HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-25 Public Comment - D. Carty - Commission Meeting Feb 4_ Community Development Board appointmentsFrom:Daniel Carty
To:Terry Cunningham
Cc:Chuck Winn; Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Commission Meeting Feb 4: Community Development Board appointments
Date:Monday, February 3, 2025 4:44:24 PM
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(Please distribute the following public comment to the City Commission in time for the
Tue, Feb 4, Commission meeting. Thank you.)
Mon, Feb 3, 2025; 4:45pm
To: Mayor Terry Cunningham and City Commission
Subject: Expired appointments to the Community Development Board
I am writing to ask the Commission to suspend the appointments of Mr. Mark Egge
and Mr. Jason Delmue to the Community Development Advisory Board (CDB) until
such time as the Commission votes publicly on their respective re-appointments. My
reasons for making this request are as follows:
The City's Advisory Boards webpage shows that the appointments of Mr. Egge and
Mr. Delmue to the CDB expired on Dec 31, 2024.1 The Commission has (1) twice
tabled voting publicly on Mr. Egge's and Mr. Delmue's respective re-appointments
while (2) allowing these two individuals to continue to sit on the CDB and to continue
to vote on CDB issues. Combined, these two decisions by the Commission give rise
to the appearance of impropriety and continue to erode trust between Bozeman
residents and the City.
The Commission's lack of transparency on this issue is not a good look for the
Commission, and an explanation by the Commission at the Feb 4 Commission
meeting would be appreciated.
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd. Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
1 https://www.bozeman.net/departments/city-commission/city-boards
cc: City Manager Chuck Winn; and comments@bozeman.net for the public record