HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-24 Public Comment - D. Carty - Director of Community Development, Anna BentleyFrom:Daniel Carty
To:Chuck Winn
Cc:Terry Cunningham; Agenda
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Director of Community Development, Anna Bentley
Date:Monday, March 4, 2024 8:53:04 AM
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Date: Mar 4, 2024; Time: 8:50am
To: Acting City Manager Chuck Winn
Subject: Please fire Anna Bentley, the disgraced Director of Community Development.
I am writing to ask Acting City Manager Chuck Winn to fire Director of CommunityDevelopment (DCD) Anna Bentley for the unprofessional and—arguably—City-ethics-
violating behavior she exhibited in the leaked City Manager-Director of Community
Development (CM-DCD) video (https://rumble.com/v4a96it-bozeman-leadership.html). My
reasons for asking that DCD Anna Bentley be fired are as follows:
The leaked video clearly shows that Ms. Bentley was an equal participant in herconversation with City Manager Jeff Mihelich, where they both made disparaging comments
about their co-workers, City Commissioners, and the public. Moreover, during that
conversation, Ms. Bentley had no guaranteed expectation of privacy because she and Mr.
Mihelich were conducting City business (e.g., discussing a future City meeting) on City-issued electronic devices while on City time. If nothing else, the CM-DCD video shows Ms.
Bentley violating the City's core values (Integrity, Leadership, Service, and Teamwork) asdefined in the City's Ethics Handbook (page 3; link below). Finally, Ms. Bentley's equal
participation in the CM-DCD video has negated her credibility and any possibility that shecan sufficiently discharge her duties in the future, i.e., Bozeman residents will never trust
Anna Bentley again.
The bottom line is that Ms. Bentley got caught acting unprofessionally and unethically onCity time, and for that she deserves to be fired.
Daniel Carty
213 N. Third Ave.Bozeman, MT 59715
dgc12@hotmail.com406-548-2810
cc's: Mayor Terry Cunningham and agenda@bozeman.net for the public record
City of Bozeman Ethics Handbook:
https://www.bozeman.net/home/showpublisheddocument/480/638429195435052280