public static SelectList FillYearList(string Year) { DropDownListsRepository modelRepo = new DropDownListsRepository(); var Firms = modelRepo.FillYearList(); List<SelectListItem> _Listfirms = new List<SelectListItem>(); foreach (var item in Firms) { SelectListItem itr = new SelectListItem(); itr.Text = item.Name; itr.Value = item.ID.ToString(); itr.Selected = false; _Listfirms.Add(itr); } return new SelectList(_Listfirms, "Value", "Text", Year); }