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Billings mayor proposes six‑month ad hoc committee to coordinate domestic‑violence response
Summary
Mayor proposed a city-administration ad hoc committee limited to about five members to map service gaps, collect data and recommend actions; council members generally supported creating a six-month working group and asked staff to recruit participants.
After presentations from judges, prosecutors and police, the mayor proposed forming a city administration ad hoc committee with a six-month term to focus on coordination, data metrics and actionable recommendations to strengthen the city’s domestic-violence response.
"I'd like to see a committee, an ad hoc committee... perhaps a term of 6 months," the mayor said, asking City Administrator Iflin to form the panel, limit its membership to about five to avoid quorum issues, and involve community partners. Iflin said staff would reach out to council members who want to serve and to community partners to schedule the committee's work.
Council members from across the political spectrum supported the approach, urging the committee to prioritize measurable coordination, identify barriers across agencies and avoid overpromising results. Council member Andrew Lindley and Council member Scott Aspenlieder both praised the plan as a pragmatic next step; Council member Amy Aguirre offered to participate.
The mayor said the committee should produce analysis and action recommendations and consider benchmarking successful programs from other cities. The city administration will follow up with invitations and start scheduling the committee’s work.
