Helena Citizens Council Chair Ben Kyper notified the Helena City Commission this week that the Citizens Council will keep its regularly scheduled Thursday meeting at 5:30 p.m., the same time the city has set a special commission meeting to address the Attorney General investigation. Kyper said attendance at the Citizens Council meeting is expected to be low, giving individual representatives the flexibility to attend the commission session instead if they choose to offer public comment.

The Citizens Council, which represents neighborhood associations across Helena, will not take an official organizational position on the resolution under consideration at the special session. Kyper said residents can also submit written public comment through the city's online portal rather than appearing in person.

The scheduling overlap puts Helena-area residents who are active in both civic bodies in the position of choosing between the two meetings. The special commission session focuses on the ongoing AG investigation, details of which were not specified in the meeting record available.