Articles with the Tag: Ronan City Council
RONAN – After a year and a half of working through various legal and personnel problems, the Ronan Police Department has a fully staffed five-man force of experienced officers ready to tackle crime in the city. Police Chief Ken Weaver marked a new era in the department by distributing badges to his ...
LAKE COUNTY – Ten months after Ronan City Council and St. Ignatius Town Council both separately endeavored to find some resolution to a county-wide problem of dealing with dogs at large and vicious animals, there has been little progress in the matter. Both entities continue to weigh new ideas and opti...
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...
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...
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 – 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 – 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 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...
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. &...
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...
