HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Workshop Packet 12.16.2025
AGENDA
CITY OF LAUREL
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
6:30 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Public Input: Citizens may address the Council regarding any item of City business that is not on tonight’s agenda. The
duration for an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the
Council will not take action on any item not on the agenda. Because of the Rules that govern public meetings, Council is not
permitted to speak in response to any issue raised that is a non-Agenda item. The Mayor may provide factual information in
response, with the intention that the matter may be addressed at a later meeting. In addition, City Council may request that a
particular non-Agenda item be placed on an upcoming Agenda, for consideration. Citizens should not construe Council’s
“silence” on an issue as an opinion, one way or the other, regarding that non-Agenda matter. Council simply cannot debate
an item that is not on the Agenda, and therefore, they must simply listen to the feedback given during public input. If a
citizen would like to speak or comment regarding an item that is on tonight’s agenda, we ask that you wait until the agenda
item is presented to the Council by the Mayor and the public is asked to comment by the Mayor.
Be advised, if a discussion item has an upcoming public hearing, we would request members of the public to reserve your
comments until the public hearing. At the public hearing, the City Council will establish an official record that will include
all of your comments, testimony, and written evidence.
General Items
1. Appointment of Peggy Pollock to the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency for a four-year term
ending December 31, 2029.
2. Appointment of Cheryl Hill to the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency - Advisory of a four-year
ending December 31, 2029.
Executive Review
3. Mayor: Ordinance - An Ordinance Amending Title 20, Chapter 02 Of The Laurel Municipal
Code Related To The Laurel Urban Renewal Agency.
Council Issues
Other Items
Attendance at Upcoming Council Meeting
Announcements
4. Swearing in of newly elected officials on December 22, 2025 City Council Meeting.
The City makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate
in this meeting. Persons needing accommodation must notify the City Clerk’s Office to make needed arrangements. To make
your request known, please call 406-628-7431, Ext. 5100, or write to City Clerk, PO Box 10, Laurel, MT 59044, or present
your request at City Hall, 115 West First Street, Laurel, Montana.
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File Attachments for Item:
1. Appointment of Peggy Pollock to the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency for a four-year term
ending December 31, 2029.
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File Attachments for Item:
2. Appointment of Cheryl Hill to the Laurel Urban Renewal Agency - Advisory of a four-year
ending December 31, 2029.
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File Attachments for Item:
3. Mayor: Ordinance - An Ordinance Amending Title 20, Chapter 02 Of The Laurel Municipal
Code Related To The Laurel Urban Renewal Agency.
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Ordinance No. 025-_____ Amend LMC Title 20, Chapter 02 (LURA)
ORDINANCE NO. 025-_____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 20, CHAPTER 02 OF THE LAUREL
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE LAUREL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to keep the Laurel Municipal Code current by
modifying and updating Titles, Chapters, Sections, and Subsections to address situations and
problems within the City and to remain in accordance with Montana law;
WHEREAS, City Staff prepared, reviewed, and approved the following amendments to
the existing LMC Title 20, Chapter 02, as noted herein and on the attached, and hereby
recommends the same to the City Council for its full approval; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes to the existing LMC are attached hereto and hereby
fully incorporated herein. See attached revised LMC Title 20, Chapter 02.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City
Council and approved by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the
_____ day of ______________, 2025, upon Motion by Council Member
_____________________.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading on the _____
day of ______________, 2025, upon Motion by Council Member _____________________.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on the _____ day of ______________, 2025.
CITY OF LAUREL
___________________________
Dave Waggoner, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Kelly Strecker, Clerk-Treasurer
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Ordinance No. 025-_____ Amend LMC Title 20, Chapter 02 (LURA)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney
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20.02.020 Agency composition and term of offices.
The board shall constitute seven five voting commissioners, all of whom, with the exception of
the Yellowstone County and Laurel Schools commissioners, must maintain residency in the city
limits. For purposes of this chapter, residency is defined as either owning property, a business, or
maintaining permanent employment within the city limits. The initial voting membership shall
consist of one member appointed for one year, one member for two years, one member for three
years, and two members for four years. Each appointment thereafter shall be for four years. In
addition to the seven five commissioners, the mayor, with approval of the city council, shall
appoint four advisory members, as provided herein, who shall not vote but shall provide advice
and counsel to the voting commissioners.
(Ord. No. O09-04, 4-21-09; Ord. No. O12-01, 3-6-12; Ord. No. O13-01, 8-20-2013)
20.02.030 Commissioners.
A. Each commissioner shall hold office until his/her successor is appointed and has qualified.
B. A commissioner shall receive no compensation for his/her service but is entitled to authorized
necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his/her duties.
C. With the exception of the Yellowstone County and Laurel Schools commissioners, any
person may be appointed as a commissioner if he/she maintains residency within the city limits. If
possible, the preferred composition of the agency should include two residents of the district, two
city resident business owners in the district, and one member city resident at large.
D. A commissioner may be removed by the city council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or
misconduct in office. Misconduct in office is defined by MCA § 7-15-4240.
E. A majority of the commissioners shall not hold any other public office under the city other than
their membership or office with respect to the agency.
F. The powers and responsibilities of the agency shall be exercised by the commissioners
according to adopted bylaws approved by the city council. A majority of the commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business and exercising the powers and
responsibilities of the agency and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the agency upon
a vote of a majority of the commissioners (four three) unless the bylaws shall require a larger
number.
(Ord. No. O09-04, 4-21-09; Ord. No. O13-01, 8-20-2013)
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20.02.040 Advisory members.
A. In addition to the seven five voting commissioners, the agency shall include a non-voting
advisory membership of not more than four individuals. The initial membership shall consist of
one member appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, and one for four years.
Each appointment thereafter shall be for four years. Advisory members must possess a
demonstrated interest in the district, specific expertise and/or other qualifications necessary to help
the agency implement the renewal plan.
1. Each advisory member shall hold office until his/her successor has been appointed and has
qualified.
2. An advisory member shall receive no compensation for his/her services but may be entitled to
authorized necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his/her
duties in the discretion of the mayor.
3. An advisory member may be removed by the city council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or
misconduct in office. Misconduct in office is defined by MCA § 7-15-4240.
B. City staff shall perform the agency's administrative duties as assigned, until other funding
becomes available from alternate sources to hire and pay for permanent staff, if requested by the
Agency and approved by the city council.
(Ord. No. O09-04, 4-21-09; Ord. No. O13-01, 8-20-2013)
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