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Study commission approves manager-style executive, reduces commissioners; parks measure fails, reclamation added to ballot
Summary
The Butte-Silver Bow Study Commission voted May 11 to advance a city-county manager executive option and to reduce the council to four full-time commissioners (with an at-large mayor as presiding officer), approved neighborhood-council language and reclamation/Superfund recognition, and rejected a parks-and-recreation charter change and several other proposed departmental changes.
The Butte-Silver Bow Study Commission on May 11 advanced several proposed charter amendments affecting the county's government structure while rejecting others.
After discussion and minor wording changes, commissioners voted unanimously to include in the ballot packet a choice between maintaining the current elected chief executive and adopting a city-county manager form of government with an appointed manager and an at-large mayor serving as presiding officer. The motion was made and seconded during the Section 2 discussion and carried on a roll call.
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