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Bozeman study commission previews new website, asks members for feedback
Summary
The Bozeman Study Commission reviewed a draft website and confirmed next steps for public-facing content, notification settings and a feedback timeline ahead of a May update.
The Study Commission for the City of Bozeman reviewed a draft public-facing website and confirmed a timeline for member feedback at its May 1, 2025, meeting.
Members heard a demonstration of the site layout, a plan to backfill past agendas and meeting materials, and details about a single “study commission” e-notification list that will notify subscribers of any posting for the commission. The commission’s staff said they purchased the domain to host the site and showed a working skeleton of sections for About, Agendas, News, Events, Plans and Resources.
Commission staff presented how the site will surface the current agenda, store meeting recordings and minutes, and display an accordion-style timeline of the study process. Staff said individual commissioner bios will appear on an “Who we are” page and that the contact page will include the formal public comment address. They also described an option for each commissioner to publish blog-style posts that would be collected on a single “News/Blogs” area but said posting would be optional.
Commissioners asked for practical features: a separate tab for meeting minutes/recordings, the ability for the timeline accordion to default-open on the current month, and for the “stay informed” notification to be a single opt-in for all study-commission notices. Staff said they will send a direct link to the draft site and asked members to provide written feedback by May 8; staff said they expect to be “pretty close” to a finished product by the May 21 meeting.
The commission agreed to finalize small edits by email and to deliver written summaries of the April 3 public hearing to staff for publication. Staff said they can give the commission a live link and will train the recording secretary or a designated staffer to manage project content. The site demonstration concluded with agreement that staff will circulate the direct site link to commissioners and that revisions requested by members would be incorporated before the next meeting.
Less critical details: staff identified the development contact (Cole) and said the city’s IT staff will assist with back-end settings; optional commissioner blog posts and a separate e-notification category for the study commission were described as configurable features.
