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Bozeman retreat stresses clearer roles, stronger public engagement
Summary
City of Bozeman commissioners and senior staff met in a recorded, non‑decision retreat to clarify roles under the city charter, improve commission–staff communications and seek ways to rebuild public trust, officials said.
City of Bozeman commissioners and senior staff met in a recorded, non‑decision retreat to talk about how the commission and city administration should work together and how the city can improve public trust and transparency.
The meeting, convened as an informal “book‑club” style discussion rather than a formal work session, focused on clarifying the boundaries set by the city charter — the commission’s legislative role and the city manager’s responsibility to administer city operations — while also encouraging direct, respectful information exchanges between commissioners and department directors.
City Manager Chuck said the goal was to get “out from behind the dias, get out from behind the podium, sit around the table and talk and get to know each other and get to talk about how we work together in this…
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