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Communicating with the City through social media enables you to contact the City in a direct and meaningful way. If you wish to comment or post material on this site you do so with the understanding that you agree to this policy and its standards of use as an initial and ongoing condition of your use.
When engaging with the City of Bozeman through this social media site, you agree to the following civility guidelines:
Every comment or posting you make is a public record and may be disseminated, reproduced, or copied by the City or any other person without any further action by the poster or without notice by the City of such. You agree you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in anything you post to this site.
Comments must be related to the posted topic. This site is not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or topic of the site or for service complaints. For general comments or communications concerning a department or division, please contact the department or division directly by phone, email or in person. Visit www.bozeman.net for direct contact information.
Comments posted to these sites are monitored by Peak Democracy and City employees and, while comments will not be edited by the City, a comment (or an appropriate portion thereof) may be removed if it violates any part of this policy.
When you post you are subject to the policies, rules, and regulations (i.e. the Terms of Service (TOS)) of the host site (Peak Democracy). Information (photos, videos, etc.) you share with or post to this site is also subject to the TOS of the host site and may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes. For more information, consult the host website's TOS.
Comments containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed and may be removed by the City without notice to you:
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Promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial enterprise or solicitation of
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Personal attacks of any kind;
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This policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time.
Bozeman Online City Hall has two participation channels :
The Registered Channel: Sign in before or just after you submit your response. Either way, Community Feedback will show your response on this website.
The Unregistered Channel: Don't sign in and remain anonymous. Community Feedback will just share your response with Bozeman staff.
Note: The first time you sign in, you'll need to register (establish an account on Bozeman Online City Hall). Registration is free.
The City of Bozeman has contracted with Community Feedback to monitor responses shown on this website.
To prevent any single user from dominating the forum, the City of Bozeman restricts the number of responses any one user can post on selected topics. Registration helps Community Feedback enforce this restriction.
Users, staff and government leaders often want to know the neighborhood from which a response is posted. Community Feedback uses registration to show the neighborhood next to each response (not the address).
If a user posts a response that does not meet the City of Bozeman guidelines for civility , Community Feedback uses the user's email address to invite the user to resolve the issue.
Community Feedback will get your contact information. The company is under contract with the City of Bozeman to hold it in strict confidence per their privacy policy .
Since you'll see your own response on Bozeman Online City Hall, you'll be able to confirm that your response was posted as you intended.
You'll be able to change and/or delete your response as long as the topic is open.
Yes. Sign out, then set your privacy preference to be "No - just show it without my name to staff". You won't need to register.
While no authentication procedure can perfectly detect every fraudulent registration, Community Feedback is able to secure the registered channel against systematic fraud : cases where users submit enough statements with fraudulent registrations to sway the overall interpretation of the feedback.
Community Feedback is unable to secure the unregistered channel against systematic fraud, because unregistered users are anonymous.
Neither the registered nor the unregistered channel represent a certified voting system or ballot box - and that caveat is footnoted on every page of feedback. Instead, both are additional channels for feedback to government.
Users can participate on the registered channel (by signing in) or on the unregistered channel (by remaining anonymous). The City of Bozeman offers both channels in order to broaden participation and maximize decision makers' insights.
The registered channel enables users to assure decision makers that their feedback comes from a real person in a specific neighborhood. It also enables users to participate in a public discussion on the website, as well as manage their own response after posting it.
The unregistered channel is for users who want to provide quick feedback without registering, and/or whose privacy concerns would prevent them from participating if required to register. Because many users with valuable insights will only share them anonymously, this channel gives decision makers the option to consider those insights in their deliberations.
OpenGov is a non-partisan company whose mission is to broaden civic engagement and build public trust in government. The City of Bozeman has contracted with OpenGov to administer Bozeman Online City Hall.
Are you a full-time, part-time, or nonresident of Bozeman?
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Are there Short-Term Rentals in your neighborhood?
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If you live in Bozeman, what is the impact of Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in your neighborhood?
If you believe Short-Term Rentals (STRs) have positive impacts, why? (select all that apply)
If you believe Short-Term Rentals have negative impacts, why? (select all that apply)
Do you agree or disagree with the following regarding Short-Term Rentals (STRs)?
Short-Term Rentals should be allowed in the following locations. (select all that apply)
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How often should Short-Term Rentals be inspected?
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My primary reason for owning / operating a Short-Term Rental (STR) is...
Please share any additional comments.
Communicating with the City through social media enables you to contact the City in a direct and meaningful way. If you wish to comment or post material on this site you do so with the understanding that you agree to this policy and its standards of use as an initial and ongoing condition of your use.
When engaging with the City of Bozeman through this social media site, you agree to the following civility guidelines:
Every comment or posting you make is a public record and may be disseminated, reproduced, or copied by the City or any other person without any further action by the poster or without notice by the City of such. You agree you have no reasonable expectation of privacy in anything you post to this site.
Comments must be related to the posted topic. This site is not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or topic of the site or for service complaints. For general comments or communications concerning a department or division, please contact the department or division directly by phone, email or in person. Visit www.bozeman.net for direct contact information.
Comments posted to these sites are monitored by Peak Democracy and City employees and, while comments will not be edited by the City, a comment (or an appropriate portion thereof) may be removed if it violates any part of this policy.
When you post you are subject to the policies, rules, and regulations (i.e. the Terms of Service (TOS)) of the host site (Peak Democracy). Information (photos, videos, etc.) you share with or post to this site is also subject to the TOS of the host site and may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes. For more information, consult the host website's TOS.
Comments containing any of the following forms of content shall not be allowed and may be removed by the City without notice to you:
Comments promoting or opposing any person campaigning for election to a political office or ballot issues;
Promotion or advertisement of a business or commercial enterprise or solicitation of
commerce;
The use of profane, obscene, threatening or harassing language;
Personal attacks of any kind;
Comments that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local law;
Sexual content or links to sexual content;
Comments that violate the protected privacy interests of any person;
Comments advocating illegal activity;
Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party; and
Information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems.
Users are welcome to submit or post content, including photographs and videos, to this site where the site allows users to post content, the content meets the standards articulated in this Acceptable Use Policy/Civility Guidelines and pertains to the topic posted. Users may only post their own, original content. Reproduced or borrowed content that reasonably appears to violate third party rights will be removed.
This policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time.
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Are you a full-time, part-time, or nonresident of Bozeman?
Are there Short-Term Rentals in your neighborhood?
If you live in Bozeman, what is the impact of Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in your neighborhood?
If you believe Short-Term Rentals (STRs) have positive impacts, why? (select all that apply)
If you believe Short-Term Rentals have negative impacts, why? (select all that apply)
Do you agree or disagree with the following regarding Short-Term Rentals (STRs)?
Short-Term Rentals should be allowed in the following locations. (select all that apply)
How often should Short-Term Rentals be inspected?
My primary reason for owning / operating a Short-Term Rental (STR) is...
Please share any additional comments.
I'm mainly concerned with the lack of affordable housing for families. I can count 3 small homes in my neighborhood that were bought and fixed up and sit empty the majority of the time, that would be perfect for young families. Maybe limiting the number of thes in a neighborhood would at least give a few more families affordable options in town. I also feel very strongly that corporations should not be allowed to buy rental properties as investments in Bozeman-that's about as far removed from community as it gets.