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SIXTH AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR
lobbying services dated October 20, 2020 (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 6th day
of February, 2024, by and between the CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, a self governing
municipal corporation organized and existing under its Charter and the laws of the State of
Montana, 121 North Rouse Street, Bozeman, Montana, with a mailing address of PO Box 1230,
Bozeman, MT 59771, hereinafter referred to as “City,” and Central House Strategies, hereinafter
referred to as “Contractor.”
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the receipt and
sufficiency whereof being hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the Agreement
as follows:
1. Additional Scope of Work. The attached scope of work shall be added to the existing
scope of work from the October 20, 2020 contract.
2. Updated Fee Schedule. With the increased work load reflected in the attached scope of
work, the monthly fee will increase by $1500 per month, brining the contract total to $4500
per month.
3. Agreement still valid. All remaining terms and provisions of the Agreement remain valid.
**** END OF AGREEMENT EXCEPT FOR SIGNATURES ****
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this instrument the day and
year first above written.
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA CENTRAL HOUSE STRATEGIES
By________________________________ By_____________________________
Jeff Mihelich, City Manager S.K. Rossi
Principal
APPROVED AS TO FORM
By_______________________________
Greg Sullivan, Bozeman City Attorney
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Chuck Winn, Interim City Manager
Coalition Building and Statewide Policy Change
Property Tax Relief and Support for Local Government Services
Projected Timeline
January 2024 - May 2025: Building
● coalition stakeholder outreach,
● executive committee identification,
● mission/goals,
● priority setting,
● policy identification and drafting,
● communications and advocacy planning, and
● lobbying
May 2025 onward: Maintenance
● coalition facilitation,
● continued advocacy on policy priorities, and
● lobbying
Purpose
Identify or build appropriate coalition of stakeholders, including The League, Bozeman,
Missoula, and Belgrade, community organizations and leaders from economic development,
business, education, social services, infrastructure sectors; set state policy goals in support of
property tax relief, additional resources for local governments, and state offsets for local
expenditures; strengthen advocacy efforts ahead of the 2025 legislative session; educate state
legislators and the executive branch.
To be successful, this coalition must court Democrats and moderate Republicans, which
requires proposals to be attractive to a bipartisan set of stakeholders and electeds. We
propose, instead of focusing on one solution (like LOST), we instead craft a slate of three
initiatives that would address residential property taxes, positively impact local budgets either
through revenue raising or state-based offsets, and increase local authority over the costs
associated with high tourism. This would allow the coalition to work with unlikely allies, create
a long-term strategy and platform, and create opportunities for success in 2025 and future
legislative sessions.
Project timeline and deliverables
January - March;
● Identify target policymakers;
● Power-map targeted policymakers and their surrounding communities;
● Identify local stakeholders and partners in each targeted community from a variety of
sectors, including but not limited to:
○ local government leaders and associations,
○ economic development,
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○ infrastructure,
○ business,
○ education,
○ social services, and
○ advocacy organizations
● Identify 6-10 members of executive committee for property tax relief and local revenue
and services coalition (name TBD)
● Secure coalition participation commitments
April to July
● Outreach and education to other identified stakeholders, outside of executive
committee, to build commitment to work with *NewCoalitionName* on statewide
policy support for property tax relief and local resources and services;
● Plan and facilitate monthly or bi-monthly meetings for Executive Committee to:
○ Identify goals;
○ Discuss and implement outreach efforts;
○ Plan legislative strategy; and
○ Identify, research, and draft 2025 legislative proposals;
August to December
● Identify legislative sponsors for coalition priorities
● Create and execute communications plan in support of policy proposals
● Create and execute outreach and education plan for targeted legislators
● Draft legislative advocacy plan, including comms, site visits, legislator events, and
“rotunda” day
● Provide executive committee and interested stakeholders with testimony and lobbying
101 training
● Secure sponsors
● File bills
January - May
● Execute advocacy plan
● Direct lobbying efforts
○ Defeat bills that conflict with coalition mission
○ Pass bills that support the coalition priorities
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