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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Citizen Advisory Board Coordinator
Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Economic Development Council
MEETING DATE: May 16, 2011
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one person to the Economic Development Council for a three
year term.
BACKGROUND: The creation and appointment of an Economic Development Council was recommended and described in the Economic Development Plan adopted by the City
Commission on August 3, 2009. In February, 2010, the seven member Council was appointed.
Shortly thereafter, the Council brought forward Ordinance No. 1784 adding Chapter 2.86 of the
Bozeman Municipal Code for the official creation of the Economic Development Council and establishing the duties and responsibilities thereof. The members shall serve staggered terms
with one member having an initial term of one year, two members having an initial term of two
years, two members with a three year term and the last with a four year term. The first term has
expired and the member does not wish to re-apply. Four new applicants have applied.
Excerpt from the implementation matrix found on page VIII of the Economic Development
Plan (EDP):
5. c “Establish an Economic Development Council, consisting of: business leaders, City staff,
economic development leaders, and others; to advise the City Commission on economic development issues and to review the implementation of this City of Bozeman Economic
Development Plan.”
Applicants:
Matt Ekstrom Anders Lewendal
Gary Gannon Wendy Bay Lewis
Erik Garberg Edward Sypinski Attachment: Council Applications
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