City Council
AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, March 16, 2026
6:30 p.m. at City Hall
The public is encouraged to participate in person,
or via Zoom at:
https://zoom.us/j/3147501763
Meeting ID: 314 750 1763
THE COUNCIL WELCOMES AND ENCOURAGES PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IS ENCOURAGED TO DO SO WITH THESE STIPULATIONS:
For comments pertinent to items being discussed during THIS MEETING, members of the public will be afforded an opportunity to address the council on every matter coming before the council immediately in advance of the vote and in accordance with established Council Rules of Procedure.
The Mayor or Council may limit the amount of time for comments if they become extensive.
If the speaker begins to infringe on the right to privacy of another, the Mayor or Council may interrupt and end the comments on that issue.
These comments must be pertinent to the topic under consideration. There is an opportunity for open comments at the end of the meeting.
While the Council is in session, members of the public must preserve order and decorum. No person shall delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council nor disturb any member of the public or of the Council while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Mayor or the President of the Council.
Any person who shall knowingly disturb or disrupt a public meeting of the Council shall be asked to leave the meeting by the Mayor or the Council President and face possible criminal charges. See § 45-8-101, MCA.
● Open Meeting Call to Order
● Pledge of Allegiance
● Roll Call
● Approval of Minutes of the Previous Meeting(s)
02/17/2026
● Approval of Agenda
● Requests of elected city officials for absences exceeding 10 days or participation by telecommunications.
● Communication for Public Record (Ex parte Communications)
● Constituent issues-reports from the Mayor and Council members
● Consent Agenda to include:
o Mayor Report
o Ambulance Report
o Fire Report
o Public Works Report
o City Court/Sheriff Reports
o City Attorney Report
o Reports from Clerk
o Cash/Bank Reconciliation, February 2026
o Statement of Revenue Budget vs Actual, February 2026
o Statement of Expenditure Budget vs Actual, February 2026
o Utility Billing Adjustments, Charges, Receipts, Delinquent Accounts for February 2026
o Ambulance Write-offs & Collections for February 2026
● Correspondence: Coal Endowment Award Letter
Thank You Note from Community Heart and Soul
● Committee Reports
o Planning Board
o Chamber of Commerce
o Montana Main Street Program
● Old Business
● New Business
1. Discussion and Possible Determination on Adopting Resolution 2026-03 Declaring the Intention of the City of Boulder to Increase Rates and Charges for the Users of the City’s Drinking Water System and Wastewater System
2. Discussion and Possible Determination on Approval of Pay App #10 for Phase 1, Schedule A Improvements, Water System Updates from Karnath Contracting
3. Discussion and Possible Determination on Approval of Pay App #2 for Phase 2, Water System Updates from Bullock Contracting
4. Public Hearing: Wastewater PER Morrison-Maierle
5. Discussion and Possible Determination on Forming a Committee to Organize a City Sponsored 4th of July Event in Veteran’s Park
6. Discussion and Possible Determination on Accepting Grant Funding in the Amount of $5,000 from Town Pump for the Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration
7. Discussion and Possible Determination on Accepting a $5,000 Grant from the Montana 250 Program for the Fourth of July Celebration
8. Discussion and Possible Determination on Accepting a $500 Grant from the Montana Community Foundation to Fund the Reimagine Rural Meetings Held in February at City Hall
9. Discussion and Possible Determination on Cemetery Advisory Committee Recommendations to City Council
10. Discussion and Possible Determination on Approving a New Form and Process for a Court Record Search
11. Discussion and Possible Determination on Entering into an Agreement with Nittany Grantworks to Apply for MCEP and RRG funding for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
12. Discussion and Possible Determination on Approving Improvements to the Boulder Childcare Building
13. Discussion and Possible Determination on a Response to Throwing Dice LLC Naming the City of Boulder as a Defendant in an Original Complaint to Quiet Title Referencing Real Property within the City Limits of the City of Boulder, captioned “Montana Throwing Dice, LLC v. City of Boulder, et. al. Cause No. DV-22-2026-0000012-QT”
Unscheduled Matters
Note: An item that is NOT listed on the agenda for the current meeting may be discussed during the session at the discretion of the presiding officer. However, the purpose of such discussion shall be to decide whether to schedule the item for discussion and vote on a subsequent agenda. The Council shall decide on no item of significant interest to the public without prior notice to the public as a scheduled Council agenda item.
● Open Public Comment
● Authorization to pay bills
● Council Agenda suggestions for the next meeting to be held on Monday, April 20 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
● Adjournment