REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Tuesday September 16, 2025

 

 

            ALL PRESENT:  Commissioner Morse, Chair; Commissioners Waters and White; Board Clerk Teri Reitz; Clerk and Recorder Jeff Martin.

            PLEDGE:  MOMENT OF SILENCE, Held.

            MINUTES – September 2, 2025, and September 9, 2025.  Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to approve the Minutes, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

            Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to move Item 3B from the Consent Agenda to Item 1 on the Regular Agenda, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

            Item 3B from the Consent Agenda - Notice of Termination of MHC MOU.  Commissioner Morse stated that this termination was initiated by the County.  Mr. Rod Ostermiller, CEO Bridgemont stated that they would be available if an emergency came up at the Detention Facility.  Commissioner Waters made a MOITON to approve the Notice of Termination of MHC MOU, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous. 

            9:00 a.m. BID OPENING – Bid Opening for Surface Gravel Work in Eagle Bend Subdivision. 

Vendor Name

Option I

Option II

Option III

Total for all Three Options

Winkler Excavating, Inc.

$55,000.00

$47,000.00

$30,000.00

$132,000.00

Riverside Contracting, Inc.

$75,550.53

$41,660.30

$19,136.17

$136,347.00

K2 Civil, Inc.

$63,790.00

$36,781.00

$18,536.00

$119,107.00

Rock Solid Excavating

$56,938.00

$37,668.00

$19,442.00

$114,048.00

Warren Transport

$49,587.00

$33,325.00

$16,807.00

$  97,719.00

Knife River - Billings

$64,000.00

$38,375.00

$18,400.00

$120,775.00

Earth Movers

$57,909.00

$35,424.00

$17,348.00

$110,681.00

 

Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to refer the bids to staff for recommendation back to this board, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous. 

            9:00 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING – Public Hearing and Resolution 25-112 to Consolidate Yellowstone County Zoning Commission and Yellowstone County Board of Adjustment.  Ms. Anna Vickers, Planning Division Manager stated that this would create one consolidated board that would hear all applications the same way that individual boards do but the benefit would be instead of having 10 board members we would have 5 board members.  We occasionally struggle to find volunteers for these boards.  This will create an efficiency in cost and an efficiency for staff time because when we’re here after hours I must pay staff for overtime.  This started with us not having a quorum to hear zoning applications.  The benefit here is we would take the current existing volunteers from the Board of Adjustments and the volunteers from the Zoning Commission and put them onto the consolidated board.  Commissioner Morse opened the Public Hearing.  Hearing no comments Commissioner Morse closed the Public Hearing.  Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to approve Resolution 25-112, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous.  

            PUBLIC COMMENTS ON REGULAR, CONSENT AND FILED AGENDA ITEMS – Hearing no comments Commissioner Morse continued the Board Meeting.

            CLAIMS – Batches 26-032, 26-033.  Commissioner White made a MOTION to approve the Claims, Commissioner Waters seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

            CONSENT AGENDA – 1.  CLERK AND RECORDER – A.)  Plat of WWB Subdivision and the S.I.A.  B.)  Plat of Eastslope Meadows Subdivision, S.I.A., and Acceptance of Public Access Easement Located on Tract 1B, Certificate of Survey 3206.  2.  COMMISSIONERS – A.)  Letter of Support Bridgemont Prevention Specialist Application.  B.)  Board Appointments – Tyler Bush, Carlotta Hecker, Todd Hewett & Pam Ellis to the Yellowstone County Consolidated Zoning Commission.  3.  COUNTY ATTORNEY – A.)  NICE Contract Review.  B.)  Notice of Termination of MHC MOU.  C.)  Summit Letter.  4.  FINANCE – A.)  Invitation for Bid – Ostlund Building Furniture.  B.)  FY26 Agent Commission Agreement.  C.)  Resolution 25-114 to Create RSID 917M to Maintain Roads in Eastslope Meadows Subdivision.  D.)  Resolution 25-115 to Create RSID 918M to Maintain Dry Hydrant in Eastslope Meadows Subdivision.  5.  METRAPARK – Vehicle Titles for Auction.  6.  HUMAN RESOURCES – A.)  Resolution 25-113 Yellowstone County Email Policy.  B.)  Yellowstone County 2026 Vision Renewal Rates.  C.)  PERSONNEL ACTION REPORTS – Detention Facility – 3 Appointments, 1 Termination; Justice Court – 1 Appointment; Road & Bridge – 1 Appointment.

            FILE ITEMS – 1.  AUDITOR – A.)  Payroll Audit for August 16 to August 31, 2025.  B.)  April – June Quarterly Revenue & Expenditure Report.  2.  CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT – Checks and Disbursements for August 2025.  3.  COMMISSIONERS – Alternatives Inc. FY25 Annual Report.  4.  EMERGENCY AND GENERAL SERVICES – FY25/26 Volunteer Fire Capacity (VFC) Grant Award.  5.  FINANCE – A.)  Detailed Cash Investment Report for August 2025.  B.)  ARPA Minimum Allocation Grant (MAG) – Draw Request #3.  6.  HUMAN RESOURCES – August 16 – August 31 Payroll Audit.  Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to approve the amended Consent Agenda and place the File Items to file, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed

            PUBLIC COMMENTS ON COUNTY BUSINESS – Hearing no comments Commissioner Morse adjourned the meeting at 9:13 a.m.

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