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Articles with the Tag: Ronan City Council

City council considers affordable housing expansion

RONAN – Ronan City Council weighed the value of affordable housing expansion against possibly losing some of its tax base before tentatively approving a partnership with Lake County Community Development and City of Ronan Housing on Dec. 17.  Lake County Community Development has asked that the...

Town committee to tackle ethics policy concerns Town committee to tackle ethics policy concerns

 Ronan City Council has assigned a committee to look into one councilmember’s suggestion that the governing body adopt an ethics policy.  At the end of November, City Councilmember Roger Romero suggested the city adopt an ethics policy that would create ramifications for leaking informatio...

City engineer hired in Ronan City engineer hired in Ronan

RONAN – Ronan City Council hired Shari Johnson to be city engineer Thursday in hopes that she will be able to help the City of Ronan acquire more funding for infrastructure projects. Public Works Director Dan Miller said Johnson will be paid $1,000 per month for two or three hours of work per week. ...

Ronan to follow suggested police hiring procedures Ronan to follow  suggested police  hiring procedures

RONAN – Ronan Police Department likely follow the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority’s suggested procedures for hiring police personnel in the future.  The Ronan City Council tentatively approved a first reading of the organization’s hiring procedures on Dec. 4.  Police ...

Ronan city councilman proposes executive session changes Ronan city councilman proposes executive session changes

RONAN – A Ronan city councilmember suggested Nov. 17 that the City of Ronan implement an ethics policy to provide consequences for violating the terms of executive session.  The suggestion is the latest in an ongoing list of concerns aired by current and past employees and city councilmembers a...

Former police chief files suit against City of Ronan

Former Ronan Police Chief John Mitchell filed a lawsuit Oct. 16 in Lake County District Court alleging the City of Ronan violated public meetings laws and employee policy requirements when he was demoted and fired earlier this year.  The complaint claims Mitchell was a model employee who never receiv...

Pay raises, budget increases part of Ronan budget

RONAN – Ronan City Council on Oct. 20 approved pay raises and funds for many “wish list” budget requests that were put in hold in previous years because of a lack of funds.  Mayor Kim Aipperspach explained how the council allocated fund increases to different departments.  &...

Bike racks coming to Ronan Library

RONAN — Bicycle racks will be installed outside the Ronan Library in order to counteract a wave of thefts that has occurred in the past month.  Ronan City Council on Oct. 6 gave Public Works Director Dan Miller permission to work with the library so bike racks can be installed outside of the es...

Bilile property fate undecided

RONAN — Ronan’s city council has had a few suggestions from townspeople regarding what should be done with the new city property located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Third Avenue, but is asking for more input on the matter.  Commonly referred to as the “Bilile property...

Ronan budget allows for pay raises, ‘wish list’

RONAN – The preliminary budget for the City of Ronan’s current fiscal year allows for staff raises and one-time expenditures that the town government has not always had funds for in the past.  “There were years when we had to keep cutting things to get (the balance) to come to zero,...


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