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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHeather MusselmanFrom:webadmin@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Citizen Advisory Board Application Date:Monday, September 27, 2021 7:45:34 AM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Citizen Advisory Board Application Date & Time:09/27/2021 7:45 AM Response #:18 Submitter ID:43995 IP address:71.15.200.181 Time to complete:36 min. , 38 sec. Survey Details Page 1 WELCOME Thank you for your interest in joining a Citizen Advisory Board. The City of Bozeman elected officials and staff believe in the value of public participation and local governance in the decision-making process and encourage all interested members of our community to apply. As set forth in Resolution 5323, the City is committed to building Advisory Boards that advance the City’s goals of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Because of this goal, the City is actively working to achieve membership that reflects, at the least, the demographics of our community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. CONTACT INFORMATION The City will need to communicate with all board members via email for a number of annual communications, so a valid email address is required for all applicants. Please notify the City Clerk's Office if your email address changes for any reason. The City will need to communicate with all board members via email for a number of annual communications, so a valid email address is required for all applicants. Please notify the City Clerk's Office if your email address changes for any reason. Please note that your application will become public information. All required fields are marked with a red asterisk *. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT Each official and employee serving on a multimember agency is expected to devote the time and effort necessary to ensure the successful functioning of such agency (Bozeman Municipal Code, Section 2.03.490.C.). Additional standards of conduct and norms are included in Resolution 5323. Applicant Information First Name Heather Last Name Musselman Physical Address 910 S 6th AVE PO Box (if different from physical address) Not answered City Bozeman State Montana Zip Code 59715 Primary Phone (406) 579-7579 Additional Phone Not answered Current Occupation Caregiver Employer Cottonwood Case Management Email Musselman5x5@gmail.com Which position are you applying for? (○) Sustainability Board Do You Live in the City Limits? (Some positions do require you live within Bozeman city limits while others do not.) (○) Yes How long have you lived in the Bozeman Area? (○) 11 years or more Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission? (○) No Please describe your professional and personal experiences, interest, and qualifications that make you a good fit for this board. I have a lot of passion and interest in helping our city and its leaders create policies that can maintain what’s working in our community ( ie. Pete’s Hill, community gardens, trails, parks) while also working to establish new policies that will help with climate change and all our new growth. I have three children and I am very aware and concerned with what we’re facing with climate change. I would certainly love to help make a difference with our cities action plan. My experience that would be helpful to the board was as a volunteer parent at Irving elementary school. I created the gardens on the corner of eighth and Alderson with the help of parent and teacher volunteers. To help to teach our kids how to plant their own food decrease their impact on climate and environment by growing food instead of a lawn . This also helped to connect us with the community at large ( parents neighbors and master gardeners who volunteered in the summer ) and especially the MSU community who we invited in to partner with us in our lessons regarding healthy food and agriculture. The gardens also became a place where the kids stopped before school and after school to grab a snack or look at their hard work that they had put into growing food :-) The City of Bozeman strongly values diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Describe any efforts you have engaged in to expand your understanding of DEI. I feel equally passionate about equity and diversity in our city. I feel so grateful that my children had the opportunity to go to Irving elementary where they could make friends from all over the world including many of the Native American tribes from all over Montana. I was a volunteer involved with international days that we celebrated every year. I have much to learn in this arena and I welcome any education to help our city move forward. References: Please provide name, phone, and email contact information for two references. Reference 1 Adrian Advincula Adrian.Advincula@bsd7.org 406-548-8959 Former principal of Irving elementary whom I worked with a lot with all my volunteering at Irving and the creation of the Irving Gardens. Reference 2 Lei-Anna Bertelsen Leiannabertelsen@gmail.com 406-579-9965 The Bozeman City Charter, voted in by the citizens of Bozeman in 2008, requires annual ethics training. If appointed, do you understand you will be expected to take online and in person ethics training? (○) Yes How did you hear about this board or vacancy? Friends/ newspaper/ Nextdoor Is there any other information that you feel we need to know? As I have watched our city grow so quickly I have felt a deep wants to help maintain many of the good things that bring so many people here and plan for the future and all its growth. My husband and I have lived here since 1992 and I feel passionate about Bozeman And helping with the growing pains and ushering in a good, sustainable future for our city. If you have a disability that requires assistance or need accommodations, please contact our ADA Coordinator, Mike Gray, at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301). Please note that for most Citizen Advisory Boards, materials are distributed electronically for each meeting. Your application and all information submitted is considered a public record. All applications are included in the City Commission’s Meeting materials for consideration which are electronically archived and available to the public. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.