In what ways would you like to be involved with city decision-making?

The city of Bozeman values community engagement.

The core values, an important visionary guide for the city lists welcoming citizen involvement as an important component of teamwork. The city continually strives to improve ways to involve community members and work as a team with Bozeman residents. Methods for engagement should evolve as the  way people prefer to participate evolves.                                    

We would love your input on how you prefer to become involved with governing the city of Bozeman.

Currently, the city has several methods to involve the community in decision-making. Volunteers on twenty citizen advisory boards are one of the main ways that has traditionally been used. Temporary community action working groups that create a specific product, policy or recommendation have also been created recently and neighborhood groups are also offered support through the city. Volunteering for departments such as the library and police department is another way to get involved. Providing public comment to the Commission and staff through e-mail, letters and at City Commission and other public meetings is another way that people can connect to decision-makers. Bringing concerns to the attention of staff and working together toward resolution is also a common way for community members to participate. Bozeman Online City Hall is the latest method the city has to gather input on specific topics.

Please answer the following survey questions to help us learn how you have participated in the past and how you would prefer to participate in the future.

Thank you for your valuable input!