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Broadwater planning board re‑elects chair, names vice chair; prior meeting minutes to be signed
Summary
The Broadwater County Planning Board re‑elected Ed Shendall as chair and named Dallas Diehl vice chair. The board approved several sets of past meeting minutes and will have the chair sign them because a quorum was not present at those original meetings.
Townsend, Mont. — The Broadwater County Planning Board re‑elected Ed Shendall as chair and selected Dallas Diehl as vice chair during organizational business at the start of the meeting. The board also approved several sets of past meeting minutes and directed the chair to sign them for posting.
At the start of new business, a motion to keep Ed Shendall as chair was made and seconded; the chair asked for a voice vote and the motion passed with members saying “Aye.” Later the board nominated and approved Dallas Diehl as vice chair by voice vote. Daylene (surname not specified in transcript) was confirmed to serve as secretary.
Minutes and procedure
Board members reviewed a stack of minutes from prior meetings, including a June 11 meeting, an August 13 meeting, a Dec. 10 public hearing, and a Jan. 14 public hearing. Because some of those earlier meetings lacked full attendance, Community Development Director Nicole Brown explained that the board may approve those minutes without a formal roll‑call vote: “you can do them all at once, and it will not be by vote… you can simply say I approve or I disapprove… and then, you, as the chairman, sign them if they’re approved.” The chair said he saw no errors and that he would sign and post the minutes.
Why it matters: officer elections determine who presides over planning board hearings and who signs records; approval of minutes finalizes the administrative record for prior business.
Ending note
The organizational votes were taken by voice; the planning board moved on to its substantive agenda after completing officer elections and minutes approvals.
