H3. Appointments to the Advisory Boards and Committees
REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager
FROM: Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk & Communications Manager
MEETING DATE: April 17, 2023
RE: Annual Board and Committee Appointments
BACKGROUND: Staggered terms on the various City of Kalispell citizen advisory boards and
committees will expire April 30, 2023. Several boards also have ongoing vacancies. Notice of
board openings was provided through the city website, social media, and press media outlets. All
applicants, whether reapplying or new, were asked to fill out an online, fillable application form.
The Mayor, with the consent and advice of the Council, shall make board appointments. Please
see the following board list, with hyperlinks to each board’s webpage. Please refer to the webpage
for descriptions regarding the purpose, membership requirements and term lengths of the
individual boards, and their current board members. Membership requirements have been verified
for all applicants. Staff will continue to recruit and accept applications throughout the year for all
boards and committees who have ongoing vacancies or positions that are not appointed by the
Mayor at this time.
Board of Adjustment – 1 city term expiring, 1 vacancy for three-year terms:
Robert Smith– reapplying
Architectural Review Committee – 2 city terms expiring, four-year term:
Susanne Wigginton - reapplying
Sarah Turner – reapplying
Shawn Pauly – new applicant
Lincoln Murphy – new applicant
Paul Joe Hill III – new applicant
Conrad Mansion Board - 1 city term expiring, four-year term:
Gary Haven – reapplying
Tim Kiley – new applicant
Downtown Business Improvement District – 2 terms expiring, four-year term:
Gabe Mariman – reapplying
Cara Ryan Lemire - reapplying
Economic Revolving Loan Fund Committee – 1 term expiring, three-year term:
None
Impact Fee Committee – 2 terms expiring, four vacancies, three-year terms:
Brandon Theis - reapplying
Clerk’s Office
201 1st Avenue East, PO Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
Phone: (406) 758-7756
cityclerk@kalispell.com
www.kalispell.com
Parking Advisory Board – 1 term expiring, four-year term:
None
Planning Board – 2 city terms expiring, 1 county term expiring, two-year terms:
Doug Kauffman – reapplying
Rory Young – reapplying, County representative (see County letter)
Tim Stocklin – new applicant
Police Commission - 1 term expiring, three-year term:
Wade Rademacher - reapplying
Stephen Buehner – new applicant
Jeffrey Shimkus – new applicant
Lily Karsanow – new applicant
Montana Danford – new applicant
Technical Advisory Committee – 1 expiring, two-year term:
Joe Unterreiner - reapplying
Tourism Business Improvement District – 2 expiring (1 for a large property, 1 for a medium
property), 1 vacancy (for a large property) four-year term:
Robert Hall (large) - reapplying
Brian Overlie (large) – new applicant
Urban Forestry Committee - 3 expiring, two-year terms:
Judy Rosenfeld-Cox – reapplying
Erin Stieber – reapplying
RECOMMENDATION: Mayor Johnson offers recommendations for appointments to all of the
boards listed above, followed by a member of the council making one motion to accept the
recommendations and confirm the appointments.
ALTERNATIVES: Mayor Johnson offers recommendations for each board separately,
followed by individual council motions to accept the recommendation and confirm the
appointments. If the Mayor’s recommendation is rejected by the majority of council, “the Mayor
shall entertain a motion from any other council member recommending another applicant for the
position…” (Ordinance 1733).
ATTACHMENTS: Advisory Board Applications
CITY OF KALISPELL
APPLICATION FOR ADVISORY BOARDS,
COMMITTEES & COMMISSIONS
BOARD, COMMITTEE, COMMISSION APPLYING FOR:
NAME:
STREET ADDRESS:
CITY:
CONTACT PHONE #: E-MAIL:
PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
(attach a separate sheet if necessary)
Current Occupation:
Current Employer:
Organization(s) of which you are currently a board member:
Why are you interested in serving this board, committee, or commission:
Detail any education, knowledge, or experience you have which would be beneficial to this board, committee
or commission:
DATE: __________________________ SIGNATURE: _______________________________________
** Please return your completed application to the Kalispell City Clerk, P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell,
MT 59903. Applications may also be sent by email to cityclerk@kalispell.com, or submitted in
person at 201 1st Avenue East.
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