HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-02-24 Public Comment - D. Carty - Public comment re leaked video_ Jeff Mihelich and Anna BentleyFrom:Daniel Carty
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Public comment re leaked video: Jeff Mihelich and Anna Bentley
Date:Thursday, February 1, 2024 3:13:54 PM
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Date: Feb 1, 2024
Time: 3:15pm
To: Bozeman City Commission
Subject: Leaked video of Jeff Mihelich, City Manager, and Anna Bentley, CommunityDevelopment Director
Leaked video: (https://rumble.com/v4a96it-bozeman-leadership.html)
I am writing to ask the Bozeman City Commission (CC) to immediately suspend JeffMihelich, City Manager, and immediately suspend Anna Bentley, Community Development
Director, from any and all official duties until their employment status (e.g., resignation orfiring) can be resolved by the City of Bozeman. These suspensions are warranted because of
the unprofessional—and likely unethical—behavior demonstrated by Mr. Mihelich and Ms. Bentley
toward their coworkers (City Commissioners and City staff) and toward the public in the video
linked above. Particularly disturbing was the arrogant behavior demonstrated by Mr. Mihelich and
the sycophant-like behavior demonstrated by Ms. Bentley.
I am asking for Mr. Mihelich's and Ms. Bentley's immediate suspensions because:
(1) On Mon, Feb 5, the Community Development Board (CDB) is scheduled to meet (Anna
Bentley is staff Liaison to the CDB) to consider an 80-acre annexation/ZMA request (Baxter
80, Application No. 23208). Ms. Bentley's presence at that meeting would be distracting, to
say the least—and nothing Ms. Bentley says from this point forward can be trusted by the
public.
(2) On Tue, Feb 6, the City Commission (CC) is scheduled to meet (no agenda available
when this comment was submitted). Mr. Mihelich's presence at the Tue CC meeting would be
nearly intolerable, and nothing Mr. Mihelich says from this point forward can be trusted by the
public.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Daniel Carty
213 N. Third Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
dgc12@hotmail.com
406-548-2810