HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-26-24 Public Comment - M. Kaveney - Comments for CD Board mtng_ 2_26_24, City Commission, and acting City Mgr.From:Marcia Kaveney
To:Chuck Winn; Terry Cunningham; Joey Morrison; Jennifer Madgic; Christopher Coburn; Douglas Fischer; Agenda
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Comments for CD Board mtng: 2/26/24, City Commission, and acting City Mgr.
Date:Sunday, February 25, 2024 1:35:03 PM
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Dear Mr. Winn, Mayor Cunningham, Deputy Mayor Morrison, and Commissioners,
We applaud the Commission’s quick and decisive response to Mr. Mihelich’s misbehavior after
the release of the now-infamous video. What about Ms. Bentley? We couldn’t help but notice
that Ms. Bentley is on next Monday's (2/26/24) Community Development Advisory Board
agenda to discuss "Upcoming Items for the March 4, 2024 Community Development Board
Meetings" (see memo link below). We don’t believe it’s right to ask city staff, residents, city
commissioners, and the volunteer citizens on the development board to interact with Ms.
Bentley now that we know how she conducts herself at work when out of public view. We
suggest that Mr. Winn suspend her immediately, pending the completion of the processes
that need to be followed for her to be properly dismissed. At the very least she should be
immediately disallowed from participating in public meetings.
The City Commission has done a very good job beginning to rebuild trust between the city
government and Bozeman residents by promptly and publicly addressing Mr. Mihelich’s
unacceptable behavior, but that only addresses half the problem. Bozeman citizens now need
to hear from Mr. Winn as to how he plans to address Anna Bentley’s future employment with
the city. We have been left to speculate for too long. We will not be able to move
forward together if her behavior is ignored, swept under the rug, or normalized in any way.
Sincerely,
Marcia and Dan Kaveney
Memo link to Bentley CD Board Memorandum:
https://d2kbkoa27fdvtw.cloudfront.net/bozeman/8685a2714142d9bb854b96a48d5bfd6b0.pdf