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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Ron Brey, Deputy City Manager
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Commission Resolution 4086, urging the cessation of war and combat
operations in Iraq, the return of American troops, full funding to meet the
needs of America’s veterans, and providing for an effective date.
MEETING DATE: December 17, 2007
BACKGROUND: On November 19, 2007, the Peaceseekers approached the Commission,
requesting that the above referenced resolution be adopted. The Commission directed the staff to
place the matter on a future agenda for consideration.
RECOMMENDATION: The Commission is empowered to act in accord with Section
2.04.080 of the Bozeman Municipal Code and 7-1-102 of Montana Code Annotated provided
below and has the authority to consider the proposed resolution.
2.04.080 Powers and Duties
The Commission shall constitute the governing body, with power to make and pass all
bylaws, ordinances, orders, and resolutions not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States
or of the State of Montana or to the provisions of Title 7 of Montana Code Annotated, necessary
for the government or management of the affairs of the city, for execution of the powers vested
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in the corporate, and to carry into effect the provisions of Title 7 of Montana Code Annotated and
to appoint a chief administrative officer to be known as the "City Manager," and to exercise all the
powers conferred on it by Title 7, Chapter 3, Part 3, of Montana Code Annotated, as amended,
and shall have all the powers conferred by law upon City Councils insofar as the same is not
inconsistent with said part. (Ord. 1537 S 5, 2001; prior code S 2.08.080).
7-1-102. Authorization for self-government services and functions. A local government with
self-government powers may provide any services or perform any functions not expressly prohibited by
the Montana constitution, state law, or its charter. These services and functions include but are not limited
to those services and functions which general power government units are authorized to provide or
perform.
FISCAL EFFECTS: None apparent
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
_________________________________ ____________________________
Ron Brey, Deputy City Manager Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: Commission
Resolution 4086
Report compiled on : 12/12/07
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4086
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, URGING THE CESSATION OF WAR AND COMBAT
OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, THE RETURN OF AMERICAN TROOPS, FULL
FUNDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AMERICA’S VETERANS, AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission supports the more than one million brave men and
women deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, honors the memory of those who have lost their lives in
the war and those who have survived with devastating injuries, and supports the families who have lost their
loved ones; and
WHEREAS, the war in Iraq, now in its fifth year has caused the deaths of more than 3,800 U.S.
Service People and an estimated 800,000 Iraqis; the psychological wounding and disabling of more than
25,000 American Service People and of hundreds of thousands Iraqis; and caused the destruction of homes,
communities, and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis; and
WHEREAS, the funds spent by Bozeman taxpayers on the war and occupation in Iraq alone equal
more than $21,100,000 which could have provided enough money for 13,089 children to have a year’s worth
of health insurance; provided enough money for 2,895 children to utilize Head Start for one year; provided
enough funding to hire 378 additional school teachers; provided funds to build 196 housing units; or
provided more than 1,059 four-year college scholarships at public universities, according to the National
Priorities Project; and
WHEREAS, nearly three-hundred similar resolutions have been enacted and registered by local
governments throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Bozeman City Commission to act on behalf and in the best
interests of the citizens of Bozeman; and
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WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission is empowered to make such resolutions as may be
necessary for the preservation of health, welfare, peace and order.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, that the City Commission urges the United States government to:
SECTION 1: Implement a plan for the orderly, rapid, and comprehensive withdrawal of United States
military personnel from Iraq and establish a plan for the ongoing transition of responsibility for internal
security activities to the military forces of the Iraqi Government; and
SECTION 2: Support our troops by ensuring that returning veterans receive compensation and care,
including full mental and physical health, education, disability, and rehabilitation benefits; and
SECTION 3: Provide the people of Iraq with appropriate non-military aid as shall be necessary for the
security of Iraq’s citizens and for the rebuilding of Iraq; pursuing security and stability in Iraq through
diplomacy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded immediately
subsequent to passage to George W. Bush, President of the United States, Senator Max Baucus, Senator Jon
Tester, Congressman Denny Rehberg, and Bozeman’s elected representatives to the Montana House and
Senate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, at a regular
session thereof held on the _____ day of ________, 2007.
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JEFFREY K. KRAUSS, Mayor
ATTEST:
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STACY ULMEN
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PAUL J. LUWE
City Attorney
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