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Roosevelt County reports August claims, large oil-royalty receipts and investment interest
Summary
The county presented audited claims and payroll totals for August 2025, reported sizable FY26 first-quarter entitlement shares from the Montana Department of Revenue and multiple oil-royalty deposits, and listed investment interest receipts including $141,167.74 from an Opportunity Bank STIP account.
Roosevelt County presented and approved audited claims and payroll figures in September 2025. The transcript records total payroll with workers' compensation and unemployment of $851,222.89 and total claims and payroll for August 2025 of $1,774,080.96. The claims approved across county funds totaled $422,372.38 for listed line items in the minutes, with the broader totals provided separately in the record.
County Treasurer Betty Romo reported investment interest and deposits: Opportunity Bank STIP interest of $141,167.74 and other interest amounts were noted. The Treasurer also listed multiple deposits including FY26 first-quarter entitlement shares from the Montana Department of Revenue distributed across county funds (for example: $95,184.31 to the General Fund; $65,719.75 to the Road Fund; $13,003.80 to the Bridge Fund; and other allocations). Several oil-royalty payments were recorded from operators including Kraken Oil, Phoenix Operating LLC, Oasis Petroleum, Devon Energy and others; one deposit listed was $54,456.88 from Kraken Oil. The transcript lists many specific deposit amounts and fee receipts that are part of the county27s financial record for August and early FY26.
The Board approved the claims by motion; motions were made by Commissioner Toavs and seconded by Commissioner Marottek and recorded as passed. The transcript does not include detailed expenditure-level backup in the minutes but lists fund-level receipts, interest, and notable deposit amounts.
