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Stevensville council adopts resolutions defining council and administrative duties
Summary
The council unanimously approved three resolutions to codify duties for council members, the zoning and floodplain administrator, and the building official/inspector.
The Stevensville Town Council adopted three resolutions on May 22 that formalize internal roles and administrative duties: Resolution 565 (town council member duties and responsibilities), Resolution 566 (zoning and floodplain administrator duties), and Resolution 567 (building official and building inspector duties). Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice roll call with votes recorded 4–0.
Why it matters: The resolutions reformat existing role descriptions into standalone resolution documents to make duties easier to add or remove in the future, the packet said. Council members asked for the items to be returned in resolution form so they could be amended more readily than policy text.
At the meeting Council member Brown moved to approve Resolution 565; Council member Parker seconded and the motion passed 4–0. Council member Brown moved Resolution 566, Council member Smith seconded and it passed 4–0. For Resolution 567, Council member Parker moved and Council member Frank seconded; that measure also passed 4–0. Public comment was not recorded on these agenda items.
Ending — implementation: The resolutions take effect on adoption and will be used as official references for staff responsibilities; staff and council indicated the documents will simplify future updates to roles and duties.
