A. Boards, Commissions and Committees: The following boards, commissions and committees have been established to perform functions given to them through law, ordinance, charter or this code. A city council member who has been appointed to any board, commission or committee may be represented by any other city council member at any meeting of any board, commission or committee with full power and authority to vote or take such other action at such meeting.
1. Belgrade City-County Planning Board: A nine (9) member board with four (4) members appointed by the mayor with council approval, and four (4) members appointed by the county commissioners. The ninth member is a member at large from either the city or the county area, and agreed upon by the council and the commissioners.
a. Duties: The planning board shall oversee the city-county planning activities, make recommendations on budgets, hold all necessary public hearings, make recommendations to the council and the commissioners regarding zoning amendments, subdivisions, conditional uses, and the city-county master plan.
b. Compensation: The board shall serve without compensation.
c. Term Of Office: The terms of the members who are officers of any governmental unit shall be one (1) year. The terms of other members shall be two (2) years.
2. Library Board: A five (5) member board appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council. Four (4) members must reside within the city. The fifth member shall live in the area out of the corporate limits of the city and within School District 44 limits.
a. Duties: The library board is an advisory board and is responsible for overseeing the library operations, establishing budget recommendations to the manager and setting policy for the library.
b. Compensation: The library board serves without compensation.
c. Term Of Office: Board members serve for a term of three (3) years.
3. Police Commission: A three (3) member board appointed by the mayor and approved by the council. Members shall be qualified electors and cannot be employees of the city of Belgrade.
a. Duties: It is the duty of the commission to examine all candidates recommended by the chief of police for a position as a police officer and make a recommendation for hiring to the city manager.
It is also the duty of the commission to hear, try, and decide all charges brought by any person or persons against any member or officer of the police department as defined in Montana Code Annotated section 7-32-4155.
b. Compensation: Commission members will serve without compensation.
c. Term Of Office: Police commission members shall serve three (3) year terms.
4. Board Of Adjustment: The board of adjustment is a seven (7) member board appointed by the mayor and approved by the council. The board shall consist of six( 6) members and one (1) ex-officio member. The ex-officio member shall only be entitled to vote in the event of a tie vote by the regular members.
a. Duties: The board of adjustment will hear and decide requests for variances from the city zoning ordinance in accordance with powers granted to them by the ordinance and Montana Code Annotated section 76-2-321.
b. Compensation: The board of adjustment members shall serve without compensation.
c. Term Of Office: Members of the board of adjustment shall serve three (3) year terms.
5. Belgrade Regional Park, Trails and Recreation District Board: The Belgrade Regional Park, Trails and Recreation District Board is established pursuant to the bylaws of the Belgrade Regional Park, Trails and Recreation District and an interlocal agreement between the city and Gallatin County.
6. Impact Fee Advisory Committee 1 : The administration, function and membership of the Impact Fee Advisory Committee is set forth in Section 1-8B-5, Belgrade City Code, as amended from time to time.
a. Established: The city tree board has been established by ordinance 2007-9.
b. Members: The members of the tree board shall be the directors and ex officio director of the Belgrade Regional Park, Trails and Recreation District who reside in the city. The directors of the Belgrade Regional Park, Trails and Recreation District who do not reside in the city shall not be members of the tree board.
c. Duties: The duties of the tree board shall be to study, investigate, counsel, develop and administer a plan for the care and preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees and shrubs in parks, along streets and other public areas and present the plan to the city council for acceptance and approval.
8. Senior Center Board: A five (5) member board shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council.
a. Duties: The senior center board is an advisory board and is responsible for establishing budget recommendations to the manager and setting policy for the Belgrade Senior Center.
b. Term Of Office: Board members serve for a term of three (3) years after an initial staggered term.
9. Parking Violation Review Board:
a. Established: he three (3) member parking violation review board was established in Title 5, Chapter 4, Belgrade City Code.
b. Members: The members of the parking violation review board shall be members of the Senior Center Board and appointed from time to time by the Senior Center Board.
c. Duties: The duties of the parking violation review board are set forth in Title 5, Chapter 4, Belgrade City Code.
5. Senior Center Advisory Board: The Senior Center Advisory Board is a five (5) member board appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council.
a. Duties: The Senior Center Advisory Board shall adopt policy for the Belgrade Senior Center and shall make budget recommendations to the Belgrade City Manager.
b. Term Of Office: Members of the Senior Center Advisory Board shall serve three (3) year terms. The initial terms shall be staggered by appointment of one (1) member to a one (1) year term, two (2) members to a two (2) year term, and two (2) members to a three (3) year term.
c. No Compensation: The board members shall serve without compensation. (Ord. 92-2, 5-18-1992; amd. Ord. 2008-2, 11-3-2008; Ord. 2008-3, 11-3-2008; Ord. 2022-11, 8-1-2022; Ord. 2023-4, 3-20-2023; Ord. 2023-8, 7-17-2023)
Notes
| 1 | See also section 1-8B-5 of this code. |
| 2 | See also section 3-4-2 of this code. |