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Missoula County approves consent agenda and names Lester Preci interim auditor to fill retiring Dave Wall—s post
Summary
The commissioners approved consent agenda items 3–6 by voice vote and passed a resolution formally appointing Lester Preci to fill the county auditor role vacated by Dave Wall, with the resolution record listing term-end and start dates (some date language in the record is inconsistent).
Missoula County commissioners approved routine business items and formally appointed Lester Preci to fill the county auditor post being vacated by Dave Wall.
The board voted by voice to approve consent agenda items 3 through 6 after an unidentified member moved to adopt the grouped items and another member seconded the motion. The motion passed on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.
Staff member Chris Dunsbury told commissioners that at the Oct. 30 administrative meeting they had appointed Lester Preci to fill Dave Wall—s role when Wall retires later this year on Dec. 19 and presented a resolution to formalize that appointment. "Appointed Lester Preci to fill Dave Wall's role when he retires later this year on December 19," said Chris Dunsbury. The resolution submitted for approval described the appointment as running from the incumbent—s last day through the end of the current term.
The transcript record contains inconsistent date language around the appointment. A line in the record lists "01/01/2020"; other remarks state the term would expire on Dec. 31, 2025, with a new person's term starting Jan. 1 (variously referred to as 2026 in the discussion). Meeting participants clarified that the interim appointment was intended to cover the period from the outgoing auditor—s last day through the remainder of the existing term, which the record indicates ends Dec. 31, 2025.
An unidentified member moved to approve the resolution; a second was recorded and the motion passed on a voice vote. The transcript does not include a recorded roll-call tally or the names of the mover and seconder for either the consent motion or the appointment resolution.
At the end of the recorded excerpt, a speaker noted it was election day; no further action on these items was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
