MSU expert briefed commission on optimal board size, charter powers and manager options
A representative of the MSU Local Government Center told Butte-Silver Bow’s Study Commission that research favors smaller deliberative bodies (commissions of five to seven) and explained charter versus statutory options and how a city/county manager role might work.
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Dan Clark of the Montana State University Local Government Center told the Study Commission on April 21 that research and comparative charters show advantages to smaller commissions and explained the options for adding a professional manager or modifying the chief-executive role in the charter.
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