Town Council

Your Elected Officials

This democratically-elected governing body is responsible for adopting policies and procedures with the intent to foster a community where people want to live, work and visit. Regularly, Council follows Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and General Business, and serve four-year alternating terms with an election every two years.

Laila Benitez
Mayor
Term expires: June 2023
T: (970) 708-0129
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Dan Caton
Mayor Pro Tem
Term expires: June 2023
T: (970) 708-7612
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Patrick Berry
Town Council Member
Term expires: June 2021
T: (970) 519-1578
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Natalie Binder
Town Council Member
Term expires: June 2021
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Peter Duprey
Town Council Member
Term expires: June 2023
T: (312) 972-4800
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Jack Gilbride
Town Council Member
Term expires: June 2021
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Marti Prohaska
Town Council Member
Term expires: June 2023
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Upcoming Town Council Meetings

Town Council meets the third Thursday of most months beginning at 8:30 a.m. virtually.

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Town Council Meeting November 2020
See Details about Town Council Meeting November 2020
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2020, 8: 30 a.m.
Town Council Meeting December 2020
See Details about Town Council Meeting December 2020

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Public Participation (Zoom Recordings)

Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Mountain Village will be following the recommendations from the San Miguel County public health order and will hold all Town Council meetings via the Zoom platform until further notice. Meeting links for live participation will be provided on each Town Council agenda.

You may listen to all past Zoom Town Council meetings through the links below.

Public Participation (Live Stream)

In an effort to enfranchise members of the public who are unable to attend meetings in person, you may watch all Town Council meetings online. And as a courtesy to those who are unable to attend our Town Council meetings in person or watch our live broadcasts, you may watch past meetings on-demand.

Public Comment

The public is invited to provide comments both in writing to council members or at our monthly meetings. Please review our public comment policies below.

Public Comment During Meetings

The Town Council will take your comments during all virtual Town Council meetings through the zoom conference app for items proper to receive public comment via the written comment feature on zoom through the chat function.
Please do not comment until the presiding officer opens the agenda item to public comment. Public comments submitted outside of the proper time may not be considered.
All those wishing to give public comment must identify their full name and affiliation, if any, to the Town of Mountain Village through the chat function.
Please keep your comments as brief and succinct as possible as they will be read aloud at the meeting. Please refrain from repeating what has already been said by others in the interest of time. You may simply state that you agree with a previous speaker’s comments.
Commenters shall refrain from personal attacks and maintain a civil tone while giving public comment.
Written materials must be submitted 48 hours prior to the meeting date to be included in the meeting packet and of record. Written comment submitted within 48 hours will be accepted, but shall not be included in the Town Council meeting packet or be deemed of record.

Written Public Comment

Written communication from the public to Town Council is delivered in a number of ways: it is dropped off at Town Hall, faxed, mailed, emailed and even handed to us on the street. Sometimes written communication addresses issues that are agendized for an upcoming Town Council meeting. In an effort to standardize the inclusion of all agenda-related written public comment in Town Council packets the following procedure has been instituted:

Agenda-related written communications received in the mail, fax, hand delivered or via email will be directed to the Town Clerk’s Office and copies added to the Town Council packet.
The deadline for communications to be included in the Town Council packet is noon the Thursday preceding the Town Council meeting.
When written communication is received after the Town Council packet deadline, it will be forwarded to the Town Clerk's Office to email to Town Council and other affected parties; hard copies will be provided at the Town Council meeting. Such communications must be received by the deputy town clerk no later than 5 p.m. the day before the Town Council meeting.
All communications related to planning issues are to be distributed in a similar manner as set forth above by the planner while also copying the Town Clerk’s Office.

When public comment is received on a matter that is determined to be quasi-judicial in nature, that comment will be entered into the record by the town clerk as part of the complete record to be considered by Town Council.

Town Council

Your Elected Officials

Laila Benitez

Dan Caton

Patrick Berry

Natalie Binder

Peter Duprey

Jack Gilbride

Marti Prohaska

Upcoming Town Council Meetings

Town Council Meeting November 2020

Town Council Meeting December 2020

Public Participation (Zoom Recordings)

Public Participation (Live Stream)

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