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MT Code § 7-3-1274 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1274. Repealed

  7-3-1274. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 92, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.93, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3533.
MT Code § 7-3-1275 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1275. Repealed

  7-3-1275. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 93, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.94, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3534(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1276 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1276. Repealed

  7-3-1276. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: (1)En. Sec. 94, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.95, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3535, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 96, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.97, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3537, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 95, Ch. 121, L. 1923, re-en. Sec. 5520.96, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3536, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3535(part), 11-3536, 11-3537.
MT Code § 7-3-1277 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1277. Repealed

  7-3-1277. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 94, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.95, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3535(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1278 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1278. Repealed

  7-3-1278. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 97, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.98, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3538.
MT Code § 7-3-1279 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1279. Repealed

  7-3-1279. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 98, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.99, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3539(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1280 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2|7-3-1280. Repealed

  7-3-1280. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 98, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.99, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3539(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1301. Department of finance

  7-3-1301. Department of finance. (1) The director of finance has charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the municipality, including the keeping and supervision of all accounts; the custody and disbursement of municipal funds and money; the making of special assessments; the issuance of licenses; the collection of license fees; the control over expenditures; the purchase, storage, and distribution of supplies needed by the municipality; and other duties as the commission may by ordinance require.   (2) The director of finance has all powers and shall perform all duties imposed upon county clerk and recorders and auditors by general law.   (3) All of the provisions of the general laws of the state with respect to budgets for cities and counties apply to the municipality.   History: En. Secs. 45, 54, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.45, 5520.54, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3445, 11-3454(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 7-3-1302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1302. Fiscal year

  7-3-1302. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the municipality shall begin with July 1 and shall end with the succeeding June 30.   History: En. Sec. 54, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.54, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3454(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1303. Monthly financial statements

  7-3-1303. Monthly financial statements. The director of finance shall prepare and submit to the commission each month a summary statement of revenues and expenses for the preceding month, detailed as to appropriations and funds in such manner as shows the exact financial condition of the municipality and of each department and office thereof as of the last day of such month.   History: En. Sec. 46, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.46, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3446.
MT Code § 7-3-1304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1304. Division of audit and accounts

  7-3-1304. Division of audit and accounts. There is in the department of finance a division of audit and accounts, of which the director of finance is the head. As head of the office, the director is charged with keeping the books of financial account for all departments and offices of the municipality, and whenever practicable, the books and accounts must be kept in the office of the division of audit and accounts. A report must be made daily to the division of audit and accounts by each department and office, showing the receipt and disposition of all money.   History: En. Sec. 47, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.47, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3447; amd. Sec. 345, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1305. Conduct of audits

  7-3-1305. Conduct of audits. (1) Upon the death, resignation, removal, or expiration of the term of an officer of the municipality, the director of finance shall cause an audit and investigation of the accounts of the officer to be made and shall report to the manager and the commission. Either the commission or the manager may at any time provide for an examination or audit of the accounts of any officer or department of the municipal government.   (2) In case of the death, resignation, or removal of the director of finance, the manager shall cause an audit to be made of the director's accounts.   (3) If, as a result of an audit, an officer is found indebted to the municipality, the director of finance or other person making the audit shall immediately give notice to the commission, the manager, and the director of law, and the director of law shall proceed to collect the indebtedness.   History: En. Sec. 48, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.48, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3448; amd. Sec. 346, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1306. Division of treasury

  7-3-1306. Division of treasury. (1) There must be in the department of finance a division of the treasury, the head of which must be treasurer of the municipality. The treasurer has the powers and shall perform the duties prescribed for city treasurers and county treasurers by law and must be bonded for the faithful performance of official duties pursuant to Title 2, chapter 9, part 7.   (2) All money received by an officer or employee of the municipality for or in connection with the business of the municipality must be paid promptly into the treasury. The commission shall by ordinance provide for the prompt and regular payment of the money into the treasury and shall also, in the manner provided in this part, designate the banking institutions with which it must be deposited.   History: En. Sec. 49, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.49, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3449; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 128, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-3-1307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1307. Division of purchases and supplies

  7-3-1307. Division of purchases and supplies. There is in the department of finance a division of purchases and supplies. The head of the division is a purchasing agent. The purchasing agent shall make all purchases for the municipality in the manner and with the exceptions that may be provided by ordinance and shall, under regulations that may be provided by ordinance, sell all property, real and personal, of the municipality not needed for public use or that may have become unsuitable for use. The purchasing agent has charge of the storerooms and warehouses of the municipality that the commission may by ordinance provide.   History: En. Sec. 50, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.50, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3450; amd. Sec. 347, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1308. Procedure for purchase, sale, and supply

  7-3-1308. Procedure for purchase, sale, and supply. (1) Before making any purchase or sale, the purchasing agent shall give opportunity for competition, under such rules as the commission may by ordinance establish.   (2) Supplies required by any department or office of the municipality may be furnished upon requisition from the stores under the control of the purchasing agent and whenever so furnished shall be paid for by the department or office furnished therewith by warrant made payable to the credit of the store's account of the division of purchases and supplies. The purchasing agent shall not furnish any supplies to any department or office unless there is to the credit thereof an available unencumbered appropriation balance sufficient to pay for such supplies.   History: En. Sec. 51, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.51, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3451.
MT Code § 7-3-1309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1309. Division of assessment

  7-3-1309. Division of assessment. (1) There may be in the department of finance a division of assessment, the head of which may be the assessor. The division of assessment has the powers of and shall perform the duties prescribed for county assessors by general law.   (2) The division of assessment is in charge of the preparation of all special assessments for public improvements, the giving of notice of the assessments to property owners and purchasers of property under contracts for deed, and the certification of all unpaid assessments to the director of finance.   History: En. Secs. 52, 53, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.52, 5520.53, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3452, 11-3453; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 526, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 7-3-1310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1310. Limitation on tax levy

  7-3-1310. Limitation on tax levy. (1) An ordinance, conforming to 15-10-420, making the annual tax levy must be passed fixing the rate to be levied upon all property within the municipality to defray current expenses.   (2) Subject to 15-10-420, taxes required to be levied on account of the debt of the municipality or any district are not affected by the limits.   History: (1)En. Sec. 55, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.55, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 81, L. 1967; Sec. 11-3455, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 56, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.56, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3456, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3455, 11-3456; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-3-1311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1311. Authority for special taxes and special service districts

  7-3-1311. Authority for special taxes and special service districts. (1) Subject to 15-10-420, a municipality may levy special taxes for all purposes that counties, cities, and towns are authorized to levy by general laws of the state, and all of the provisions of those laws are applicable to and govern and control the municipality in the levying and collection of the special taxes.   (2) Subject to 15-10-420, the commission may by ordinance designate clearly specified districts in or for which special services are to be performed and may levy upon the property in the district a tax, in addition to any taxes authorized by 7-3-1310(1), as may be necessary with other available funds and grants to pay the cost of the special service or services. The boundaries of special service districts must be regularly reviewed by the commissioners and may be adjusted upon recommendation by an authorized planning body in response to changing population patterns.   History: (1)En. Sec. 57, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.57, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3457, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 5520.58, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 81, L. 1967; Sec. 11-3458, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3457, 11-3458; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-3-1312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1312. Collection of taxes

  7-3-1312. Collection of taxes. All taxes levied by the municipality shall be collected and payable in the manner, at the time, and under the penalties prescribed by law for the collection and payment of state and county taxes.   History: En. Sec. 58, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.59, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3459.
MT Code § 7-3-1313 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1313. Special taxing districts for indebtedness existing prior to consolidation

  7-3-1313. Special taxing districts for indebtedness existing prior to consolidation. (1) A district comprised within the boundaries of any city, town, or district existing within the county at the time of the adoption of part 12 and this part by the electors of the consolidated government is, for the purpose of paying the interest and principal of any debt incurred by the city, town, or district prior to the adoption of the consolidated government, continued as a special district until the debt has been paid. Subject to 15-10-420, the commission shall, in the annual tax levy ordinance, levy upon the property within each district a tax, in addition to all other taxes, that the director of finance reports to be necessary to provide for paying the interest on each debt as it falls due and the principal of the debt as it matures, and no other property within the municipality is taxable or liable for the payment of any district debt.   (2) Subject to 15-10-420, the commission shall provide in the annual tax levy ordinance adopted for the levy of a tax upon all property within the municipality that the director of finance reports to be necessary to provide for paying the interest as it falls due and the principal as it matures of any debt of the municipality as a whole.   (3) The tax levy for the debt of the municipality as a whole and the tax levy for the debt of each district must be a separate levy and must be distinct from and in addition to all other tax levies. The proceeds of each tax levy must be placed in a separate fund for the payment of the interest and principal of the debt for which the tax was levied, and the fund may not be used for any other purpose.   History: En. Sec. 59, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.60, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3460; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-3-1314 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1314. Payment and investigation of claims -- use of warrants

  7-3-1314. Payment and investigation of claims -- use of warrants. (1) A claim against the municipality may not be paid except by means of a warrant on the treasury issued by the director of finance. The director of finance may not issue a warrant for the payment of a claim unless the claim is evidenced by a voucher approved by the head of the department or office for which the indebtedness was incurred. The officer and the officer's surety are liable to the municipality for all loss or damage sustained by reason of the officer's negligent or corrupt approval of a claim.   (2) (a) The director of finance shall examine all payrolls, bills, and other claims and demands against the municipality and may not issue a warrant for payment unless the director finds that:   (i) the claim is in proper form, correctly computed, and approved;   (ii) the claim is legally due and payable; and   (iii) an appropriation has been made for the claim that has not been exhausted.   (b) The director of finance may investigate any claimant and for that purpose may summon any officer, agent, or employee of the municipality or any claimant or other person and examine the person upon oath or affirmation concerning the claim. If the director finds a claim to be fraudulent, erroneous, or otherwise invalid or that the appropriation out of which the claim is payable has been exhausted, the director may not issue a warrant for the claim. If the director of finance issues a warrant on the treasury authorizing payment of any claim in contravention of the provisions of this subsection (2), the director and the director's sureties are individually liable to the municipality for the amount of the warrant if paid.   History: En. Secs. 60, 61, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.61, 5520.62, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3501, 11-3502; amd. Sec. 348, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1315 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1315. Certification of certain obligations by finance director

  7-3-1315. Certification of certain obligations by finance director. (1) A contract, agreement, or other obligation, other than contracts pertaining to work or improvements to be paid for by special assessments, involving the expenditure of any funds may not be entered into nor may any order for expenditures be valid unless the director of finance first certifies to the commission that the object or purpose for which the expenditure is to be made and the amount of the expenditure are provided for by an appropriation in the annual budget or in a supplemental budget and that the appropriation has not been expended. The certificate of the director of finance must be filed and made a matter of record in the director's office, and the appropriation for that purpose must be considered as having been set aside and expended in the amount of the contract, agreement, or obligation.   (2) All contracts, agreements, or other obligations entered into, all ordinances and resolutions passed, and all orders adopted contrary to the provisions of subsection (1) are void, and a person may not have any claim or demand against the municipality, nor may the commission or any officer of the municipality waive or qualify the limitations fixed by subsection (1) or incur for the municipality any liability in excess of the limitations.   History: En. Secs. 62, 63, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.63, 5520.64, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3503, 11-3504; amd. Sec. 349, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-1316 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1316. Designation of depository banks

  7-3-1316. Designation of depository banks. On or before August 1 of each year, the commission shall designate the banks subject to state or national supervision in which the funds of the municipality shall be deposited. In designating such banks, the commission shall specify the maximum amount of municipal funds that may be kept at any time in each.   History: En. Sec. 64, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.65, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3505(part).
MT Code § 7-3-1317 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 13. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2 Continued|7-3-1317. Deposit security

  7-3-1317. Deposit security. (1) Unless a bank designated as a depository elects to deposit securities with the treasurer as provided in subsection (2), it shall give good and sufficient bonds, with sureties to be approved by the commission, conditioned for the safekeeping and payment of the municipal funds deposited with the bank and the interest on the deposit. Any bonds of a depository must be in the aggregate equal to the amount designated by the commission as the maximum of municipal funds that may at any time be kept by the depository. All surety bonds given by a bank in accordance with the provisions of this subsection must continue in force so long as funds of the municipality deposited in the bank are unpaid. This section may not impair the rights and remedies of the municipality on the bonds under the laws of the state.   (2) In lieu of the surety bonds specified in subsection (1), a bank designated as a depository of municipal funds may deposit with the treasurer bonds of the class and kind in which, by the provisions of 7-3-1322, the sinking fund of the municipality may be invested. Deposited bonds must be in an amount equal to the amount of municipal funds permitted at any time to be deposited with the bank, must be approved by the commission, and must be accompanied by proper assignment, to the end that the bank depositing and assigning the bonds will safely keep and pay over to the treasurer or the treasurer's order, on demand and free of exchange, all money at any time deposited in the bank with interest on the money at the rate agreed upon and that in case of default on the part of the bank, the commission may sell the bonds or so much of the bonds as may be necessary to realize the full amount of the funds deposited. The bank is entitled to interest on the securities deposited with the treasurer, when paid, and to the return of the securities at the termination of the trust so long as the bank is not in default. With the approval of the commission, a bank may at any time substitute other similar securities of equal value for those deposited.   (3) Bonds and other securities given by banks in accordance with this part must be entered in a record to be kept for that purpose by the director of finance and deposited with the treasurer for safekeeping. The record of the bonds and securities kept by the director of finance or copies of the record certified by that officer are competent and prima facie evidence of the contents and tenor of the bonds and securities.   History: En. Secs. 64, 65, 67, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Secs. 5520.65, 5520.66, 5520.68, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3505(part), 11-3506, 11-3508; amd. Sec. 350, Ch. 61, L. 2007.