HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-24 Public Comment - D. Carty - City Manager VideoFrom:Daniel Carty
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]City Manager Video
Date:Sunday, February 11, 2024 10:27:04 AM
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Date: Feb 11, 2024; Time: 10:30am
To: Bozeman City CommissionSubject: City Commission Special Meeting, Feb 12, 2024
I am writing to ask the Bozeman City Commission to fire City Manager Jeff Mihelich for the
unprofessional behavior he exhibited on the City Manager Video(https://rumble.com/v4a96it-bozeman-leadership.html).
In addition to reasons outlined in my public comment dated 2-1-24 and posted 2-2-24
(https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=287658&dbid=0&repo=BOZEMAN), I add the following comment re Mr. Mihelich's
insincere apology printed in a KBZK online article dated 1-31-24*. In that KBZK onlinearticle, Mr. Mihelich is quoted as saying, "We [Mr. Mihelich and Anna Bentley] both thought
that this was a private conversation and never imagined it would be posted anywhere
publicly." This statement by Mr. Mihelich is disingenuous at best because public employees
—at all levels of government—are taught early and often that they have no guaranteed
expectation of privacy when they are working in the office or working remotely or while they
are using their government-issued electronic devices. In the video, Mr. Mihelich and Ms.
Bentley are not having a private conversation; instead, Mr. Mihelich and Ms. Bentley are
conducting City business (e.g., discussing a future City meeting) while at the same time
making disparaging comments about their co-workers, City Commissioners, the City
Attorney, and the public.
If nothing else, the City Manager Video shows Mr. Mihelich and Ms. Bentley violating the
City of Bozeman's Core Values (Integrity, Leadership, Service, and Teamwork) as defined
on page 3 of the City of Bozeman Ethics Handbook
(https://www.bozeman.net/home/showpublisheddocument/480/638429195435052280). Mr.
Mihelich and Ms. Bentley got caught, and they both deserve to lose their jobs.
Daniel Carty
213 N. Third Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
dgc12@hotmail.com
406-548-2810
*https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/leaked-video-of-bozemans-city-manager-prompts-
special-city-commission-meeting