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Laurel council approves appointments, planning and engineering contracts and account changes in unanimous votes

City Council of the City of Laurel · March 1, 2026
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Summary

At its Jan. 27 meeting the Laurel City Council unanimously approved an appointment to the Tree/Park Board and three resolutions authorizing account updates and on-call planning and engineering contracts; no vote was taken on annexation or on the state's proposed facility.

The City Council of Laurel approved a set of routine items on Jan. 27 by unanimous 8–0 votes.

The council approved the mayoral appointment of Joe Holzwarth to the Tree/Park Board for the remainder of a four-year term through Dec. 31, 2028. Council later passed Resolution No. R26-02 to remove former council member Heidi Sparks from all city accounts and to add Council President Thomas J. Canape and Chief Administrative Officer Kurt Markegard to those accounts. Resolutions R26-03 and R26-04 were approved to retain Peaks Planning and Consulting, LLC for on-call planning services and KLJ Engineering LLC for on-call engineering and subdivision review services, respectively.

There was no public discussion or council debate recorded on these items; each motion passed unanimously with all eight council members voting aye. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

These actions are ministerial and concern board appointment, financial-account signatories, and consultant on-call contracts; they do not alter the city's position on any annexation or land-use matter related to the State of Montana project.