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Bozeman advisory board holds annual ethics training on conflicts, disclosure and recusals
Summary
At a Feb. 2 Community Development Board meeting, staff conducted annual ethics training stressing disclosure, recusal and the "front‑page" test; the board approved two sets of minutes 5‑0 and heard that appeals and zone‑map amendment training will be on the Feb. 23 agenda.
Bozeman’s Community Development Board met Feb. 2 for its annual ethics training and brief business session. Staff presenter Chris led a scenario‑based discussion on conflicts of interest, disclosure practices and when board members should recuse themselves, and the Board approved minutes from Nov. 17, 2025, and Jan. 26, 2026, by a 5‑0 vote.
The training opened with a review of the City charter requirement for annual ethics education and related municipal code materials, cited by Chris as sources for guidance. Chris told members the training would mix principles with written scenarios so members could discuss realistic dilemmas rather than answer yes/no questions. “In the office, we call it the front page test,” Chris said, asking members to consider whether they would be concerned if a decision appeared on the front page.
The session walked through multiple hypotheticals. In one, a TIF board…
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