The council authorized public hearings to amend FY25 budgets to accept a $127,800 donation for animal‑shelter remodeling, $552,250 in state funding for mobile crisis services, and two one‑time family planning supplements; all hearings were opened and closed without public opposition at the Jan. 22 meeting.
Butte‑Silver Bow staff on Jan. 22 requested and received council authorization to schedule public hearings to amend the fiscal year 2024‑25 budget for three separate items: a private donation for the animal shelter, state grant funding to establish mobile crisis services, and two one‑time supplements for family planning clinic operations.
Angie Mulligan, public works budget manager, said the county received a donation from the Steven Tomasich estate described in the meeting as $127,800 to complete phase two of the animal shelter remodel; staff said the gift was unrestricted and that county operating funds already pay for food and medical care. Mulligan and the shelter manager described planned front‑entry and customer‑service improvements meant to improve animal care and staff safety. The council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers to oppose the amendment.
Health Officer Karen Maloney asked the council for permission to amend the FY25 budget to accept $552,250 in contract funds from the Montana Department of Health and Human Services to establish mobile crisis services in Butte. Maloney said the grant was not in the county’s budget when the fiscal year was adopted and that the funds will establish mobile crisis response teams; commissioners opened and closed the hearing with no public proponents or opponents.
Maloney also requested two separate budget amendments for the family planning clinic. She described one‑time funding (stated in the meeting in the $20,000 range) to be used for outreach, small equipment, technology and training, and a separate restoration of $9,203.67 that had been removed earlier in the budget process and was being reinstated. Both amendments were scheduled for public hearing and closed with no public opposition.
Each of the items was presented at the Jan. 22 meeting and will be incorporated into the FY25 budget following the public‑hearing process described by staff. No votes to adopt the budget amendments were taken at the Jan. 22 meeting; staff opened and closed the hearings and recorded no public opponents.
