Missoula City Council

At Monday night’s Missoula City Council meeting, Mayor John Engen revealed via ZOOM that he recently tested positive for COVID 19.

The Missoula City Council at their regular Monday night meeting passed a resolution entitled 'Ordinance 8.38 Restrictions on the Display of Tobacco Products, and the Sale of Flavored Electronic Tobacco Products

The passage of LR-130 last Tuesday removed any local government’s authority in the state to regulate the carrying of permitted concealed weapons.

At a Missoula City Council meeting on Wednesday, Eran Pehan was named the director of a new amalgam of city services called Community Planning, Development and Innovation.

Ward 3 Missoula City Councilor Gwen Jones spoke with KGVO News this week about the city budget, and the subject of affordable housing was raised.

Ward 4 Missoula City Council member Jesse Ramos has never cast a ‘yes’ vote for a city budget since he was elected, however, he did find some bright spots in the proposed 2021 budget.

The Missoula City Council is considering the proposed budget for the Police Department, and it has reportedly received numerous emails asking that spending be reduced.

During the Missoula City Council Committee of the Whole via ZOOM on Wednesday, Missoula Police Chief Jaeson White was questioned on many topics, including the issue of individuals openly carrying firearms near Black Lives Matter protesters.

Some changes will be introduced on Monday night for the Missoula City Council now that meetings are held online via ZOOM.

After a debate that went deep into the night on Monday, the Missoula City Council approved the city’s purchase of the Sleepy Inn Motel, for the purpose of turning the building into what is called a ‘con-congregate’ facility to ‘quarantine and isolate’ COVID 19 pati…