Cemetery Advisory Board

Public Meeting Schedule:

This board meets the second Thursday of the second month of the quarter at 1 p.m. in the Lindley Center, 1102 West Curtiss.

Purpose / Creation:

The Cemetery Board is advisory to the City Commission and the Director of Public Service, making recommendations

regarding operation of the Sunset Hills Cemetery.

This board was created pursuant to Section 7-35-4101, Montana Code Annotated and Chapter 2.76 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. The board was then revised with Ordinance No. 1742 in 2008 by amending Chapter 2.76 Cemetery Section 030 of the Bozeman Municipal Code.

Links:

Click here for a link to 2011 agendas.
Click here for a link to 2009 and 2010 agendas.
Click here for a link to 2011 minutes. Sunset Hills Cemetery
Click here for a link to minutes.
Click here for a link to the application.

Liaison:

The City Commission liaison for the Cemetery Board is Carson Taylor. The City staff liaison is Michelle Dipzinski. Ms. Dipzinski can be reached at mdipzinski@bozeman.net or (406) 582-3202.

Membership:

The Cemetery Board consists of seven members appointed by the City Commission to staggered three year terms. A majority shall be residents of the City. Whenever practicable, one of the members of the board shall be a representative of an active, recognized veterans' group.

Current Members:

Katherine Ball (City resident) - term expires December 31, 2013
Lowell Springer (City resident) - term expires December 31, 2014
Don Derby (County & veterans' rep.) - term expires December 31, 2014
Russell Tuckerman (County, Chair) - term expires December 31, 2013
Gene Brooks (City resident) - term expires December 31, 2013
Carl Craft (City resident) - term expires December 31, 2013
Karlina Popwell - term expires December 31, 2013

Veterans' Wall Memorial in Sunset Hills Cemetery