Local advisory council votes to forward chair reappointment; bylaws review tabled

The Broadwater County Mental Health Local Advisory Council voted to approve forwarding a three‑year appointment for a current council member to the Broadwater County Commission and separately voted to table a bylaws revision until the next meeting.

Council members discussed the single letter of interest on file and confirmed that the commission must approve reappointments. The council moved to approve an application to retain the current member in a three‑year term; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The council did not record a roll‑call tally in the meeting minutes.

Separately, a motion to postpone consideration of proposed bylaws changes until the following month was made and seconded; the motion carried. Council members discussed creating a working meeting to review other counties’ bylaws as examples (Lewis and Clark County, Butte‑Silver Bow and others were mentioned) and agreed to gather suggested edits and potentially schedule a working session to refine the document before presenting it again.

Council members also discussed quorum and membership size as part of the bylaws conversation, including whether to reduce the number of voting seats to better fit the county’s size. No final bylaws changes were adopted at the meeting; a working meeting or offline review was planned prior to the next formal vote.