REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Tuesday September 22, 2026

 

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

                PLEDGE:  MOMENT OF SILENCE, Held.

                MINUTES – September 8, 2026, and September 15, 2026.  Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to approve the Minutes, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

                9:00 a.m. PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION – A.)  Swearing in of New Sheriff’s Deputy – Deputy Bryan Bartholomew.  B.)  Greg Fisher – Road – 30 Years of Service; Jacki Mariscal – Treasurer – 10 Years of Service; Shane Vancleave – Road – 10 Years of Service.

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

                PLANNING DEPARTMENT – Whitehorse Estates Subdivision, 2nd Filing – Major Subdivision.  Ms. Anna Vickers, Planning Division Manager stated the subdivision will create 13 lots for residential development.  The subject property is generally located west of South 48th Street West, and north of Hesper Road.  This parcel of land is zoned RR1 – Residential 1.  This requires 1 acre to 2.9 acre lots.  These lots will be for residential development on large lots.  The Planning board is forwarding a recommendation of conditional approval and approval of the variances requested.  Ms. Vickers stated that there are three variances being requested. 

Variance 1 - The applicant has requested a variance from Section 4.6.B.7 of the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations is being requested regarding the right-of-way width along S 52nd Street West. The regulations require subdividers to provide the entire right-of-way if they cannot get the required right-of-way from the adjacent property owner. The Developer is requesting to provide half of the road width with this variance. Staff, which include Planning, County Public Works and County Legal, are recommending approval of the variance request.

Variance 2 - The applicant has requested a variance from Table 4.6.C.1 of the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations for constructed road width is being requested, regarding the constructed roadway width for S 52nd Street West. This variance is requesting to build a standard 24-foot-wide road with two-foot shoulders on each side, instead of the 44' wide road within an 80' right of way.  This variance is a companion to the first variance. Staff, which include Planning, County Public Works and County Legal, are recommending approval of the variance request.

Variance 3 - The applicant has requested a variance from Section 4.4.G of the Yellowstone County Subdivision Regulations is being requested regarding the creation of double frontage lots within the proposed subdivision. This variance is regarding double frontage lots. Lots on the western edge of the subdivision have frontage on the internal street, and the future collector road South 52nd Street West. Staff, which include Planning, County Public Works and County Legal, are recommending approval of the variance request.  Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to conditionally approve Whitehorse Estates Subdivision, 2nd Filing – Major Subdivision with the SIA, the Findings of Fact and the 3 Variances, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

                CLAIMS – Batches 27-026, 27-027 and 27-028.  Commissioner White made a MOTION to approve the Claims, Commissioner Waters seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

                CONSENT AGENDA – 1.  COMMISSIONERS – Change Order #6 Additional Parking Lot Bollards – Dick Anderson Construction – Ostlund Building.  2.  COUNTY ATTORNEY – Letter to Delegates.  3.  FINANCE – A.)  Contract with Allied Controls and Mechanical for Heat Pump.  B.)  Courthouse Renovation Sletten Construction Pay App #2.  C.)  Establish a Change Drawer for Junk Vehicle for $60.00.  D.)  Bond for Lost Warrants.  E.)  Finance – Request to Expend – New Cell Phone for Purchasing Agent.  4.  PUBLIC WORKS – A.)  Professional Services Agreement – Great West Engineering.  B.)  Public Works, Central Avenue & 48th Street West – Change Order #2 with Knife River.  5.  SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS – Corrected FY27 Mill Levies.  6.  HUMAN RESOURCES – PERSONNEL ACTION REPORTS – Detention Facility – 2 Appointments, 1 Salary & Other, 1 Termination; DES – 1 Termination; Human Resources – 2 Salary 7 Other; Public Works – 1 Salary & Other; Youth Services Center – 1 Appointment, 1 Termination; County Attorney – 1 Appointment, 1 Termination; Weed Department – 1 Appointment; MetraPark 1 Appointment, 1 Salary & Other and 1 Termination.

                FILE ITEMS – 1.  CLERK AND RECORDER – Board Minutes – Lockwood Irrigation District Board Minutes.  2.  COMMISSIONERS – Board Minutes – Tax Appeal 9/14/26.  3.  PUBLIC WORKS – Contract with Solo Marking, LLC.  Commissioner Waters made a MOTION to approve the Consent Agenda and place the File Items to file, Commissioner White seconded.  Passed Unanimous.

                PUBLIC COMMENTS ON COUNTY BUSINESS – Hearing no comments Commissioner Morse adjourned the meeting at 9:08 a.m.

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