HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-26 Public Comment - T. Clark - Fw_Study CommissionFrom:Carson Taylor
To:Mike Maas
Subject:Fw: [EXTERNAL]Study Commission
Date:Monday, July 13, 2026 2:28:25 PM
Hi, Mike can you post this e-mail from Takami and my request and also send it to the
other Study Commissioners.
Thanks
Carson
From: Takami Clark <Takami.Clark@bozemanmt.gov>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2026 10:53 AM
To: Carson Taylor <ctaylor@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL]Study Commission
Hi Carson,
Thanks for reaching out to me! I took a look, and I appreciate the changes you have made. I will
say in general, our engagement program encompasses more than what you wrote here (we do
engagement with groups/people outside of boards and neighborhood associations), but it’s
not needed to put that in the charter.
I have no major concerns with what is written here, but I do wonder about this particular point:
“The City shall consult the Inter-Neighborhood Council during the formative stages of citywide
planning efforts, policy initiatives, and budget discussions that affect neighborhood
associations.”
I’m glad to see INC mentioned in this capacity because we absolutely should be including
their perspective in our engagement processes. I wonder how other people interpret this and
whether they feel everything the city does can be considered policy that impacts
neighborhood associations, and therefore, INC should be reviewing everything. That would be
a huge ordeal and require this board to meet weekly, similar to the Commission, just to avoid
being too much of a backstop in the review process of items. In general, I support ensuring INC
is included in our big issue plans, and I’m happy to have our team work with them in a closer
capacity on the neighborhood's budget specifically.
Hope that makes sense, and let me know if you have any questions/follow-up.
Thanks!
Takami Clark, MPA | Communications & Engagement Manager
City of Bozeman
Office: 406-582-2322 | Cell: 406-579-9237
Takami.clark@Bozemanmt.gov
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Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2026 1:26 PM
To: Takami Clark <Takami.Clark@bozemanmt.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Study Commission
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Hi, Takami. I talked to Chuck Winn and he said I could ask you to review the current
version of Article VIII of the proposed amended Charter for your input. We are interested
to know if there is anything in this version that will adversely affect your current
endeavors to define the City's public engagement plan. Is there anything in our draft that
you think should not be in there, and why it shouldn't be? Other thoughts on Article VIII? I
can send you the current version, or you can get it by downloading the attachments to
the July 15 City Study Commission agenda. I cannot, however, figure out how to attach it
from here.
Thanks