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Plevna council votes to hire Kentra Accounting for financial review
Summary
The Plevna Town Council approved hiring Kentra Accounting to perform a town financial review after Clerk Ashley Bondell reported a $4,500 estimate from a firm that previously did the review. The motion carried on a recorded tally (Aye: 4) though individual votes are not listed in the transcript.
The Plevna Town Council voted to hire Kentra Accounting to perform a financial review after Clerk/Treasurer Ashley Bondell reported outreach to 8–10 certified public accountants and one returning bid. Bondell told the council, "The estimate they sent is for $4,500." Councilwoman Promise Miller moved to hire Kentra Accounting; Councilman Kyle Vennes seconded the motion. The council recorded the result as Aye: 4, Nay: 0, Absent: 0, Abstain: 0 and marked the motion carried.
The clerk said she had emailed multiple firms on the Montana-approved list and had received limited responses; one firm that had previously completed Plevna's review replied with a $4,500 estimate and another asked to speak by phone before providing a written estimate but did not call as promised. The council did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript; the motion was recorded by tally only. The council asked the clerk to proceed with the contract and scheduling.
The decision follows routine municipal practice to secure outside review of finances. The clerk will report back with contract details and the schedule for the review at a future meeting.
