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.

Charter for the Town of West Yellowstone

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.

current town council packet
current town council agenda

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 2024

Travis Watt

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

Deputy Mayor for 2024

Jeff Mathews

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

Council

Jeff McBirnie

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2025
jmcbirnie@townofwestyellowstone.com

Council

Lisa Griffith

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2025
lgriffith@townofwestyellowstone.com

Council

Brian Benike 

TERM EXPIRES, 12/31/2025
bbenike@townofwestyellowstone.com

RECENT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKETs

2024 Town Council Priorities
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2024
January 9
January 23
January 23 Addendum
February 6
February 20
March 5
March 19
April 9
April 23
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 2021
December 12
December 7
November 16
November 2
November 2
October 19
September 21
September 7
August 17
August 3
July 27
July 20
July 13
July 6
June 29
June 22
June 1
May 25
May 18
May 11
May 4
April 20
April 6
March 16
March 9
March 2
February 16
February 2
January 19
January 5
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PACKET 2020
December 22
December 8
November 17
November 3
October 20
October 6
September 22
September 15
September 1
August 18
August 4
July 21
July 7
June 30
June 16
June 2
May 19
May 5
April 21
April 7
March 17
March 3
February 18
February 5
January 21
January 7
January 7