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MT Code § 7-3-1242 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1242. Role of manager

  7-3-1242. Role of manager. (1) The manager is the chief executive officer of the municipality.   (2) The manager is responsible to the commission for the proper administration of the affairs of the municipality placed in the manager's charge, and the manager shall appoint all officers and employees in the administrative service of the municipality, except as otherwise provided in part 13 or this part. The manager may authorize the head of a department or office responsible to the manager to appoint subordinates in that department or office.   History: En. Secs. 32, 33, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.32, 5520.33, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3432(part), 11-3433(part); amd. Sec. 335, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1243 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1243. Appointments by manager

  7-3-1243. Appointments by manager. Appointments by or under the authority of the manager shall be confined to citizens of the municipality, except in such specific cases as the commission may suspend this requirement, and shall be on the basis of the ability, training, and experience of the appointees in the work which they are to perform. All such appointments shall be without definite term unless for temporary service not to exceed 60 days.   History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.33, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3433(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1244 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1244. Removal of appointees

  7-3-1244. Removal of appointees. (1) An officer or employee of the municipality appointed by the manager or upon the manager's authorization may be laid off, suspended, or removed from office or employment either by the manager or the appointing officer. Verbal or written notice of layoff, suspension, or removal given to an officer or employee or written notice left at or mailed to the officer's or employee's usual place of residence is sufficient to put the layoff, suspension, or removal into effect unless the person notified, within 5 days of the notice, demands a written statement of reasons for the action and the right to be heard on the action before the manager. Upon the demand, the officer making the layoff, suspension, or removal shall supply the person notified with a written statement of the reasons for the action, and the manager shall fix a time and place for the public hearing. Following the public hearing, the manager shall either confirm the layoff, suspension, or removal as specified in the notice, reinstate the person, or make another disposition of the matter that in the manager's opinion the good of the service may require.   (2) The decision of the manager is final, and there is no appeal to any officer, body, or court. A copy of the written statement of reasons given for any layoff, suspension, or removal and a copy of any written reply to the statement by the officer or employee involved, together with a copy of the decision of the manager, must be filed as a public record in the office of the clerk.   History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.34, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3434; amd. Sec. 336, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1245 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1245. Relationship of commission and manager regarding appointments and administrative service

  7-3-1245. Relationship of commission and manager regarding appointments and administrative service. (1) Neither the commission nor any of its committees or members may direct or request the appointment of or removal from office or employment of any person by the manager or any of the manager's subordinates or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the municipality. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the commission and its members shall deal with that portion of the administrative service for which the manager is responsible solely through the manager, and neither the commission nor any member of the commission may give orders to any subordinate of the manager either publicly or privately.   (2) Any violation of the provisions of this section by a member of the commission is a misdemeanor, conviction of which immediately forfeits the office of the member convicted.   History: En. Sec. 35, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.35, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3435; amd. Sec. 337, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1246 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1246. General duties of manager

  7-3-1246. General duties of manager. The manager shall act as chief conservator of the peace within the municipality, supervise the administration of the affairs of the municipality, see that the ordinances of the municipality and the laws of the state are enforced, make recommendations to the commission concerning the affairs of the municipality, keep the commission advised of the financial conditions and future needs of the municipality, prepare and submit to the commission reports that may be required by that body, and perform other duties that may be prescribed by part 13 or this part or be required by ordinance or resolution of the commission.   History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.36, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3436; amd. Sec. 338, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1247 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1247. Attendance and participation of manager, directors, and other officers at commission meetings

  7-3-1247. Attendance and participation of manager, directors, and other officers at commission meetings. The manager, the directors of all departments, and all other officers of the municipality shall be entitled to be present at all sessions of the commission. The manager shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the commission, and the directors and other officers shall be entitled to take part in all discussions of the commission relating to their respective departments and offices.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.37, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3437.
MT Code § 7-3-1248 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1248. Departments of consolidated municipality

  7-3-1248. Departments of consolidated municipality. (1) (a) In consolidated municipalities of the first, second, third, or fourth class, there shall be a department of finance, a police department, a department of public works, a department of health, a fire department, and such other departments and offices as may be established by ordinance.   (b) In consolidated municipalities of the fifth, sixth, or seventh class, there shall be a department of finance, a police department, a department of public works, a department of health, and such other departments and offices as may be established by ordinance.   (2) The commission may change or abolish any department or office established by ordinance and may prescribe, combine, distribute, or discontinue the functions and duties thereof. Additional functions and duties may be by ordinance assigned to departments and offices created by this part or part 13, but no function or duty assigned by this part or part 13 to any such department or office shall be discontinued or assigned to any other department or office. If the manager so recommends and the commission so authorizes, the manager may appoint one person to act as the head of two or more departments or offices, but the department of law may not thus be joined with any other department, nor may the manager be authorized to act as head of the department of finance or of any office therein other than of purchasing agent or assessor.   History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.38, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3438; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 262, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-3-1249 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1249. Employees and employment list

  7-3-1249. Employees and employment list. (1) The number of assistants and other subordinates to be employed in or by each administrative department or office must be fixed by the commission, but the commission may authorize the manager to determine the number of assistants and subordinates in and for a specified department or office, subject to the appropriations made for the department or office.   (2) The director of finance shall maintain in the director's office a list of all persons in the administrative service of the municipality, showing in connection with each name the position held, the date of appointment, the character of employment, and the rate of compensation. Each appointing officer shall promptly transmit to the director of finance the information regarding the officer's department or office as may be necessary to keep this list accurate in all respects at all times. The treasurer may not pay nor shall the director of finance issue a warrant for the payment of any salary or compensation to a person whose name does not appear upon the list, nor shall payment be made at a rate other than that specified on the list. Any sum paid contrary to the provisions of this section may be recovered from any officer paying or authorizing the payment or from the surety on the officer's official bond. If, through the failure of an officer to give information to the director of finance as required in this section or through omission or error in the information, payment is made to any person whose name should not be on the list or payment is made in excess of the amount that any person whose name is rightfully on the list should receive, then the amount of the payment or excess payment may be recovered from the officer by reason of whose failure, omission, or error the payment or excess payment was made or from the surety on the officer's official bond.   History: En. Secs. 39, 40, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.39, 5520.40, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3439, 11-3440; amd. Sec. 339, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1250 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1250. Compensation of officers and employees

  7-3-1250. Compensation of officers and employees. The compensation of officers and employees in the administrative service of the municipality shall be fixed by ordinance, but all positions in such service, except those of heads of departments and heads of offices not included within regular departments, shall, for purposes of compensation, be graded and classified by the manager according to duties and responsibilities. The commission shall by ordinance establish a schedule of compensation for the positions so graded and classified, which shall prescribe uniform compensation for like service as determined by the grading and classification by the manager. Such schedule of compensation may establish a minimum and maximum for any grade, and an increase in compensation within the limits provided for any grade may be granted by the manager upon the basis of efficiency and seniority.   History: En. Sec. 41, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.41, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3441.
MT Code § 7-3-1251 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1251. Advisory boards

  7-3-1251. Advisory boards. The manager may appoint a board of citizens qualified to act in an advisory capacity to the head of any specified department or office. The members of all such boards shall serve without compensation, and it shall be their duty to consult with and advise the officer in charge of the department or office for which they are appointed, but not to direct the conduct of such department or office. Public meetings of such boards may be called for the consideration of the affairs of the department or office for which they are appointed.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.42, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3442.
MT Code § 7-3-1252 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1252. Investigatory powers of commission and manager

  7-3-1252. Investigatory powers of commission and manager. (1) The commission, the manager, or any person or committee authorized by either of them shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any department or office of the municipality and to make investigations as to municipal affairs and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence.   (2) It shall be the duty of the manager to designate a police officer to serve subpoenas. The commission shall provide by ordinance the penalty or penalties for contempt in refusing to obey any such subpoena or to produce such books, papers, and other evidence and shall have the power to punish any such contempt in the manner provided by ordinance.   History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.43, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3443.
MT Code § 7-3-1253 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1253. Disposition of money received by officers in official capacity

  7-3-1253. Disposition of money received by officers in official capacity. A person elected or appointed to an office or position under the municipal government established by part 13 and this part is not entitled to and may not receive for the person's own use any fees, emoluments, commissions, or perquisites other than the salary or compensation fixed by part 13 and this part or by the commission. All fees, emoluments, commissions, and perquisites ensuing out of the performance of official duty belong to the municipality and must be paid into the treasury of the municipality at the times and in the manner provided by the general laws of the state.   History: En. Sec. 107, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.108, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3548; amd. Sec. 340, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1254 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1254. Nonpartisan nature of government

  7-3-1254. Nonpartisan nature of government. (1) A person holding an appointive office or position in the municipal government may not directly or indirectly solicit or receive or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political party or purpose. A person may not orally or by letter solicit or be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political party or purpose from any person holding an appointive office or position in the municipal government. A person may not use or promise to use the person's influence or official authority to secure any appointment or prospective appointment to any position in the service of the municipality as a reward or return for personal or partisan political service. A person may not take part in preparing any political assessment, subscription, or contribution with the intent that it should be sent or presented to or collected from any person in the service of the municipality. A person may not knowingly send or present, directly or indirectly, in person or otherwise, any political assessment, subscription, or contribution to or request its payment by any person in the service of the municipality.   (2) A person in the service of the municipality may not discharge, suspend, lay off, reduce in grade, or in any manner change the official rank or compensation of any person in service or threaten to do so for withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or service or any valuable thing for any political service. A person holding an appointive office or place in the municipal government may not act as an officer in a political organization or serve as a member of a committee of any political organization or circulate or seek signatures for any petition provided for by election laws.   (3) A person who, individually or in cooperation with one or more persons, willfully or corruptly violates any of the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction must be punished by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both, and if the person is an officer or employee of the municipality, the person shall immediately forfeit the office or employment.   History: En. Secs. 108, 109, 110, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.109, 5520.110, 5520.111, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3549, 11-3550, 11-3551; amd. Sec. 341, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-1255 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1255. Commissioners not to hold or seek other office

  7-3-1255. Commissioners not to hold or seek other office. A person elected to the commission may not, during the term for which elected, be appointed to any office or position in the service in the municipality. If a member of the commission becomes a candidate for any public office other than that of commissioner, the person shall immediately forfeit the office of commissioner.   History: En. Sec. 111, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.112, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3552(part); amd. Sec. 342, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1256 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1256. Appointive officers not to seek other office

  7-3-1256. Appointive officers not to seek other office. Any appointive officer or employee of the municipality who shall become a candidate for nomination or election to any public office shall immediately forfeit the office or employment held under the municipality.   History: En. Sec. 111, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.112, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3552(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1257 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1257. Control of conflict of interest

  7-3-1257. Control of conflict of interest. An officer or employee of the municipality may not have a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any contract with the municipality or be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale to the municipality of any land, materials, supplies, or services except on behalf of the municipality as an officer or employee. Any willful violation of this section constitutes malfeasance in office, and any officer or employee found guilty shall forfeit the office or position. A violation of this section with the knowledge, actual or implied, of the person or corporation contracting with the municipality renders the contract involved voidable by the manager or the commission.   History: En. Sec. 114, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.115, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3555; amd. Sec. 343, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1258 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1258. Official bonds

  7-3-1258. Official bonds. (1) The members of the commission, the manager, the director of finance, the purchasing agent, the director of law, the director of police, and such other officers and employees of the municipality as the commission requires to do so shall, immediately upon taking office, give bonds with such surety as may be approved by the commission; but no officer or employee shall become surety upon the official bond of another officer or employee. Members of the commission shall give bonds in the sum of $5,000 and other officers and employees shall give bonds in such amounts as the commission may require. The premium on all official bonds shall be paid by the municipality.   (2) All such bonds, except those of the manager and the director of finance, shall be filed with the director of finance. The official bonds of the manager and the director of finance shall be filed with and kept by the director of the department of law.   History: En. Sec. 112, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.113, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3553.
MT Code § 7-3-1259 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1259. Oath of office

  7-3-1259. Oath of office. Each officer of the municipality shall, before entering upon the duties of office, take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation required of officers by the constitution of the state of Montana, and the oath or affirmation must be filed and kept in the office of the clerk.   History: En. Sec. 113, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.114, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3554; amd. Sec. 344, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1260 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1260. through 7-3-1270 reserved

  7-3-1260 through 7-3-1270 reserved.
MT Code § 7-3-1271 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1271. General provisions related to elections

  7-3-1271. General provisions related to elections. (1) For any election held on the question of the adoption of this part and part 13 and for the first election of members of the commission if adopted, the county election administrator and board of county commissioners shall exercise the powers and perform the duties respecting elections prescribed for county election administrators and boards of county commissioners by the election laws of the state.   (2) After the adoption of this part and part 13 by the electors of the county and the election and qualification of a commission, elections must be conducted as provided in Title 7 and Title 13.   History: En. Secs. 89, 90, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.90, 5520.91, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3530, 11-3531(part); amd. Sec. 385, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-1272 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1272. Repealed

  7-3-1272. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 90, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.91, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3531(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1273 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1273. Repealed

  7-3-1273. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Secs. 91, 93, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.92, 5520.94, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3532, 11-3534(part).