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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Deputy City Clerk
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Re-Appointment to the City-County Board of Health
MEETING DATE: January 10, 2011
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Re-appoint applicant to fill the position of city appointee to the City-
County Board of Health which expired January 8, 2011.
BACKGROUND: The city appointee position held by Buck Taylor expired January 8, 2011.
Mr. Taylor has applied for another term which would expire January 8, 2014.
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.
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 is currently one term expiring and one applicant seeking re-appointment.
Applicant seeking re-appointment:
Buck Taylor (city appointee)
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachment: Board Application
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