Committee questions contract payments, hears staff on CDBG-funded Phoenix rehab and approves budget transfers for URA and Belmont Water Tower
July 23, 2026 | Butte City , Silver Bow County, Montana
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Commissioners used the July 22 committee meeting to clarify several line items on the expenditure list and to record two budget transfers.
Commissioner Larry O'Leary asked about claim 1160 (page 29) for the Arizona/Copper Street design by Pioneer Tactical. Staff replied that the item is a design contract selected via RFQ and that the work represents an initial phase of a larger Arizona and Copper Street road-rehabilitation project.
O'Leary also queried claim 1145 (page 46) related to the BLDC and the URA. Staff explained the county pays one BLDC contract from the commissioners' budget for community development services, while a separate URA contract manages loan servicing for other agencies; the URA payment shown in the claim is a recurring monthly amount.
On claim 1169 (page 48), O'Leary asked about a development agreement with TFP Enterprises; staff identified TFP Enterprises as the flooring business otherwise known as Monteriors.
A separate line-item question concerned a $150,000 June payment tied to third-floor work at the Phoenix Building. A commissioner identified as Walker asked what the $150,000 covered; staff said the payment was part of CDBG-funded rehabilitation for housing, routed through the Department of Commerce and paid to the National Affordable Housing Network. Staff stated the project had a larger CDBG grant (reported in the meeting as either $700,000 or $750,000) and an additional $200,000 grant to support work on that building.
Chair Thacher later reviewed two budget transfers: $59,169 to the URA to cover unanticipated FY2026 expenses, and $300,750 in the Eastview RRA to address costs associated with the Belmont Water Tower project (referenced as communication 2026-268). There were no questions on these transfers and the meeting moved to adjournment.
Direct quotes in this article are attributed to speakers in the transcript: Commissioner Larry O'Leary and staff responses recorded as 'Staff member.'
Commissioner Larry O'Leary asked about claim 1160 (page 29) for the Arizona/Copper Street design by Pioneer Tactical. Staff replied that the item is a design contract selected via RFQ and that the work represents an initial phase of a larger Arizona and Copper Street road-rehabilitation project.
O'Leary also queried claim 1145 (page 46) related to the BLDC and the URA. Staff explained the county pays one BLDC contract from the commissioners' budget for community development services, while a separate URA contract manages loan servicing for other agencies; the URA payment shown in the claim is a recurring monthly amount.
On claim 1169 (page 48), O'Leary asked about a development agreement with TFP Enterprises; staff identified TFP Enterprises as the flooring business otherwise known as Monteriors.
A separate line-item question concerned a $150,000 June payment tied to third-floor work at the Phoenix Building. A commissioner identified as Walker asked what the $150,000 covered; staff said the payment was part of CDBG-funded rehabilitation for housing, routed through the Department of Commerce and paid to the National Affordable Housing Network. Staff stated the project had a larger CDBG grant (reported in the meeting as either $700,000 or $750,000) and an additional $200,000 grant to support work on that building.
Chair Thacher later reviewed two budget transfers: $59,169 to the URA to cover unanticipated FY2026 expenses, and $300,750 in the Eastview RRA to address costs associated with the Belmont Water Tower project (referenced as communication 2026-268). There were no questions on these transfers and the meeting moved to adjournment.
Direct quotes in this article are attributed to speakers in the transcript: Commissioner Larry O'Leary and staff responses recorded as 'Staff member.'
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