Missoula County Government: Missoula County Weekly: May 10-14

Press release from the Missoula County Government:

05/10/2021 7:00 AM

Vaccines are available to everyone 16 and older. Make sure to sign up for an appointment at covid19.missoula.co, and share your experience on social media with the hashtags #endthepandemic, #vaccinatethe406 and #gotmyshot406. 

Stay up to date with Missoula County's COVID-19 vaccine distribution progress! Visit covid19.missoula.co/vaccine-information and click on the Vaccination Distribution Map and Dashboard blue button. The data is updated every Monday. If you would like to track data across Montana, visit the Montana Response page. 

Missoula County invites public to participate in community needs survey, public meeting 

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School, special district election results 

The unofficial results of the May 4 school and special district election unofficial results are in. You can view them here or by visiting the Missoula County Elections Office website. Missoula County will canvass votes for the special district election at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. The meeting is open to the public and will be located at the Elections Office, 140 N. Russell St. To find out when the schools will canvass their elections, please contact the local school district directly.

Upcoming elections include a municipal primary on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and a municipal general on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Contact the Missoula County Elections Office with any questions at electionsinfo@missoulacounty.us. 

Missoula County awarded $700,000 grant to address over-incarceration 

The Missoula County Community Justice Department recently received a second two-year $700,000 grant through the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge to support strategies to safely reduce the county detention facility population and address racial and ethnic disparities in Missoula’s justice system. 

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Health department holds Cinco de Mayo Vaccine Fiesta with Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 

The Missoula City-County Health Department, in partnership with Imagine Nation Brewing, held a Cinco de Mayo Vaccine Fiesta May 5. The Health Department parked its mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Imagine Nation Brewing Co.’s parking lot and provided free Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine shots.  

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Missoula County seeks engineering firms to perform projects and a firm to provide a modern access control system and associated technologies 

Missoula County is accepting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from engineering firms wishing to be added to the list of prequalified firms to perform projects involving several areas of expertise. SOQs will be accepted until 5 p.m., June 11, 2021. 

Missoula County is also accepting Requests for Proposals (RFP) for a professionally qualified firm to provide a modern access control system and associated technologies for Missoula County facilities. RFPs will be accepted until 5 p.m. June 11, 2021.  

Proposals must be emailed to David Wall, Missoula County auditor, at dwall@missoulacounty.us. 

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Commissioners to proclaim May 15 as Kids to Parks Day 

Each year on the third Saturday of May, Missoula County commissioners proclaim Kids to Parks day, organized and launched by the National Park Trust. Kids to Parks day empowers kids and encourages families to get outdoors and visit local parks, public lands and waters, and encourages children to lead a more active lifestyle to combat issues of childhood obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, as well as broaden appreciation for nature and the outdoors. The commissioners will read the proclamation at their Thursday, May 13, public meeting. 

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What is Missoula County doing about sustainability and climate change? 

In 2019, Missoula County and the City of Missoula adopted a joint resolution to achieve 100% clean electricity for the Missoula urban area by 2030. The city and county are working with NorthWestern Energy and community partners to advance this goal through efforts such as new large-scale renewable energy projects and expanded energy efficiency and conservation programs. Commissioners also approved a resolution in 2019 adopting a goal of carbon neutrality for Missoula County government operations by 2035, with an intermediate goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 2016 levels by 2035. County staff are developing a plan to achieve this goal, which will involve improving the efficiency of county buildings and the county vehicle fleet and incorporating renewable energy into county operations.

Learn more about what Missoula County is doing about climate change and sustainability, as well as other pressing issues in our community, online: What is Missoula County Doing About...?

Stay up to date on COVID-19 

Remember to wash your hands, socially distance yourselves and wear a mask! The COVID-19 vaccine is now available to all those 16 and older. Make sure to sign up for an appointment at covid19.missoula.co, and share your experience on social media with the hashtags #endthepandemic, #vaccinatethe406 and #gotmyshot406. To keep up with other Missoula County operations, see the Status of Missoula County operations amid COVID-19.

Missoula County in the News: May 1-7 

Missoula County to provide $90k in down payment assistance for Habitat housing 
Missoula Library eases into first public opening with moderate turnout 
Construction to begin on tropical butterfly house, garden at Missoula County Fairgrounds 
Missoula County nears vaccination milestone 
Missoula County backs plans to study local food production, consumption and barriers 
Missoula’s affordable housing committee taking shape with new county appointment 
Missoula County: Floyd verdict demands pursuit of more equitable, just communities 
Sand, sandbags available at Fort Missoula 

Upcoming Commissioners’ Meetings: May 10-14 

To join commissioner department, administrative and public meetings via Microsoft Teams and view the agendas, please visit the Missoula County Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes and Agenda Portal. Please note that agendas for department and administrative meetings are published two business days before the meeting, and public meeting agendas are published the Friday before the meeting. Administrative and public meeting video recordings are available on the Missoula County YouTube page after the meeting, and MCAT plays the public meetings live on their Spectrum Channel 190. Email bcc@missoulacounty.us or leave a voicemail at 406-258-4877 if you have any questions or comments on an upcoming meeting. 

• Monday, May 10 
  Public Works Update 
  Community and Planning Services Update 

• Tuesday, May 11 
  Senior Staff Update 
  Commissioners’ Administrative Public Meeting 

• Wednesday, May 12 
  Treasurer’s Office Update 
  Chief Officers Update 

• Thursday, May 13 
  Chief Administrative Officer Update 
  Commissioners' Administrative Public Meeting 
  Commissioners’ Public Meeting 

This press release was produced by the Missoula County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.