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MT Code § 7-6-2604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 26. County Warrants|7-6-2604. Interest on unpaid warrants

  7-6-2604. Interest on unpaid warrants. (1) When any high school warrant or any school district warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and the warrant is not paid for lack of funds, the treasurer shall endorse on the warrant "Not paid for lack of funds", include the date of presentation, and sign the warrant. When the treasurer pays a warrant on which any interest is due, the treasurer shall note on the warrant the amount of interest paid and enter on the treasurer's account the amount of interest, distinct from the principal.   (2) After the date of presentation and endorsement by the treasurer, the warrant must bear interest at a rate fixed by the board of trustees in accordance with law.   (3) All county warrants, after having been presented to the county treasurer for payment and endorsed "Not paid for lack of funds in the treasury", after the date of presentation and endorsement, must draw interest at the rate fixed by the board of county commissioners in accordance with law.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 4353, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 2, p. 99, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 2989, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4753, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4148; re-en. Sec. 4753, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 234, L. 1971; Sec. 16-2604, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4359, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2995, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4759, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4153; re-en. Sec. 4759, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2610, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1923; re-en Sec. 4622.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 37, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 348, L. 1974; Sec. 16-2002, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2002, 16-2604, 16-2610; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 489, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-6-2605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 26. County Warrants|7-6-2605. Call for payment of warrants drawing interest

  7-6-2605. Call for payment of warrants drawing interest. (1) When there is sufficient money to pay the warrants drawing interest, the treasurer shall give notice as provided in 7-1-2121 that the warrants are able to be paid.   (2) In advertising warrants under the provisions of this section in any newspaper, the treasurer may not publish the warrants in detail but shall give notice only that county warrants presented for payment prior to a date stated in the notice are payable. When only a part of the warrants presented for payment on the same day are payable, the treasurer shall designate the payable warrants in the advertisement.   (3) The warrants cease to draw interest from the first publication or posting of the notice.   (4) (a) If the warrants are not re-presented for payment within 60 days from the time the notice is given, the fund set aside for the payment of the warrants must be applied by the treasurer to the payment of unpaid warrants in order of registry.   (b) The board of county commissioners may, on application and presentation of warrants, properly endorsed, which have been advertised, pass an order directing the treasurer to pay the warrants out of any money in the treasury that is not otherwise appropriated.   History: (1), (3)En. Sec. 4354, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2990 Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4754, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4149; re-en. Sec. 4754, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2605, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4355, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2991, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4755, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4150; re-en. Sec. 4755, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2606, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 4358, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2994, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4758, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4152; re-en. Sec. 4758, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2609, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2605, 16-2606, 16-2609; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 349, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 490, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-6-2606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 26. County Warrants|7-6-2606. Order of redemption of warrants

  7-6-2606. Order of redemption of warrants. (1) Warrants drawn on the treasury and properly attested are entitled to preference as to payment out of money in the treasury properly applicable to the warrants according to the priority of time in which they were presented. The time of presenting the warrants must be noted by the treasurer.   (2) Upon the receipt of money into the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the treasurer shall set apart the the money or as much of the money as is necessary for the payment of the warrants.   History: En. Sec. 94, p. 452, Cod. Stat. 1871; amd. Sec. 1, p. 68, L. 1874; re-en. Sec. 440, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 893, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4356, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2992, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4756, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4151; re-en. Sec. 4756, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2607; amd. Sec. 491, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-6-2607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 26. County Warrants|7-6-2607. Processing of warrants

  7-6-2607. Processing of warrants. (1) The board shall cause to be canceled all county warrants that have remained uncalled for 1 year or more in the county clerk's office. The uncalled warrants must be canceled in the same manner as other county warrants. At the same time, the county treasurer shall deliver to the board all warrants or vouchers that are in the county treasurer's possession for money disbursed by the county treasurer and the clerk shall issue a receipt for the warrants or vouchers.   (2) The board shall cause to be entered on the record of warrants, opposite to the entry of each warrant issued, the date when the warrant was canceled and shall make a list of the canceled warrants, specifying the number, date, amount, and the person to whom the warrant was payable. The board shall cause the list to be entered on the minutes of the board.   History: En. Sec. 28, p. 504, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 28, p. 438, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 362, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 767, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4291, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2950, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4613, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4613, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1811; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-2701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 27. Investment of County Money|7-6-2701. Investment of certain money in county, municipal, hospital, and school warrants

  7-6-2701. Investment of certain money in county, municipal, hospital, and school warrants. (1) If a county has under its control any money for which there is no immediate demand, in any special fund subject to deposit, which in the judgment of the board of county commissioners it would be advantageous to invest in county, municipal, hospital district, or school district registered warrants, the county commissioners are authorized in their discretion to direct the county treasurer to purchase the warrants of entities located in the same county.   (2) For the purchases, the county commissioners shall:   (a) designate the fund or funds to be invested;   (b) fix the amount that may be purchased;   (c) establish the rate of interest the county must receive for the investment; and   (d) designate the warrants that are to be purchased by the funds.   (3) The officer drawing a warrant to be purchased for investment by a county shall attach to or stamp, write, or print upon the warrant a notice to the effect that the county will exercise its preference right to purchase the warrant.   (4) (a) A school district, hospital district, or county warrant presented to the county treasurer for purchase by the county must be registered as any other school district, hospital district, or county warrant.   (b) A municipal warrant presented to the municipal clerk or treasurer for purchase by the county must be registered, and the holder of the warrant must be informed that the warrant may be presented to the county treasurer for purchase by the county.   (5) The county treasurer shall, when a warrant designated for purchase under the provisions of subsection (2) is presented to the treasurer, purchase the warrant out of the proper fund as designated by the board. When the designated amounts have been invested, the county treasurer shall notify the county clerk and recorder or the applicable officer authorized to draw the warrants.   (6) Interest earned from the investments, including interest on the sale of bonds accrued in the period between the date of issue and the time of purchase, must be credited to the sinking fund of the county, notwithstanding the provisions of 7-6-204(1).   (7) A provision of this section may not be construed to prevent the investment of county or county high school money under the state unified investment program established in Title 17, chapter 6, part 2.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4639.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 304, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2050(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 219, L. 1997.
MT Code § 7-6-2702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 27. Investment of County Money|7-6-2702. Repealed

  7-6-2702. Repealed. Sec. 61, Ch. 278, L. 2001.   History: En. 16-1189 by Sec. 4, Ch. 54, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1189.
MT Code § 7-6-2801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 28. Management of School Money|7-6-2801. Management of school funds

  7-6-2801. Management of school funds. The county treasurer shall:   (1) keep all school money in a separate fund and keep a separate account of its disbursement to the several school districts that are entitled to receive it, according to the apportionment of the county superintendent of schools;   (2) notify the county superintendent of the amount of the county school fund in the county treasury subject to apportionment, whenever required, and inform the superintendent of the amount of school money belonging to any other fund subject to apportionment, or as otherwise provided by law; and   (3) pay all warrants drawn on county or district school money, in accordance with the provisions of law, whenever the warrants are countersigned by the district clerk and properly endorsed by the holders.   History: En. Sec. 4350, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2986, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4750, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4144; re-en. Sec. 4750, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 452, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2601(6) thru (9); amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 492, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 262, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-6-2802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 28. Management of School Money|7-6-2802. Repealed

  7-6-2802. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4639.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 304, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2050(2), (3).
MT Code § 7-6-4001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4001. Short title -- applicability

  7-6-4001. Short title -- applicability. (1) This part may be referred to as the "Local Government Budget Act".   (2) This part applies to all local governments.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4002. Definitions

  7-6-4002. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Governing body" means the elected body responsible for the administration of a local government.   (2) "Local government" has the meaning provided in 7-6-602.   (3) "Municipality" means an incorporated city or town.   (4) "Working capital" means the current assets of a fund minus the current liabilities and designated reserves of a fund.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4003. Budget and levies supplied to department of administration

  7-6-4003. Budget and levies supplied to department of administration. (1) A local government shall submit a complete copy of the final budget together with a statement of tax levies to the department of administration by the later of October 1 or 60 days after receipt of taxable values from the department of revenue. The county clerk and recorder shall make this submission for counties.   (2) The local government shall use standard forms prescribed by the department of administration or may use an alternative budget format acceptable to the department of administration.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4004. Budget fund structure

  7-6-4004. Budget fund structure. Local government budgets must conform to the fund structure prescribed by the department of administration.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4005. Expenditures limited to appropriations

  7-6-4005. Expenditures limited to appropriations. (1) Local government officials may not make a disbursement or an expenditure or incur an obligation in excess of the total appropriations for a fund.   (2) A local government official who violates subsection (1) is liable for the amount of the excess disbursement, expenditure, or obligation personally.   (3) The subsequent claims approval process may not be considered as the making of a disbursement or an expenditure or as incurring an obligation and does not otherwise limit or mitigate the local government official's personal liability.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 209, L. 2005.
MT Code § 7-6-4006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4006. Appropriation power -- requirements

  7-6-4006. Appropriation power -- requirements. (1) A governing body may appropriate money and provide for the payment of the debts and expenses of the local government.   (2) Money may not be disbursed, expended, or obligated except pursuant to an appropriation for which working capital is or will be available.   (3) Appropriations may be adjusted according to procedures authorized by the governing body for:   (a) debt service funds for obligations related to debt approved by the governing body;   (b) trust funds for obligations authorized by trust covenants;   (c) any fund for federal, state, local, or private grants and shared revenue accepted and approved by the governing body;   (d) any fund for special assessments approved by the governing body;   (e) the proceeds from the sale of land;   (f) any fund for gifts or donations; and   (g) money borrowed during the fiscal year.   (4) The governing body may amend the budget during the fiscal year by conducting public hearings at regularly scheduled meetings. Budget amendments providing for additional appropriations must identify the fund reserves, unanticipated revenue, or previously unbudgeted revenue that will fund the appropriations.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4007. through 7-6-4010 reserved

  7-6-4007 through 7-6-4010 reserved.
MT Code § 7-6-4011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4011. Use of bond proceeds and borrowed money

  7-6-4011. Use of bond proceeds and borrowed money. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, money borrowed by a local government may be used only for the purpose for which the money was borrowed. Unless restricted by law, surplus borrowed money may be used to redeem the debt for which the money was borrowed.   (2) The authorization of bonds by the electors or the governing body constitutes the appropriation of the bond proceeds for the purpose for which the bonds are authorized.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4012 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4012. Fee based budgets -- adjustable appropriation

  7-6-4012. Fee based budgets -- adjustable appropriation. (1) In its final budget resolution, the governing body may authorize adjustments to appropriations funded by fees throughout the budget period. Adjustable appropriations are:   (a) proprietary fund appropriations; or   (b) other appropriations specifically identified in the local government's final budget resolution as fee-based appropriations.   (2) Adjustments of fee-based appropriations must be:   (a) based upon the cost of providing the services supported by the fee; and   (b) fully funded by the related fees for services, fund reserves, or nonfee revenue such as interest.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4013 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4013. Fees for services -- hearing and resolution

  7-6-4013. Fees for services -- hearing and resolution. (1) If a local government has the authority to regulate, establish, and change fees, rates, charges, and classifications that are imposed for services to its inhabitants and other persons served by the local government, the fees, rates, charges, and classifications must be reasonable and related to the cost of providing the service.   (2) Charges for services must comply with Title 17, chapter 2, part 3, and other applicable statutes.   (3) In order to establish or change fees, rates, charges, or classifications imposed for services, the governing body shall order a hearing to be held as provided in 7-1-4131, unless a special hearing process is provided by law. Municipal utility rate hearings must be held as provided in 69-7-112.   (4) Notice of a hearing must be published as provided in 7-1-2121 for a county and as provided in 7-1-4127 for a municipality.   (5) After a hearing, the fees, rates, charges, or classifications must be established by resolution of the governing body.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4014 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4014. Restriction on tax-financed expenditures if voter approval required

  7-6-4014. Restriction on tax-financed expenditures if voter approval required. If an expenditure is to be financed from a tax levy required to be authorized and approved at an election, the expenditure may not be made or an obligation may not be incurred against the expenditure until the tax levy is authorized and approved.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4015 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4015. Payments for judgments

  7-6-4015. Payments for judgments. (1) Judgments against a local government that are not covered by insurance may be paid:   (a) from the general fund; or   (b) from the fund or funds supporting the local government operation that incurred the judgment.   (2) Judgments that are to be paid from the general fund:   (a) must be paid in the current fiscal year if there is sufficient money in the general fund to pay both the judgment and the general fund appropriations for the current fiscal year; or   (b) must be paid from additional tax levies made in each of the next 3 years if general fund money is insufficient to pay the judgment in the current fiscal year.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4016 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4016. through 7-6-4019 reserved

  7-6-4016 through 7-6-4019 reserved.
MT Code § 7-6-4021 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4021. Notice of preliminary or amended budget

  7-6-4021. Notice of preliminary or amended budget. (1) The governing body shall cause a notice of a public hearing on the preliminary or amended budget to be published. The notice must:   (a) provide that the governing body has completed its preliminary annual budget for the ensuing fiscal year or intends to amend its annual budget;   (b) state that the budget or budget amendment has been placed on file and is open to inspection in the county or municipal office designated in the notice;   (c) designate the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the governing body will meet for approving a final budget or amended budget and making appropriations; and   (d) state that any taxpayer or resident may appear at the meeting and be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget or budget amendment.   (2) The publication requirements must conform to the provisions of 7-1-2121 for a county or 7-1-4127 for a municipality.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4022 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4022. District court budgets

  7-6-4022. District court budgets. (1) The district court must be provided with copies of the preliminary district court fund budget as soon as the preliminary county budget is prepared pursuant to 7-6-4020.   (2) The district court may recommend changes to any part of the district court fund budget that the court considers to be necessary for it to discharge its obligations under the law. Any recommendations must be made at the hearing on the preliminary budget held pursuant to 7-6-4024.   (3) The district court fund may be used only for district court operations and expenses.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-6-4023 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation|Part 40. Local Government Budget Act|7-6-4023. Repealed

  7-6-4023. Repealed. Sec. 74, Ch. 449, L. 2005; Sec. 21, Ch. 453, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 278, L. 2001.