Advisory board restructuring and INC feeling unheard
Summary
The council's top 2026 priority is cleaning up its bylaws, especially around voting rights and delegate roles after a disputed vote last fall. A subcommittee will gather edits and bring proposed changes back in February.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost tonight, but changes could affect staff time spent supporting boards and running meeting technology.
All neighborhood associations get clearer rules for how their votes count at INC.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Inter-Neighborhood Council - Sep 10, 2026
On October 27 the Commission will reconsider the structure of advisory boards — whether to add boards, adjust makeup, or change term limits. INC itself isn't part of that review.
City Commission - Jul 21, 2026
Five years after consolidating roughly 30 boards into 16, the city took a hard look at whether the super boards work. Commissioners debated loosening Roberts Rules, allowing board work sessions, scrapping the 'one body, one voice' rule, term limits, and how much autonomy boards should have to put items on their own agendas. Staff will come back with proposed changes.
Inter-Neighborhood Council - Jun 11, 2026
Deputy Mayor Fischer acknowledged INC doesn't feel heard, and the Commission will discuss restructuring advisory boards in July. Trust between neighborhoods and the Commission — and whether protections should be in the charter — is the sticking point.
Study Commission - Apr 2, 2026
Former Mayor Jeff Krauss, board chair Danielle Rogers and Jason Delmue shared how Bozeman's advisory boards actually function and where they fall short. The commission is deciding whether charter changes are needed to make boards work better.
Inter-Neighborhood Council - Jan 8, 2026
The council's top 2026 priority is cleaning up its bylaws, especially around voting rights and delegate roles after a disputed vote last fall. A subcommittee will gather edits and bring proposed changes back in February.
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