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December 30, 2003 Commission Minutes
Description Gallatin County Commissioners' Journal
December 30, 2003
Location Gallatin County Courthouse
  
Time Speaker Note

9:05:07 AM Chairman Vincent Call to Order, Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance. Present were Commissioners Vincent, Murdock and Mitchell and County Attorney Lambert and Acting Clerk to the Board Mary Miller.
9:05:52 AM Chairman Vincent and Commissioner Mitchell Announced the recent arrival and installation of the Community Room Mural.  
9:08:14 AM Chairman Vincent Announced that the Paying Agent & Registrar contract for the 2003 Rest Home GO Bonds, which was continued last week would be added to this week's consent agenda.  
9:08:26 AM Commissioner Murdock Read consent agenda as follows: 1. Approval of Claims. 2. Approval of Contract(s): U.S. DOJ for Operation Funding for Re-Entry Facility; Gallatin Airport Agreement for Law Enforcement Services; Voter Pro Software-CSA, Inc; and Paying Agent & Registrar for the 2003 Rest Home GO Bonds. 3. Approval of Minutes for February 15, 22, 29; and March 7, 14, and 21, 2000.
9:09:44 AM   There was no public comment.
9:09:53 AM Commissioner Mitchell Requested that the U.S. DOJ for Operation Funding for Re-Entry Facility and the Voter Pro Software-CSA, Inc contracts be placed on the regular agenda for further discussion.
9:10:36 AM Commissioner Mitchell Motion to approve the consent agenda, as modified.
9:10:39 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:10:46 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:10:53 AM   There was no Public Comment.
9:11:07 AM Chairman Vincent U.S. DOJ for Operation Funding for Re-Entry Facility Contract
9:11:21 AM Commissioner Mitchell Questions
9:12:18 AM Public Administrator Dorothy Bradley and Grants Administrator Larry Watson Presentation and Discussion
9:18:55 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion of approval for the contract.
9:18:57 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:19:02 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:19:06 AM Chairman Vincent Voter Pro Software-CSA, Inc. Contract
9:19:16 AM Commissioner Mitchell Questions
9:20:00 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Presentation
9:21:30 AM   Discussion  
9:25:57 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve the Voter Pro Software CSA, Inc. contract.
9:26:10 AM Chairman Vincent  Second
9:26:13 AM   Board Discussion
9:27:16 AM   Motion passed 2:1. (Commissioner Mitchell opposed.)
9:27:26 AM Chairman Vincent Announced a change in the regular agenda, moving to Item #3. Public Hearing to Consider Petition to Abandon a Portion of the Old Reservoir Road.
9:27:54 AM Clerk and Recorder Shelley Vance Presentation
9:30:48 AM   There was no public comment.
9:31:12 AM Commissioner Mitchell Motion to grant the petition to abandon a portion of Old Reservoir Road, as presented and viewed by the committee, including their findings as to the reasonableness of granting this abandonment.
9:31:31 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:31:41 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:31:47 AM Chairman Vincent Board Appointments
9:32:01 AM Commissioner Mitchell Fair Board  
9:32:52 AM   There was no public comment.
9:33:03 AM   Board Discussion
9:38:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to appoint Bill Brewster.  
9:38:19 AM Chairman Vincent Second
9:38:24 AM   Discussion
9:39:11 AM   Motion passed 2:1. (Commissioner Mitchell opposed.)
9:39:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to re-appoint Blair Howze.
9:39:18 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:39:25 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:39:26 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to appoint Joel Farraell.
9:39:28 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:39:46 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:39:47 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to re-appoint Greg Raths.
9:39:50 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:39:59 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:40:07 AM Commissioner Murdock Manhattan City-County Planning Board
9:40:49 AM   There was no public comment.
9:41:00 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to appoint Alvin Vander Vos and Cathy Ligtenberg.
9:41:13 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:41:18 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:41:52 AM Chairman Vincent Noted appointments to the Big Sky Transportation District Board, Mosquito Control District Board , Mount Green Cemetery Board, and the Search and Rescue Advisory Board were to be continued.
9:44:33 AM Commissioner Mitchell Tax Appeal Board
9:44:59 AM   There was no public comment.
9:45:05 AM Commissioner Mitchell Motion to re-appoint Thomas Goodpaster.
9:45:08 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
9:45:16 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:45:24 AM Commissioner Murdock Three Forks Ambulance Service District
9:45:59 AM   There was no public comment.
9:46:06 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to re-appoint Ralph E. Wilcox.
9:46:10 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:46:19 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:46:26 AM Commissioner Mitchell Weed Board
9:48:06 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to re-appoint Robert Hoffman.
9:48:10 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
9:48:19 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:48:36 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Request for Common Boundary Relocation Exemption for Haugland.
9:48:45 AM County Planner Christopher Scott Staff report
9:50:43 AM   Discussion and Questions
9:51:59 AM Bruce Haugland On behalf of the applicant, summarized reason for the re-location of boundary.
9:57:23 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve the Haugland re-location exemption, finding that it is a proper use and meets all the criteria and statutory requirements.
9:57:35 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second, noting there was no public to speak, even though there was no request for public comment.
9:57:53 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
9:58:04 AM Chairman Vincent Continuation of Public Hearing and Consideration of First Reading of an Ordinance Reducing the Speed on a Portion of Baxter Road East.
9:58:43 AM Commissioner Mitchell Read the ordinance.
10:00:32 AM Commissioner Mitchell Question
10:02:07 AM County Road and Bridge Superintendent Lee Provance Provided Exhibit A, and Discussion  
10:08:14 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Ordinance #2003-019.
10:08:16 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second, noting there was no public to testify.
10:08:44 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:09:16 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of First Reading of Speed Reduction Ordinance for Patterson Road. Read the ordinance.
10:09:17 AM Chairman Vincent Read the ordinance.
10:10:46 AM   There was no public comment.
10:10:50 AM   Discussion and notation of a clerical error in the ordinance.
10:12:42 AM County Attorney Marty Lambert Advice
10:14:01 AM Chairman Vincent Continued first reading, in order to have the ordinance re-written with the 4th Whereas stricken.
10:14:34 AM Chairman Vincent  Continued the Public Hearing and Consideration of First Reading of Speed Reduction Ordinance for Fowler Road for the same reason.
10:15:58 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Second Reading of Speed Reduction Ordinance for Aspen Groves Subdivision.
10:16:09 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance #2003-013.
10:16:17 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
10:16:35 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:16:44 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Second Reading of Speed Reduction Ordinance for Spanish Peaks Estates Subdivision Phases II & IIA.
10:16:56 AM Commissioner Mitchell Motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance #2003-014.
10:17:12 AM Commissioner Murdock Second
10:17:18 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:17:26 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Ordinance #2003-015
10:17:31 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
10:17:32 AM Chairman Vincent Noting this is for the Public Hearing and Consideration of Second Reading of Speed Reduction Ordinance for Grandview Heights II Subdivision.
10:17:43 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:17:52 AM Chairman Vincent Public Hearing and Consideration of Second Reading of Speed Reduction Ordinance for Stucky Road.
10:18:03 AM Commissioner Murdock Motion to approve Ordinance #2003-017.
10:18:06 AM Commissioner Mitchell Second
10:18:18 AM   Motion passed unanimously.
10:18:29 AM   There were no pending resolutions.
10:18:35 AM   Meeting adjourned.


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