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Head Start seeks two-mill levy for vehicle and building costs; county to help with outreach
Summary
Head Start Director Heidi Ungaretti asked commissioners to place a two-mill levy on the primary ballot to support operation costs—primarily maintenance for two buses and building upkeep—while CEO Bill Everett urged active community outreach given mixed historical vote margins.
Heidi Ungaretti, director of the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Head Start program, asked the commission to place Resolution 26-06 on the primary ballot requesting two mills to support Head Start operations, chiefly to maintain two buses and pay for building maintenance.
CEO Bill Everett said the community had supported Head Start levies in the past but with smaller margins than senior levies, and recommended a marketing effort to increase voter awareness. County Attorney Morgan Smith and Clerk Toni Hofland reviewed the ballot language and confirmed statutory compliance for placement on the ballot. The commission placed the matter for formal action; no vote was recorded during the work session.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 006 ("we are requesting your consideration of the Head Start Mill Levy Resolution."), topfinish SEG 006 ("this also satisfies the criteria as to what is to be required within the specific ballot language").
