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Bozeman creates TIF advisory board and repeals obsolete code language
Summary
The City Commission approved a resolution creating a single Tax Increment Financing advisory board to comply with Senate Bill 3 and passed an ordinance repealing outdated municipal-code language that previously governed urban renewal advisory boards; the vote on the repeal was unanimous.
The Bozeman City Commission on Sept. 9 moved to reestablish public advisory oversight of tax increment financing (TIF) decisions and to clean up municipal code language that no longer matched the new structure.
Staff explained the resolution (approved earlier on the consent agenda) creates a city-level TIF advisory board with statutory representation that includes county and school-district seats as required by Montana Senate Bill 3. City Manager Winn told the commission that applications for board membership would be opened if the commission passed the resolution.
Brit Fontenot, director of economic development, presented an ordinance to repeal Chapter 2, Article 5, Division 10 of the Bozeman Municipal Code, describing the move as a code clean-up following the consent action that established the advisory board. Fontenot said the repeal removes superfluous code language no longer necessary after the commission’s action earlier in the meeting.
Deputy Mayor Morrison moved the repeal ordinance; commissioners discussed representation, the potential for multiple district boards and the statutory requirement for school and county representatives. Amy Boisema, president of the Northeast Neighborhood Association, spoke in favor of reinstating urban renewal boards and noted the value of neighborhood input.
The commission voted unanimously to repeal the obsolete code language and move forward with the TIF advisory-board framework. Staff said applications will be solicited for citizen members once the commission finalizes the appointment process.
