Tag Archives: Kevan Bryan

Mar222024

State Proposes Adding 3 Judges to 13th District Court

Evelyn PyburnMontana-Statewide • Top Stories • Yellowstone County

The Montana Judicial System and Yellowstone County officials are organizing an effort to ask the next Montana State Legislature to fund three additional District Court Judges for Yellowstone County.

Yellowstone County’s 13^th Judicial District Court has the highest case load in the state by a wide margin, according to a recent survey, which concluded that the case load actually justifies the addition of 4-plus judges.

Beth McLaughlin, attorney for the Montana Court Administrator, in the company of District Court Judge Jessica Fehr, presented the data to the commissioners during a discussion meeting, last week, seeking their support for the proposal. McLaughlin said that they never recommend additional judges for a county without that county’s support.

McLaughlin said there was actually a lot of read more

Bryan comments on Yellowstone County Budget

Looking to the future – anticipating what space will be needed and figuring out a strategy of how the county will be prepared to meet those needs, is a primary focus of the coming year’s budget, for Director of Finance … read more

June 21, 2019 Evelyn PyburnYellowstone County • BillingsKevan Bryan

Committee mulls 2 percent raise for county’s elected officials

Originally published in the 6/8/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — County officials held the first of what is usually two meetings to determine salary increases for the county’s elected officials, on Tuesday. While no action was taken, … read more

June 8, 2018 Evelyn PyburnTop Stories • Yellowstone CountyBillie Ruff • Denis Pitman • Kevan Bryan • Oscar Heinrich • Robyn Driscoll • Scott Turner • Scott Twito • Sherry Long

Taxpayers save $1.7 million in county jail bond sale

Originally published in the 9/29/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Good news for county taxpayers! The bond sale to finance the addition to the Yellowstone County Detention Facility (YCDF) was much better for county taxpayers than even … read more

September 29, 2017 Evelyn PyburnTop Stories • Yellowstone CountyKevan Bryan • Taxpayers

County’s taxable value up 4.6 percent

Originally published in the 8/25/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The total taxable value of property in Yellowstone County increased 4.6 percent in FY 2016-17. About half that increase is due to the construction of new property … read more

August 29, 2017 Evelyn PyburnTop Stories • Yellowstone CountyKevan Bryan • Yellowstone County

Balancing next county budget is a juggling act

Originally published in the print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Probably never before has Yellowstone County faced so many building needs going into the budget-setting process. Most of that need is being driven by unprecedented demand … read more

June 17, 2016 Evelyn PyburnYellowstone CountyBig Sky Economic Development Association • CHS Inc. • Kevan Bryan • MetraPark • Yellowstone County Budget

Voters to be asked to OK county jail addition loan

Originally published in the weekly print edition of the Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Following department head discussions on Thursday, Yellowstone County Commissioners on Tuesday, approved placing a Resolution of Intent on the agenda next week calling for a public … read more

February 26, 2016 Evelyn PyburnYellowstone CountyBill Kennedy • Billings • County Attorney • Dan Schwarz • Jail • Kevan Bryan • Yellowstone County Commissioners • Yellowstone County Detention Facilit • Yellowstone County jail

Jail funding may seek voter approval

Oringinally published in the weekly Yellowstone County New print edition. BILLINGS — Yellowstone County may be asking voters on the primary ballot on June 7 permission to borrow the funding needed to build a 148-bed addition to the jail. The … read more

February 19, 2016 Evelyn PyburnTop StoriesCapital Improvement Projects • County Director of Finance • Kevan Bryan • Sheriff Mike Linder • taxes • Yellowstone County • Yellowstone County Detention Facility

Error leaves Pedestrian Safety District off Lockwood tax bills

LOCKWOOD — If Lockwood taxpayers closely examined their tax bills in November, they would have noticed that one tax was not included. Because it was new tax district, a snafu in the bookkeeping process resulted in the 10-mill levy for … read more

December 11, 2015 Jonathan McNivenTop Stories • Yellowstone County • LockwoodJim Reno • Kevan Bryan • Lockwood Pedestrian Safety District • Lockwood taxpayers • Montana Department of Revenue • Pedestrian Safety District