> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bunchgrass.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Rosebud County approves retiree and HSA insurance changes as BLM opens comment on a Terry river access site - URL: https://www.bunchgrass.org/rosebud-county-approves-retiree-and-hsa-insurance-changes-as-blm-opens-comment-on-a-terry-river-access-site/ - Published: 2026-10-31T15:40:24.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-31T15:40:24.000Z - Description: Rosebud County commissioners approved three employee insurance resolutions, the Dawson County Fair Board kept its PRCA rodeo, and the BLM opened comment on a fishing access site near Terry. - Author: Bunchgrass Staff - Tags: Eastern Montana, #wrap-up Rosebud County commissioners on Thursday approved three resolutions changing how the county handles health insurance for retirees, employees on a high-deductible plan and newly elected officials. In Dawson County, the fair board narrowed its entertainment list for next year and, according to the Glendive Ranger-Review, voted to stay with professional rodeo. The Bureau of Land Management opened public comment on a proposed Yellowstone River fishing access site near Terry. Outcomes of the Miles City City Council's Oct. 27 meeting, which included an annexation hearing and an EMS equipment grant, had not been reported by Friday. ## Rosebud County ### Board of Commissioners At their weekly board meeting Thursday, Oct. 29, in Forsyth, commissioners approved the claims and then voted separately on three insurance resolutions that the [week's agenda](https://rosebudcountymt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/10-26-26.pdf?ref=bunchgrass.org) had listed on the consent agenda. No commissioner voted against any of them. - Resolution 2026-29 sets the county's insurance contribution for eligible retirees under 65\. During discussion, a commissioner said retirees need at least five years of continuous service to qualify, which he described as following state retirement system rules. - Resolution 2026-30 sets the county's health savings account contribution for employees on the high-deductible health plan, written to meet IRS requirements. - Resolution 2026-31 sets when insurance coverage begins for newly elected county officials. A commissioner said the question arose after the county moved its employee coverage from a self-insured pool to a health care trust, and that under the old rule a county employee elected to a new office could have gone a month without coverage. Under the resolution, he said, newly elected officials are covered from their first day in office if they complete enrollment paperwork beforehand. The resolutions' dollar amounts were not available Friday. During public comment, a county elections official said polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, except Ingomar and Rosebud, which open at noon. She said absentee and early voting at the elections office ends at noon Monday, Nov. 2, and that Rosebud County ballots can be dropped at any county polling place or at the elections office on the courthouse's second floor until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Coming up: The [Nov. 2 to 6 agenda](https://rosebudcountymt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/11-2-26.pdf?ref=bunchgrass.org) lists a Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority community meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at City Hall; it does not say which city. The courthouse will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the general election. The board will consider October minutes and claims at its weekly board meeting, 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Commissioners' Office at the Rosebud County Courthouse in Forsyth. ## Dawson County ### Dawson County Fair Board At its Oct. 26 meeting, the fair board narrowed its list of possible main stage and street dance performers for the 2027 fair and discussed whether to stay with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association as rodeo costs rise, the [Glendive Ranger-Review reported Oct. 29](https://www.rangerreview.com/news/dawson-county-fair-board-narrows-headliner-list-votes-to-keep-prca-rodeo/article%5Ffc723c43-70d8-4b7d-a2c7-9fcf018b2918.html?ref=bunchgrass.org). The newspaper reported that the board voted to keep the PRCA rodeo and that the association's minimum payouts will double by 2030. ### Dawson Community Airport Hangar tenants at Dawson Community Airport will not see changes to their leases for the rest of fiscal year 2027, though rates could change starting in July, the [Ranger-Review reported Oct. 30](https://www.rangerreview.com/news/dawson-community-airport-hangar-rate-increase-on-hold-for-now/article%5F4b766ec5-1b2c-4679-994d-a18422f17af3.html?ref=bunchgrass.org). ### Glendive City Council Members of the council's Ordinance and Personnel Committee responded publicly on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to recent questions and conduct at city meetings, "on the grounds of state law and local meeting guidelines," as the [Ranger-Review put it Oct. 29](https://www.rangerreview.com/townnews/politics/stand-on-the-dais-stop-the-meeting-glendive-officials-address-meeting-conduct/article%5F32aa384f-74d4-440e-b3d7-8000a245aef0.html?ref=bunchgrass.org). Committees make recommendations; the full council did not meet this week. Coming up: The county's [agenda page](https://www.dawsonmt.gov/agenda%5Fvideo%5Fand%5Fminutes%5F2026.php?ref=bunchgrass.org) says the commission's regular Nov. 3 meeting has moved to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, because of the election, and that the commission will hold public hearings that day on an amendment to the county's development regulations and on an amendment to the joint Dawson County, City of Glendive and Town of Richey subdivision regulations. An updated draft of the development regulation amendment is posted there. A Ranger-Review "County Happenings" notice dated Oct. 28 still listed a commission meeting for 10 a.m. Nov. 3 in the courthouse community room; readers may want to confirm with the commissioners' office at (406) 377-3562\. The Glendive City Council's next regular meeting is listed for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at City Hall, 300 S. Merrill Ave. ## Custer County ### Miles City City Council The council was scheduled to meet Tuesday, Oct. 27\. Its [agenda](https://www.milescitymt.gov/city-council/meeting/regular-council-meeting-29?ref=bunchgrass.org) listed public hearings and votes on Resolution 4734, annexing all lots in the Steel and KATL minor subdivisions not already in the city, and on first reading of Ordinance 1411, interim zoning for those lots. It also listed a $105,512.96 Rural Health Transformation grant agreement for EMS equipment, an automatic mutual aid agreement with Custer County for structure fires, and first readings of ordinances adopting the 2021 International Mechanical Code and Fuel Gas Code and changing the council's meeting schedule. Minutes had not been posted and outcomes had not been reported by Friday. Coming up: The Miles City City Council's next listed meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at City Hall, 17 S. Eighth St., and on Zoom. The agenda had not been posted by Friday. ### Board of Commissioners The commission's [Oct. 26 agenda](https://custercountymt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/week-oct-26-2026.pdf?ref=bunchgrass.org) listed discussion and action on Resolution 2027-08, "Operation Green Light," and on the county's inmate excess medical insurance agreement for fiscal year 2027\. Outcomes had not been reported by Friday. ## Prairie County ### Bureau of Land Management The BLM's Miles City Field Office opened a 15-day public comment period Oct. 26 on a proposed Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access site on BLM land on the Yellowstone River near Terry, according to an [agency announcement](https://www.blm.gov/announcement/new-fishing-access-proposal-aims-boost-recreation-prairie-county?ref=bunchgrass.org). The project would add road improvements, a vault toilet, parking and a concrete boat ramp at a site now reached by a two-mile dirt road south of Coal Creek Road. The BLM said 50 Prairie County residents signed a letter of support. The project would be paid for with lower Yellowstone access money and federal Dingell-Johnson fishing equipment taxes. Comments are due Nov. 9 through the BLM's ePlanning National NEPA Register under number DOI-BLM-MT-C020-2026-0151-EA. ### Board of Commissioners Commissioners were scheduled to meet Wednesday, Oct. 28\. The [agenda](https://prairiecountymt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/October-28-2026.pdf?ref=bunchgrass.org) listed audit-in-lieu paperwork and a junk vehicle administration contract with the Dawson County district sanitarian. Minutes had not been posted by Friday. Coming up: The agenda lists the next regular meeting for 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in the Commissioners' Room at the courthouse, 217 W. Park St., Terry.