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Council approves five resolutions, refers roof bids and concurs with routine agreements in unanimous votes
Summary
On June 3 the Butte-Silver Bow Council voted 9-0 to adopt five resolutions including a one-year economic-development mill levy continuation and budget amendments for wildland-fire deployment and Natural Resource Damage Program funding, referred Molten Water treatment plant roof bids back to Public Works, and concurred with several communications including a PitWatch extension and a $46,000 BLC agreement.
The Butte-Silver Bow Council unanimously approved a package of resolutions and routine items at its June 3 meeting, recording 9-0 votes on multiple final readings and motions.
Key outcomes:
- Resolution 2026-22: Continued the imposition of a one-year mill levy for economic-development purposes for fiscal years 2026–2028; placed on final reading and passed 9-0.
- Resolution 2026-25: Amended the fiscal-year budget to appropriate unanticipated revenue from Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation wildland-fire deployments for wages/benefits, equipment and building improvements for the fire department; passed 9-0.
- Resolution 2026-26: Directed the Treasurer to mail notice of pending tax-sale issuance to interested parties for parcels with issued tax-lien certificates and to issue tax deeds where redemption periods have expired, in accordance with §15-18-212 MCA; passed 9-0.
- Resolution 2026-29: Accepted DOJ Natural Resource Damage Program funds for Basin Creek Park rehabilitation (advanced by suspension of rules) and passed on final reading, 9-0.
- Resolution 2026-30: Accepted NRDP funding for the county water-meter program (advanced by suspension of rules) and passed on final reading, 9-0.
Other formal actions:
- Communication 2026-227 (roof replacement at the Molten Water treatment plant): Three bids opened—Timber Ridge $284,700; Summit Roofing $180,660; KK Roofing $137,981—and the council voted 9-0 to refer the bids to Public Works for recommendation.
- Communications concurred/placed on file (each 9-0): 2026-279 (no-cost extension for PitWatch / Ripple services), 2026-281 (annual BLC agreement for economic development services, $46,000), 2026-292 (courthouse entry masonry contract/repair).
- Consent agenda: Section A (committee reports 1–4) and Section B (communications 1–18) approved with four segregations; motion passed 9-0.
All recorded votes during the meeting were 9 in favor, zero opposed, and several items were referred to departments or committees for follow-up (Public Works, Animal Services, Personnel Committee, Judiciary). No contested roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
