Get Involved: Livingston City Manager interviews, a candidate forum, board openings and more!
I’m writing today with a number of ways to get involved in our community, from Livingston City Manager interviews to a candidate forum to board openings. Learn more below!
Livingston City Manager interviews
On Monday, October 17, the city of Livingston will hold a “Meet the Candidates” forum with the four finalists for City Manager. The meeting will take place at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts at 415 E Lewis Street from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m in the Mike and Eve Art Rehearsal Hall.
Here’s more about the four candidates (from the city’s press release):
Jonathan Cannon began his public service career with the City of Saluda, NC in 2014. Working his way from Zoning Administrator to City Manager in just over a year. He has been the City Manager in Baker City, Oregon since the start of 2021. Mr. Cannon holds a BS in Landscape Architecture and is an ICMA-CM (credentialed manager).
Kevin Denney has 29 years of law enforcement experience working his way through the ranks in the Special Operations, Community Services, and Criminal Investigation divisions at the Irving Police Department in Irving, TX. He was the Chief of Police in Red Oak, TX for four years. Since June of 2020 has been with the City of Jarrell, TX where he serves as Chief of Police and Interim City Manager. Mr. Denney obtained his MCJ in 2016, his MPA in 2019, and is working on his PhD in Criminal Justice, all from Terleton State University.
Grant Gager is currently a Senior Advisor with Public Advisory Group in Ketchum, ID, which provides remote and in-person advisory, advocacy and assistance services to the state as well as local government entities. He began his public service in 2006 and since then has worked for Transportation Authorities in New York and California, the Connecticut General Assembly Office of Fiscal Analysis, and most recently served as Director of Finance and Internal Services for the City of Ketchum. Mr. Gager holds a BA in Economics from the University of Rochester and an MBA in Finance from Pennsylvania State University.
Anton Graff has over 25 years of public service in the Chicago Metropolitan area including serving as Chief of Police and City Administrator. Most recently, he spent almost 7 years as the City Administrator for the City of Wilmington, IL and 4 years as the City Manager for the City of Menominee, MI. Mr. Graff is an ICMA Certified Credentialed Manager who holds a BA in Criminal/Social Justice and an MA in Organizational Leadership, both from Lewis University.
Election 2022 Candidate Forum
The Park County Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold a Candidates Forum on Monday, October 17, from 6 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in the community room of the City-County Complex at 414 E. Callender Street (enter at rear of building)
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. will be the forum for candidates for County offices
7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. will be the forum for Montana legislature candidates
Board openings
Currently, the city of Livingston has a number of board openings. These include:
You can learn more and apply here!
Park County Planning Board meeting
The Park County Planning Board will meet on Thursday, October 20, at 5 p.m. in the community room of the City-County Complex to discuss adoption of the Park County Housing Action Plan. The meeting will also be on Zoom at this link.
This meeting will be the fifth time the board has considered the Housing Action Plan, and we hope that the board will actually take action during this meeting. So far, the board has received overwhelmingly supportive comments, and we hope that they will listen to that public comment and the three-year process that engaged hundreds of Park County residents in the formation of the plan.
If you haven’t already, please consider coming to the meeting (in-person or via Zoom) and supporting the plan. You can also email comments to the planning board at wminman@parkcounty.org.
Want to learn more? We're hosting a Community Conversation about the Housing Action Plan on Wednesday, October 19, at noon. You can register here.