Missoula County commissioners approve multiple community council and advisory-board appointments

Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday approved a consent agenda and moved to fill several vacancies on community councils and an advisory board, reappointing multiple current members and adding new appointees for three-year and partial terms.

The appointments were presented by county staff during the meeting’s action items. For the Clinton Community Council the board reappointed Chris Sale to a new three-year term through May 31, 2029, and appointed Julie Harris to a new three-year term. For the Swan Valley Community Council staff recommended reappointing a member identified as Grace (last name unclear in the transcript) and appointing Janice Wheeler to a three-year term. For the Bonner Middletown Community Council the board reappointed Jessica Gleky and appointed Coutura Huskin and Cassie Hemphill to new terms; Brett Stevenson was named for a partial term that—per the staff report—would begin Aug. 1, 2026 and run through May 31, 2027 because current member Rick Hall plans to remain through July to assist with orientation and then step down to reduce conflict-of-interest concerns.

The meeting record indicates each appointment motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or individual recorded votes for the motion on each council appointment; outcomes are recorded as approved by the board.

Staff also presented reappointments to the "Jedi Advisory Board," recommending the reappointment of Reggie Spalding and Kadia Davis; the board approved those reappointments after a recorded motion and second. According to staff, both had submitted letters of interest and no other applicants were reported for that advisory-board item.

A participant raised a caution that proceeding with appointments could expose the board to legal challenges and referenced an attorney; the transcript records the concern but includes no further legal analysis or a directive for follow-up. The meeting then concluded after the board confirmed there was no other business.

The actions taken at the meeting were procedural appointments and reappointments to advisory and community council bodies; the transcript does not record substantive policy debate, funding decisions or ordinance votes tied to these items. Several names and spellings in the transcript were inconsistent (for example, "Bonner Miltown" vs. "Bonner Middletown" and both "Mattie" and "Maddie" appearing in the record); this article uses the spelling "Bonner Middletown Community Council" for consistency and notes where the transcript varies. The transcript does not specify vote tallies or which individual commissioner made or seconded each motion by name.