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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Greg Sullivan, City Attorney
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Discussion on Appointment to Vacancy in an Office of Bozeman City
Commissioner, Presentations by Candidates, Public Comment and
Decision on Appointment
MEETING DATE: January 25, 2010
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Action.
RECOMMENDATION: Continue to discuss the process for appointing a person to fill an
Office of Bozeman City Commissioner left vacant by the recent resignation of Eric Bryson,
accept candidate presentations and public comment, and, if Commission desires, make the
appointment followed by a swearing in and seating of the new Commissioner.
BACKGROUND: On January 19, 2010 the Commission had discussions regarding the
process for appointing a person to fill the office of city commissioner left vacant by the
resignation of Eric Bryson. The Bozeman Charter and state law require you to make an
appointment to fill the remainder of the term (until the first meeting in January, 2012). During
the discussion on January 19th you solicited comment from the public and several candidates on a
process for making the appointment. At the end of that discussion the following motion was
made and adopted by a 4-0 vote:
It was moved by Cr. Mehl, seconded by Cr. Becker that when the city commission meets
on January 25, 2010 we invite all candidates who are interested to speak, to state their
case for why they should be commissioner, followed by public comment then discussion
by commissioners, then votes by commission to narrow and finally select a candidate. A
friendly amendment was made to limit each candidate to five minutes. The motion
passed 4-0.
The Commission may or may not make the decision regarding the appointment during the
January 25, 2010 meeting. If a decision is not reached, this item will be discussed again during
the February 1st meeting again with the possibility of making the appointment. If need be, a third
discussion could take place during the February 8, 2010 meeting. Once a decision is reached, the
Commission would likely move forward with the swearing in ceremony directly after.
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FISCAL EFFECTS: None.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Report compiled on: January 20, 2010
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