H8. 2021 MMIA AppointmentCITYOF City of Kalispell
Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
KALISPELL Telephone: (406) 758-7701 Fax: (406) 758-7758
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Johnson and City Council
From: Doug Russell, City Manager
Re: Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority Board Appointment
Meeting Date: September 7, 2021
BACKGROUND: The Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority is a member -owned
organization that provides self -funded employee benefits, liability, property, and workers
compensation coverage to cities and towns in Montana.
A 15-member Board of Directors governs the MMIA and is comprised of elected and appointed
officials from member entities for two-year terms. The City of Kalispell has a permanent seat on
the MMIA Board of Directors.
I was appointed in 2017 and 2019 to the Kalispell seat on the Board and am currently serving as
the Chair of the Board. As the two-year term is expiring, the appointment will need to be made to
continue serving in this position for the City of Kalispell. The Board has regularly scheduled
meetings held in Helena in January, March, and June, and in the fall in conjunction with the
Montana League of Cities and Towns Conference. These meetings are typically held on adjacent
days as the board meetings for the Montana League of Cities and Towns.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Mayor Johnson appoint, with the
confirmation of Council, Doug Russell as the city representative on the Montana Municipal
Interlocal Authority Board of Directors.