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Votes at a glance: Butte‑Silver Bow Council actions from Nov. 5, 2025
Summary
Key recorded votes at the Nov. 5 meeting included approval of minutes, confirmation of firefighters, a DUI Court agreement, land‑sale and URD actions, appointment of an interim coroner, and an emergency reserve appropriation to aid SNAP‑affected households.
Here are the council’s principal recorded actions taken at the Nov. 5, 2025 Butte‑Silver Bow meeting, summarized from the official proceedings and clerk’s record.
• Minutes approved: Motion to approve the Oct. 15, 2025 minutes — Vote: 11 ayes, 0 nays.
• Confirmation of probationary firefighters: Concurrence with communication 2025‑527 to confirm Alaric (Alec) Veil and Logan Strickfadden as full members of the Butte Silver Bow Fire Department — Vote: 11 ayes, 0 nays.
• DUI Court services agreement: Authorization to sign agreement with CCCS to provide services to the Butte‑Silver Bow DUI Court (monthly cost disclosed during the meeting as $2,200) — Vote to concur and place on file 2025‑522: 11 ayes, 0 nays.
• Development agreement (Harrison Avenue URD): Concurrence and place on file for communication 2025‑529 — Vote: 10 ayes, 1 nay. Related resolution and amended purchase and sale for conveyance to Riley Global Solutions LLC (Resolution 2025‑64) placed on final reading and passed as amended — Vote: 9 ayes, 2 nays.
• Land sales and committee actions: Council held communication 2025‑542 (request from Steve Maloney) in committee of the whole to allow the applicant opportunity to appear — Vote to hold: recorded majority. Council approved a small yard‑triangle sale (communication 2025‑544) using Department of Revenue assessed value — Vote: 11 ayes, 0 nays.
• Interim coroner appointment: Motion to appoint Jason Parrish as interim coroner and place communication 2025‑541 on file — Recorded concurrence and appointment approved by the council (final motion recorded as 11 ayes, 0 nays).
• Emergency transfer for SNAP support: Council suspended rules to add Resolution 2025‑67, then placed the resolution on final reading and adopted an appropriation of $183,974 from reserve funds for FY2026 — Vote: suspension 11‑0; resolution passage 11‑0.
How to find documents: The referenced communications and resolutions are on file as communications 2025‑522, 2025‑527, 2025‑529, 2025‑531, 2025‑541, 2025‑544 and resolutions 2025‑64 and 2025‑67 in the clerk’s office.
Notes: Several items were discussed at length during the meeting, including public hearings on FEMA grant revenue, a sole‑source procurement request for wastewater equipment, and a DNRC/USDA forestry grant for tree planting. Several items from the consent agenda were segregated for separate discussion before the council approved the remainder.
