Culbertson council splits on whether to enact Green River Ordinance; procedural review to follow

The Culbertson Town Council recorded two separate motions and tie votes in early 1987 over whether to enact a so-called "Green River Ordinance." The first motion, made by Councilman Dave Plummer, proposed not to put the ordinance into effect and failed after Mayor James Baldwin cast a tie-breaking vote opposing the motion. Later the council considered a motion by Edwin Bertino to research and check into the Green River Ordinance; that motion passed when Mayor Baldwin again provided the tie-break.

What happened: the minutes show the council was evenly split on the question of whether to adopt or to decline to adopt an ordinance related to Green River; in one vote Baldwin's tie-break defeated Plummer's motion and in the subsequent motion Baldwin's tie-break supported Bertino's request to investigate the ordinance further.

Why it matters: the council recorded procedural division on this item and directed follow-up research; the minutes do not specify the ordinance's substantive content, so council follow-up was intended to clarify legal and local implications.

Next steps: Mayor Baldwin was to review Williston's Green River Ordinance and report back to the council so members could decide whether to draft a local ordinance or take other action.