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Missoula County commissioners explain how to comment at meetings and how to participate remotely
Summary
On their podcast, Commissioners Juanita Vero, Josh Slotnick and Dave Strohmeyer explained public-comment rules (three-minute limit), remote participation options by phone and Microsoft Teams, and pointed listeners to missoulacounty.gov and missoulacountyvoice.com for connection and project info.
Juanita Vero, Josh Slotnick and Dave Strohmeyer, the three Missoula County commissioners, used a recent episode of their podcast to walk residents through how to offer public comment and where to find meeting connection information.
"Anyone can comment, at a public meeting or in any other venue before the commission," Dave Strohmeyer said, adding that the board enforces a three-minute time limit for speakers.
The commissioners urged residents who cannot attend in person to call into meetings or join via Microsoft Teams. Dave Strohmeyer noted listeners can leave non-meeting voicemail at the commission office and said the public-meetings page at missoulacounty.gov provides connection details for specific sessions. He also gave a non-meeting contact number for the commissioners' office as (406) 258-4877.
Juanita Vero encouraged residents to use missoulacountyvoice.com to review county projects and submit feedback online. Commissioners highlighted items currently open for comment, including floodplain mapping, a Bonner-area brownfield matter, Blackfoot Crossing development in Bonner, and Lolo water and wastewater projects.
The commissioners emphasized that while anyone may speak, commenters should 'ring fence' expectations by focusing on matters within the county commissioners' jurisdiction; topics outside that jurisdiction (for example, international affairs) may be heard but are unlikely to prompt county action. They also noted many topics on the public platform are at early stages and considered when decisions are coming.
The podcast closed with directions to the county website for meeting links and the communications email for topic suggestions.
