HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4129 Supporting the $32,000,000 General Obligation Bond Proposed by the Gallatin County Commission to Fund the Acquisition, Design, Construction, Equipping and Financing of an Adult Detention FacilityCOMMISSION RESOLUTION N0.4129
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONTANA SUPPORTING THE $32,000,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION BOND PROPOSED BY THE GALLATIN COUNTY
COMMISSION TO FUND THE ACQUISITION, DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND FINANCING OF AN ADULT
DETENTION FACILITY ON PROPERTY OWNED BY GALLATIN
COUNTY AT THE LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER SITE.
WHEREAS, in 1982, the City of Bozeman entered into an agreement with Gallatin
County under which the Detention Center provides jail facilities for prisoner services for arrests
made by the Bozeman Police Department and sentenced by the Municipal Judge; and
WHEREAS, numerous studies have revealed the need to update and expand Gallatin
County's detention facilities; and
WHEREAS, the lack of adequate detention facilities has resulted in a decline in the
ability to provide for the safety of the residents of the City of Bozeman; and
WHEREAS, there has been an increase in crime and the number of offenders that need
to be incarcerated in a place with sufficient size and capacity for immediate incarceration after
conviction; and
WHEREAS, the Gallatin County Commissioners has placed on a general election ballot
the proposition fora $32,000,000 bond to fund the construction of a new detention center; and
WHEREAS, the present facility has become mostly a felon only holding facility; and
WHEREAS, the present situation is inconsistent with law enforcement policy of
arresting offenders who need to be immediately incarcerated in a facility which is sufficiently
large to hold them; and
WHEREAS, the present status of the detention center does not provide that assurance.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, that it support the proposition to "issue and sell general obligation bonds of
Gallatin County in the amount of up to $32,000,000 to be payable during a period not to exceed
20 years from the date of issuance, the proceeds of such bonds to be used to fund the acquisition,
design, construction, equipping and financing of an adult detention facility on property owned by
Gallatin County at the Law and Justice Center site in Bozeman."
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
at a regular session thereof held on the 29th day of September, 2008.
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KAAREN JACOB N
Mayor
ATTEST:
STA MEN
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TIM COOPER
Assistant City Attorney