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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brenda Sweeney, Deputy City Clerk Robin Crough, City Clerk SUBJECT: Appointment(s) to the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
(RPAB) MEETING DATE: September 17, 2018
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to appoint up to two members to the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board to the following terms and positions:
One City Resident position with a term ending December 31, 2020, and/or
One County Representative position with a term ending December 31, 2020.
BACKGROUND: The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board (RPAB) currently has two vacancies. One is a City Resident position due to an expired term. One is an additional County
Representative position due to an error discovered by the Clerk’s Office in the makeup of the
RPAB from previous years. According to Bozeman Municipal Code, two members shall be recommended by the County Board of Commissioners, with final appointment to be made by the City Commission. Currently, there is one County Representative on the RPAB. In order to get this board back into compliance, one of the current At-Large members will be moved into a City
Resident position with an expired term of December 17, 2017, to which the holdover board member did not reapply. This change opens up a second County Representative seat to which Gallatin County has made a recommendation. The City Clerk’s Office has received one existing application and one new application for re-appointment.
There are currently no qualified applicants for the following positions: 1) One Secondary or Home-Schooled Student position with a term ending August 31, 2021 The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board is established under Section 2.05.150 of the Bozeman
Municipal Code. The Board membership was clarified with Ordinance No. 1993 adopted on
February 3, 2018 to include one student from Montana State University. The Board consists of up
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to fourteen members appointed by the City Commission serving three-year staggered terms, except
for the two students, who serve one-year terms. Members must represent the following: 1. Seven of the members shall be city residents appointed by the city commission;
2. Two members shall be recommended by the county board of commissioners, with final appointment to be made by the city commission;
3. Up to (3) additional at-large members may be appointed by the city commission, with city residency being a consideration, but not a mandatory requirement; and
4. Up to (2) student members, one from Montana State University, the other from an area secondary school, including home schooled students, may be appointed by the city commission, with city residency being a consideration, but not a mandatory requirement. If
no students apply for these positions by October of a given year, then interested residents may
apply for and be appointed for one year terms. Student one year terms shall begin in September and end in August of each year.
A majority of the members on the board, regardless of its size, shall be residents of the city. The Board is advisory, making recommendations to the City Commission on policy and procedural matters in the field of recreation and playgrounds as well as parkland dedications or
cash-in-lieu proposals forwarded during the planning/subdivision process.
This board currently has two available positions. The City Clerk’s Office has received two applications, with their relevant qualifications indicated below. 1. City Resident Position, expiring December 31, 2020 | Qualifies: S. Schnee 2. County Representative Position, expiring December 31, 2020 | Qualifies: B. Thomas
Applicants:
Steve Schnee
Benjamin Thomas
Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl is the City Commission liaison for this board. RPAB appointments are Commission appointments. ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Board Applications
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AdvisoryBoardApplicationID: 246
Form inserted: 12/16/2015 10:35:38 AM
Form updated: 12/16/2015 10:35:38 AM
Name: Steve
Last Name: Schnee
Physical Address *: 108 Silverwood Dr
P.O Box:
City*: Bozeman
State*: Montana
Zip Code*: 59715
Primary Phone *: (406) 586-8961
Additional Phone: (406) 579-0981
Email *: schnee59715@msn.com
Your current occupation *: Retired
Employer *: RETIRED
How long have you lived in the Bozeman Area? *: >10 yr
Which position are you applying for? *: (RPAB)
City Limits *: yes
Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission? *: yes
If so, how long?:
If so, where ?:
Please explain your relevant qualifications, interests and experiences. *: Forty two year Bozeman
resident Past board member of Gallatin Valley Land Trust Past board member of Bozeman
Parking Commission Past board member of Tax Increment Finance district, TIF Past board
member of Business Improvement District, BID Co-chair of the Parks & Trails Bond initiative
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Avid city trail user
Reference 1 *: Chris Pope 581-8739 cspope@mac.com
Are you willing to comply with all ethics training requirements?: yes
Reference 2 *: Kelly Pohl 599-7841 kelly@gvlt.org
Other Info:
How did you hear about us?: I was aware that several board members terms were expiring
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