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Commissioners vote to consider separating public administrator duties from Flathead County treasurer
Summary
The Flathead County Board of Commissioners moved to consider Resolution of Intent No. 1308b, which would separate the public administrator duties from the county treasurer’s office; County Treasurer Adele Kranz described her two decades of service and the motion to consider the resolution carried on an oral vote.
On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Flathead County Board of Commissioners voted to consider Resolution of Intent No. 1308b, a proposal to separate the county’s public administrator duties from the treasurer’s office. The board made the procedural motion after a brief presentation and a statement by County Treasurer Adele Kranz.
Pete Melnyk introduced the item to the board as a resolution of intent to remove public administrator responsibilities from the treasurer’s office. Melnyk told commissioners that the consolidation took place in 1998 and said undoing that consolidation would require the same sort of legislative action that created it.
Adele Kranz, identified in the meeting as the county treasurer, asked the board for a moment to speak and described two decades in the joint role. “I have been truly blessed with this mission,” Kranz said, adding that she has worked to return heirlooms and wartime medals to families and to ensure creditors, including Flathead County, were paid. She said the change could allow a new treasurer to focus on core duties while acknowledging the work required to finalize estates.
A commissioner thanked Kranz for her years of service and cited population growth and added duties as reasons to review office responsibilities. That commissioner formally moved to consider Resolution of Intent No. 1308b; a participant identified as Randy on the telephone seconded the motion. Following an oral call for favor, those recorded saying “Aye” included the mover and the chair, and the chair declared the motion carried.
The action recorded in the meeting was a vote to consider the resolution; the transcript does not show any final ordinance or transfer of duties being approved on its face. Melnyk reiterated that separating the duties would require legislative action to change the earlier consolidation. The meeting record indicated there was no public comment on the item and the board then moved on to close the session.
Next steps: the resolution will return to the board for further consideration and any formal change would require the legislative steps Melnyk described.
