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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 2026-35 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRITORIAL COOPERATION WITH KOPYCHYNTSI MUNICIPALITYRESOLUTION 2026-35 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRITORIAL COOPERATION WITH KOPYCHYNTSI MUNICIPALITY, TERNOPIL REGION, UKRAINE, THROUGH THE CITIES4CITIES INITIATIVE. WHEREAS, The City of Bozeman recognizes the importance of international cooperation between local governments to promote peace, mutual understanding, democratic governance, and sustainable development; and. WHEREAS, Cities4Cities is an international initiative that connects municipalities in the United States and other democratic nations with Ukrainian communities to foster institutional support, technical exchange, and long-term partnership; and WHEREAS, he Community of Kopychyntsi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, has expressed interest in entering into a partnership with the City of Bozeman to promote cooperation in areas of mutual interest; and WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement on International Territorial Cooperation (Exhibit 1)establishes a framework for collaboration in areas including, but not limited to: •Local governance •Education •Cultural and artistic exchange •Veteran services •Economic development •Emergency management •Public health •Industry and trade •Agriculture •Science and technology •Environmental protection Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 • Sustainability • Investment and business development • Tourism development; and WHEREAS, the Agreement is non-binding in nature, does not create legal or financial obligations for either party, and provides a framework for voluntary cooperation and exchange; and WHEREAS, participation in this partnership aligns with the City of Bozeman’s values of global engagement, community resilience, sustainability, and democratic governance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, to wit: 1. The City Commission of the City of Bozeman hereby approves entering into an Agreement on International Territorial Cooperation with the Community of Kopychyntsi, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, under the Cities4Cities initiative. 2. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City of Bozeman in substantially the form presented, with such minor modifications as may be approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. 3. The City Manager and appropriate City staff are authorized to take all necessary administrative actions to implement the intent of this Resolution. 4. Nothing in this Resolution or the associated Agreement shall obligate the City of Bozeman to expend funds unless separately approved by the City Commission in accordance with applicable law and budget procedures. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 21st day of April, 2026. ___________________________________ JOEY MORRISON Mayor ATTEST: Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 ___________________________________ MIKE MAAS City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ___________________________________ GREG SULLIVAN City Attorney Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 1 Agreement on International Territorial Cooperation Kopychyntsi Municipality, Ternopil Region, Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Party 1) and City of Bozeman, Montana, United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the Party 2), hereinafter jointly referred to as the Parties, taking into account the provisions guided by the provisions of the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities, adopted by the Council of Europe on 21 May 1980 in Madrid, and the Additional Protocols thereto, based on their mutual interest in deepening, strengthening and expanding international territorial cooperation between the Parties, excluding any interference in the internal affairs of states, respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, guided by the rule-of-law principles, good governance, voluntariness, equality, transparency and openness, mutually beneficial cooperation and partnership, and mutual responsibility for its results, have entered into this Agreement as follows: Article 1 1. This Agreement defines the legal, organizational, economic and other issues of international territorial cooperation between the Parties. 2. The purpose of this Agreement is to develop and/or deepen international territorial cooperation and understanding (interterritorial, transboundary, transnational) in the relevant areas provided for in Article 2 of this Agreement and partnership between the Parties. Article 2 1. Cooperation between the Parties may be carried out in the following areas: • local governance • education • cultural and art • veteran services • economic development • emergency management • public health • industry and trade • agriculture • science and technology • environmental protection Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 2 • sustainability • investment and business development • development of tourism 2. The Parties may cooperate in other areas that will be of common interest to the Parties, taking into account the principle of partnership and mutual benefit. Article 3 1. The Parties shall carry out cooperation within the framework of this Agreement in accordance with the current national legislation of Ukraine and the cities of the Parties and within the competence of the subjects and/or participants of international territorial cooperation. 2. The Parties shall notify each other in advance of changes in legislation of the Parties that may affect the provisions of this Agreement. Article 4 1. Each Party acknowledges that this agreement of cooperation does not represent any legal commitment by either Party. Article 5 1. In order to implement the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties may develop and implement joint initiatives, events, projects, programs and strategies in individual areas. 2. The Parties shall take the necessary measures to attract financial instruments available to the Parties in order to implement joint initiatives. 1. 3. Each Party shall also separately implement the necessary measures to implement the provisions of this Agreement. 2. 3. 4. Each Party acknowledges that this agreement of cooperation does not require any financial commitment by either Party. Article 6 1. The Parties shall, if necessary, develop and agree on annual cooperation plans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 2. The Parties shall conduct, as necessary, bilateral consultations on issues of implementing the provisions of this Agreement and annual cooperation plans concluded on its basis. Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 3 Article 7 1. The Parties shall exchange information and experience in the areas defined by the Agreement, as well as on other issues of mutual interest to them. 2. The Parties shall hold annual meetings to assess progress in implementing the provisions of this Agreement. Article 9 1. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its execution by the Parties and shall be valid for 2 years. 2. This Agreement shall be terminated at any time after one of the Parties receives written notice from the other Party of its intention to terminate this Agreement. 3. Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the performance by the Parties of outstanding agreements unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing. 4. In the event that the term of this Agreement expires and neither Party has notified the other of its intention to terminate this Agreement, its term shall be automatically extended until such time that one Party provides written notice to the other Party of the termination of the agreement. 5. Changes and/or additions to this Agreement shall be made by mutual written consent of the Parties and shall be executed by additional agreements that are an integral part of this Agreement. 6. Amendments and/or additions to this Agreement shall be made upon written agreement by both Parties. 7. Disagreements regarding the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement shall be resolved through consultations between the Parties. Executed on behalf of the: Kopychyntsi Municipality, Ternopil Region, Ukraine (name of the subject / participant of international territorial cooperation of Ukraine) Mayor, Bogdan Kelichavyi (name, surname) Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 4 _______________________________________________ (date and signature) AND on behalf of: The City of Bozeman, Montana, United States of America (name of authority / entity of foreign city) Mayor, Joey Morrison_____________________________ (name, surname) _______________________________________________ (date and signature) Docusign Envelope ID: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 4/22/2026 4/23/2026 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 983B80AF-59D0-8299-80EF-653CB4D83465 Status: Completed Subject: Complete with Docusign: Resolution_2026-35 Affirming_Partnership_with_Kopychyntsi_Ukraine_via_C... Source Envelope: Document Pages: 7 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 5 Initials: 0 Alex Newby AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Stamps: 2 alex.newby@bozemanmt.gov IP Address: 155.190.9.6 Record Tracking Status: Original 4/22/2026 12:18:48 PM Holder: Alex Newby alex.newby@bozemanmt.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Signer Events Signature Timestamp Bogdan Kelichavyi bogdan.kelichavyi@gmail.com Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 5.58.126.81 Sent: 4/22/2026 12:29:28 PM Viewed: 4/22/2026 10:03:27 PM Signed: 4/22/2026 10:05:03 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 4/22/2026 10:03:27 PM ID: d50114e7-93c3-46d0-a334-a8cd2fbbad1b Greg Sullivan greg.sullivan@bozemanmt.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 155.190.9.4 Sent: 4/22/2026 10:05:05 PM Viewed: 4/23/2026 7:28:50 AM Signed: 4/23/2026 7:28:58 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 4/23/2026 7:28:50 AM ID: 0d19a4f3-033f-4dba-93b2-554644d214f5 Joey Morrison joey.morrison@bozemanmt.gov Mayor Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Drawn on Device Using IP Address: 2600:100e:b0a3:e607:0:85c0:61cd:79f2 Signed using mobile Sent: 4/23/2026 7:28:59 AM Viewed: 4/23/2026 3:01:22 PM Signed: 4/23/2026 3:01:36 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 4/23/2026 3:01:22 PM ID: 33fb45a9-ad7b-48c7-9400-0f58bd693fcf Signer Events Signature Timestamp Mike Maas mike.maas@bozemanmt.gov City Clerk City of Bozeman Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 155.190.9.6 Sent: 4/23/2026 3:01:38 PM Viewed: 4/27/2026 2:13:48 PM Signed: 4/27/2026 2:13:55 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 8/23/2022 2:22:44 PM ID: b1bb90fd-5db8-4a5f-9451-9536f39ef003 In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Brit Fontenot brit.fontenot@bozemanmt.gov Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Sent: 4/22/2026 12:29:27 PM Viewed: 4/22/2026 12:46:08 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Michelle Chapel michelle.chapel@bozemanmt.gov Records Coordinator City Bozeman Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Sent: 4/27/2026 2:13:57 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Accepted: 2/24/2026 9:38:21 AM ID: 1fa4538c-9b38-40d2-9e1a-390aa0445f47 Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 4/22/2026 12:29:27 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 4/27/2026 2:13:48 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 4/27/2026 2:13:55 PM Completed Security Checked 4/27/2026 2:13:57 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure ELECTRONIC RECORD AND SIGNATURE DISCLOSURE From time to time, City Manager (we, us or Company) may be required by law to provide to you certain written notices or disclosures. 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