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March 2, 2007
Mayor Kenneth Olson, Jr.
115 West First Street
Laurel, MT. 59044
Dear Mayor Oison,
I appreciate your invitation to conduct a 'Roles and Responsibilities" workshop for the City
Council on Satarday morning, March 24, 2007 from 7:30 to 12:00. Ken Weaver and Judy
Mathre of Local Government Associates, Inc. will serve as your resource persons for the workshop.
During the workshop we propose to address the following topics while providing ample
time for questions and discussion by the Mayor and Council:
1. Plan of the City government with emphasis on the legal and managerial basis of your
present departmental organization;
2. Roles and responsibilities of the Mayor, Council and department hems;
3. Council procedures and decision-making processes with emphasis on Montana law
concerning "open meetings" and "citizen participation;" and
4. An overview of the City's budgeting process, capital priorities and funding strategies.
If there are additional topics or substitute topics that you or the Council would prefer,
_please let_ me_ know: soon, so that we can prepare accordingly. _ p .
Upon completion of a satisfactory Council workshop and work session, I propose to
invoice the City in the amount of $750.00 plus travel costs between Bozeman and Laurel at state
rates.
Please contact me if we can do anything to assure that our work with the City of Laurel will
meet your needs and the expectations of thc City Council.
~ S~cerely~_
P.O. Box 5265
Boze~aa, MT 59717
E-mail: ~
Phone: 406 579-2042