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REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: (Re)Appointments to the City-County Board of Health
MEETING DATE: January 12, 2009
RECOMMENDATION:
1. (Re)appoint or appoint a new member to fill the position of city appointee to the City-
County Board of Health that expired January 5
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2. (Re)appoint or appoint a new member to fill the position of city/county joint appointee to
the City-County Board of Health that expired on January 5
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, 2009.
BACKGROUND: The city appointee position held by Brian Leland and the joint city/county
appointee position held by Berk Knighton expired January 5, 2009. Both members have re-
applied and four new applications have been received.
The County Commission has recommended the reappointment of Berk Knighton for the joint
city/county appointment. The City-County Board of Health also made a recommendation to re-
appoint Berk Knighton for this position.
The City-County Board of Health is created under an Interlocal Agreement between Gallatin
County and the City of Bozeman, dated June 1990, as amended under the Interlocal Agreement
dated May 12, 1997, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-2-106, M.C.A.
The Board is comprised of nine members as follows:
(1) a County Commissioner or representative;
(2) a City Commissioner or representative;
(3) three members appointed by the County Commission;
(4) three members appointed by the City Commission;
and (5) one member appointed jointly by the City and County Commissions.
Members shall serve staggered three-year terms. There is no residency requirement for the
members. For example, the members appointed by the City Commission don’t have to be
residents of the City of Bozeman.
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The Board is administrative and is responsible for appointing a Health Officer and ensuring that
the necessary qualified staff is employed, within budget constraints. The Health Department
operates under the County and its personnel manual. The Board is responsible for activities
ensuring the health of the community, including guarding against the introduction of
communicable diseases and providing for the removal of filth that might adversely affect public
health.
There are currently two expired positions and six applicants.
Berk Knighton (recommended by the County Commission and the City-County Board of Health
to fill the joint City-County appointment vacancy)
Applicants seeking re-appointment:
Brian Leland (city appointee)
Richard Damon
New Applicants:
Robin Houston
Joe Hupka
Arthur William Layton
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk Chris Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: Board Applications
Gallatin County Board of Health Recommendation Memorandum
City-County Board of Health Recommendation Memorandum
Correspondence
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Recommendation for Joint Appointment.doc
To: Aimee Kissel
Deputy City Clerk Bozeman City
From: Stephanie Nelson
Health Officer
Date: December 18, 2008
Re: Joint City County Commission Board of Health Appointment
At today’s Board of Health meeting, the Board formally moved to recommend that the Bozeman
City and County Commissions reappoint Dr. Berk Knighton for another three year term. Please
let me know if you have any questions or I can be of any further assistance.
www. gallatin.mt.gov/health
Environmental Health Services
215 W. Mendenhall, Rm 108
Bozeman, MT 59715-3478
406-582-3120 Fax: 406-582-3128
Human Services
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Dear City Commision Members,
I endorse and support the re-appointment of Brain Leland as the City Appointee of the City-
County Board of Health.
Best Regards,
Dave Hadley
Bozeman, MT
daveahadley@yahoo.com
406-582-4446 home
406-600-3032 cell
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