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Silver Bow County finance panel approves $2.52 million expenditures, reviews ARPA and grant transfers
Summary
The Silver Bow County Finance and Budget Committee approved an expenditure list totaling $2,519,542.95 and reviewed several budget transfers, including ARPA-funded wastewater and parking-lot projects and smaller grant-funded items for elections, public notices and a community garden.
The Silver Bow County Finance and Budget Committee approved an expenditure list of $2,519,542.95 at its meeting on Dec. 10, 2025, and reviewed several budget transfer requests tied to ARPA projects and grant-funded programs.
Commissioner O'Neil moved to review the expenditure list, stating items on page 50 included a payment for the Civic Center north parking lot. "Any question is this — we're just paying for it that's already completed," he asked. Director Hassler answered that the north parking lot had been paved and street lights installed and said, "That was funded through ARPA dollars." The motion was seconded (the second was not named in the transcript), put to a voice vote and passed.
Committee members and staff noted the current expenditures run was larger than recent weeks because it incorporated three ARPA projects. Director Hassler identified two of those as related to the metro plant — a plant project and an effluent management project — and indicated the Civic Center parking lot comprised roughly $1.5 million of the approximately $2.5 million total.
The committee then reviewed several budget transfer requests. The chair described the line items as follows: $110 for training services for "Cindy" through MASBO for 2026 school elections (Clerk and Recorder's Office); $18,095 to cover wages and benefits through the end of the fiscal year for the Health Department; $2,000 for publications in the Montana Standard tied to CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) program notices; and $21,947 for landscaping labor at the Park Street Community Garden charged to the library grant fund. No commissioner questions or objections were recorded after the transfers were read.
Director Hassler was thanked for the explanations before the chair called for a motion to adjourn. The committee voted by voice, and the meeting was adjourned.
What happens next
The expenditure list was approved by voice vote at the meeting. The transcript does not record roll-call vote counts or the name of the second on the motion. Budget transfer items were presented for review and no formal roll-call approvals were recorded in the transcript; the committee did not record additional action on those transfers during this session.
