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MT Code § 7-5-2106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2106. Control of conflict of interest

  7-5-2106. Control of conflict of interest. No member of the board must be directly or indirectly interested:   (1) in any property purchased for the use of the county;   (2) in any purchase or sale of property belonging to the county; or   (3) in any contract made by the board or other person on behalf of the county for the erection of public buildings, the opening or improvement of roads, the building of bridges, or the purchasing of supplies or for any other purpose.   History: En. Sec. 4292, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2951, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4606, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4077; re-en. Sec. 4606, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1804.
MT Code § 7-5-2107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2107. Employment of personnel by county commissioners

  7-5-2107. Employment of personnel by county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may employ such persons as it deems necessary to assist the board in the performance of its duties. Each board may adopt a resolution defining the qualifications, duties, salary, and responsibilities of such persons. Such persons may be paid monthly, twice monthly, or every 2 weeks.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 309, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 16-913; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 109, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-5-2108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2108. County work week

  7-5-2108. County work week. All full-time salaried county employees shall work a minimum of 40 hours per week.   History: En. Sec. 1134, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 436, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 453, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol C. Sec. 1030; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 453, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 22, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 59-510(2)(part).
MT Code § 7-5-2109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2109. County control of litter

  7-5-2109. County control of litter. (1) (a) Except as provided in 7-5-2112, a governing body of a county may regulate, control, and prohibit littering on any county road and on land within the county by the adoption of an ordinance that substantially complies with the provisions of 7-5-103 through 7-5-107. The ordinance may apply to portions of the county and may apply to persons other than the owners of the property on which littering occurs.  (b) The ordinance does not apply to lead, copper, or brass deposits directly resulting from shooting activities at a shooting range.   (c) The ordinance does not apply to a "notice of violation" card placed on a motor vehicle illegally parked in an accessible parking space.   (2) Except as provided in 7-5-2112, the governing body of a county may establish a fine not to exceed $200 as a penalty for violation of the ordinance referred to in subsection (1). A violation of the ordinance may not be punishable by imprisonment.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 508, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 415, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 406, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 67, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-5-2110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2110. Community decay defined

  7-5-2110. Community decay defined. (1) In 7-5-2111, "community decay" means a public nuisance created by allowing rubble, debris, junk, or refuse to accumulate resulting in conditions that are injurious to health, indecent, offensive to the senses, or obstruct the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property.   (2) "Community decay" as used in 7-5-2111 may not be construed or defined to apply to:   (a) normal farming, ranching, or other agricultural operations or to a farm, ranch, or other agricultural facility, and any appurtenances thereof, during the course of its normal operations; or   (b) normal activities at a shooting range.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 411, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 415, L. 1991.
MT Code § 7-5-2111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2111. Control of community decay

  7-5-2111. Control of community decay. (1) The governing body of a county may regulate, control, and prohibit conditions that contribute to community decay on or adjacent to any public roadway within the county by adoption of an ordinance that substantially complies with the provisions of 7-5-103 through 7-5-107.   (2) An ordinance adopted under subsection (1) may include time limits for removal or shielding of such conditions as considered appropriate by the governing body.   (3) Nothing in this section restricts the governing body from enacting community decay controls affecting only portions of the county.   (4) Nothing in this section or 7-5-2110 may be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution that is more restrictive than the provisions of this section or 7-5-2110.   (5) For the purposes of enforcing an ordinance adopted under subsection (1), the county governing body may provide that, after giving due notice, in writing, of violation and upon the failure of the property owner to comply with the ordinance, officers and employees of the county may enter upon the property for the specific purpose of abating the violation of the ordinance and may assess the property owner for the actual costs for the abatement. Nonpayment of such an assessment becomes a lien upon the property and is enforceable in the same manner as the nonpayment of property taxes is enforced.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 411, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-5-2112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2112. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material and dumping ashtray prohibited -- penalty -- posting

  7-5-2112. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material and dumping ashtray prohibited -- penalty -- posting. (1) A person may not throw away lighted matches, tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, or other lighted material on a forest road, private road, city street, county road, public highway, or railroad right-of-way, except lighted materials used as safety signaling devices, in this state.   (2) A person may not empty an ashtray containing matches, ashes, cigarette or cigar refuse, or other related material on a forest road, private road, city street, county road, public highway, or railroad right-of-way in this state.   (3) A person convicted of violating subsection (1) or (2) shall be fined a minimum of $100.   (4) Municipalities, the forest service, county governments, property owners, public transit operators, federal highway administrators, and any other appropriate entity may, at their discretion, post copies of this section in conspicuous locations.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 67, L. 1997.
MT Code § 7-5-2113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2113. through 7-5-2120 reserved

  7-5-2113 through 7-5-2120 reserved.
MT Code § 7-5-2121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2121. Administration of oaths

  7-5-2121. Administration of oaths. Any member of the board of county commissioners may administer oaths to any persons concerning any matter submitted to them or connected with their powers or duties.   History: En. Sec. 4214, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2885, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4456, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4028; re-en. Sec. 4456, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-905(part).
MT Code § 7-5-2122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2122. Meetings of board of county commissioners

  7-5-2122. Meetings of board of county commissioners. (1) The board of county commissioners of a county shall establish by resolution a regular meeting date and notify the public of that date.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) or in the event of an emergency situation under 2-3-112 affecting the public health, welfare, or safety, all meetings must be held on the date designated in subsection (1) and at the county seat of the board's county.   (3) The board may, by resolution and having provided at least 2 days' posted public notice in accordance with 7-1-2123, designate another meeting time or place.   (4) The presence of a quorum of members of the board at an event or meeting of another entity or organization or traveling in the same vehicle does not constitute a meeting of the board as long as no issues over which the commission has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power are discussed or heard. County business may only be conducted during a meeting as defined in 2-3-202 for which notice has been properly given.   (5) If a quorum of commissioners is present at an event or meeting or is traveling in the same vehicle when it was not possible to provide public notice under 7-1-2123 and issues over which the commission has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power are discussed or heard, the commissioners present shall provide a report at the commission's next regularly scheduled public meeting. The report must include the name of the event or meeting, the name of the persons involved, the date and location of the event or meeting, and a brief summary of the issues discussed or heard. If the commissioners' presence at the unnoticed meeting or event is reasonably expected to precipitate ensuing consideration of any issue by the board of county commissioners, details associated with the issue discussed or heard must also be included in the report.   History: En. Sec. 380, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 785, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4220, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2891, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 148, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 4462, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4032; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 35, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 4462, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 27, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-910; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 97, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-5-2123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2123. Publication of board proceedings and annual financial statement

  7-5-2123. Publication of board proceedings and annual financial statement. (1) (a) The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under the limitations and restrictions prescribed by law, to publish in a newspaper at the adjournment of each session of the board, in full and complete detail or in summary form or by reference, with the full and complete text made available on request, a complete list of all claims ordered paid for all purposes, showing the name, purpose, and amount, and a fair summary of the minutes and records of all of its proceedings.   (b) The board may publish the county clerk's annual statement of the financial condition of the county, in full and complete detail or in summary form. If the board does not publish the annual statement in complete detail or in summary form, it shall publish a notice that the annual statement is available and will be provided upon request from the county clerk.   (2) Publication in full, in summary, or by reference of the minutes and records of proceedings must be made within 21 days after the adjournment of the session. Publication of the financial statement or notice of the availability of the financial statement must be made within 30 days after the presentation of the financial statement to the board. The board may not allow or order paid any claim for any publication of minutes and records of proceedings or annual financial statement unless the publication is made within the time prescribed in this subsection.   History: En. Subd. 21, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.20, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1023; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 194, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 299, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-5-2124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2124. Repealed

  7-5-2124. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 311, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 4232, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2896, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4469, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4047; re-en. Sec. 4469, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1103(part).
MT Code § 7-5-2125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2125. Open meetings

  7-5-2125. Open meetings. All meetings of the board of county commissioners must be public.   History: En. Sec. 4216, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2887, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4458, R.C.M 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4035; re-en. Sec. 4458, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M 1947, 16-906(part).
MT Code § 7-5-2126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2126. Attendance at board meetings by sheriff

  7-5-2126. Attendance at board meetings by sheriff. The board of county commissioners has the power to direct the sheriff to attend, in person or by deputy, all the meetings of the board; to preserve order; and to serve notices or citations as directed by the board.   History: En. Sec. 4232, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2896, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4469, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4047; re-en. Sec. 4469, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1103(part).
MT Code § 7-5-2127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2127. Subpoena power of county commissioners

  7-5-2127. Subpoena power of county commissioners. (1) The board may, by its presiding officer or the presiding officer of any committee, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of any person and the production of any books or papers relating to the affairs of the county, for the purpose of examination upon any matter within its jurisdiction.   (2) When served, a witness is bound to attend and to answer all questions that the witness would be bound to answer before any court. Disobedience to the subpoena or to an order to attend or to testify may be enforced by the board, and for that purpose, the board has all the powers conferred by and the witness is subject to all the provisions of Title 26, chapter 2, parts 1 and 2; 26-2-303; and Rule 45(d), M.R.Civ.P.   History: (1)En. Sec. 4282, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2941, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4517, R.C.M. 1921, Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4067; re-en. Sec. 4517, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1158, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4283, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2942, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4518, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4068; re-en. Sec. 4518, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1159, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1158, 16-1159; amd. Sec. 463, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-5-2128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2128. Fees of officers and witnesses

  7-5-2128. Fees of officers and witnesses. Neither the officers serving subpoenas nor the witnesses subpoenaed to testify in relation to matters of public concern before the board of county commissioners are entitled to have their fees prepaid, but officers must serve the subpoenas and witnesses must attend without their fees being prepaid. The board must allow the witnesses reasonable compensation for their attendance, but in no case to exceed the amount for like services in courts.   History: En. Sec. 4284, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2943, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4519, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4069; re-en. Sec. 4519, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1160.
MT Code § 7-5-2129 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2129. Minute book to be kept by board

  7-5-2129. Minute book to be kept by board. The board of county commissioners shall cause to be kept a "Minute Book" in which must be recorded all orders and decisions made by them and the daily proceedings had at all regular and special meetings.   History: En. Sec. 4219, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2890, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4461, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4031; re-en. Sec. 4461, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-909; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 291, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-5-2130 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2130. Records to be signed

  7-5-2130. Records to be signed. The records must be signed by the presiding officer and the clerk.   History: En. Sec. 4217, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2888, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4459, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4029; re-en. Sec. 4459, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-907(part); amd. Sec. 464, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-5-2131 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2131. Records to be available to public

  7-5-2131. Records to be available to public. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the books, records, and accounts must be kept at the office of the clerk and must be open for public inspection free of charge.   (2) Electronic records accessible from the office of the clerk may be stored at a separate location as long as those records are available for public inspection free of charge.   History: En. Sec. 4216, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2887, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4458, R.C.M 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4035; re-en. Sec. 4458, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M 1947, 16-906(part); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 420, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-5-2132 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2132. Destruction of county records

  7-5-2132. Destruction of county records. Upon the order of the board of county commissioners and with the written approval of the local government records destruction subcommittee provided for in 2-6-1202, a county officer may destroy records that have met the retention period, as contained in the local government records retention and disposition schedules, and that are no longer needed by the office.   History: (1)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 92, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 455.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 348, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 213, L. 1975; Sec. 59-514, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 92, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 455.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 189, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1967; Sec. 59-516, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 59-514(1), 59-516(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 430, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 420, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 348, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-5-2133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2133. Convenience fee for electronic county government services

  7-5-2133. Convenience fee for electronic county government services. (1) Except as provided in 7-5-2131(2), the county may charge a convenience fee and may allow county departments to collect the convenience fee on selected electronic government services in order to provide funding for the support and furtherance of electronic government services.   (2) As used in this section, "convenience fee" means a fee charged to recover the costs of providing electronic government services.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 264, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 41, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-5-2134 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2134. through 7-5-2140 reserved

  7-5-2134 through 7-5-2140 reserved.
MT Code § 7-5-2141 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2141. Membership in associations of counties

  7-5-2141. Membership in associations of counties. The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of Montana are hereby authorized and empowered to:   (1) take out county membership in and cooperate with associations and organizations of other counties or county officials of this state and of other states for the furtherance of good government and the protection of county interests; and   (2) pay for such membership in such associations or organizations with county funds.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 104, L. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1034.
MT Code § 7-5-2142 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business|Part 21. Conduct of County Government|7-5-2142. Membership in associations of clerk and recorders

  7-5-2142. Membership in associations of clerk and recorders. (1) The county clerk and recorders of the counties of Montana may take out county membership in and cooperate with associations and organizations of county clerk and recorders of this state and of other states for the furtherance of good government and the protection of county interests.   (2) All county clerk and recorders of the state are allowed actual transportation expenses and per diem for attendance at any general meeting of the Montana association of county clerk and recorders held within the state, and the proportionate expenses and charges against each county as a member of the association must be paid by the county.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1963; Sec. 16-2926, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 241, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 443, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 124, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 48, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 443, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 119, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 184, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 80, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 174, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1973; Sec. 25-508, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2926, 25-508(4); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1997.