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Town council approves claims, mill-levy resolution and provisional court prosecutor; tables one claim
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting the Stevensville Town Council approved biweekly claims (with one claim removed for later review), adopted Resolution 572 establishing mill levies for FY2025–26, and provisionally approved a city court prosecutor; one claim (19846) was tabled pending further review.
The Stevensville Town Council approved several motions and took formal votes on Aug. 14, including approval of most biweekly claims, adoption of the mill-levy resolution for fiscal year 2025–26, and provisional approval of a Stevensville city court prosecutor. The council also tabled one claims payment for later review.
Claims: The council approved biweekly claims covering claim numbers 19818, 19820, 19822 through 19845, 19847 through 19854, and 19856 through 19871 (claim 19846 removed for separate consideration). The roll call on the claims approval recorded Councilor Barker Aye, Councilor McBride Aye, Councilor Smith Aye and Councilor Brown No. Outcome: approved (3–1 for the motion as recorded).
Tabling of claim 19846: Council member Smith moved to table claim number 19846 for later discussion; the motion to table was seconded. The meeting transcript records that the claim was removed from the primary approval motion and set aside for future consideration; the council did not resolve the underlying personnel matter at the Aug. 14 meeting.
City court prosecutor: Council member Parker moved, and Council member Greg seconded, provisional approval of the Stevensville city court prosecutor (candidate identified as "Kiki" in the meeting; last name not provided in the transcript). Councilors Barker, Bragg, Smith and Brown voted Aye. The council directed staff to present a contract to the candidate and bring the contract back for final approval at the Aug. 28 meeting, with a proposed start date of Sept. 1.
Resolution 572 (mill levies): Council member Parker moved to approve Resolution No. 572 establishing mill levies for the Town of Stevensville for the Montana fiscal year 2025–2026. The motion passed on roll call: Councilor Barker Aye, Councilor Bragg Aye, Councilor Smith Aye, Councilor Brown No. Outcome: adopted (3–1).
Other procedural minutes and approvals: The council approved budget-workshop minutes from July 9, 2025, and town council meeting minutes from July 24, 2025, by voice votes recorded by the clerk. No additional details or amendments to those minutes were recorded in the transcript.
No ordinances, contracts, or budget adoptions requiring further legal citation were finalized at the meeting beyond Resolution 572. The transcript does not include the text of Resolution 572 beyond the title and the fiscal year; details of the levy calculations were not provided in the meeting record.
