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3 Forks Mosquito Board elects new officers, adopts bylaws and approves minutes
Summary
The 3 Forks Mosquito Board elected Jesse Swenson as chair and Lindsay Rickmeyer as vice chair, approved minutes from June 17 and adopted board bylaws. Members also agreed to sign the bylaws and place them on the county commissioners' consent agenda.
The 3 Forks Mosquito Board in Broadwater County elected Jesse Swenson as chair and Lindsay Rickmeyer as vice chair and approved the board's bylaws and the minutes of the June 17 meeting during its most recent session.
Board members voted by voice to approve the minutes from June 17, and later moved and seconded nominations for chair and vice chair. A motion to nominate Jesse Swenson as chair passed by voice vote. Lindsay Rickmeyer nominated herself and was seconded for vice chair; that motion also carried by voice vote. The board then moved to adopt updated bylaws, which the members approved after discussion; one member registered opposition during the roll call by voice.
The board agreed to sign the bylaws and forward them to the county commissioners for placement on the commissioners' consent agenda at their next meeting.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes (June 17): Motion moved and seconded; adopted by voice vote. (Outcome: approved.) - Election of chair: Motion to nominate Jesse Swenson (mover: unnamed board member; second: unnamed board member); adopted by voice vote. (Outcome: Jesse Swenson elected chair.) - Election of vice chair: Motion to nominate Lindsay Rickmeyer (self-nomination; second: unnamed board member); adopted by voice vote. (Outcome: Lindsay Rickmeyer elected vice chair.) - Adoption of bylaws: Motion moved and seconded; adopted by voice vote with at least one member opposed. (Outcome: bylaws approved; signed copy to be delivered and placed on the commissioners' consent agenda.)
The approvals followed a brief discussion of the bylaws' relationship to state law and county review. Board members noted the bylaws had been reviewed by county attorney staff in the previous year. During the discussion, members referenced Montana Code Annotated provisions on open meetings and asked whether statutory sections should be cited in the bylaws; county legal staff and board members said the bylaws are intended to document meeting operations and public notice procedures and that the county's deputy attorneys had reviewed the draft.
The board set its next meeting for August 19 at 3:30 p.m.
