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Fergus County commissioners approve claims, two deputy attorney appointments, airport loan and HRDC grant
Summary
At their Feb. 10 meeting, Fergus County commissioners approved county claims, moved to appoint two special deputy county attorneys (resolutions 7‑20‑26 and 8‑20‑26), authorized a $10,000 Montana Aeronautics loan for an airport hangar door (Resolution 9‑2026), and approved the HRDC District 6 Community Services Block Grant 2026–27 work plan and budget; a 3rd Avenue bridge bid will be re-advertised after no qualifying bids were received.
The Fergus County Board of Commissioners took a set of routine fiscal and appointment actions on Feb. 10, voting to approve county claims, to appoint special deputy county attorneys under resolutions referenced in the meeting transcript, to authorize a $10,000 Montana Aeronautics loan for an airport hangar door and to accept the HRDC District 6 2026–27 Community Services Block Grant work plan and budget.
The meeting record shows a motion to approve the February 10 claims was moved by Committee member (speaker 1) and seconded; recorded vocal "Aye" responses in the transcript came from Andrea Payne (public commenter) and Chair (speaker 2), and the chair stated the claims were approved. The transcript does not contain a full roll-call tally in the excerpted segments.
Commissioners considered Resolution 7-20-26, described in the minutes as appointing a special deputy county attorney under "MCW 44 4 1" (text as stated in the transcript). The resolution was moved and seconded and approved; the transcript includes a recorded 'Aye' by Committee member (speaker 1) though a full roll call is not transcribed in the excerpt.
Resolution 8-20-26, appointing another special deputy county attorney, was moved and seconded and approved with an 'Aye' vocalization recorded from Andrea Payne in the excerpt. The commission then considered Resolution 9-2026, authorizing a Montana Aeronautics loan to cover a hangar door at the county airport. The resolution was moved by speaker 4, seconded by the chair, and approved with a recorded 'Aye' in the transcript from Committee member (speaker 1); the county noted the city had already signed the loan agreement and the $10,000 is a local match to FAA funding.
On grants, the board reviewed a Community Services Block Grant (HRDC District 6) for 2026–27 that the transcript summarized as totaling roughly $114,167 across components (transcript figures: a $114,016.67-like total and line items of $25,021 and $75,001.55 were discussed). A commissioner who serves on the HRDC grant board moved to accept the plan, and the motion passed; the transcript records an 'Aye' and chair confirmation that the plan was approved. The chair clarified in discussion that no county dollars were required unless the commission specifically approved them.
Procurement: commissioners reported no qualifying bids for the 3rd Avenue bridge project. Kurt Thompson of Staley Engineering explained that a potential bidder misread bonding and insurance requirements and recommended re-advertising; the commission agreed to re-advertise and coordinate new dates with staff.
Votes at this meeting as recorded in the transcript excerpt were primarily voice votes; several elements (motions and outcomes) are recorded as approved in the minutes even when the transcript did not capture a full roll-call tally. Where individual vocal votes appear in the transcript, they are recorded below; full roll-call records should be checked in official minutes on file with the county.
The meeting adjourned after scheduling future meetings.
