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Votes at a glance: Granite County commissioners approve rail petition, water-outflow cut, contracts and claims
Summary
Commissioners approved a set of procedural and contractual items, including a resolution to petition the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority and changes to water-outflow management.
The Granite County Board of Commissioners recorded multiple formal actions during the meeting. Key votes and outcomes are summarized below.
• Resolution 2025-13 — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority expansion: Adopted. The board approved Resolution 2025-13 petitioning the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to include Granite County (second reading and adoption). The packet warns of one-time mapping and paperwork expenses and ongoing annual dues; specific amounts were not included. (See resolution transcript evidence.)
• Outflow change — water/tender management (CFS): Approved (subject to agency approval). Commissioners approved changing the managed outflow to 6 cubic feet per second (CFS) starting the day after the meeting, with the plan to monitor inflows and adjust after one week. Staff cited recent inflows of about 3.1 CFS in a recent model; agencies (FWP and others) were to be notified and give concurrence.
• Community Wildlife Protection Plan update: Contractor selection. The board selected Great West (proposal total $65,000) to update the county’s Community Wildlife Protection Plan (CWPP). The proposal included phased work (phases and line items in the packet); staff will issue a task order and finalize scheduling.
• Amendment No. 1 — Great West Engineering master agreement: Approved. The board approved a one-year extension (amendment) to the master professional services agreement with Great West Engineering, allowing the county to continue assigning tasks under the existing agreement for one additional year.
• County claims: Approved. The board approved county claims for the accounting period noted in the packet (listed as September 2025 in the motion). Several line-item questions were discussed in claims review; the claims motion passed by voice vote.
Votes and attendance: In most roll-call/voice votes the meeting record shows two commissioners voting “Aye” and one commissioner absent (Commissioner Paul Foster was noted as not present at the start of the meeting). Where the packet or minutes did not provide named movers or seconders, the board used voice motions and passed items by voice vote.
Each listed item is recorded in the official meeting packet and the minutes and is reflected in the county’s actions for this meeting.
