Articles with the Tag: Ronan City Council
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 – 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,...
K en Weaver was sworn in as Ronan Police Chief Sept. 18. Weaver is the fourth person to hold his position in the past 14 months, but he and Ronan City Council are optimistic that his leadership can revamp the department that has been plagued with problems in recent months. &ld...
RONAN — The City of Ronan will host an informational meeting in conjunction with the Montana Department of Transportation and KLJ Engineering to discuss planned improvements to Highway 93 within the city limits. The meeting will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Ronan Community Center, 300 Third...
RONAN – Ronan City Council is in the process of asking the public and its employees how best to allocate funds for this year’s budget, after a preliminary hearing last week. City officials used last year’s expenditures as their starting point for the budget, though predicted revenue shee...
RONAN — The Ronan City Council began the interview process for police chief last week, as citizens complained about increased crime in the area amid a shortage of officers. “Saturday, my trucks got broken into,” Ronan resident Jeremy Bluemel told council members Aug. 18. “We live r...
RONAN – Mayor Kim Aipperspach and Ronan City Council members said last week that they could not publicly discuss the work status of Ronan Police Officer John Mitchell, who has not returned to work since he was cleared by a doctor to perform light duties. Community members and city staff have a...
RONAN — Three Ronan police officers say they’ve been running themselves ragged without overtime pay for the past few weeks to keep the town safe in wake of an officer shortage, even as an eligible officer has gone unused. Officers Tim Case and Pat Noble told the city council last week th...
RONAN – The forward direction of the selection process for Ronan police chief was muddied last week as allegations of favoritism and possibly illegal questions on the application were thrown out by city council members, city staff, and applicants for the job. The council decided to advertise t...
RONAN — Last week Ronan City Council voted to accept a late job application for police chief and bring the city’s hiring pool for the position up to two candidates. The decision came after much discussion about what constituted a completed application, and what exactly the want ad for th...
