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Pondera County approves grants, contracts and budget amendments in May meetings
Summary
Across May meetings the Pondera County commissioners approved public health grants (PHEP $29,910; Immunization $5,161), an MDT bridge quick-fix grant totaling $94,513.36 for five bridges, an audit contract with Nexus CPA Group, an MOU with the Motor Vehicle Division, multiple purchases, and budget amendments to correct various revenue and expenditure lines.
The Pondera County Board of Commissioners approved a series of grants, contracts, purchases and budget corrections during May 2025 meetings that the minutes record as routine but consequential for county operations.
At the May 21 meeting the board approved Task Order 22-07-4-31-133-0 to the State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services covering the Immunization Program for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, bringing $5,161 in grant funding for the county. At the May 28 meeting the board approved a Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant for $29,910 covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
Also on May 21 the board accepted a Montana Department of Transportation Bridge Quick Fix Grant of $94,513.36 to address repairs on five county bridges (Swanson Road Bridge, Dry Fork Road Bridge, East Lake Road Bridge, Trunk Butte Road Bridge and Midway Road East Bridge). The minutes record approval of rehabilitation work on the Conrad Airport grass runway for $14,000 and a DNRC floodplain permit application for the City of Conrad storm-water improvement project.
The board contracted Nexus CPA Group to perform county audits for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025; June 30, 2026; and June 30, 2027. The minutes record approval of an MOU with the Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division to set procedures for titling, registration and collection of associated taxes and fees at the county facility in Conrad.
The commissioners approved routine purchases and expenditures over $1,500 throughout May, including road signs for $2,737.35, a Justice of the Peace office printer for $3,300, additional equipment for a sheriff vehicle for $1,880, window cleaning for $2,300, and two sets of carbide blades for the Road/Bridge Department for $10,600. The minutes list total approved claims of $406,227.19, payroll of $313,587.76 and combined claims and payroll funds of $719,814.95.
On May 28 the board adopted Resolution #22 authorizing multiple budget amendments across revenue and expenditure lines; the minutes highlight several changes (for example, an Opioid Settlement revenue entry of $4,000 and a Valier Airport expenditure increase of $46,138). The resolution was adopted 2–0 with one commissioner absent.
Most motions in the minutes are recorded as "motion carried" or show unanimous approval; the record does not include extensive debate or direct quotations on these items. The minutes note a prior meeting with the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks about House Bill 648 and that FWP would notify the county if a large predator is relocated into the area. The board set a County Compensation Board meeting for June 12, 2025.
Next procedural steps recorded in the minutes include implementation of contracts and grant task orders under county administrative oversight and standard reporting or invoicing to funders.
