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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Aimee Kissel, Citizen Advisory Board Coordinator
Stacy Ulmen CMC, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Economic Development Council
MEETING DATE: June 27, 2011
MEETING TYPE: Action
RECOMMENDATION: Appoint one person to the Economic Development Council.
BACKGROUND: Due to the recent resignation of Gary Bloomer, there is currently one
vacancy on this Council with a term expiration of February 1, 2012. Five applicants previously
applied and all confirmed their continued interest in serving on the Council.
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. After the initial terms, all terms revert to three
years.
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.”
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Applicants:
Matt Ekstrom
Gary Gannon
Erik Garberg
Wendy Bay Lewis
Edward Sypinski
Attachment: Council Applications
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