Belgrade City Council
Regular MeetingBelgrade, MT · April 15, 2025
Minutes
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Starting Time: 9: 00 am
COUNCIL RETREAT MINUTES
Council Members in attendance: Mayor Russell Nelson, Council Member Jason Guffey,
Mike Meis, Jim Simon, Kristine Menicucci, and Renae Mattimoe.
Staff in attendance were: City Manager Neil Cardwell, Assistant City Manager Greg
Tryon, City Attorney Kyla Murray, City Clerk Camille Gregory, Executive Assistant Dana
Jambor, Executive Finance Director Charity VanKirk, Chief of Police Dustin Lensing,
Municipal Court Judge Chris Gregory, Director of Community and Economic Development
Katharine King, Executive Consultant Jason Karp, Director of Human Resources Becky
Wilbert, Public Works Director Camaree Uljua, and Senior Center Manager Lisa Beedy.
April 15, 2025
Morning Session 9: 00 am
9: 00 — 10: 30 am Council Workshop
The Council attended a teambuilding workshop, designed to help each
member identify their strongest attributes.
12: 00 — 1: 00 pm Lunch
Afternoon Session 1: 00 pm
1: 00 — 5: 00 pm Updates to Council
For the last portion of the day Assistant City Manager Greg Tryon and
Director or Human Resources Becky Wilbert took the Council and
Department heads through an exercise meant to help everyone
understand their interpretation of Belgrade' s Values.
Tryon then updated the Council on the status of the Fees and Master plan
Wilbert updated the Council on the Full Time Employee ( FTE) needs to
allow the City to continue to provide services to the community.
Executive Director of Financial Services Charity VanKirk updated the
Council on the City' s financial forecast.
City Manager Neil Cardwell then wrapped up the day with his closing
thoughts.
April 16, 2025
Morning Session Begins at 8: 00 am
8: 00— 8: 20 am Breakfast
8: 20— 10: 00 am Directors' reports
Each department head stood and gave a brief presentation on their
departments, including their accomplishments and projected future needs
10: 00 - 10: 15 Break
10: 15 — 12: 00 pm Directors' reports ( cont.)
12: 00 — 1: 00 pm Lunch
Afternoon Session 1: 00 pm
1: 00 - 2: 00 pm Directors' reports wrap up
2: 00 - 2: 30 pm Public Comment
There was no public in attendance for this retreat.
There was no action taken and no policy decisions made on either day.
Closing Council Comments
The retreat was adjourned at 3: 00 pm.
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Agenda
Notice of Possible Quorum
Belgrade City Council Planning Retreat
Location: Best Western Great Northern Hotel
Helena, Montana
April 15th, 2025, 9am-5pm
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April 16th, 2025, 8am-3pm
The purpose of this retreat meeting is for the City Council to have an opportunity
to raise, discuss, and prioritize, among themselves and City staff, policy issues
related to the business of the City. There will be an opportunity for public comment
at the April 16th session at 2:00 to 2:30 pm.
There will be no policy decisions made, or actions taken by the Council during
this workshop meeting.
This meeting may be attended in-person only. Members of the public who wish to
attend are asked to register by 3pm April 10th, 2025, due to space. To register,
please contact Camille Gregory at 406-388-3559 or cegregory@belgrademt.gov.
The next regular business meeting of the City Council is scheduled for April 21,
2025, at 7:00pm at Belgrade City Hall in the Council Chambers. That meeting may
be attended in-person or the meeting can be viewed in real time at
www.belgrademt.gov. There is an opportunity for public input at every regular
business meeting of the Council prior to the consideration of any policy decisions.
Regular agendas for past and future meetings made available on the City webpage
at www.belgrademt.gov.
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