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Tree Board elects officers, tasks members with drafting bylaws and ordinance
Summary
At its June 22 organizational meeting, the Anaconda Deer Lodge County Tree Board elected officers, approved a quarterly meeting schedule and assigned members to draft updated bylaws and a revised Tree Board ordinance tied to locating historical records.
The Anaconda Deer Lodge County Tree Board elected new officers and set a regular meeting schedule at its organizational meeting on June 22, 2026.
Carol Chapell was elected Chair, Sean Steinebach was elected Vice-Chair, and Kayleen Kidwell was elected Secretary after a motion by Paula Arneson that was seconded by Sean Steinebach and carried. The board also voted to hold regular quarterly meetings on the fourth Monday of June, September, December and March at 10:00 a.m., with additional meetings called by the Chair as necessary; an amendment specifying the fourth-Monday cadence was seconded and carried.
Board members agreed to search for historical Tree Board records as part of a broader review of Ordinance No. 272 § 1 (dated February 21, 2023). Paula Arneson and Kayleen Kidwell volunteered to work with Seanna Zacher, the CEO executive assistant, to locate existing documents. Separately, Sean Steinebach agreed to prepare a draft of a revised Tree Board ordinance and Arneson and Kidwell agreed to prepare draft bylaws based on any records found.
Commissioner Mike Beausoleil said he was interested in expanding the board from five to seven members to include representation from the Job Corps; Arneson volunteered to contact the Job Corps before the next meeting. The board scheduled a follow-up meeting for Friday, July 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Community Center First Floor Conference Room to review the drafts.
Formal votes were recorded as "motion carried" in the minutes; individual vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
