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Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher says social-media claims about initiative are "untrue," says issue will go to special election
Summary
Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher told the Council July 15 that social-media assertions about a local initiative were incorrect, reading the initiative aloud and saying Butte-Silver Bow did not author it; he said the measure will proceed to a special election for voters to decide.
Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher told the Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners on July 15 that recent social-media posts about a local initiative were incorrect and that the county did not draft the measure. "The things on social media about the initiative are untrue," Gallagher said during his report to the council, adding that he attended a federal hearing in Helena related to firefighters.
Gallagher read the initiative aloud to commissioners and said his purpose was to make clear the county did not write the language and would not decide its fate. "This will go to a special election and the people will vote for or against it," Gallagher said. The council did not take legislative action on the initiative during the meeting; Gallagher framed the comments as information and clarification for residents ahead of the election process.
The exchange occurred during the Chief Executive's report early in the agenda. Commissioners recorded no formal motion tied to Gallagher's remarks; the council proceeded to the consent agenda and other scheduled business.
