From MSU News Service
BOZEMAN – The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Montana State University will host a virtual Friday Forum on April 12, focused on the upcoming ballot to reconsider current forms of city and county government. "Is a New City and County Government Structure Needed for Our Growing Community?" will be held via Zoom from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The Montana Constitution requires local governments to ask their citizens to review local government structures every 10 years to decide if the existing form of government meets that community's needs. Absentee voters will receive their ballots in the mail in May, and polling places will be open for in-person voting on Election Day, June 4.
At the Friday Forum, Ashley Kent, Associate Director at the Local Government Center at MSU, will discuss a brief history of this feature in the Montana Constitution and reasons why some communities take advantage of this Constitutional opportunity. Forum participants are encouraged to submit questions and comments in advance via Zoom registration.
OLLI at MSU Friday Forums occur the second Friday of the month from September through May. Participants must register before 11 a.m. Friday, April 12. For more information or to register, visit https://www.montana.edu/olli/offerings or call 406-994-6646. Participants will receive an email from Zoom with a link and login instructions ahead of the event.
OLLI at MSU is a program of Academic Technology and Outreach. ATO works across the university to support and advance its land-grant mission through unique and innovative opportunities for outreach and engagement.
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