Bismarck City Commission, June 2, 2026
Approved: Hire of Finance Director Ryan Score, unanimous
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The City Commission approved 90% of 127 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Michael Connelly (19 of 162 recorded votes).
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On June 2, 2026, Bismarck approved Hire of Finance Director Ryan Score (unanimous).
This was a special meeting of the Bismarck Board of City Commissioners on 2026-06-02 with no land-use or real-estate business. The sole substantive action was the approval of the hire of Ryan Score as the new Finance Director at a salary of $160,000, on a motion that carried by u…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 2, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
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Hire of Finance Director Ryan Score
The Board approved hiring Ryan Score as permanent Finance Director at a salary of $160,000 (posted range $150,000-$175,000), subject to background checks and drug screens. Score holds an MBA and is a CPA with ~20 years experience, 13+ in government finance.
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Hire of Finance Director Ryan Score
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