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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 11:04 |
Wednesday morning at their regular meeting time, commissioners Sandy Broesder and Cyndi Johnson met with Roger Keith of the Pondera County Rural Fire District.
The purpose was to discuss options of a leaking roof at the Brady Fire Hall.
The building is owned by the county and is home to the fire trucks used by the BVFD.
Keith had a number of proposals on hand from contractors that ranged from $3,800 for a snow seal to a metal roof and siding option of approximately $25,700.
The age of the building is not known and it is stucco covered. Neither the county nor the district can afford to build a new fire hall.
Keith noted that the Brady School truck barn would make an excellent fire hall, saying, “It looked to be in good shape and if it could be taken back.”
Commissioner Broesder suggested, at this time, “Just to put a band aid on this until we can do it right.”
Keith will check out the cost of putting a sealing on the roof and what was needed, about getting some volunteers to help put it on and will meet again with the commissioners.
In other business before the commission, bids were open for the dismantling, moving and reconstruction of a communications tower at the Broken Pick site.
LeAnn Hermance from Disaster and Emergency Services was on hand to open the bids.
Three bids were received, one from Northwestern tower of Missoula for $91,635, Hi-Line Communications of Cut Bank for $83,200, using the existing tower and one for $87,200 use a new tower. The third bid came from Preferred Tank and Tower out of Evanston, Ill. for $78,500.
Commissioner Johnson moved to take the bids under advisement for further study and comparison. That passed on a 2-0 vote.
Commissioners moved, 2-0 vote, to approve an abatement for D. and P. Morita due to an error in assessment as a mobile home burned and was still on the tax rolls. They will received a refund for $124.20.
A sub-contract was approved with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services for the Montanan tobacco Use Prevention Program for FY-2009-10.
The funding of $31,930 is from federal funding, passed on to counties by the state. |
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 10:59 |
A Coroner’s inquest into the Feb. 4 death of Terry M. York near Conrad will be conducted on May 20 at 1 p.m. in the Pondera County Courthouse.
Fergus County Coroner Dick Brown will conduct the inquest.
York, age 59, apparently shot himself after authorities allowed him to retrieve medication and tend to his livestock at his home at 527 Furlough Road.
He had been taken into custody of the PCSO earlier on Feb. 4 for violating conditions of his release on a felony charge of intimidation.
The sheriff’s office agreed to let York go back into his home and transported him there.
At this time, authorities have not released further details surrounding his death, including how he got a gun.
State law requires a Coroner’s inquest anytime a person dies in law enforcement custody or whenever an officer is involved in a fatality.
The hearing’s purpose is for a jury to determine if criminal charges are merited.
The Coroner, county attorney and jury are all allowed to ask questions of witnesses and investigators. |
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 10:58 |
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Elections will be held this fall in the City of Conrad to elect a Mayor for a four-year term.
The current Mayor of Conrad is John Shevlin. Two alderman (council members) will also be elected, each for a four-year term. The alderman seats to be filled are currently held by Gary Brown in Ward 1, and, in Ward 2, Wendy Judisch.
Ward 1 consists of Precinct 24 and Ward 2 is Precinct 27.
The alderman positions not up for election this year are held by incumbents Wally McHenry from Ward 1 and L. Sandy Syvertson from Ward 2.
Mayor Shevlin has indicated to the I-O he will not seek re-election to a second term of office.
Judisch told the newspaper on Friday that while she hasn’t filed for re-election yet, she is planning to run for a second term in office. Readers will recall Judisch was the first woman in Conrad to be elected to a council position.
Brown said he is undecided and still thinking about a second term at the present. Asked if he might consider running for the mayor’s position, he said, he would not be a candidate for the mayoral office.
The I-O also wanted to know if McHenry might toss his hat into the ring for the mayor’s seat. Councilman McHenry chuckled and said he was comfortable being an alderman and would stay in his present position.
Syvertson, who is chairman of the city council, told the newspaper on Monday that he is not a candidate for the mayor’s position, “I’m comfortable in the alderman position.”
In order to file for any one of the elected positions, a candidate must be 18 years of age, a resident of Montana for two years and a resident of the ward for at least 60 days prior to the date of the election. In all cases, the individual must be a registered voter.
Interested persons can file for the positions on the ballot that opened on May 4. Filing closes on July 2 at 5 p.m.
Candidates need to file at the office of the Clerk and Recorder in the courthouse and pay the filing fee.
Filing fees are based on the salary of the elected official. In Conrad, the Mayor’s annual salary is $11,524.88 and the filing fee is one percent of the annual salary or $115.24.
An Alderman’s annual salary is $3,732.12 and the filing fee is one percent of the annual salary or $37.32.
Municipal elections in Pondera County are non-partisan and no party affiliation needs to be declared.
If a primary election is necessary, it will be held Sept. 15. Since the election is nonpartisan, a primary may not be necessary, depending on how many candidates file for the positions. The General election will be held Nov. 3.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact the Clerk and Recorder’s office, located on the main floor of the courthouse, or call 271-4000. |
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