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Cascade County reviews consent agenda, small contracts and budget adjustments; staff to follow up on several items
Summary
Commissioners reviewed routine consent-agenda items including board appointments, a $13,750 OLDCC budget adjustment, a $6,183.07 cooperative USFS law enforcement contract modification, several copier purchases and a $20,000 water fund operating increase; staff will pursue follow-ups and routine procurement checks.
County staff presented multiple consent-agenda items and small contracts during the meeting.
Chair (S2) outlined two board appointment vacancies (terms expiring May 31, 2027 and May 31, 2028) and described Resolution 26-24 to increase revenues and expenses in fund 2942 for the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) by $13,750 to cover a grant-related operating shortfall. Staff explained the transfer is to account for an anticipated grant expenditure that became billable once a funded position was filled.
Staff also described a modification to the cooperative law enforcement agreement with the U.S. Forest Service for 2026, increasing the reimbursable award to $6,183.07 to reflect unused prior-year funds returned to the contract. "This modification takes the contract we do every year with the Forest Service from 3,500 to $6,183.07," staff said, adding the change reflects last year's unspent balance.
Other packets included several planned copier purchases for county departments with quoted costs (examples in the packet: $8,545; $10,124; $10,276.91) and a requested $20,000 increase to operating expenditures for the county water fund (fund 5210) because bulk-order costs rose. Commissioners asked whether additional revenues or a meeting with the city (Great Falls) would address increased input costs; staff said a request for a follow-up meeting was anticipated.
On audit services, staff reported four RFP responses were received for the fiscal-audit engagement covering the next contract period; Baker Tilly and one other firm were the most competitive in scoring. For a separate RFP to update the county's community wildfire protection plan, staff said 11 responses were received and recommended awarding the update to eDNA following a three-person panel review; commissioners asked staff to provide copies of evaluation materials and references.
There were no formal roll-call votes recorded in the transcript for the items discussed; commissioners directed staff to proceed with additional procurement steps and follow-up where needed.
