Town Council

About Us

Incorporated in 1966, the Town of West Yellowstone enjoys a Charter form of government with self-governing powers.  In other words, the Town has its own “constitution,” which outlines its structure of government.  The Town Council is the governing body, which consists of five Council members.  Council members are elected at large on a non-partisan basis to serve terms of four years.  One member of the Council is elected annually by the Council to serve as the Mayor.    The Mayor is the presiding officer and votes as the other council members.  The Town Council also appoints a Town Manager who serves under contract as the chief executive and administrative officer for the Town.

The Town Manager directly supervises five department heads: Chief of Police, Job & Social Services Director, Public Services Superintendent, Town Clerk and the Finance Director.  Each department head supervises between one and six employees.  Except for the Chief of Police, the Town Manager and Department heads have offices in the Town Hall; 440 Yellowstone Avenue.  The Chief of Police may be found at 124 Yellowstone Avenue.
The Town Council holds regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month.  The meeting agenda is prepared by the Town Clerk and approved by the Town Manager.  All Town Council meetings include a “Public Comment Period” which is an opportunity for any member of the public to address the Council.

The Town council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are generally held at 7pm in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 440 Yellowstone Ave. Work sessions are often held at 5 or 5:30 pm on meeting days and occasionally on alternating Tuesday evenings.

Current Town Council Agenda

Town Council Meetings are streamed over the internet using Zoom.  The MEETING ID used for Town Council Meetings is: 893 834 1297.

Town Council Members

The Mayor is elected annually at the first Town Council Meeting in January.
Town Council members serve four-year terms which commence on the first day of the year following their election and expire four years later on the last day of the year.

Mayor for 2026

Travis Watt

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2027
twatt@townofwestyellowstone.com

Council

TBD 03.03.2026


Council

Brock Wilson

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2029
bwilson@townofwestyellowstone.com

Council

Greg Forsythe

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2029
gforsythe@townofwestyellowstone.com

Deputy Mayor for 2026

Brian Benike 

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2029
bbenike@townofwestyellowstone.com

RECENT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKETS

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2024
January 9
January 23
January 23 Addendum
February 6
February 20
March 5
March 19
April 9
April 23
May 6
May 21
June 4
June 18
July 2
July 16
August 6
August 20
August 20 Addendum
September 3
September 3 Addendum
September 17
October 1
October 15
November 5
November 19
December 3
December 17
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2023
December 19
December 5
November 21
November 7
October 24
October 3
September 19
September 5
August 22
August 8
July 25
July 11
June 20
June 6
May 23
May 9
April 18
April 4
March 21
March 7
February
21
February 7​
January 24
January 10
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2022
December 20
December 6
November 15
November 1
October 18
October 3
September 20
September 6
August 30
August 16
August 2
July 26
July 19
July 5
June 28
June 7
May 17
May 3
April 19
April 5
March 22
March 1
February 15
February 1
January 18
January 4
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2026
January 6
January 6 audio
January 20
January 20 Audio
February 3
February 3 audio
February 17
February 17 audio
March 3
March 3 audio
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2025
January 7
January 21
February 4
February 18
March 4
March 18
April 8
April 22
May 5
May 19
June 3
June 17
July 1
July 22
August 5
August 19
September 2
September 2 Audio
September 16
September 16 Audio
October 7
October 7 Audio
October 21
October 21 Audio
November 4
Novermber 4 audio
November 18
November 18 audio
December 2
December 2 audio
December 16
December 16 audio