September 8th & 9th, 2026 Meeting

We'll go ahead and call the meeting order.

It's Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.

All the commissioners are here, plus Christie, and Val is here.

Valary Moore.

And we'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, invisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Make a motion to approve your agenda.

I never read the minutes, but it'll make some...

No, we need a second on the agenda.

Oh, you want a second?

You got it.

Oh, right.

All in favor?

I'm reading the minutes right now.

So next are the minutes?

Christy, there's just one little one.

Hell Creek just needs to be capitalized.

Oh, so far.

I don't, I bet that's it, but we had reading yesterday after I came.

Oh, okay.

Poor you.

I could help.

I look for him.

Best I could do.

Is that when John was here?

We got the truck, garbage truck back.

Did we get, never been home since last Wednesday?

Really?

Both our CDL drivers went down and picked it up.

Again?

Anybody seen any changes or other corrections on them?

Yeah?

Just that one.

I read through them.

Well, I think I said, you know, hardware, you know...

.

I said, period, didn't walk.

Design?

Did you get all these stuff?

Do we have per minutes?

No.

[crosstalk]

Oh, no, yeah.

No.

And make a motion.

Thank you.

And we're at the public comment time.

Is that why Val's here, for public.

Oh, I just, yeah, well, I guess.

Anything?

And the main thing I wanted to talk about was Bridger Pipeline, and what updates you guys have had.

I talked to Mr.

Fiber a little bit, but I was in, when I was in Helena a week before last, I met with DQ, and they're feeling very confident with their relationship with Bridger and Hawks moving along.

Okay.

She had suggested to them and I reached out to them a couple times about meeting with the county commissioners.

You know, at least one county commissioner from each county once a month, you know, starting soon, maybe October, November, just so everybody knows what's going on and what's being done.

And if, like, they said, even permitting for roads or, you know, their madcamp or whatever they need to be doing so that everything is moving along as they should be.

And that's what they'd like to see because your feeling is Richard's never worked with Montana before.

They've worked in Wyoming and North Dakota, which is permitting and the process is much, much easier than it is in Montana.

So they're trying to make sure that Bridger is aware of, you know, all the things that Montana has going on.

Does it Sheridan County have Bridger?

They pay taxes in Sheridan County, so they have to work with Montana, do they?

Well, my understanding is they bought some stuff that's already was done.

They never went through this process before.

Oh.

Of the full process.

Yeah, the full process of putting in a pipeline and getting all this, you know, all of the regulations, all of the studies done, working with DLM, all of those things.

So, well, in their target times, May, which is extremely busy for this county because the roads are getting fixed.

You know, that's about the time things start happening and the farmers are farming.

So there's a lot of activity around, I'm sorry, Matt.

Well, I just meant, you know, activating on the roads with big equipment.

Okay, from the farmer's standpoint.

Sure.

I did.

Talk to Ken Dockweiler after our conversation and he was aware of the 70% rule.

Okay.

But he said that they're almost done with the studies.

So, um, and then Not sure if it'll be Zach or me, but one of us should be at your county meeting in Helena on the 30th of September and then another will be in Glendive with law enforcement.

So, um,

I guess that's he didn't say anything about commissioner meetings, but maybe I'll nudge you next time we see him.

Right.

Maybe I'll have commissioner meetings after they meet and have those conversations.

to lend Robbie, right?

They just and I don't know if that was a push from the EQ.

They just felt like it was important to keep every county involved because of what's happening.

Like you said, they're permitting, whether it's for roads or whether it's for whatever it might be, because you said that could be done ahead of time, before spring, when they start getting ready to absolutely, you know, lay the pipe and stuff.

So, I mean, DQ is trying to do everything because I know they're getting nudged from the governor and Governor Trump getting Dutch from the president.

So he's trying to do everything she can to keep Bridger moving in the right direction.

or understanding what Montana process is, is kind of, what I got out of it.

So.

And and electric cooperatives too.

Yeah.

Anyway.

But when I talked to Mike Walt, the land man, he said that things were more positive than they even were.

Well, I was up to Edmonton in July to the economic development summit, or Panwar, it's called.

And, um, some of the energy guys they talked up there was were a little concerned at that time because they were hearing that the funding really wasn't as in places as it maybe was portrayed or as hopefully were.

But when I checked Mike Walden up, he said it was.

So they were feeling much more positive about it.

So that's good.

I was wondering if what's going on with our federal government in Canada right now, if that was going to slow things down, they're not getting along at all.

They're not playing well together.

Well, that just happened today.

Sure.

Yeah, what happened today then?

Well, they went, the reciprocal tariffs went in the place at midnight last night.

Oh, okay.

Recypical.

Okay.

Yeah, that's right.

Okay.

Yeah, you know, when you talk to them, they're, especially in Alberta, because Alberta's like a conservative, and they can stand their government, so they're, they're upset with their government for getting in the middle of this to begin with.

So they seem to understand what's going on better than maybe the rest of Canada.

So, you know, and of course, this group that this Pinoir group is very non-partisan, so they try to walk a fine line, but they, um, yeah.

And they reiterate, it's 5% of the goods, this 50% tariff.

It's not a majority, but it's it's impactful thing to eat them.

It is 5%.

So, um, but when I was to Calgary a year ago, it was when you put it in the 1st tariffs, and when we were up at this, somebody put in the 50% tariffs, you know, when you go hiding into your bedroom.

Yeah, don't go up there anymore.

Yeah, exactly.

I think it's all.

So, um, Anyway, yeah, I don't I, yeah, I guess.

It can all change after...

It can.

And, you know, just even just being around state politics, I don't even listen to the federal politics because still something said and done, who knows what's going on behind the scenes?

I had a conversation with the commissioner in Roosevelt County and some of the questions about, you know, boring underneath the rivers and stuff.

As far as he was concerned, he said that, I think, has all been addressed.

He said it's It's not a big deal.

It's not as big of a deal as it was in spring.

No, when they were portraying them.

Right.

No, I don't know if that's true.

I mean, that's why he is.

Yeah.

Well, yeah.

I talked to lunch with him a couple weeks ago too.

And he seemed to think everything was, you know, and and Mike Walt said when the tribes, the tribal council met, they vote 3 and three.

I said, well, what does that mean?

you know, approval or not approval and he goes, well, I don't really know, but at least it was even.

Yeah.

So, and it's not on eating travel land, but no.

It's just the, they got the right to the water coming through here, so.

Right.

Or it's going to be dug under.

Mm-hmm.

So I guess that was the main main thing is trying to keep communication open with this grid of pipeline.

whatever, whatever else.

You know, if there's any direction you want me to go or do or communication with the state or whatever, I'm trying to stay on it as much as I can.

Just any communication of news would be great, I guess.

Okay.

That, um, are you going to hell for me?

When is it?

It's the end of the month.

And they've got another one of those on the 30th, which is Wednesday.

They've got another one of those.

They're dedicating that afternoon to, um, that beer made of, um, energy.

Oh, yeah.

And that's where there's Ken Dockweiler, or the other Galbi, Instadats and Helen on the 30th, that starts the 27th.

I guess I wasn't even aware of it.

Yeah, that's the annual convention.

Yeah, probably not, because I'm scheduled to be gone, but...

Well, I'll keep you in the loop, okay, all that, I'll go.

Um, yeah, and the only other thing which doesn't affect you, Daniel's coming, obviously, but in the long run, maybe that fertilizer plant in Roosevelt county, there's still trying to get that to go.

Where's the proposed site for that?

By Bingdale.

Oh, down my veins, okay.

You know, they bought, I believe...

So is that going to be egglant then that runs it?

No, it's a, like, scion is the name?

Oh, so it's totally independent.

Yes.

Yes.

And they were proposing this 2 years ago.

And they said if Trump got elected, it was a goal and, oh, man, they were just full speed ahead, never heard a thing.

Never heard a thing.

So until just the last few months again.

And now, now I'm trying to get it to go again.

Guess there's some federal money available.

Now, at that time, they purchased 10 acres all well.

So...

So it's, you know, so anyway, interesting.

If it's a go, it's supposed to employ 200 people.

Yeah.

you got housing and, you know, Roosevelt County's got a lot going on too now.

Lots of things, so...

They have lots of inflowing monies too.

They too, versus what we have.

So is this fertilizer plant like what we have up here?

Is this some different type of food?

This is to make fertilizer.

You know, this would be using the natural gas.

Yeah, enough storage and delivery, but that's the building.

you know, making a fertilize, you know, yeah.

that now comes from Canada.

I'm trying not.

I've heard about it a couple years too, and then it kind of went up.

Nobody said a word about it.

Yeah.

And that's when I was done visit with commissioners and Roosevelt County, that's why I was asking them, and that huge goal, and it was just going to be a real struggle for them to get 200 people to work.

Yeah, for sure.

That is the arm shirt.

Just, I mean, we struggled to get built by them.

And housing, you know, all of it.

All of it.

That's another interesting thing.

There's a lot of really interesting things going on right now that could affect all of us, but affordable housing as well, and there's a guy met by the name of George Bailey.

And then when I was up at, I met him at, um, Up in Edmonton, and then I just visited him, began out at this railroad summit in Kalama, but he was a retired teacher, superintendent, but got his crew starting poplar.

So he's got big ties to Northeast Montana, like Sortheast Mont town.

owns some, it is a real estate agent and involved in a lot of things.

But anyway, he was, he is posing.

I don't know if you remember seeing a few years ago.

I know it was on 16 minutes, but it was almost like a 3D house, you know, that they just...

Yeah, they actually built it, and it had the power and electricity, or electricity and plumbing and everything filtrated.

Well, he's partnered up with a company in the Netherlands, and they're going to bring the one over to Bozeman and having the ribbon cutting in November.

Well, he wants some in Northeast Montana.

So he has been sending me this stuff because, you know, and it's about half the price to build as a regular home.

So it's 1,100 square foot for about 15, 150,000.

And so he's talked to the governor about state land using state land to put it on because then you don't have the block price and that kind of thing.

So anyway, I am having a meeting with him.

He sent me all this stuff and I don't know.

It's stuff when you think about it, even I know if you're a hospital, when I talk to Kobe, it's always a greening and workers and housing, and so if you can bring in housing, whether there's teachers or, you know, new nurses or whatever it is, affordable housing is always such a big deal.

And, you know, it's gotten to the point, I know, I assume Scoby's just like funny, but, you know, people that come in, I'll expect a little more than a house of the building in 1950 that's never been updated and smells musty or whatever, you know, which is kind of anything that they can afford.

That's what they, there's just nothing in the alcohol.

I think another huge thing that they overlook is childcare.

Because there is no childcare, like that's going to be needed for something like that.

Right.

That's for sure.

And we, um, that's another big agenda that's always on every, everyone else, just out tomorrow meetings is childcare, affordable childcare, you know?

I mean, Plentywood has 3 daycares, and they never, right now that there's 2 or 3 that I know that are professionals that are going to have babies and they don't know what they're going to do because there's such a limit for babies.

Because the regulations are so much higher for...

take care of babies.

Yeah, I don't know.

But we see it right here with just the people that we have working in our community and stuff.

Oh, sure.

But I don't know much about this, but action free history, Montana's having a strategic housing events on Thursday, they brought in some developer idea about affordable housing.

Um, I'm not, I don't know much about it, but just put it on your radio.

Oh, I agree.

It just said, um, It's for everybody on Thursday.

Oh, it's at the Carney Conference room in the hospital.

in Glen Island.

Oh, in late night.

I'm going to all the schools to present the juniors, the seniors, and I lined up Westie for that day.

Let me do you get something clear.

I remember that.

We used to work with Action Priest in Montana when I was in Westby with a development corporation, and that's who came in and did a lot of the, you know, reinsulating all their homes and putting in, just making, you know, windows and that kind of.

The weatherization.

Yeah.

Yeah, they still got that, but this is, so I don't, I don't know the total history of it, but at one point, action had got into actually they built houses out at Makosha State Park.

They built something out there.

Okay.

Then they kind of got sideblazer upside down or something, managed to get out of it.

So I'm kind of surprised they're trying to go back to this, again, they've lost, they dropped the section 8 housing, and then they just lost a ground that funded their, um, uh, that teaches the young people who kind of fall through the crowds, get help them get their high set and

get them into work and that kind of thing.

So I don't I don't know, but you know, it's always worth keeping, you know, out there, seeing what's going on, right?

There is crowds and stuff.

I know this, you know, last election cycle is the same thing.

I don't know how many means I had on affordable housing.

Not one single one of them came through.

I mean, so, you know, you never, you never know.

So this more private sector.

The young faces the name of that company, that probably that...

Just down the E-M-F-A-C-E, I think.

Yes, Eastern Montana or something?

I don't know what it stands for.

He never

Yeah, he didn't, he never mentioned that, but because his home is actually in Missoula.

this George Bailey's.

I know a person that's worked for the eastern Montana, or action for eastern, Montana, for isolating and putting in windows and stuff, and he said, they struggled and struggled to get a paycheck.

to the point where you're traveling.

too.

And he said pretty soon you're upside down and you're needing to get paid so you can pay, you know what I mean?

Right.

He said it just, he said it just fizzled it where he just couldn't, couldn't do anything worth it.

No.

I know we had a local guy do it up there, Ellis Hagen, and he wasn't the best carpenter in the world.

and there are a ton of houses in Westley up for a couple 2 or 3 years.

But that's been many years ago now.

Boy, I'm not finding anything on that fan pace, but I'll keep my ears out.

Yeah.

I guess that was the main, main things that I want to camp.

I mean, if there's anything else,

You guys will have some things.

The Valley Commissioners talked a little bit the other day when I met with them about CDLs, so having to have CDLs on your road crews and how you used to be able to teach them yourselves.

And then they could go off and get tested for the CDL and they've done away with that.

So they pass with there's anything possibility of trying to bring that back.

Trying to ease the same with the schools.

So I'm trying to work on that right now, too, the CDLs for buses with 15 or less passengers, working on a bill for out.

Oh, there's an article on this.

I know I'm just telling you about.

I'll send it to you.

So

Anyway, I guess that's really all I have, which is, you know, visit about?

Appreciate you coming and you're not.

So, you guys updating us and we'll just, I'm sure we'll have lots more updates before spring.

We'd like to think.

Oh, yeah.

Well, hopefully, yes.

Yes, hopefully it says Danny.

Standing stream of updates so we know that.

You know what's going on.

I never obey.

Maybe just take a picture of this town, so I have.

Yeah, sure.

I can just do that.

Oh, you want to pick, give you a coffee?

Like, if you want to make it...

On October 7th, I'll already have something.

I was kind of thinking, oh, I should pick one that has a dinner being on it, no?

I

Still didn't get anywhere with her.

I talked to that Bethany Taves again, and she keeps promised me she's going to do some more checking on some things, but I don't know that she's had time.

I wish they'd just extend our already least that's adjoining it.

All it's separating is this one fence line and let us have the additional acreage that is totally within our perimeter already passed off.

Is that so is the landowner that has the rest of the lease, does he have the lease on that 7 acres or he doesn't?

He does.

So what would he wouldn't he have to release that?

He doesn't use it anyway.

It's not usable for him.

So he can't like suddenly sit here or just say go ahead.

I mean, I don't know how state land works as far as Sudbury's fanking.

We used at least.

I don't think he'd have a problem.

I know he wouldn't have a problem, he's letting us do that.

I mean, is his least, is it like a 99 year lease or whatever?

I have, I'd have to ask him again.

Well, why don't you check with him and see, and then I guess I can ask if subleasing is a possibility if he all, because I would imagine it's a big rigmarole to get that out of that lease.

Everything is a big rural, and it's, it, it is, it's just too much bureaucracy.

DNRC is, I have to say, has been that, I don't know if you say the least cooperative, but it's just like there's no bending of...

They get their hands in.

Yeah.

I mean, it just seems like there's no bending of once, not,

I don't even I'm not even trying to say you're going trying to break the rules.

You're just saying, really, does this even make sense?

It has been totally inactive for 30 or 40 years, sir.

Nothing has moved in there for 30 or 40 years.

And all we're trying to do is just expand a little bit.

And where is tourism at?

We're not helping us at all either.

That's a form of tourism to expand your...

But it's, but in talking to DNRC, there was no, I mean, it was like game at all.

It was like a no because of all these crazy reasons.

I worked on someone else's up in Westfield that they, their farmstead sits on state land.

And it's the 3rd generation of them.

And the great grandparents had bought the land from the state at one and then the Depression came and they couldn't afford to pay it.

So then went back up.

It fell back on them.

So I went back to, yeah, so then went back to a lease, and they can, they won't give, they will not sell it to them, even if it's that cabin right or whatever that hope that, because they won't sell it to them because at some point there was oil in that area.

Well, you wouldn't get the you wouldn't get the misery anyway.

But it doesn't, then it was well known because then we ran into occasions where the, the, um, landowner or the land leaser doesn't want to, or if they sold it to him, be the landowner, doesn't won't cooperate with the oil company to go in.

No, they won't do no drilling.

So they won't do it, you know, so they refuse.

Well, it's been a dead, it's up north of West Peak, you know, those, can't they have an agreement?

A signed agreement saying if there is an oil exploration will allow you to come in online.

Great.

They, yeah, they're again for the, for the, whatever the going prices.

Yeah.

I've met with them just as many times as I have over your guys' deal and it's just it's just knowing they have about 6 people sitting around the table, each one with a reason telling you why this can't work.

It would be nice if this doesn't work if they would just pay us back when we paid them.

Yeah, right.

Because we basically have a ton of money into something that if we had known.

And they never told us how the front, the possibilities were, we wouldn't have we wouldn't have went down the road.

Well, even when they when I was talking to them, they made it sound like, well, if we did all this, yeah, step, step, right?

So very frustrating.

Yeah, anything.

And I'm sorry for that because it's not.

But I mean, it's it's so uncalled for.

I just don't, like I said, any other agencies that I work with.

And I mean, I don't know.

I know, it's always because state lands are so...

Well, this whole county is primarily state lands.

It seems like where everybody is and they will not cooperate with the people that are left out here to do anything.

Right?

Yeah.

It's frustrating.

Yeah, it is.

It truly is.

You try to better yourselves and then they come in and say, no, you can't do that because we will tell you what we're going to do.

Yeah, right.

With some loudness, just sitting there doing nothing.

It's frustrating.

Yeah.

I can understand for sure.

Anyway, okay, well, thank you for your time.

Absolutely.

You need anything else, let me know, and we won't be in touch.

Sounds good.

See you, Val.

See you.

Bye.

So, some of these journal matches really just did for the 25 is clear.

She still died, she's in the entry to do one.

So now, and some of them involve cash.

So I'm gonna have to make an adjustment to the budget for whatever one's involved, because it changes what our cash on handles.

Yeah, I just don't understand why it wasn't done sooner rather than later.

I think it's only, I think, said it's only like $400 worth, but it's like, yeah, what makes you go back through and do a bunch more work where you could have done it all in one sweep.

And it's for 2025.

Yeah, fiscal year 2025.

Yeah, we're still working with, that must have been, that was a nightmare here, apparently, but.

We did get some of the changes made, but none of those changes were involving cash, though it wasn't, it was just my clearing accounts and stuff for claims and payroll.

And none of those were cash involved, but why is, I guess, why is cash involved?

And did that?

I don't know, I don't feel what she's doing.

You suppose some people come in with cash and that's what it is?

No, no, no.

When we make changes to either revenue or expenditures, it comes cash.

Yeah, it hits the cash account and she makes some changes involving that.

My only concern is like when you have, um, things that aren't reconciled, it may look like it's only 400, but it could be $200,400, right?

Like, I just hope it felt bigger than...

No, I don't know.

But when I looked at it, I was sliding.

Oh, this is the one I love.

Yeah.

Oh, I did.

This would be the percentages I was talking to you about the bank.

I called Jed and talked to him a little bit about the solid waste.

Well, Tom had been in and talked to him, but then, no, farming gets in the way.

Um, so he did give me what the, um, interest rates would be versus what they are with inner cap.

But that would clear up on the sign $1000.

I was going to say that inner cap.

having to have that.

I just did another one too.

This journal voucher will reflect that, that I had to sock it away in another, take it out, off operating cash and put it into a debt service.

That's one thing we got written up for a laptop.

Um, because I had no idea we had to do that, but anyway, I did it and Our solid waste budget is sitting at $149,000 in the hole right now.

So that budget will need to be addressed.

I don't know what to do to make it right.

I just went.

And part of it is the cash is like 60,000 in the hole.

So that still leaves, you know.

You explained all this to Josh Greenhope.

Steve.

No, I did not.

I was actually going to talk to the auditors a little bit about whether that cash that's in the reserve would be more initials to consider.

I don't know, I think she wants to just be that knowledge.

We've seen it.

Yeah, that's just each year.

Each set.

No, no, just the one big set.

This one?

And the other one, individually, but dogs.

Yep.

Yeah.

Yeah, because a lot of those get filed in different spots.

Absolutely.

Okay, I'd like to make that motion to approve the general voucher.

All favor?

Why?

And then our office.

Do we do those?

Yeah, you guys...

They are.

Make them.

Motionary.

Aye, aye.

Okay, I want to hear that.

Make a motion to approve the officer report.

Second.

All favor?

All right.

There you go.

Now I know your name.

And payroll.

And we have paper as well here.

Yeah.

Did we get a payroll?

I'm not getting to you.

I might want to look at the house, yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got...

Can I tell you good?

Like, hurry up, get that anymore.

PC landfill building.

You're gonna die when you see this one.

All right, next time, we have the health Board of Health here to discuss a couple things.

Oh, I did put Gordon off.

Yeah, that's not right.

That's what you have.

I know.

Should be public health.

Public health.

That's what I thought too, but I'm just phones like that.

Yeah.

Anyway, you know.

All right, go ahead.

I have the subcontracts for our, um, end tub for the tobacco.

Task order, and we have done these with all the other 3 counties, so one for Rally, one for Roosevelt, one for Sheridan.

So they just need to be looked over and signed.

Okay.

And then, um, we're not sure if they'll do the same thing they did with immunization, have to create them at the state level and send them back for DocuSign or not.

We haven't heard from them.

So right now we'll just sign them and have Christy Scaniman send them over.

I got a question.

What did we discontinue with Valley County?

Wasn't that tobacco?

So they have Valley County paid Francis Mahon to do public health.

So they paid them.

I can't remember the Monica, the home.

But and so what it's called now is Francis Mayon Public Health, I believe.

Oh, okay.

And so it got, um, and I went over there one day, he's like, um, went and did some stuff with cancer screening and then met with them and stuff.

And Jamie and some of the ones that were originally from public health moved over and they're still in there.

So they're in the hospital, but they're still operating.

They've got the on top.

And then, um, Morgan Anderson.

Yeah, I think that's your last name, is that right?

think so.

Yeah.

Okay.

And then she's the director.

And so, um, Jamie and uh, Terry that's been there for a lot of years did Antop.

She also with them.

And then they'll have like some of their services still and everything.

So they're just running it.

They're not quite by the hospital.

Yeah.

They're employed by the hospital.

I would say so, yeah.

Yeah.

I'm making a little shit.

The proved this subcontract.

For 3 counties?

I would 2nd that?

All in favor?

Like your immunization, um, subconscious, a little and more beautiful.

That's right.

So the next thing I have is the immunization service subcontract with the hospital that is done, signed, approved.

Yep, yep.

Do you want me to put 8926?

On the date?

Yes.

Is that what's yours?

Yes.

Okay.

It doesn't matter.

Mike, you can put today's date, whichever.

sorry.

Okay.

because it went over to the already to them.

Oh okay.

And then so whenever.

Yeah, I had just seen there are seen the other...

you

And then this is the 1st year we've ever had to send these into the state.

Usually it's a pretty simple one.

And this year, we have to get...

So do you want me, do you want me to scan them and send them to you, what you level two?

Any of the signs was.

You can just send them.

Yeah, you can't stand them, but you're off.

I can, but I need a signature.

Right?

If you would rather me do it.

Well, either way, I didn't think I had to do Britney for her because she didn't.

No, it's minor.

that day, but yeah, whichever.

Whatever, each other, whichever works for you.

I just need the signed one for the state.

Right.

Um, yeah, so this is the signed MIU for the hospital.

We had to have it in by the end of August, so we didn't risk payments for the 1st quarter.

So Mike went ahead and signed it.

We sent it in.

So now I'm waiting for the liaison of the state to the state has to create the actual subcontract in their format now, and then they will send it back to us for DocuSign.

So, yeah, great.

Didn't actually didn't know that either until I sent the final one in.

So Mike will sign that when he gets that and Cody will sign that also.

But as far as working order, they are both done.

The business associate cream is also signed.

So that's just a copy for you guys.

That meeting went really well.

I think things are going to go good.

We have some changes.

We're going to work out.

I meet with them today, the hospital.

Bridget's going to be working with me.

Okay.

And then Jessica, I mean, Peterson is also going to be doing some work with me on that.

So we're meeting today to kind of finalize some of the things going on with that one.

Perfect.

Um, any questions on either of those?

So far.

Okay.

The next question I have is I would like to propose approval to get a public health cell phone for our on call, um, services that we do and to kind of help with the emergency communications,

work related calls, messages, email access, um, other county business as a dedicated cell phone, um, for a point of contact and also keeping

community communication separate from personal communications.

Um, That's, and I've kind of laid out here, the purchase, the cost of a cell phone is roughly, would be no more than $600.

Um, I called Memons.

They are currently out of iPhones?

Yeah, they're out of phones.

And they have no idea when they will be getting them back in.

So that was about a month ago.

I talked to them.

So I was going to wait to see if it's approved and then I'll check with them first, obviously.

We can get a phone through them.

The service a month is about $330.

And so that would come out of our FEP budget.

Two questions.

You have to have an iPhone.

I mean, is it just, can you just get by with your phone?

Um,

It kind of depends the the phone, the way we were going to regulate it is through the Apple business, because it's free.

So you can completely regulate that phone off site, so I would have access to be able to regulate that.

Also, we would have the backup person in the clerk and recorder's office to be able to, I mean, disable, enable, find, do all the things.

So this position of our overturns or whoever's on call.

Somebody else has that ability.

Um, and we were looking at doing that through the Apple business because it's free.

So I guess my question is more, um, I don't know what Nemont does or doesn't have.

Do they have refurbished up there?

And can you use a simpler phone?

No, we would go...

They don't.

But the cheapest one I found online.

It was like 400, I think, 401.

Um, and that is, I believe it was refurbished, and it is the lowest iPhone, you can get that still is getting the current updates, because if you get one that's past a certain amount, you don't get the updates, which that it doesn't always.

And you might be a refurbished one.

Yep.

and go 2 years and a half to get another.

Right.

So then at that point, you're at the price of a new one that's still current with the apps.

I think it's the 16 E or whatever is what I was looking at.

It's the simplest version of an iPhone, because we don't need anything super fancy.

Just something pretty simple to be able to, you know, communicate, do an email, do that kind of stuff.

Um, just then so it's in one.

It's actually a great idea.

My 2nd question then is, felt funding runs out, where are you going to take that bill from then?

Do you have, do you know?

So that $30 a month will currently, even the works of this, I'm working with Nimont.

Currently, our current phone is about 214 to 230, 40 bucks a month for our phones, our internet, and facts upstairs.

There's an option that I'm working with Nimanton that is about 165 bucks a month for the same services that we have now.

So that leaves us actually within a year, that chunk that we'd be saving would actually pay for the phone and then some in a year and moving forward and could absorb the cost, so it wouldn't, within a year, it wouldn't cost any more than what we've been paying.

So this is just one phone.

Yeah, one phone.

So whoever the main person is on call is responsible to carry that phone.

I would say...

be me.

And then if I'm gone or not available, I would give the phone to the end.

If we're both gone, we would.

Yeah, Gary, Gary, Gary.

Look at Gary.

Don't believe it.

Nope, you are.

We lying to them.

Yep.

Well, Mary, but for the most part, most of our own-call stuff too, they're, you know, unless I decide to take a trip out the country or something, it's pretty easily accessible from anywhere and everywhere.

after a flip-flop.

I would prefer a flip-flop, obviously.

I got him, I guess.

I would make a motion to approve the cell phone.

Oh, favor?

Hi.

All right.

Perfect.

That's a good idea.

Okay, thanks guys.

You already believe in me.

And the next thing on my big agenda is I've been working on some policies specifically for the health department.

We have our county policy handbook, but our department is a little different and it has some different workflows than what is outlined in there.

So kind of it doesn't over, none of it trumps that, but it kind of goes deeper into like the expectations based off of that.

Um, and that's in line with the grant that I have applied for kind of as a big bass project, but there's a couple that I felt like I've come across already that I think are necessary.

Um, When I'm doing and creating policies.

Do you guys want me to bring them all to you for review, only personnel, only things that affect personnel stuff to come to you.

What are your thought of them?

I'd like to see the final...

Yeah, we yeah, we do have to sign off on them.

Yep, Yep.

So there's a couple I have ready.

You want to step over.

And none of these, and I don't know how you guys will do that if you want to just take them, look them over and then get back to me.

Yeah, sure.

That's perfectly fine by me.

Okay, so I can hand them out.

You need these back by tomorrow?

I mean, it's up to you guys.

I don't necess- it's not like they're all immediate today.

Most of these, I will not even be able to go into effect until I can get the cell phone and set the phone up.

A lot of these have to deal with that.

So maybe by next comeback in the mid-month meeting and just, yeah, it should be pretty quick, but if we have questions, it could, yep, and then worked out by then.

Yep.

That's the county vehicle policy.

So those ones all have to deal with 2 personnel.

So like this one is a little bit different because it's our rabies and animal bites protocol.

So when it comes to that stuff, You still want all those to just review?

Yep.

Okay.

you.

Yep.

And then here are the forms that would go with that.

And a lot of these, like, specifically the rabies one I worked with, um, Mary a lot on, and then coming up, there'll be a lot that have to go to the LEPC.

There'll be a lot of partnerships and collaboration too.

So if we want to get through kind of all that before I bring them here.

So what you guys see would be just the final.

Is that what I'm I think, yeah, we still want to have time to review them.

Yep, yep, that's just fine.

I just wanted to make sure I was on the same page.

I mean, it doesn't happen here probably ever because rattlesnakes aren't too prevalent this side of the Missouri, but what's a protocol for that?

Because there's been a bunch of bites.

Oh, point way.

So I'm just curious.

That's something I'll, you know, like, we could be walking down there somewhere.

Yeah.

I mean, is there, is there anti-venom stuff close?

Or how far away, would you have to go?

Um, well, we were talking about that, though.

they actually there was one they didn't have here, but the other, like, Glasgow, plenty wood, well, point, they're pretty good at, if we need something, they don't have it, we can still share.

Okay.

And so that's part of the reason, like, with the vehicle policy.

Like that would be Leanne or I would be the one probably going to get in transporting meeting halfway, that sort of thing.

I don't think that, from what I remember, the, I don't think they keep rattlesnake venom on hand here because it expires because it's expensive and it expires.

It'd be a it'd be the hospital's decision what they keep.

But realistically, if you got bid, like whether you're down by one point, you'd probably go the closest.

Yep.

Yeah.

Okay.

You know, when you might run.

And that might even be here.

They might even send you, they might even send if you get here.

They may even send you.

It took 11 vials.

Oh my god.

Holy crap.

They have one vial left.

in the hospital in Mile City before they were done.

And there's been a lot of fights.

There's been some down by one point.

I don't remember them being that much, though, that, you know, that close to you, but...

They specifically are usually south of the Missouri rattlesries.

But they can be, it's one across the river.

Yeah.

Yep.

So that would be one we would mostly likely send, but...

Well, I mean, it could...

It would probably take longer for us to go get it and bring it back.

It would just transport.

back of a boat trailer or a boat and you bring them back to the trailer and then all of a sudden something gets struck, you know?

I'm just they gave me a worst case scenario, but.

And that's, yeah, the hospital doesn't.

I don't believe they carry that

Yeah.

I don't can check with all that.

I don't remember ever seeing that in any of our EOP books, but we can definitely check just to see.

Yeah, because there's a lot of deep traveling.

Yeah, bring new stuff.

Yes.

Yep.

Okay.

And so that is all I have for now, 3 of us.

Do you guys have any questions or...

Sorry.

Yeah, can you do it?

More recently?

What's up?

Where did you find?

made them.

Yeah.

You just made them all up.

Yep.

They have a template, so they would all look the same.

And then there's a lot of research that goes into them.

So I know.

Um, That's why I wondered if they if the state had one thing.

There's yeah.

And so there's some like, I've actually asked for Sheridan for some of theirs.

There's a couple for Roosevelt that they have.

There's some that we've had in the office that I found.

Um, yeah, just a template and then plug plug the information in.

Yep.

Okay, cool.

Looks good.

All right, that's...

That sounds good.

All right, Leon, do you have anything?

Oh, good.

Okay.

All right, thanks, guys.

I'll give you some of your time back.

App appreciate it.

Yep.

That'll work.

Yep.

Yeah, you got any planes?

Yep, payroll.

I'll make, make the payroll.

Okay?

I would 2nd that.

All in favor?

Sorry, I.

You are back on?

11 o'clock?

The birds here, and Sean is here reporting Roving Reporter.

or something like that, yeah.

So I just have the school budget.

It was getting, I think make copies for everybody, but it's double-sided.

I know, you can I'll get you one.

You can get one when he gets them looking at it.

Are there any hard pointers to look at?

I don't believe so.

Can I give my copy away?

You can give it to Tammy.

No way, she got a computer.

?

Yeah, it needs to be in my budget pile, yes.

That's one of my best.

She's always got a hand ready to grab my information.

I'm not always.

Got that all taken care of, though.

Yes.

Good.

Yeah, thank God for Erica in Roosevelt County.

Did you get a newspaper last week?

On your office?

Here's your office.

I think so, yeah.

We didn't get ours.

I got one.

Did your subscription run out?

Why?

No?

If it runs out, you're not going to get one.

Right.

You have to resubs- you have to regive it.

But I thought you guys always just did that.

I've never...

Well, the leader would send us bills, but Northern planes, probably, or whatever they are, aren't probably going to do that, maybe.

I don't know.

I don't know.

And I never looked at the top of ours to see what our date is.

I had to, um, go in and I was there, but I had to like make it official.

to get game.

Well, I, yeah, and...

Our museum one just rolled right over to...

Well, ours did too, because our subscription was still, yeah.

Mine ran out.

Oh, then you have to start over.

But my name was there.

I just didn't, I had to make an account, had to register.

I'd like to see that change and maybe well next year, the anticipated non-levy revenue.

Oil and gas.

Yeah, well, that'd be nice, yeah.

Because they say that a lot of it will go to the schools.

So I'm your last paper you keep.

You'd have to look at it.

Yeah.

up there.

Up here in the top.

Oops.

It should say when RCRs isn't up until January.

Okay, I'll look at it and see what it says.

Yeah.

So I'm guessing that's what that is.

I would assume that that is.

Yeah.

I knew out was on the leader, but I didn't.

Yeah.

Okay.

I never look at that either, so that's why I had to go look at it.

Yeah.

Looking for someplace for Curtis's brother to stay to come help us.

Hey.

So, been looking at little houses.

found the perfect one.

6 person tent.

I thought they sold the one bus.

That MCI or whatever, the one we got from Colstra.

Isn't that, is that a...

Yeah, was that the MCR?

don't know.

Because, you know, they sold they sold the one cruiser and bought the new one, the smaller one.

I just see their own depreciation still, so I'm curious.

Is that, can you get a copy of it?

Is

So I would, um, we get it from the school.

Okay.

So that'd be the best place to get it from.

that Marla has for sale.

Yes.

I'm like, well, I can't afford that.

I can't afford God.

Oh.

Actually, I think...

Yeah, Mike does.

Yeah.

What's that?

You have fun.

Okay.

Do you have that?

It's just a copy.

That's the original.

Do you have that spreadsheet where it shows the change?

Up there, I do, yeah.

Can you need a copy?

I just want to see the change.

They want to be more real, too.

I don't know what does it say?

Well, that's the only one that they show print right here.

Print and inside.

Print your name and then sign it, yeah.

I can go look for it.

Oh, just email it.

Email it to you.

Okay.

I like to see how many more meals are fewer meals or whatever.

I'm not trying to think.

Yeah.

8 today?

Yes.

he

26, how much?

There you go.

Also...

All these things I don't understand.

No, there's a lot to it.

What's the last line I wonder in there for that 100,000?

The very, very last line?

But I don't know.

Is that a song named that very last line?

Voted reserve authority.

Is that just so like a cushion form?

I think if I understand this correctly.

Every year they have that.

It's a mill that, it's just for a little bit.

Actually, no, this is that.

That's a special one for them.

So another 100,000 was sitting there.

See?

Yeah, they were doing all those repairs.

Well, they let, I don't know.

levied, though, isn't it?

100,000 is what they love you.

I think, so to get this, five, it's like that sheriff's military for the 4 years at 50 mils, they have one at $500,000 to do these repairs, and so they spread it out.

I have the original, though, do you have to see the original?

I just need coffee.

Okay.

Yeah, you can.

I keep the original.

That's what I thought

And there's...

the sign on the original one?

You did sign your name.

Well, that is the original.

Yeah, that's why I made sure you signed that one.

So I made a copy with his signal.

With his signature on it.

Okay, I'll just shoot it.

Okay real quick.

Are you done with that?

Oh, I am done with it.

Well, is this a copy for me?

You can have it.

Similar when I send that spreadsheet too.

Okay.

Okay, look at it.

Thank you.

Monday on Tuesday.

Oh, man.

Yeah, sometimes they're worst.

They aren't days, absolutely.

Yeah.

Absolutely.

That's too much information for you.

Radio universe.

Okay, thank you.

I got it.

Oh.

Okay, let me, walk, do you want this?

I can I can email him.

Do you need it?

I need it for my budget file, yeah.

Yeah, keep it.

God, you'll get me another one.

Yeah, go big job.

Yeah, thank you.

Yep, you're bad.

Thank you guys.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, so this is a fiscal year 2025 award letter from the state homeland security program, and it says congratulations on behalf of Montana.

DES, the application for financial assistance, submitted under fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security program, Scobi Siren System Upgrade, has been approved in the amount of $78,900.

Daniels County is not required to match the sword with any amount of federal funds.

So they'll cut the check to the county and then the county will reimburse the city because we've already paid for it.

That's right.

That was what we were going to do.

And it says before Daniels County, DES requests and receives any of this federal funds awarded acceptance of this word must be established.

Oh, through like a resolution.

By accepting it, the Daniel DS acknowledges the terms of the following.

Because we have, there's a place to sign because of the length of time there.

So is this for the 2nd siren then?

No, that's that number is the original quote.

So that's good.

Well, I don't know.

The original one ended up costing that because of all the right tails.

Well, that's why we're super thrilled.

or going to get some sort of reimbursement here because yeah, did you get anywhere with them on that deal?

Other than an explanation that goes nowhere.

Yeah.

They charged us for 2 mobilizations, which was where Hawaii was double, because they came up and they said, oh, well, this poll action won't work.

So that was that Nemont poll, which was better than our original poll, and we needed a new poll, new poll, the same as the Nemont.

I don't know, in the neemaw pole, and then, you know, test it and certify it and whatever.

I mean, it is what it is at this point.

We did it.

So I called that Glasgow rental.

place and said, hey, actually there's no names attached to the signature board.

They rounded up when they passed on that expense to us.

So they did give us that money back.

I think the rent for that lift.

It was like 6,800 bucks and they rounded it up to 8,000.

So we got that money back.

That's a nice roundup.

And then and then we had a and then they gave us another 1,600 back for something.

I'd have to go back and look, it's been a couple months now.

You and I both seen it.

It sat there for...

Not being here.

You're not being used, period, end it.

We paid for it.

And then we had a conversation with, so I was on the phone with the project lead, and then I was on speakerphone, he had me on speakerphone, and the main guy, and Billings was also on, and I said, you know, it's real frustrating that you guys are staying in Glasgow,

and you still charge us to go back and forth every day, and you said, wow, we don't have cell service, and no Wi-Fi at the smoke creek, and at the Wheatland, the two

2 year old kid was running around, keeping my technicians up, so we said no more was standing in Glasgow.

That's on them, shouldn't it be?

It's it's gonna, yeah, it is now because we're not gonna, the cities wash their hands over a tail.

You know, the only thing we're using for is what the county has to use them for per our agreements.

But yeah, I made it pretty clear that we were very dissatisfied in the lack of communication and then the fact that your technicians are staying in Glasgow.

For no reason.

Yeah, I typed off.

I mean, you do.

Law school has the same cell service, Scoli does.

Same company.

I was a Chinese.

And I know they have Wi-Fi.

And it's red, you know, communications.

If anybody knows how to get on Wi-Fi, it would be them.

Well, that explains it all.

It's just an excuse because probably more amenities for them down there, whatever you want to call it.

Probably the bar in the hotel.

So is there a timeline as to when Funds will be released?

I think so.

I don't know.

In an honestly, rated dialogue story.

Usually.

Right.

So we've been more, so nothing else needs to be submitted.

Everything that's been submitted, I would assume it's good enough.

Because, you know, like you said, we were worried.

We, I mean, we had a disaster emergency.

we had to get it.

No, she's got your name.

It says method of payment, EFT.

Have you seen anything yet?

No, they're not good.

It's all we've probably signed up.

Oh, sign off, I'll be my guess.

I don't know, Mary, Mary's one that sent it to me and then I went in and filled out the stuff that needed filled out on those papers.

Yeah, you'll have to sign that page too, but there's that other page in front page too, or 2nd page.

Is there anything you're going to want from Sonia?

Probably.

I'll need a copy of what you guys came and all that, I suppose, for the auditors.

Okay.

I think that little squirrel from each is where you saw 2nd to the front.

Those little squares down there.

For some recipient.

Okay.

I'm gonna use anyway.

I thought, for sure, we were, they were here again.

Last week, before?

Working on that.

I was told that there was there was a switch up on the tower.

All right.

Somebody didn't plan.

That's why we want to take voice on the page.

But if you look at Saturdays, baby, for Sundays, page.

Yeah, same.

We still need to get boys.

So it's like you take 2 steps forward and you try to take 5 steps back and...

Well, yeah, I wish there was another company that we could call to...

I don't do the service because nobody...

No, we have.

This place was rotable.

I'll let Gary read through this.

I have already.

Have you?

Yeah

Proud of you.

All right, all right.

Well, Michael Theeman shouldn't be signing in particle 37.

Get away to go.

38's going to take...

It looked at me.

That was...

Would you get for rain, Gary?

Four kids.

That's all I asked for.

Yeah?

That's all I needed, huh?

Well, I didn't need that either.

You really only get four pants.

Yes.

Probably dang.

Like, verified it was Ryan.

Yeah.

In fact, that was when I 1st reported it was 3 tips.

What'd you get out of church?

Who's the stubber?

Isn't that us?

2.8?

I don't know.

Curtis is friend with a guy just across the border from us.

They got 6 person...

I've seen the total fish.

Yeah.

That's you.

And then they have sub recipient.

I was representative.

They were close.

3.6?

Is that why?

insane.

Yeah, and are you not a mice representative?

Montana DES.

Do you need the signatory, name title, and date?

Probably one, probably sign there.

Yes, no.

20 bucks and you can sign her.

20 bucks?

We don't sign me by 20 bucks.

They're big.

I never do my signature reading worth that much.

20 bucks.

Cold?

So, coal, C-O-O-R-T-O-R-T-O-R.

C-O-O.

R-D.

R-D.

I-N.

I-N.

A-T-O-I-R.

D-R.

D-R.

T-R-T-E-R-T-T-E-R-R.

T-R.

You know, you have...

You should, uh...

We thank.

We don't know if that's perfect.

Well, the neat thing is, is they say we're getting the money now were before, they said, probably not even going to get half in that.

So that's good.

Yeah, this was an actual overward letter.

Yeah.

When you get a meeting, you got a meeting tomorrow night.

One day, yeah, that is fine.

Here, keep things in like that room, I think.

What's tomorrow?

LEBC?

Yeah, is that why you missed the city council today?

Oh, it was Monday.

Can you set up a zoom issue for Shelley?

Oh, pretty much.

Yep.

I just emailed Lori Harrison to see if maybe...

She wanted to come.

Because I'm not going to know the answer.

Yeah, we have it set up for three, no, for 11 o'clock.

Other than that, what else is good cooking and good?

Just on the hold and weight pattern?

Well, sorry, just whatever comes up.

submitted to 2526.

So long ago.

So I wish we get people that, you're somewhere.

to get ready to open up 26, 27, and we won't have to wait till the absolute last minute, just man anything.

Okay.

That'd be a beach.

Sure.

Because it was everybody.

We couldn't, there were certain things we couldn't get until the very end.

And you only have 3 or 4 days to get us started, you know?

I sometimes think they think they do that on purpose, though.

Well, and then, because if people don't get all their stuff in, they got the money to roll into something else, you know, just, you kind of think that way sometimes.

The reports that she says, when she sent it to you, I was able to open them all.

And then when I went to go back there and get my numbers off of them, it wouldn't let me open up.

Anything that anybody's saying.

It wouldn't let me open.

I couldn't figure out what it was.

So I got all these paper back on the floor.

You had to subscribe to that...

Microsoft or whatever.

I never knew that.

Microsoft Word.

Yeah.

So you have to pay for that every year to be able to open up attachments.

Well.

Are you the MTDES grad coordinator?

Says to return it to that, but not my problem, I would say.

But I know who are math coordinators, so...

Isn't that name on the set?

Isn't her name on that?

Is that crystal or?

Yeah.

On what page?

Flip it open the one I signed.

Oh, AD sign.

I think it's...

I think it's on there somewhere.

Oh, Pam.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah, there we go.

All right.

Send it.

So it's program manager, but...

We need an option or anything on this, probably.

Probably, since we signed it.

I'll make a polish.

Oh, 2nd it?

Okay.

All in favor?

All right.

Bye.

Bye.

Oh, yeah, yeah, thank you.

Okay.

Okay.

Well, you can have...

Yeah, good news for everybody.

Yeah.

You got too many motions.

All right, thank you all.

You better.

See you, Sarge.

That's all that stuff.

But I don't have your other stuff.

One o'clock, and we're back from lunch and all the pictures are here.

So you found that.

Sean is still the local reporter.

Yeah.

And he liked maybe a main treasure top.

Okay?

Cool.

Yeah, so nice.

I don't have your resolution, huh?

I kind of needed to talk myself.

But I just wanted to know that I didn't have that.

No, I have this, though.

Oh, that's the MOU.

Okay.

Okay.

So we're ready?

Sorry, I wasn't listening.

All right, so we were going to start out with the MLU from the state on the motor vehicle ¢10 per transaction, reimbursement from the state for our paper and whatnot supply.

And the conversation that would happen in prior, the last, what, 2 years?

And so I put another email out to all the counties.

I had 13 of them respond.

9 of them have changed and R, yes, now, signing the MLU, getting the ¢10 per transaction.

There were only 4 that responded that still do not.

Have not signed the MLU.

So this is where we're at.

And basically, I'm just thinking the state's not going to change their position on this.

I don't think there's much of a stand for any of this.

So if you guys want to get ¢10 back on the transaction, I think that's probably time to just say, yeah, but that's totally up to you guys.

So to understand it fully.

What happens if we don't sign up?

Nothing.

You just don't get the money.

And if we do sign it, we get ¢10 for every transaction and our transaction, go ahead.

How many, generally, how many transactions, roughly in a year's time?

Oh, in your time?

I have this, okay.

Some place, something.

You have a 1000?

Huh?

Is there a 1000 transactions based on just?

Oh, yeah, I mean, you've got...

I mean, some people come in and do 5 transactions at once.

So I'm assuming that's my assumption that that would mean ¢50 for that one person, not just ¢10 because it was one person doing 5 transactions in my mind.

So yes, we're going to be over a thousand.

So right now, maybe...

500 bucks.

So that's, uh, what do we get right now?

A 100 bucks?

For what?

100 bucks for that paper and supply, I think, is what we get currently.

That's, they just get them.

Well, I didn't know they I didn't know they were...

They still give that.

transactions, that's 500 bucks.

Yeah.

So the big copies could make a lot of money.

Yes, and that's why the big counties went ahead and did that, obviously, because they're losing a lot of money.

So it's a 100 bucks if we have a 1000 times actually.

So what are we signing up for if we sign up?

You're not signing up for anything other than other than...

Other than just that the...

So we'll get the transaction fee instead of the flat $100, right?

No, I believe you get both.

Oh, well then why wouldn't the person sign those?

Yeah.

So this is the P, the HP 2 passes with the county support approval.

MBD will reimburse each county ¢10 per transaction completed?

Payments will be sent quarterly to each county after all transactions are reconciled.

Do we have this DOJ contract from fiscal year 25.

We didn't sign up last time.

We didn't sign that last year.

But do we have that?

I'd like to read it again.

I'd have to go get it.

I did not bring it.

Okay.

Well, I don't want to make a decision before I read that.

All right, we would have to look it up.

So I'll put that on hold.

So the next one I have on my list of things to do is the resolution, which is the resolution for those properties that we've been talking about that the county took county tax date on, which is or will be through this process.

And that's the Cox, Hadley, and Hatch properties.

So the Rena Cox, which is a one fifth tribal Hadley, is a house here in town, and the hatch is a 1100, 180th, interest, again, in tribal land.

So there's 2 that have the tribal and then the one here in Scully.

Is the hatch one property?

Is it land or is it a house?

It's property or land land.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay.

So, in order to proceed with this.

We need a resolution from you guys, um, to uh, issue the tax deeds, which that's what I do.

I've got tax dates prepared, but I got to get this done first.

Um so that the county commissioners direct me to issue the tax deed on the property.

Uh, we already know Rena Cox is deceased.

I contacted her sister.

Her sister wants nothing to do with it.

She was one of 5 kids.

The other 3 already sold their, purchased theirs back to the tribes.

So the tribe already has 3 fifths, and then it's just a sister in Marina.

Marina's been passed away since 2012.

The Beverly Hatch one.

She has been deceased for about six, 7 years.

Uh, could not find.

I've tried locating any relatives, could not find anything.

She's from Oregon.

Um, And she's won 180, 80th percentage.

So it's, you know, not a whole lot there.

It's $5 tax bill is what it is.

The house here in town.

The guy there, he last known addresses in Australia.

So I've been trying to send stuff to Australia and, of course, I'd never get anything returned from there.

But I have a tracking and I can track to see that it was delivered.

That's the best I can do because you don't have certified mail for international like that.

Well, what are we looking at?

The bottom line.

Bottom line, as far as money.

Well, we're looking at getting Rena Cox off the taxbooks, Hadley and Hatch.

These are their 3 addresses.

What this does is you guys are authorizing me to take the tax deeds out of their name, put it into the county's name.

Then the process.

I'll give you that.

Then the process for that is once we take the county or take the tax deed, then we have to hold an auction within 6 months.

I get my dates right.

Which again, then you guys will have to do another resolution to order the disbursements of it, then we have 60 days to hold the auction.

Um, then we have to, but in that, uh, thing, we have to have an opening bid, publish the notices, conduct the auction, uh, you know, and so the published publishing of the, The opening bid must be equal some to the amount of redeem

taxes, delinquents, penalties and interest, uh, any tax deed, fees, and recording fees, and then half of the most recent assessed value

on the land and dwelling.

So that's got to be the bare minimum of your opening bid.

And if nobody bids on it, then we can come back and you can say somebody offers you whatever less, and you can take that.

As far as the tribal lands, like I told you guys a year ago, they would be, until the land is in the county's name, then they can do a buyback from us, so they would be one that we would contact for this, whether they're still interested or not, I'm assuming.

I have not spoken to her in several months.

Um, but that was the thought at the time that they would want to take that back.

So, um, That was the intention, yes.

Both the cops.

Yeah, the cops in the house.

So if nobody.

Because they can't really do much with it when they're only getting 15th and 1100th and 8th.

There's not much anybody can do with the land.

So it really is kind of a situation there.

So, that's what, that paperwork is.

So that was, uh, whatever, voted inside by you guys.

Have Logan taken a look at this?

I did not have Logan.

I had Betty Romo, his bedroom.

She is the real estate grew for the steak.

for the uh, treasures.

Well, we could be wealthy.

It's a happily one back on the top, you know, so many pages.

Somebody can, and then you'll have somebody on the tax rules.

you know, because otherwise we got to go about getting medivated and all that kind of stuff.

Get it off the tax roll, so we're not.

losing that and the Hadley one or the Cox one's been out there since 2012.

So this has been out there since Ron and Kathy and myself.

And again, this...

We talked about this before.

Well we have, but I think...

You guys get back before you guys.

I think decided the cost was more expensive than just carrying it off.

what I thought.

Yeah.

But it's time to just kind of get it off books.

So now we'll play off the books.

BIA would have to pay for all the expense to go with it, not just the taxes too, right?

Right.

Yep.

If they buy whoever buys it has to pay all that.

They did have some go on by the Rina Cox one and then they canceled it because they realized they couldn't.

Two or 3 times that's been done.

Yeah.

Couldn't be.

didn't do their due diligence.

And then people, you know, I'll keep myself quiet.

the simplest way to get rid of it all.

That was the concession we had last year.

There was a timing deadline last year that I was unaware of.

So instead of.

That's your motion?

Well, you need emotionally.

Yeah, I'll make that motion.

I will 2nd then.

All favor.

All right.

I...

No, I love eyes giggle because I know the conversation's been had.

Oh, sorry.

I made it.

Thank you.

If they give me room, I'll take it.

And if you're below me, I'll take that too.

Yeah, already in the age.

But the lines are too small?

No.

No, because she likes to do this, so she's up here.

Oh, especially if Gary gives me...

And then you're like...

She can never be promoted past the bottom.

somebody in the eye.

somebody.

I'll aim for the eye next time.

I'll get the rest of that and done up as well.

Okay.

Uh, 3rd thing was, uh, it has come to the attention that the peerless post office in peerless, obviously, um, has been being billed for lighting and soil.

Whereas white tail and Scobi, the post offices themselves don't.

The buildings do not get done.

So, I didn't understand who owned the post office in there.

Come to find out that land underneath is owned by Kasuski.

Kazuski's.

They own it and they pay the lighting and soil on it.

But the building itself, because it's a U.S.

post office, they are exempt from all of those fees.

Um, I ended up getting a letter from, uh, the United States post office informing me of that, and I had spoken with the Kasuskis, and they were thinking that they were owed money back for years past, which is not the case, but, um, It

is a situation where I think it was overlooked and has been overlooked and people have been paying it.

But up until the last 2 years.

Therefore, they've been on my list for 2 years, and I didn't.

Never thought to go and look at these others, that it was the building that was being assessed, and it shouldn't have been, as opposed to the land, because the building was on it.

It's actually a higher amount, but because they're exempt, I do think that that needs to be evaded or deleted off of there.

But that is a question for you guys, if we want to remove the peerless and lighting from that there.

I have...

Oh, I have...

getting paid by the Pazesky's anyway, right?

Actually, movie flicking, you paid it the last 2 years.

How much is it?

It's like $261 for the full taxes or just the lighting.

156 for, what am I looking at here?

I'm not looking at the page.

142 for the pairless sliding.

And then 8762.

Bye.

And after speaking with, can I see, hope?

After speaking with Hope, they had a listing on here as Kazewski on here, but that should have never been on there because they are not a person that that bill should have ever gone to that should have been completely separate.

So that was...

It probably when it was became a post office, nothing changed and they just...

Right.

Wouldn't you say the Kazowski's kind of donated it or something or allowed it or whatever the situation was?

No, I have no idea of just my decision.

Jessica was saying something.

But this was the letter that I got from the post office.

And they just went through where they they do not pay the 154 six.

There's no relationship to any services from them.

So, huh?

I said, I don't agree.

Well, because they're not really federal.

The post office?

No, they're not federal.

They get supplemented and they get oversighted.

Oh, absolutely.

Well, here's their level.

So let me look at that.

They're not they're not federal agents.

They get federal oversight.

Yeah.

So this was a letter that they gave stating all their...

I mean, just the county pays the specials for the city and everything.

I think that, you know, the feds should have to pay the same.

But I think that the, if the land is owned by the Tuskies, they still need to pay the, they pay their, their value because it's based on the value.

So they are paying it.

It's just not as much of a building.

Not the building.

This is for the building.

Right.

Okay.

Does that makes sense?

The Kazowski still get the bill for the land.

and they are still paying it on the land.

It's just not on the building.

It's a really weird thought, because you don't think about it.

Well, as fast as you know, you pay it, whether it's being assessed from around or to your house.

Right.

But then when you look at the rest that's been happening in Whitetail and Flattsville and or Scoby, those buildings are not being, those buildings are not being assessed.

.

So say you have a house on state land.

Who's paying the soil?

There is no soil test.

Not on the state now.

Right, but is the house being?

Yep, the soil?

It's going to be the same way through the Bridger pipeline, right?

They put stuff on state lamp.

We still get the property tax for those buildings, like if they, you know, whatever.

That's something that you can tell.

That's going to be the personal is what it's going to be built on.

What is it?

IOLO?

Yeah, the I-Lobles thing.

I don't know.

say that really fast and put a bubble bump later off.

So you wanting to know if we do a tax fraction or just remove it this quarter or this?

I would not be in favor of a tax correction, just remove it.

I just was rating for local.

And I think that, I'm sorry, Christy, I wasn't.

No, I was just saying what she had going on here.

discussed that before, but We're just going to remove it then.

Yeah.

I would make the middle 2026.

We're just moving forward or for the last 2 years?

Moving forward.

So we're gonna carry this as a pass, right?

They haven't paid it.

Right.

There's going to be a bill that hasn't been.

Yeah, 2 years.

deleted off of there.

How much is that, did you say?

Well, that I can go to tax, correct?

That's what I'm saying.

I can do the tax correction.

But then, you know, they're removed.

They were not supposed to pay it.

No.

I think we can go back 2 years and say no.

Exactly.

So we'll go back and do the corrections.

So I'll be bringing you one of those little that would be my moment.

Okay.

All favorite?

Okay, gotcha.

So I'll need one of those.

So they should.

They in turn should be agreeable and happy with the results, just like you should, right?

Post office is fine, yeah.

No, but I mean, even possessed you.

Well, there would be...

Because that's...

shouldn't be involved in this.

No, that's what I mean.

They should be happy that they're...

getting taken care of.

Who's really going to be happy, it will be Mookie.

Because I ask her every time, where is this supposed to be going?

Because nobody's paying.

And she didn't know.

So that's kind of...

I wonder if when she pays it if the post office reimburses her.

I have no idea.

She paid it personally, I think.

You know, I wonder if she's sent in a reimbursement, but I stopped his theater for it.

Yeah.

I have no idea.

I should go ask her.

Yeah.

So then my next thing was records distraction because it's kind of at that time of year.

These are the items that I have, uh, and I brought the records, retention records, if you wanted to look at which ones we're looking at.

So book six.

It's 29 and four, it's 3 and 4 is 20.

So whether it's time to shred is basically what it is, it's motor vehicle records.

Um, and then county daily balances and then the county uh, collection reports for the state.

And I've got a box, a couple boxes of stuff that I'd like to get shredded.

This is from 2022, 25 and fiscal year 23 and then 2017 to 2018.

So a lot of them are on different time frames.

So I can include that.

And I kind of highlighted and they're the ones that we're looking at.

None of these are under 10 years that you just said.

They're all water more.

The, and so this records is what were records, 2017, 2018.

And the other one's 2017 would be...

So you've completed this form.

Is that the word?

It doesn't require an RSM if you go back here.

It'll tell you which forms you got to confuse.

So like there, no RSM is required.

So these are what you're definitely.

Those are the ones that I'm looking at, yeah.

And one schedule is for treasurer's office, one schedule is motor vehicle office.

I'm gonna start this on the stuff downstairs.

I have not touched anything downstairs.

I really wanted that window.

Yeah.

With the amount of problems in that basement.

I don't think I'd be a good candidate for that.

I would probably get sick.

Speaker.

What are CCR report?

County collection, so that's what I pay a motor vehicle for what we collect for the state, and the CCR reports are the ones that you send into the Department of Revenue for taxes collected.

I don't say titles on here, do you?

It should be in the motor vehicle, then.

Oh, title title title.

I know, I don't want you to keep on like 2 weeks anymore because everything is scanned.

But I keep everything at least a year.

Application.

Oh, child.

I'm not sure.

Better.

Fun guy.

Oh, Katie, I'm not sure.

I'm ringing about your cookies.

No, you want to...

Have you used all the ones we gave you?

I don't have any of those in my office.

You literally took a whole bunch in October.

Did you just use the ones?

I think I probably have.

because I did a lot of corrections last year.

All receipts for titles, registrations and vehicles.

So it's actually number 13.

So if we add 13 to that list.

Sorry.

I'm grated in.

Yep.

That's on this one.

Okay, so if you would write down there that I gave you 173.

Just number 173?

Yeah, I'm not sure you want more.

Not really.

Thank you.

Kenny.

Oh, I know what you're saying, handwriting looks like.

Sloppy?

Okay, so that's for that.

I, um...

That just says received for title, so...

Oh, receipts for what?

titles instead of titles, but I get what you're saying because that's what we used to do.

How long do you keep them?

You only need them for 2 weeks because everything is scanned in now.

So I keep them like a year plus.

Okay.

Um, I would make a motion to approve the records, destruction documents, our own speed week.

You will sign it by.

Yeah.

So, Commissioner signed down on this corner.

And then I sign on this corner when it's when it's been shredded.

Okay.

That's just my sample.

Motion's been made.

Oh, sorry, for shredding.

All in favor?

Hi.

All right.

That's just my...

sounding...

Uh, you can date it as today from one year doing it.

My date will be the date, which gets shredded.

And it says in my notes that you don't have to record it, but I don't know.

Record what?

Oh, yeah.

Bottom of my sample, here's the reading right now, in another county.

Sure.

Yeah, she says, that's not going to be the file.

No, but whatever, in minutes.

Okay, whatever we do.

I don't.

don't think it has to be.

Well, no.

Okay.

Just making sure I'm on the same page.

then she has a copy, I think of this.

So after last time we were in here, you guys budget wise, we were asking what I was going to possibly be needing and you talked about the copy.

So I asked Wills to get me a copy or a quote for a new copier.

I'm still kind of holding on.

It's about what we figured or eat that you wasn't.

Actually, it's a little bit less than what I thought it would be, actually.

I thought it would be closer to 2 to 3000.

So, and this is basically kind of the equivalent of what I currently have, but, and the one that I currently have is exceptionally noisy, and it goes through drums like crazy, and he kind of said this new one doesn't do that, because I think I go through more drums than I do toner.

Which is so weird.

It makes the word wrong.

There'll be a beat.

That's a Jessica beef, right?

Bad noise, not able to have...

No, it makes really bad.

It does matter, I think.

So at this point in time, I wanted to bring you guys that in whether the feeling of going ahead and ordering it right now, I don't know.

I just I don't want to wait till the last 2nd and the thing completely goes kaput because there are no parts for it left either.

That was part of the other thing.

They have one there.

They have one, I believe.

Yes, he has this.

And then this would also, he said that the service contract, though, on it would probably be a little bit more.

So that's going to be more the probably the differences in the contract for the, um, you know, fixing and servicing for service contract.

Or was that my coffee?

Yeah, that's your cut.

Oh, at that time.

Um, But he did say that the service contract would be a little more expensive.

Oh, yeah, yep.

You need emotion?

I would say yes.

I'm gonna say, I mean, I need it in the next 6 months anyway.

I'll make a motion to purchase this card.

I like 2nd though.

All favor?

Fine.

Alright.

Bye.

That's all right.

I saw your head, thought about an ocean.

Do you not like my father?

Oh, no, the way they said it.

I just sometimes.

Oh.

Okay, so that's not that and that.

And then I know it's not on the agenda, so I won't bring it up as an agenda item, but I did want to bring up the forethought of pre-planning because I think we're going to have to get together here soon.

Our CD at Credit Union is going to be maturing November 13th.

So we only have a short window of time of what we're going to do with that money when it matures, whether we keep it there or whether we move it to somewhere else.

Right now, currently, the credit union is at 4.08.

I spoke with Tim today and he didn't foresee that really changing at all.

Um, and I've spoken uh, that that Josh, that got a hold of me with the CDs and whatnot.

Dip currently is giving us.

Uh, let's see.

In June, we got average was 3.9%.

July was 3.89 and August is 3.95.

So it's coming up a little bit that I do expect.

For 4% difference.

It is.

It is.

So I just wanted to make sure Josh gave me...

Was it a man?

500?

Yeah.

And which one?

The crediting is one.

2.2.

Okay.

So that's one.

2.2.

So by the time that matures, it should be like 60,000 that we get, we have not received any of that as of yet, that won that much hers, that should be the 2.6 or yeah.

And then, so...

Leave that interest in there.

Well, that's the question that we need to figure out what we want to do.

Do we need it?

We don't need the money, do we?

I would I would reinvest it.

I mean, that's my thing.

And that's the you guys have budget meeting coming up.

I mean, that could be the solid waste deficit answer.

No, I can't.

Yeah, you're right.

It cannot be that because they're a da da account.

Enterprise.

Enterprise.

It was started with an E.

I need to think of Star Trek.

Star Trek.

They are, but they should be, but they're not, but yeah.

Well, we have a little bit of time to...

Yes, and but that's what I'm saying is I, I'd like to...

Yes, yes, that would be the thing because, I mean, even if we have, you can still do something with interest, if you still choose.

Either reinvest it with the principal or...

Or put it back into step.

Stip is a one day transfer if you absolutely needed it for something that something came up.

I need a one day, no.

Right?

Yes, we do.

There's our emergency.

You have one,098, 6017 sitting in the county.

Oh, this guy needs some help.

Well, that's his problem.

That has nothing to do with our investments.

No.

Yes.

Growing the investment is...

being recorded.

Uh.

Wait until the recording comes off.

So give me the help.

No, our stiff account is that one,098-60177.

So, I mean, technically, that interest is available.

Well, since we've started, just the 2000000 for the county itself, not the school, we have increased $298,601 over the, what, two, a little over 2 years, a little over 2 years.

And then you put that 60 on top of it.

And so if we kept that in credit Union, because we've got this other pot of money, it'll grow faster.

Then if we pull it out, it's not going to grow.

You're talking about 60,000.

I'd say you leave it, didn't you?

Yeah, me too.

I would would be the one.

if we if we keep it there.

If we find someplace else that has, you know, a higher interest, then.

Which I doubt if you're going to.

Well, I mean, 4.7 sitting in front of my face here.

So, where, uh, well, that's from that mutual, the, the, security, multi-security guy that Josh that we talked to before.

So you like from out of state or something?

Yeah.

He is, but he does 90% Montana.

No, I don't remember where he's from, but he comes to every one of our conventions.

He deals with probably, I would say, 35 other counties here in Montown.

I love the fact that the money that is generated, you stay.

Right.

And that's great too.

I'm all for that, but I'm just letting you know that there's 4 points.65.

Now, the 4.7 one.

That's this is a weird one.

60 month term, which is 5 years, your money would be tied up.

And it's only protected for 57 months with a 3 month call.

It doesn't make any...

Well, no, I mean, it just doesn't make sense.

You're good for 57 months if you were willing to tie it up for that many years.

I don't know that we're willing to really do that far off.

I don't think we're willing to go fire.

And we get rich.

We'll throw a 5000th a year Michigan guy.

diversify them.

Well, that's and that's what I'm looking at, is just trying to make sure that we're out there getting our bases covered.

So we have till November to get this figured out, but I wanted you to be thinking about it.

go, you know, looking forward to what we need to do because we're gonna have to make a decision pretty quick because you only get just a few days.

And if you don't make that decision, they're going to automatically enroll it.

And right now it's at 4.08, which I guess wouldn't be her horrific, but if there's something better out there, I would like to be able to find that and do that.

And like I said, stiff right now is currently this month.

Yeah, 4.8 for the credit union.

3.957.

So...

Yeah.

So.

Want to be able to cover everything that we can.

Okay.

So that's just a look forward thing.

So within the next month or next 2 months, I think we need to see what is coming up.

I guess we're September, September, November.

We're going to have to decide before the elections and the elections are going to change things more than likely we can.

Somehow, you know?

Yeah.

But I mean, it always changes some.

Yeah.

So, but does my face look like a verse when I'm sitting in here?

No, you have quite a few more expressions than that.

You're resolved out.

You're sitting there and I'm like, I'm pretty sure all the face looks like that part of the time.

Okay.

So on this 1st one then, the MLU, you want me to get the HP?

You want to read that?

Okay, so I'll go get that right from now.

for you.

I know you've got another meeting coming up, so...

We'll open it.

We got four.

Oh, okay.

You got some open times.

So I'll just bring it back then.

That'll work.

work for you.

Okay.

I will do that.

And I'll probably see anything on that.

No, no lunches.

No lunches today, huh?

Okay.

variety.

Whoops, I just dropped something under your lap there, Gary.

Slid right under the table.

Probably just my little milk pad.

Oh, you're running short.

I know.

I know.

Okay, is there anything else right now?

Oh, that's yours.

those were those schedules.

That most have been covered so far.

All right, so we're good.

Even so, we should get covered.

All right, you have paper, you got paperwork.

Thank you, folks.

I'll see you later.

Yep.

They're about...

Well, some of the counties have, though...

I thought it was cool.

It will be when I find the journal, actually, I just did.

Okay, that's okay, so 577 +37, 743.

94.

You know way more than I thought.

About 95, just about?

Yeah.

So those are in reserves.

So that $95,000, if we took that loan at a bay, we could release that $95,000.

Yeah.

That bank or credit union either one.

Whoever's got the better rate.

What about, did you talk to the creditors?

Because Jen said they're not going to require us to have any reserve.

What about?

I did not because I know that Tom went and talked to them.

Oh, okay.

That's why I called the bank.

Did we get a rate on that?

So one long, if we keep them separate.

is 4.69 for the equipment.

And that's at bank?

Yes.

And the land is 6.3.

And these are fixed.

And we probably have to keep them separate because of the different types of, um, Right, ones equipment ones.

And what, I'm sorry, what was the land again?

What's the rate?

Oh, 6.6, yeah.

2 or three?

Okay.

And then what's the credit union one?

That I don't know because I didn't call them.

Oh, I thought you said you had the interest rate.

Tom.

No, he just went to the bank.

Tom went to the bank and talked to them.

So nobody sucked.

And I, no, and I called Jed to double check with him, and this is what he gave me.

Are we trying to flip back and forth?

So the credit union got one now we're going to the bank?

Is that...

I have no idea.

I just told Tommy needed to go.

I never even thought about it.

I said, you need to go see if the bank will give us a loan to get us out from under these.

Well, the 4 the 4 point part of it is in 6 point.

That's probably not too bad loans.

interest rates.

Right.

And right now, though, the, what is his rate penalty, do you say?

Intercap?

The inner cap is at 4.5 for the...

and 4.5 for the other.

Oh, okay.

They're at 4.5 the role.

And they would keep that same right?

Except if we combined it?

Who?

No, what would be the new rate?

The bank rate would be 6.3 for the transfer station and 4.9 for the...

So one doesn't change much and the other one goes up.

Right.

The equipment wouldn't RV changes.

Except we get and how often we still have to keep putting money in that reserve all along or does it go down or...

Well, see, this is where I'm not 100% sure on how this works.

The 577.

We had to keep in there the whole time we had the wall.

This one is the money that will be our payment.

So, I don't know if when I may, and we made the payment in August, so I don't know if technically I can pull it back out, because we make the payment.

I gotta.

Is there any prepayment penalties or anything to intercap?

Oh, that one has no idea.

I don't.

I didn't ask.

You're gonna find out those things.

I suppose before we decide to change.

But I would be in favor of...

got to be a hook for them to keep that money.

Not always.

But it is in the state, right?

Intercap is through this.

Yeah, it's parking comics.

I mean, not holding $60,000 to make us amazing.

Well, she only told me the 1st one.

She goes, if you're going to do this, you have to reserve 7 and 7, which is 10% or whatever of what we borrow.

And then the auditors are the ones who came and said, oh, well, these are these are a bond and you have to have this debt service and your payments have to go in there.

What?

Mm.

So I sent that off to Nancy, Manko, and she came back and showed me how to do it and what to do and everything, and then, um, So I did at the end of June, so we won't be written up again for this fiscal year.

Well, I think we find...

But I don't know if I can take it back out now, but now that we made the payment,

You just have to find out if there's penalties.

I think we should get away from it personally.

We might have to wait a year, though.

Or maybe not.

Or maybe not.

Yeah.

Chrissy, do your...

You might have to wait here.

The inner cap.

That that 57,000 back.

You know what I mean?

Oh, it's got to be something.

I'm actually paying a loan opt.

Shouldn't that be?

So who's got that account?

Is it through the state?

You could give them money and they put it in there?

No, it's in ours.

So yeah, I think we get some money right away.

It's separated from the, okay, like the closure, close closure, house, it's all cash account.

So the long reserve had its own, and then the debt service that I just did has its own.

So it's a lot of operating trash is what it is.

They're sitting there, but they're out of the operating.

So we got to spend it.

But I don't know.

Once we make the payment now for this...

I guess I'd be just a question we'd have to ask, huh?

I feel like we should be able to pull it back out.

Unless there's penalties for early, you know, with early payoff.

You don't know.

No, I mean, this money that I put into, so the money I just did for the debt service is to match the payment that we have due.

I would think now that we made the payment would just is now working on for us to make the payment, do we why do we have to keep it in once the payment goes through?

Right.

But we should ask.

I will ask.

I will find out.

Because those people do not like to let go on those.

And yeah, and I just think that I just feel like there's a penalty coming for doing something early on them.

Well, they've made some money on it, but I don't like that.

Like, yes, it's great to have money and savings.

I get that, but to have us, to dictate, you have to have this much.

Like, that's a little, like, well, apparently it's in our long papers because it's a bond.

It's basically a bond, a revenue.

So and I didn't, like I said, I was not aware of it.

But if you read it, it says note slash bond date, so I don't know.

But I will call.

What am I asking again?

If there's a treat...

Is there any penalties for early penalty?

Are you early payment plus when we get that money back?

230 and we have Lindsay here to talk about senior citizens budget a little bit.

Am I supposed to sit back here or move somewhere?

So we can hear it on the chair.

It's easier, though.

.

So, yes, I heard a rumor that the, um, some of the meals on wheels were, were being considered to be cut.

I'm not sure how to phrase it.

but that there was to be a reduction in the meals on wheels.

Possibly.

And I, um, want to protest that.

and argue for it.

And I didn't have this printout until just now, but it looks like $70,000 is the yearly last year's total.

expense.

15% of $70,000 in this...

I guess that's about 10,000, isn't it?

What's 15%

15% is 10%.

10%, 7,000.

I know, what is the relevance of 15%?

Well, that's what it costs the county.

I don't really honestly know that.

So what I think they do is they give us a flat reimbursement, right?

And then we cover all the rest.

So I don't know that it's, are you getting federal and state funding?

No.

No.

No.

We just get a set amount of money from action.

Action priests in Montana.

So how come you're not getting the federal funding?

That is federal funding.

That's where they get their money.

The names first.

Yeah.

And so their their, um, funding amounts have gone down as well.

So we get less and less over time.

Okay, I was told from a reliable source, they have the federal funding.

You have to match 15%.

And we match more.

We match them more than that.

So the comp, okay, so our match in administrative match is what you're talking to.

That's one,500 million.

It's what, 1564.

That's just a match to go.

But we also, it's like all over highlighted here.

The contractor agrees to furnish.

3,000.

What are they doing there?

823 and matching funds for the contract.

And then we also, so that's, and then also 1005, 1564 in administrative cash contribution.

Okay.

That's what action free content covers?

No, that's what we cover.

They cover the 70 or whatever.

We...

They all pay 100% of them.

is where the county's contribution also comes into play.

This is over and above.

the food.

This is just for everything.

Oh, oh, for the senior citizen in general.

Okay, yeah, yeah.

What was the...

Do you have the food expense?

Isn't it, don't we pay like $7 a meal?

Well, it's more than that, it's like 15.

Well, okay.

No.

Well, our contribution is 750 per meal.

yours, but not.

So they just raise that?

So they did.

The hospitals is technically 1509 and Ashley's is 1475.

So I just made it a...

Just run it into 7.5 .

one amount.

Well, I know it's a very involved and complicated formula, because it was explained to me and I didn't quite...

The 15%, well, 15%.

We have a 25% match also.

See, okay, so the mills, okay.

Well, the meal's covered with MDU and the heat and stuff like that in a senior center too.

So, I was going to be in order to sell.

That's of revenue from Not all actions covering, I think.

Home delivery is $6,277,000.

Bills is 5912 for her wages.

How much was that?

Well, if I'm reading this right,

What would just cost $32,886.

And so that's meals, wages.

Is there some utility in there?

Is what is it?

Well, that's part of the center.

That's the that's Nemont.

That's everything.

That's, that's what the, um, what, actually for Eastern Luck at?

Yeah.

Because here's what they're giving us for the supportive services, which is their wage.

That's for the whole center.

Okay, okay.

And then here's what they're giving us for everyone else.

So this is, like, the or state general.

Okay.

And then this is the home deliver.

Okay, and then this is...

federal and statement.

Yeah, 32, 886.

But we don't get separate checks.

We just get one check from action where they have to break it out.

Okay.

Oh, sure.

Okay.

Oh, yeah.

And then we can provide this match.

Okay, here's 15%.

Yeah, you have to provide that match.

Okay.

And then I think this is what they're going to do for fundraisers.

Okay, that's what they're expecting us to contribute through our yeah, yeah.

And then this is there's any fascia.

I'm not sure what it is about.

Other than mobility, because I'm the US, and they also support them.

Yeah, probably tax money.

So we're paying the tax money.

Supporting a lot of the seniors are.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

The senior center budget is 143,000 and we get back left from action.

Well, it looks like 32.

Yeah.

So, and a big, and a good portion of that is 12 and six, 18th, I was 18,000.

That's not a good portion, but right, 18,000, and then your guys' donation part comes down here too.

Yeah.

So if you're paying for 18, 16, yeah, 34, 18, 16.

Yeah.

And then we have to do another match down here for the ministry.

Yeah, I never really understand.

I'll be there right under their budget.

So the county comes up to about 100 grand.

Yeah, more or less.

For the total senior.

But that's including, that's the non-aximal revenue, which is them.

Right.

Right.

And that includes the transportation and it includes...

No, no, no.

What is non-taxable, how much was the non-taxable revenue?

It covers jield driving and delivering meals, but it doesn't cover the...

Or isn't that part of the senior?

That's a separate...

Bridget stuff is completely separate because we asked her about that when she she came and talked to us Wednesday.

Oh, when I was when you weren't there, but yeah, she, she, um, that's covered by a bunch of different grands and stuff.

So yeah, no, we don't pay.

And that is way down too, because I'm on that committee and they're now about 15 or $18,000 for the year.

Yeah, I'd imagine.

It's just tough everywhere right now.

Because they're not we're not getting the financial support of past anymore.

Is that federal or state?

Hold on just a second.

The non-tax revenues that I put in here is 88,868.

What how does that money come up?

That's a combination of federal state.

That's them.

That's what they donate.

That's what action don't.

Okay, that's a combination.

For a total.

Yeah.

Okay.

So I could take that number.

There we go, whatever.

Yeah, 88.

Okay, I see it here.

Okay, property tax, man.

Property tax is 3232.

for total revenue.

121.

So, 32.

146 because of cash on hand.

Oh, okay.

Yeah, that's the cash.

Okay, all right.

Okay.

So yeah, the 88,000 would be the various grants.

Our contributions are Bengal money, our card money, all that kind of stuff.

So, so, 32,000 of that 88 is county tax, right?

is county tax.

And 5455 is exactly what you're saying, what you pay, the bingo income, da, da, da, da.

It's about 55,000.

No, it's 88,000.

It's 55 +32 that the county gives.

No, that's all we know about.

So 88 and 30, you have...

Okay.

Thank you.

Yeah, the total revenues is 121.

Okay.

So the non-tax revenue is just an assumption that we're going to get what we're asking for.

Right.

It's not a definite.

Right.

So you guys also receive local option tax, which comes off of our licenses when we license our vehicles.

We paid the local option.

option.

Yep.

So the senior center also gets a portion of that for 10,476.

Then the money from action is for 47,000.

And then we have some oil severed, state title, it's only 2000, that's not a lot.

Your guys' contribution I have in here for 28,000.

And then we have the patron injury funds from your phones or whatever.

So a total of 88,868.

So patronage refunds, how much is that?

Like $80, give or take.

And that adds up to that 80,000.

88 books.

So then we need to counteract the rest of it with tax dollars.

So the 146, 143, 565.

Or the 120, I guess, what you want.

121 is the because your cash on hand.

Right, yeah.

So 120, roughly 120.

So we have a total budget of 146, I believe.

Yeah, 143.

What was our cash on hand?

There should be total on the new coordination.

88, where's the 88?

There we go.

Yeah, 146, 247, which includes the overage from last year.

So the little 4.6 or whatever, the milli, that fun, yes.

And that's without cutting anything.

Oh, shortening milk.

Okay.

Last year.

Sorry.

Um, last year, the Mill Levy for the seniors was 9 something.

Mill of these aren't always equal.

So a mil levy value this year is a different dollar amount than the middle levy last year.

Is this is this projected for this year or is this like, this is this year?

Okay.

So, but the mill of these, and that's why they're they have a state law that they're proposing to make it so that you're not asking mill levies, you're asking dollar amount.

So it's compared apples to apples.

Because last year, if you said, well, we got 20 mils last year, I want 21 mils this year, well, you could actually be getting fewer dollars for that amount.

So, I would caution you not to compare mill levy mill values.

What was the total value last year?

So let me see, I've got that, right?

Here.

This year is what, 6700?

67, 77.

6,708.

6000 and last year's meal value was 6,000.

Oh, no, no, no.

Not the male value.

It's the same thing.

No, total taxable value of the county.

So that would be $6,77,000 for this year and it would be $6 million.

0, 15, 85, something, something, something, something.

Your mill value is what you want.

Not the male value, taxable value.

But that's what determine your meal value, which tells you that it affects the million.

It affects males it.

It makes what a meal is worth.

Right.

And then you say how many mills do you want and you times it by the mill value.

Okay.

So...

So bottom line, the budget has been completed, we equal out for the county wide meal levies and there's been no cuts to the meals for the senior set, unless they change the no cuts to the mills, to the number of food, the number of meals, the 5 days.

Okay, okay.

The 5 days a week is still in play in this budget.

Okay.

That's really funny.

That's so funny

Oh, Christy, I can interpret her.

The food.

The food.

That's what...

No, it's not...

Can I get those numbers?

No, no, I'll...

You just don't wait for the final ones.

Yeah, the correct.

This is what we're working with right now.

So unless there's something I need to fix.

We had to cut that day, $330,000 out of the budget.

Out of the county wide.

Out of the county wide.

So we were looking at every single line of everybody's budget to see where the possibilities would be if we had to.

just so happens we don't have to.

as a time.

Well, for the senior citizens that are using the meals on wheels, they all, I'm sure, appreciate it.

absolutely.

There's there's some of them that on weekends or for supper, they just eat breakfast or...

Or one of, we're one of 2 counties?

Or no, two?

that only that has 5 day service.

Everybody else is either two.

And we used to do Saturday, apparently.

Oh?

That was before.

Yeah, we didn't.

That was kind of done on the volunteer type thing.

Oh, okay.

And, you know, it was, yeah, it wasn't, we did have a brief moment where we had Saturdays and then they cut those back.

Okay.

Well, thank you.

The old people that shouldn't be cooking?

Appreciate it too.

shouldn't be cooking.

What are you talking about?

You know, okay.

Well, you're not you're welcome to come get meals too.

My mother-in-law.

He just asked me 16, right?

Yeah.

Heck, I'm going out there.

Well, actually, I think if you're, I think if you're handicapped, you can actually get it with the 460 is my understanding.

I think you can get it before, but you just have to pay full price.

Well, no, with a, I mean, I think, no, because we have one where they have to pay full price before they drink.

Oh, you did?

Okay.

And we have people contribute money so that they could get it.

Oh, I see.

Okay.

Yeah, because I had,

I mean, I had one guy.

I thought, 0 boy, you know, he probably could use it, but he just he didn't he opted not to.

It's a hazard for the elderly bent you have...

I mean, just my mother-in-law.

Had something on the stove, whatever she was making, it doesn't matter, but she reached over, she had a robot.

She was probably making breakfast.

Reached over to turn the burner off.

Her breast, got over the stove.

Burned her breast very badly.

That's where the rubber front burners from the old.

They can't all fall before.

I started just before that.

I know, but I did not want it in the United States.

Yeah, yeah, you're right.

certain age to have.

But it's, I mean, even carrying hot food.

Some people just don't have the balance.

Well, we get it.

Like I said, we were just sat on the old line by line through everybody's budget just to figure out where we actually were, you know?

Well, on behalf on behalf of the elderly in the county, I thank you.

Yes, very much.

Well, we need your input too, you know?

Yeah.

Well, I came all the way up here to just repeat this line, and I apparently don't have to, but I want to anyway.

And that is senior citizens vote.

So...

Just social to keep in mind.

Thank you, but thank you very much.

Okay, so...

3 o'clock, Mr...

There's this.

Yeah.

I'll be right back.

Oh, yeah.

Is that a problem?

Both.

I promise to threaten you.

I would lock the door.

There's backway, there's windows.

Oh, is there?

But, you know, just weird to do so.

Oh, just...

right.

It's okay.

It just counts in.

I cannot.

What's happening?

He said they didn't have to make any cuts.

Is that correct?

Yeah, yeah.

after we get our initial review of each.

budget.

Right.

Then Christie put it all together, came back and said, no, we're at this number.

We don't have to touch the senior.

Okay.

So, yep.

All right.

They did it.

All right, well, I'm going to pay for this post stuff.

All right.

You're with the one favorite.

No, just knowing.

She's a little one.

The little the little one.

Oh, this is my sister?

Yes, my sister.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Yeah, this is Sean.

All right.

Nice to meet you.

Did he did it?

Maybe it was, well, maybe it was just crispy a football game the other night, remember?

We gave him a ride, but yeah.

So what does this be a monthly, monthly tracked out every 2 weeks?

Hey, yeah.

I figured that killed 2 persons.

No, not anymore.

Oh, God, no.

I guess not.

Thanks again.

Thanks for coming.

So they were spent $70,000 a month.

That's 840,000 for the year.

Which we're not anywhere near, but yeah.

Especially because we didn't raise breaks.

No, and if you look at the proposed expenditures on that, when they started, it's less than half that.

It's not what we planned.

Not what we plan about.

break out the house.

And what's our current cash on hand?

Here, I mean, for a thousand?

Zero name zero.

Uh-uh.

It's negative, big number.

There's a couple of negatives to that one.

Yeah.

I think it's like 170.

140 or 170, I think.

But that's going to change with that one.

And Mike, you've made that phone call already.

No, because I thought we were just going to go here.

and coffee.

We're just gonna go do it.

Well, we got the questions answered.

Yep.

Yep.

So, yeah.

So we can go make that move.

Yep.

Yep, we can.

Well, the one 4.9 is the one I negotiated.

We probably won't get negotiated up there.

I know, I know.

Yeah, third in there.

Well, thank you.

There's everyone's job.

Okay.

So what did you ask me now?

What's the caption have?

Oh.

Minus 59,113.

And that doesn't include the 70,000.

That we've spent.

.

All right.

That doesn't include any of our...

Okay.

And our, um,

Do we dare bank on this savings, making a transition from the...

that would become a budget adjustment that we'd have to have a separate hearing on if that were to happen and then to bring that back into the budget.

Okay, gotcha.

Morning.

How are you guys doing?

This is Morgan...

I was just wondering for that meeting tomorrow morning?

Or are you going to take out a zoom link?

Yep, I did.

I did.

You did?

Uh-huh.

And I'll send it out again tomorrow.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

Otherwise, I can come out here.

Yeah, you can come.

Yep, do that too.

But I do that at 1230, 5 state.

Oh, we're done at noon.

We're always done by noon.

These guys need to eat.

Yeah.

Okay.

You'll start eating this.

I forgot I had that.

Okay, okay.

See you tomorrow.

See you guys.

Hi, how are you?

Yeah, my 2nd.

That was right after that.

She even got involved in them.

And she doesn't take a lot of soccer.

I'm not surprising him.

Ratchet right up.

Holy cow.

Abuse, 100% abuse.

Okay.

Yeah, so kind of an amazing thing, looking at some of Tom's stuff, is he in the even budget enough for what we spent?

I know.

I saw that too, and I don't know if he knows something, we don't know.

As far as, you know, it's not going to be neat.

You know, I don't know.

Because he came up with a total, would he come up with?

609.

So we are a little bit over, probably due to raise something, what have you?

But last year of spice, six, six.

Well, the thing stands out right away to me is that $22,000 for Benson, that could be put off.

Yeah.

But how can I hand you guys the...

What is the itemized one?

Can I give you that?

Oh, okay.

143.

What is that?

Do you remember?

143 is health insurance.

What's 350?

I missed that.

That is a professional service.

Yep, but I don't I don't want that.

That's very...

Oh, sure.

within that.

Look at that number.

Under what?

Under the health insurance.

110, 110.

No, 143.

Yeah, because it went from 28 to 43 because of all day, the insurance went up and B, we added another employee.

Okay, I just cured.

That was that.

I guess the only way we can figure it out is what, what else?

What kind of fencing have they done on there so far?

We have...

Yeah.

around the dumpster area.

We just paid for one at the last meeting.

We just had a claim for...

So that meal was probably already taken care of.

We didn't, did we already pay for the 10,000?

Oh, really?

Yeah, we just had a bill recently.

They've been doing it as they've needed it.

You know what I mean?

So we haven't paid the full amount but we have paid some.

But we don't we haven't got the service yet, either.

They haven't put the full fence in around each one of those places where they...

Oh.

On page two, under 360.

We wave shot over what we wanted and knocked it down in 25.

What was under that 360 per facilities?

Well, he's got butt.

Yeah, he's got budgeted 5,000.

Actual spent 7000 and then he wants to, but there's a deficit of 2000, he wants 2500.

Yeah, but what was that on the itemized one?

No, with the one...

No.

But where your elbow is, the itemized facility, what we pay for that?

360?

Yeah.

Oh, that's this grill and auger holes, fencing.

I was just curious.

Okay.

It's not street.

But under 360, that's only 150.

Yeah, that's June.

Oh, okay.

I was just curious what kind of stuff we spend under that.

Yeah, yeah.

That's essentially looks to me like fancy stuff.

Okay.

And we can't avoid that 350

No, not much higher your engineer.

I just really don't know what to do with this, and I haven't found my auditors phone number yet, but...

You don't have them on speed dub?

No.

So 390 on page four.

It's midway down and he has SLSW.

Do we know what that is?

Or is it C?

SC, SC.

at the very bottom?

No, it's the name?

in the middle.

It's right on the bobcat rentals.

No, I'm talking on what he budgeted on page four.

See, we've got that.

Oh, that's right.

That's why I got the extra page back here because it's got the sticky note over it.

75,000.

Yeah, we stick, you know what on yours?

Well, yeah, and then you gave us a new page because you realized that you had the sticky note with the intercap loan information.

yeah.

What is that for?

Do we know?

I don't know about that.

I think 63, I thought that was the bobcat originally.

Or the track, the that's the bobcat.

390 is not an equipment.

It's other purchase services.

Contract payment.

Oh, Sheridan County.

Oh, there you go.

There you go.

Okay.

So that's Sheridan County and the city, that will pay enough as a city.

That's the hole in it.

and paying for the dumpy.

How about, could we make it so that we only pay the city when we can't do it ourselves?

I think that would be smart, but that way we would save a ton of money, like $49,000 away.

You mean lemonade Scobi?

Well, but part of the reason we did that is when that truck gets full.

and they take it out and they just fill one of our dumpsters and we have to turn right around, hook onto it and haul it over there anyway.

But we're already paying for them to move that.

We're already paying Mike's wage.

regardless of whether he's hauling it over.

That's the only you're going to say if the truck is the truck.

And the cost of the...

only you're saving are the wages.

Well, the wages are huge.

That's $100,000 a year.

is when you wrap up all the benefits, all the taxes, all the wages.

It's $100,000 a year.

For the city?

No, for us.

But we're already paying that now.

$40 an hour?

Is that what we're paying the city?

No, for wages.

30 something.

That's more than one hour.

That's for 3 hours.

It's roughly 100 bucks a trip.

Yep.

Is it?

Yep.

So, I mean, and the reason it was so much.

I think this into consideration as well.

There even though so much is our trucks were down for 4 or 5 months, almost half the year, at least a quarter of the year, I dropped this.

Yeah, but for half of the year, they didn't haul either because they didn't have a drive to haul.

Yeah.

kind of a wash, right?

Yeah.

But I'm just making that call.