HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-05-05 Minutes, Study Commission, Sub-CommitteeJuly 12, 2005
CITY STUDY COMMISSION
CITIZEN PANEL SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
JULY 5, 2005
Present: Bill Hayward, Marilou Turrentine, Tracy Oulman
PURPOSE: Discussion of topics for citizen panel to be conducted in October/November
TOPIC: Better communication between city government and citizens of Bozeman.
Possible channels:
1) Newspaper — Meet with editor/editorial board/assistant editor
2) Radio
3) Internet
4) Television
We discussed getting representatives from these diverse media groups to be involved in
the citizen's panel discussions as well as representatives from the neighborhood councils.
We talked about how one role of the city is to enhance communication between
government and developers and its citizenry.
We had a discussion on how proposals may appear on the ballot regarding separate issues
associated with a charter: i.e. 1) charter — yes or no 2) related recommendations
FOR CITIZEN PANEL DISCUSSION ON COMMUNICATION:
1) State the perceived issue/problem (the study commission is looking at
problems in communications between developers, government and the public
in a timely manner).
2) Propose solutions for discussion
a) Public Information Officer
b) Office of Planning and Community Development
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN:
1) In charter or recommendations to the city, address timeliness in alerting
public.
2) Tracy will get the results of a task force commissioned by the city of Portland
regarding how to better communicate with citizens.
3) Marilou and Bill will formulate questions regarding chain of communication
(and other topics to be determined) with Robin Sullivan.