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Gallatin County Commission approves consent agenda, board appointments and multiple subdivision easements
Summary
On Jan. 13 the commission approved consent items including $797,273.47 in claims, appointed volunteers to local boards, accepted two public road dedications for the West Slope Minor Subdivision and granted final plat approval; one subdivision hearing was moved to Jan. 20.
The Gallatin County Commission handled routine business on Jan. 13, approving the consent agenda, appointing volunteers to multiple boards, accepting public road dedications for a minor subdivision and granting final plat approval for the West Slope Minor Subdivision.
At the start of the meeting a staff member read the consent agenda, which included claims totaling $797,273.47, a fiscal‑year '26 grant application for community health for $25,000, a $366,467 design services contract for annex roof repairs, and a $6,850 change order for the Morgan Evidence Center project. The commission voted to approve the consent agenda after a motion and second.
The commission moved to appoint applicants to four boards: the consolidated Board of Adjustment (applicants Lisa Stoffler and Andrew Eppel), the Gallatin Valley Tourism Business Improvement District vacancy (applicant Kelly Opperman), the weed board (applicants Larry Holsworth, Steve Saunders and Kelsey Cooper), and a West Yellowstone refuse board candidate (John Brown). The appointments were approved by voice vote.
On land‑use matters the commission considered three related West Slope Minor Subdivision items: acceptance of a public right‑of‑way dedication for Amsterdam Road (Resolution 2026‑004), acceptance of Dykstra House Lane as a public dedication (Resolution 2026‑005), and final plat approval for the West Slope Minor Subdivision (the preliminary plat was granted on March 7, 2023 and the request subdivides ~6 acres into five single‑family lots). Planning staff reported that conditions of approval were met and the commission adopted the staff findings and granted final plat approval.
An applicant requested the Foster 1st Minor Subdivision item be moved to the Jan. 20 meeting; the commission agreed and adjourned the Jan. 13 session.
Votes at a glance: • Consent agenda (claims including $797,273.47): motion moved by Speaker 3, seconded by Speaker 1; voice vote recorded as 'aye' and motion carried. • Board appointments (Board of Adjustment, TBID, Weed Board, West Yellowstone refuse board): motion moved by Speaker 3; motion carried by voice vote. • Resolution 2026‑004 (Amsterdam Road public right‑of‑way acceptance): moved and approved by voice vote. • Resolution 2026‑005 (Dykstra House Lane public dedication): moved and approved by voice vote. • West Slope Minor Subdivision final plat approval: moved and approved by voice vote; staff reported conditions met; preliminary plat originally approved 03/07/2023. • Foster 1st Minor Subdivision: hearing moved to Jan. 20 at applicant’s request.
Procedural note: the transcript records affirmative 'aye' responses for each recorded vote but does not include a full roll‑call tally in the record; the minutes should be consulted for a formal roll call if required.
