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THE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA
MINUTES
Tuesday,September 26,2017
VIDEO RECORDING BEGINS AT ACTION ITEM F.
Mayor-Carson Taylor: Present
Deputy Mayor-Cynthia Andrus: Present
Commissioner-Jeff Krauss: Present
Commissioner-I-Ho Pomeroy: Present
Commissioner-Chris Mehl: Present
Staff Present at the Dais: Interim City Manager(ICM) Dennis Taylor,Assistant City Attorney(ACA) Karen
Stambaugh, Deputy City Clerk Brenda Sweeney(8:00 AM—3:16 PM), City Clerk Robin Crough (6:00 PM)
A. 08:00:00 AM Call to Order—8:00 AM-Madison Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse
Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM.
B. 08:00:30 AM Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence
C. 08:02:00 AM Changes to the Agenda
There were no changes to the agenda.
D. 08:02:30 AM Interviews with Candidates for City Manager Position
1. 08:02:40 AM Dave Buckingham
2. 09:09:00 AM Dan Chandler
3. 10:25:00 AM Rachael Fuller
4. 11:10:00 AM J.J. Murphy
12:19:00 PM Recess
Mayor Taylor called the Commission into recess until 1:00 PM
01:05:00 PM Call to Order
Mayor Taylor called the Commission back to order at 1:05 PM.
5. 01:05:00 PM Shawn Kessel
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6. 02:20:00 PM Andrea Surratt
E. 03:16:00 PM Recess Until 6:00 PM
Mayor Taylor called the Commission into recess until 6:00 PM.
F. 06:09:16 PM (00:12:08) Reconvene-6:00 PM—Commission Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse
Mayor Taylor called the Commission back to order at 6:09 PM.
G. 06:09:33 PM (00:12:25) De-Brief on Interviews and Tours by Staff and Stakeholders
06:09:44 PM (00:12:36) Discussion
Mayor Taylor asked Mr. Holifield if the candidates have asserted their privacy, in which they did. ICM
Taylor stated that on behalf of City employees discussing their future supervisor,the Assistant City
Managers will assert the privacy of staff.Assistant City Manager Chuck Winn asserted employee privacy,
and that information will be more candid if closed. Mayor Taylor did find that there is privacy to be
asserted, and that the request is reasonable. Mayor Taylor found that the expectation of privacy did
outweigh the public's right to know. He stated that the public's interest is also that the Commission
make the best possible decision. He decided privacy did outweigh the public's right to know.
06:14:37 PM (00:17:29) Meeting Closed
The Mayor closed to the public this portion of the meeting pursuant to Sect. 2-3-203(3), MCA, as
discussion relates to a matter of individual privacy and the Mayor determined the demands of the
individuals' privacy clearly exceed the merits of public disclosure.The right of individual privacy was not
waived by the individuals about whom the discussion pertained.
A separate set of minutes have been prepared for the Executive Session.
09:15:50 PM (00:20:45)Call to Order
Mayor Taylor called the meeting back to order at 9:16 PM.
H. 09:16:08 PM (00:21:03)General Public Comment
There was no public comment.
I. 09:16:23 PM (00:21:18) FYI/Discussion
• The Commission will meet tomorrow at noon to discuss the next steps. Mayor Taylor will
make a finding to close the meeting tomorrow.
J. 09:18:16 PM (00:23:10)Adjournment
Mayor Taylor adjourned the meeting at 9:18 PM.
Carson Taylor
Mayor
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ATTEST:
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Robin Crough
City Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Robin Crough
City Clerk
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