The Toole County board adopted Resolution No. 8 to approve the fiscal-year 2027 budget after a brief discussion; the board also cleared a separate resolution setting a tax-related 'colon rate.'

The board approved a $12,500 grant application for Shelby Airport rehabilitation and separately approved a Department of Transportation grant agreement; the DOT amount was unclear in the spoken record and requires confirmation.

A staff member reported statewide Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results showing declines in mental-health and substance-use indicators compared with 2023, with vaping identified as the primary area not improving.

At a Toole County meeting the chair moved a recommendation for a 3.5% pay increase for county employees; participants discussed whether cost-of-living adjustments stack on top of base raises and how statutory deputy-pay percentages affect implementation. The motion was moved, seconded and announced as carried, but attendees raised uncertainty about whether the statutory two-commissioner requirement was satisfied.

Toole County commissioners unanimously appointed Dan McDana as interim sheriff to begin after midnight on June 25, 2026; the Republican Central Committee will subsequently nominate who appears on the ballot. The sheriff's office indicated its approval; the transcript does not identify which commissioner moved or seconded the motion.

Toole County election staff presented the primary canvas, reported auditing 829 ballots in Shelby and Shelby Rural, detailed provisional and rejected ballot counts, and said a four-ballot discrepancy in Sunburst will be reported to the Secretary of State's Office.

Toole County officials held a public hearing on plans for a new jail to meet Montana standards, with the sheriff citing grant funds and county reserves, discussing contracting beds to other counties and debating a smaller 16‑bed option versus a 32‑bed design ahead of a commissioners’ decision.

County officials presented plans for a new 32‑bed facility (bringing total workable capacity to about 41 beds), said roughly $1.5 million in grants plus about $2.2 million in county funds are available, and scheduled another public hearing next Wednesday at 6 p.m.; planners said final cost and site decisions remain under review.