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Carter County hereby invites for congregate, and home delivered meal bids for the elderly for July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Meals served must be acceptable to the elderly consumer, meet 1/3 RDA and provide a minimum of 600 calories. Meals will be served on days and times mutually agreed upon by the two parties. The following meal pattern is required: Meat or meat alternate - 3 servings Serving = 1 ounce cooked lean meat, poultry or fish, 1/2 cup beans, 1 egg Vegetables and fruit - 3 servings Vegetable serving = 1 cup leafy greens or 1/2 cup cooked Fruit serving = 1 / 2 cup = 1 serving Grains - 2 servings Milk or dairy equivalent - 1 serving Coffee or hot tea The caterer is responsible for following all safety and sanitation regulations as established by the State of Montana under the 2013 Model Food Code for retail establishments, including the 2015 rule update. Caterers must be inspected by the County Sanitarian and the Caterer must have the appropriate business license. The caterer is responsible for paying all costs of food, supplies, labor and other costs as necessary in providing the meals. Meals may be served on site or catered to another location. The location of meals served on site must be accessible to people with disabilities. Caterers for congregate meals are responsible for keeping the kitchen and appliances clean and ready for inspection at all times. The Senior Center, 106 South Main, Ekalaka is the site for congregate meals. Bids must be received in the courthouse by 4:30 pm on May 10, 2024. Mail to: Senior Coordinator, PO Box 504, Ekalaka, MT 59324. Or deliver to Tricia’s office in the courthouse. Include name address and phone number in your bid. Bids will be opened at 9:15 am on May 13, 2024 with the county commissioners. Carter County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Contact Tricia Lovec, Carter County Senior Citizen Coordinator, at 406-775-8751, for more information. Published in The Ekalaka Eagle, Ekalaka, Montana on April 26 & May 3, 2024 MNAXLP
NOTICE FOR MOBILE HOME OWNERS The first installment of the 2024 Mobile Home Taxes is due and payable at the office of the Carter County Treasurer in Ekalaka, Montana, on or before 5:00 PM on May 31, 2024. Unless paid prior to that time the taxes will be delinquent and will draw interest at the rate of 5/6 of 1% a month from the time of delinquency until paid and 2% will be added to the delinquent taxes as a penalty. As a reminder, tax payments can be made over the phone by calling the Treasurer’s Office during business hours. If you did not receive your bill, please call the Treasurer’s Office at 406-775-8735 immediately. Jesi Pierson, Treasurer of Carter County Published in The Ekalaka Eagle, Ekalaka, Montana on April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2024 MNAXLP
DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Section 20-6-604, Montana Code Annotated, provides in pertinent part: (1) Whenever the trustees of a district determine that a site, building, or any other real or personal property of the district is or is about to become abandoned, obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable for the school purposes of the district, the trustees may sell or otherwise dispose of the real or personal property. If a decision to sell or dispose of property is made, the trustees shall adopt a resolution to sell or otherwise dispose of the district real or personal property because it is or is about to become abandoned, obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable for the school purposes of the district. (2) The resolution may not become effective for 14 days after the notice required in subsection (3) is made. (3) The trustees shall provide notice of the resolution in the manner required for school elections in 20-20-204. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 20-6-604, Montana Code Annotated, the Unified Board of Trustees of Ekalaka Public Schools, has found that the attached list of personal property is obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable for school purposes; • Kyocera copier 5050 • Kyocera copier 4500i • Poster Printer • 3D cube printer NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Unified Board of Trustees of Ekalaka Public Schools, shall dispose of the personal property in a reasonable manner determined to be in the best interest of the district. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, in accordance with District practice and as required by Sections 20-6-604 and 2020-204, Montana Code Annotated, this Resolution shall be posted in three different places in the district and published in The Ekalaka Eagle, the newspaper of general circulation in the District. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the resolution shall become effective fourteen (14) days after such publication and posting if, in accordance with Section 20-6-604, Montana Code Annotated, no taxpayer appeals this Resolution prior to May 3, 2024, by filing a verified petition with the Clerk of the District Court setting out in detail the objections to the adoption of the Resolution or the disposal of the property and serving a copy of such petition upon the School District. DATED this 19th day of April, 2024 Unified Board of Trustees Ekalaka Public Schools By Micheal Ashbrook, Chairperson of the Board ATTEST: Brittani Brence, Clerk of the Board Published in The Ekalaka Eagle, Ekalaka, Montana on April 19 & 26, 2024 MNAXLP