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Park County commissioners reallocate ARPA funds for attorney security, accept MDT bridge grant and seek opioid‑abatement payroll funding
Summary
On Sept. 23, 2025, the Park County Commission voted to reallocate remaining ARPA funds from the Billman Lane project to security for the county attorney’s office move, accepted a Montana Department of Transportation SB 5‑36 grant for the Horse Creek Bridge replacement requiring no county match, and authorized staff to submit an opioid‑abatement grant to fund 0.5 FTE for a peer support specialist.
Park County commissioners on Sept. 23 approved a set of short motions reallocating remaining ARPA funds to courthouse security, accepting a state bridge grant and authorizing a grant application to pay a peer support specialist.
Kristen France requested reallocation of the remaining ARPA Billman Lane project funds to cover security measures for the county attorney’s office move to Calendar Street. Commissioner (name on transcript: the member making the motion) moved to reallocate the funds "to help with the move for the county attorney's office for some of the security measures that they'll need," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The staff presentation described the amount as "9,200 and change" in the record; the precise dollar figure and the full roll‑call of votes were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
The commission also formally accepted a Montana Department of Transportation SB 5‑36 award for the Horse Creek Bridge replacement. Kristen France told commissioners the contract documents had gone out via DocuSign and that, as presented, the grant would fund the Horse Creek Bridge replacement "so the county would not, have to contribute any funding." The acceptance was moved, seconded and approved.
On a separate item, commissioners authorized submission of an application to the Montana Opioid Abatement Trust to cover payroll for a 0.5 FTE Mobile Crisis Response Team peer support specialist (Jeanette Teka). Kristen France described the requested award in the record as "41006 84" covering roughly a year and a half of wages and fringe benefits for the position; commissioners moved, seconded and approved submission of the application.
Also during the meeting the board opened a procurement bid for a public works maintenance truck (one bid received from Norman Equipment at $193,850) and approved routine minutes and other consent items.
What happens next: staff said they will return with procurement recommendations for the truck award and will continue contract execution and grant closeout tasks for the MDT award and the opioid‑abatement application. The transcript does not include a full roll‑call of votes for the motions; the record shows motions were seconded and passed by voice vote.
