County News

Letter of Support

Yellowstone County commissioners have denied a request by the Northern Plains Resource Council to seek a place in formal discussions of increased coal train traffic through Billings and its environmental consequences.

Mill Levy Computation Form

The inflation factor for FY 2013 is 1.20%.  Per 15-10-420, MCA, “a governmental entity that is authorized to impose mills may impose a mill levy sufficient to generate the amount of property taxes actually assessed in the prior year plus one-half of the average rate of inflation for the prior 3 years.”

National County Government Month, celebrated each April, provides an outstanding opportunity for you to talk proudly about programs and services that help the residents of your county.

New information has been posted on the Secure Rural Schools Act web site about how to return unobligated title III funds to the U.S. Treasury.

The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 as reauthorized in Public Law 110-343, requires each county that receives funds under Title III of the Act to submit an annual certification that the funds have been expended for the uses authorized under section 302(a) of the Act. 

The FY13 Montana Land Information Grant Application Package has been published http://giscoordination.mt.gov/grant.asp.  Other than the grant categories which come from the Land Information Plan priorities approved by the Montana Land Information Advisory Council in December, the application package and process remains unchanged from last year.  We were able to get this out a little earlier this year providing applicants another 10 days to work on their proposals.

The Board of Carbon County Commissioners is seeking a Full Time Administrative Assistant.  Please see the qualifications and job description here.

The MSU Local Government Center is pleased to announce the updated and expanded version of the Montana Local Government Board Handbook: A Guide to Serving on Boards, Districts, Commissions and Committees.

Virginia City, Montana  - Two Montana counties and five local non-governmental organizations today launched an independent review to better evaluate the possible effects of the Mountain States Transmission Intertie (MSTI) line on local communities in Montana and Idaho. The MSTI Review Project believes that it is essential to work together to protect rural lifestyles, private property, and the natural environment. To that end, the project is providing an independent analysis and outreach to affected MSTI counties that will ultimately lead to better planning outcomes from a variety of perspectives that are often seen as mutually exclusive.

Starting on Aug. 1, Michael Williams will take over as the new Ravalli County superintendent of schools, replacing Superintendent Ernie Jean, who is leaving at the end of July.