Big Horn County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Big Horn County commissioners hold week of agenda-only meetings; no decisions published

Over the past two weeks, the Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners held five meetings, all with agendas but no published minutes. As a result, no decisions are confirmed. The agendas covered routine administrative items such as claim approvals and minute ratification, as well as several new business topics, including a detention center request for proposals, a school district land transfer, and a discussion of clerk wages.

Aug. 10 meeting

The board met with a sparse agenda containing three items: an extension, human resources, and general discussion. No specific actions, proposals, or dollar amounts were listed.

Aug. 12 meeting

The board met at 11 a.m. to discuss clerk wages. No other business was listed on the agenda.

Aug. 13 meeting

The board considered appointments to the Dispatch Board, an MSU Extension Agent contract, and an addendum to the Detention Policy Manual. Public comments and discussion were also scheduled.

Aug. 19 meeting

The board held a routine meeting with claim approvals, ratification of minutes and supporting documents, and personnel and legal matters. Under new business, the agenda listed discussions for the Airport, Accounting, Justice Court, Library, Human Resources/Payroll, Public Health, and Environmental Health departments.

Aug. 20 meeting

The board discussed a detention center request for proposals, an off-site coal board meeting, and a school district land transfer. Claim approvals and public comments were also on the agenda.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are scheduled in the next 14 days.

Big Horn County commissioners take up fire restrictions, school agreements, and budget

The Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners held three meetings in the past two weeks, covering fire restrictions, school district agreements, and budget and wages. All three meetings were agenda-only as of this writing; minutes have not yet been published, so no formal decisions are recorded.

July 30: Fire restrictions and school district items

The board met on July 30 with an agenda that included a Stage 1 Fire Restriction, a Lodge Grass School Pathways Agreement, a property transfer to the school district, a budget superintendent contract, and a growth policy discussion. No specific proposals or dollar amounts were listed in the agenda.

August 3: Budget, wages, roads, and fires

On August 3, the board discussed Johnson Insurance, roads and fires, human resources matters, and budget and wages. The agenda did not list specific proposals, dollar amounts, or decisions.

August 6: AlcoPro, USDA MOU, and University of Montana agreement

The August 6 meeting included approval of claims and minutes, plus discussions on AlcoPro, a USDA Stock Growers and Wool Growers memorandum of understanding, a University of Montana Standard Affiliation Agreement, and Pre-Trial Services. Again, no decisions or amounts were published.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.

Big Horn County Commissioners Scheduled Hospital MOU Discussion; LEPC Reviewed Emergency Alert System

Big Horn County's recent government meetings centered on emergency preparedness and routine county business, with the Board of County Commissioners scheduling consideration of a hospital memorandum of understanding (MOU) at its July 9 regular session. Minutes have not yet been published for any of the four meetings held in the past two weeks, so outcomes — including whether the hospital MOU was approved — are not yet part of the public record.

Hospital MOU Before Commissioners

The Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners met July 9 for a regular session that included routine procedural items such as claim approvals, minutes, and personnel matters. The sole substantive item listed under New Business was a memorandum of understanding regarding a hospital. Because minutes from the meeting have not been published, the county record does not yet show whether the commissioners voted on the MOU or deferred it.

Commissioners Held Routine Sessions July 13 and July 14

The Board of County Commissioners held two additional regular meetings on July 13 and July 14. The July 13 agenda consisted only of standard procedural items — call to order, roll call, claim approvals, minutes approval, personnel/legal, old and new business, public comments, and discussion — with no specific resolutions, contracts, or ordinances listed for consideration.

The July 14 meeting followed a similar procedural format but included department updates from Accounting, Airport, Ambulance, Cemetery, DES (Disaster and Emergency Services), Detention, Dispatch, Economic Development, Election, Public Health, Extension, Council on Aging, Maintenance, HR/Payroll, and Roads. No specific decisions or proposals were detailed in that agenda.

Minutes for both meetings have not yet been published.

LEPC Reviewed Everbridge Alert System

The Big Horn County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) met July 6 to review updates and discuss emergency preparedness topics. The agenda included:

• An Everbridge emergency alert system update
• A hazardous materials discussion
• A unified health command and incident stress management briefing
• Big Horn County Trustees training (listed as old business)
• Public comments

The committee was also scheduled to receive subcommittee reports and address old business items. Minutes from this meeting have not been published, so what was discussed or decided beyond the agenda is not yet in the record.

What Residents Should Know

All four meetings from the past two weeks are currently documented only by their agendas. Until meeting minutes are published, residents cannot confirm what actions were taken — including the status of the hospital MOU, which was the most consequential item listed. Official minutes, once available, will provide vote tallies, dollar amounts, and any recorded decisions.

Coming Up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days, according to the available agendas and schedules. Residents interested in following county business should watch for newly posted meeting notices and the eventual publication of minutes from the July 6, 9, 13, and 14 sessions.