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MT Code § 7-11-1010 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1010. Combination of elections -- term of board members if election combined

  7-11-1010. Combination of elections -- term of board members if election combined. (1) (a) If the governing body orders a referendum on the creation of a proposed special district and the special district would be administered by an elected board, the governing body may combine the referendum on the formation of the district with the election of the members of the board so that the qualified electors of the district may vote on these matters on the same date and at the same time.   (b) If the elections are combined, the notice of the election must contain the names of the candidates. Candidates for the board must file a declaration of candidacy with the election administrator within the time period specified in 13-1-502. The election administrator shall endorse on the declaration the date on which it was presented.   (2) If the governing body orders a combined election pursuant to subsection (1) and unless otherwise provided by resolution by the governing body pursuant to 7-1-201:   (a) a board member elected pursuant to this section shall hold office until the election and qualification or the appointment and qualification of the member's successor.   (b) Except as provided in subsection (2)(c), a board member has a term of office of 4 years.   (c) (i) In a special district requiring the election of five directors, three of the initial directors shall serve for a term of 2 years and two of the initial directors shall serve for a term of 4 years.   (ii) In a special district requiring the election of three directors, one initial director shall serve for a term of 2 years and two initial directors shall serve for a term of 4 years.   (iii) At the first meeting following an initial election of board members, the board shall determine by lot who shall serve a 2-year term.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 307, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-11-1011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1011. Referendum -- conduct of election on creating special district

  7-11-1011. Referendum -- conduct of election on creating special district. (1) The governing body may order a referendum on the creation of the proposed special district.  (2) The resolution ordering the referendum must state, consistent with the requirements of 7-11-1007, 7-11-1009, and 7-11-1024:   (a) the maximum rate or amount of the initial proposed assessments or fees that would be imposed;   (b) the type of activities proposed to be financed, including a general description of the program or improvements;   (c) a description of the areas included in the proposed special district;   (d) whether the proposed special district would be administered by the governing body or an appointed or elected board;   (e) the method of financing the proposed program or improvements; and   (f) the duration of the proposed special district.   (3) The election must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.   (4) The proposition to be submitted to the electorate must read: "Shall the proposition to organize (name of proposed special district) be adopted?"   (5) An individual is entitled to vote on the proposition if the individual:   (a) is a registered elector of the state; and   (b) is a resident of or owner of taxable real property in the area subject to the proposed special district.   (6) If the proposition is approved, the election administrator of each county shall:   (a) immediately file with the secretary of state a certificate stating that the proposition was adopted;   (b) record the certificate in the office of the clerk and recorder of the county or counties in which the special district is situated; and   (c) notify any municipalities lying within the boundaries of the special district.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 171, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 500, L. 2021.
MT Code § 7-11-1012 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1012. Certificate of establishment

  7-11-1012. Certificate of establishment. (1) On receipt of the certificate referred to in 7-11-1011(6), the secretary of state shall, within 10 days, issue a certificate reciting that the specified district has been established according to the laws of the state of Montana. A copy of the certificate must be transmitted to and filed with the clerk and recorder of the county or counties in which the district is situated.   (2) When the certificate is issued by the secretary of state, the district named in the certificate is established with all the rights, privileges, and powers set forth in 7-11-1021.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-11-1013 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1013. Order creating district -- power to implement program

  7-11-1013. Order creating district -- power to implement program. (1) The governing body shall create a special district and establish assessments or fees if the governing body finds that insufficient protests have been made in accordance with 7-11-1008 or if the eligible registered voters have approved a referendum as provided in 7-11-1011.   (2) To create a special district, the governing body shall issue an order or pass an ordinance or resolution in accordance with the resolution of intention introduced and passed by the governing body or in accordance with the terms of the referendum required under 7-11-1011. This must be done within 30 days of the end of the protest period or approval of the referendum.   (3) If the governing body creates the special district of its own accord and without a referendum being held, a copy of the order, ordinance, or resolution creating the district, certified by the clerk of the governing body, must be delivered to the clerk and recorder of the county or counties in which the special district is situated and to the secretary of state, who shall issue a certificate of establishment in accordance with 7-11-1012.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 171, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-11-1014 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1014. Additional reporting procedures -- coordination of information collection, transfer, and accessibility

  7-11-1014. Additional reporting procedures -- coordination of information collection, transfer, and accessibility. (1) Within 60 days after the creation of a special district or by January 1 of the effective tax year, whichever occurs first, the governing body shall provide to the department of revenue a:   (a) legal description of the special district;   (b) map of its boundaries;   (c) list of the property taxpayers or owners of real property within the special district's boundaries; and   (d) copy of the resolution establishing the special district, including any adopted method of assessment.   (2) The department of revenue shall review the information provided in accordance with subsection (1) and work with the governing body to identify and correct any discrepancies before the information is recorded by the department.   (3) If the governing body intends to submit any digital information to the department of revenue for the purposes of subsection (4)(b), the governing body shall notify the department of revenue as to the expected date of submission and submit the digital information in a manner prescribed by the department of revenue in consultation with the state library.   (4) The state library, in coordination with the department of revenue, governing bodies, and other appropriate entities, may develop standards, best practices, and procedures for:   (a) collecting and transferring between agencies any digital information submitted by a governing body for purposes of subsection (4)(b); and   (b) creating digital information to map special districts for land information purposes authorized in Title 90, chapter 1, part 4, that can be accessed through the website of the state library.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 175, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-11-1015 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1015. Limitations on lawsuits

  7-11-1015. Limitations on lawsuits. (1) A finding of the governing body in favor of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition or election is final and conclusive against all persons except the state of Montana upon suit brought by the attorney general.   (2) A lawsuit filed by the attorney general must be filed by the earlier of:   (a) 1 year after the order, ordinance, or resolution creating the special district is approved by the governing body; or   (b) the issuance of bonds to implement the program or improvements approved for the special district.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 286, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-11-1016 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1016. through 7-11-1020 reserved

  7-11-1016 through 7-11-1020 reserved.
MT Code § 7-11-1022 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1022. Multiple jurisdictions

  7-11-1022. Multiple jurisdictions. (1) A special district created by a combination of local governments acting together must be administered according to an interlocal agreement. The interlocal agreement may determine whether the administrative body of the special district consists of the entire membership of all governing bodies from the participating jurisdictions or representatives of each governing body or jurisdiction.   (2) A special district created by a combination of local governments acting together may enlarge an existing service district, but may not supersede or void an existing contract, district, or interlocal agreement under which the same service is currently provided to residents of one or more of the participating jurisdictions. The local governments acting together may agree to alter an existing contract, district, or interlocal agreement as necessary.   (3) The local governments shall proportionally share the ownership of real or personal property acquired by the district pursuant to their interlocal agreement.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 286, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-11-1023 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1023. Alteration of special districts

  7-11-1023. Alteration of special districts. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the governing body may change the boundaries of any special district by resolution.   (2) The boundaries may be altered by petition after complying with the requirements for petitions as provided in 7-11-1003.   (3) Alteration of special district boundaries is also subject to procedures for public notice, protest, referendum, certification, reporting, and establishment of assessment as provided in 7-11-1006 through 7-11-1008, 7-11-1011 through 7-11-1015, and 7-11-1024.   (4) Changes made to the boundaries may not:   (a) occur more than once each year unless the governing body makes a special finding that an alteration is necessary;   (b) delete any portion of the area if the deletion will create an island of included or excluded lands;   (c) delete any portion of the area that is negatively contributing or may reasonably be expected to negatively contribute to environmental impacts that fall within the scope of the special district's program; and   (d) affect indebtedness existing at the time of the change.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 171, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-11-1025 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1025. Notice of resolution for assessment -- assessment

  7-11-1025. Notice of resolution for assessment -- assessment. (1) The governing body shall estimate, as near as practicable, the cost of each established special district annually by the later of the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in September or within 30 calendar days after receiving certified taxable values from the department of revenue.   (2) (a) The governing body shall pass and finally adopt a resolution specifying the special district assessment option and levying and assessing all the property within the special district with an amount equal to the annual cost of the program and improvements as provided in 7-6-4012 and 7-6-4013.   (b) If the entity chosen to administer the special district is the governing body, the governing body may not charge more than 15% of the annual fees or assessments collected to administer the special district.   (3) The resolution levying the assessment to defray the cost of the special district must contain or refer to a list that describes the lot or parcel of land assessed with the name of the owner of the lot or parcel, if known, and the amount assessed.   (4) The resolution must be kept on file in the office of the clerk of the governing body.   (5) A notice, signed by the clerk of the governing body, stating that the resolution levying a special assessment or changing the method of assessment to defray the cost of the special district is on file in the clerk's office and subject to inspection must be published as provided in 7-1-2121 or 7-1-4127. The notice must state the time and place at which objections to the final adoption of the resolution will be heard by the governing body and must contain a statement setting out the method of assessment being proposed for adoption or the change in assessment being proposed for adoption. The time for the hearing must be at least 5 days after the final publication of the notice.   (6) The notice and hearing process may be included in the local government's general budgeting process as provided in Title 7, chapter 6, part 40.   (7) At the time set, the governing body shall meet and hear all objections that may be made to the assessment or any part of the assessment, may adjourn from time to time for that purpose, and may by resolution modify the assessment.   (8) A copy of the resolution, certified by the clerk of the governing body, must be delivered to the department of revenue by the later of the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in September or within 30 calendar days after receiving certified taxable values from the department of revenue.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 62, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 171, L. 2013.
MT Code § 7-11-1026 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1026. Collection of special district assessments

  7-11-1026. Collection of special district assessments. (1) When a resolution of assessment has been certified by the clerk of the local government, the county treasurer, the city treasurer, or the town clerk, as provided in 7-12-4182, shall collect the assessment in the same manner and at the same time as property taxes for general purposes are collected.   (2) All money received by the special district, including interest and earnings accrued, must be deposited in an account held only for the special district by the office of the county treasurer, city treasurer, or town clerk.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 286, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-11-1028 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1028. Assessments as liens

  7-11-1028. Assessments as liens. (1) An assessment made and levied to defray the cost and expenses of the program or improvements, together with any percentages imposed for delinquency and for cost of collection, constitutes a lien upon the property on which the assessment is made and levied from the date of the passage of the resolution levying the assessment. This lien may be extinguished only by payment of the assessment, with all penalties, costs, and interest, or by sale of the property as provided in subsection (2).   (2) When the payment of an installment of an assessment becomes delinquent, all payments of subsequent installments of the assessment may, at the option of the governing body and upon adoption of the appropriate resolutions, become delinquent. Upon delinquency in one or all installments, the whole property must be sold in the same manner as other property is sold for taxes. The enforcement of the lien of any installment of a special assessment by any method authorized by law does not prevent the enforcement of the lien of any subsequent installment when it becomes delinquent.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 286, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-11-1030 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1030. Minutes

  7-11-1030. Minutes. The board or governing body administering and operating the special district as provided by 7-11-1021 shall submit the minutes of its proceedings for electronic storage as provided in 7-1-204 unless:   (1) the special district is operated by the governing body of a municipality; and   (2) the governing body has designated an alternative place for the minutes to be recorded or maintained.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 262, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-11-1031 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1031. through 7-11-1034 reserved

  7-11-1031 through 7-11-1034 reserved.
MT Code § 7-11-1035 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 10. Special Districts -- Creation and Governance|7-11-1035. Energy performance contracts exempt

  7-11-1035. Energy performance contracts exempt. This part does not apply to solicitation and award of an investment-grade energy audit or energy performance contract pursuant to Title 90, chapter 4, part 11, or to the construction or installation of conservation measures pursuant to the energy performance contract.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 344, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-11-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1101. Repealed

  7-11-1101. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 286, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 425, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-11-1102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1102. Services that may be provided

  7-11-1102. Services that may be provided. (1) A multijurisdictional service district may provide only those services that are authorized to be provided by local governments.   (2) The services that a multijurisdictional service district may provide are:   (a) recreation programs other than park and recreation programs in a county park district established under Title 7, chapter 11, part 10;   (b) road, street, and highway maintenance;   (c) libraries;   (d) jails;   (e) dog control programs;   (f) ambulance service;   (g) dispatch service;   (h) protection of human health and the environment, including scenic concerns and recreational activities for areas requiring or involving environmental reclamation;   (i) health services and health department functions; and   (j) maintenance or provision of any public infrastructure facility, project, or service.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 425, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 425, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 114, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 459, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 86, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 286, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-11-1103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1103. and 7-11-1104 reserved

  7-11-1103 and 7-11-1104 reserved.
MT Code § 7-11-1105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1105. Repealed

  7-11-1105. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 286, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 425, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-11-1106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1106. Repealed

  7-11-1106. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 286, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 425, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-11-1107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1107. Repealed

  7-11-1107. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 286, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 425, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-11-1108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1108. through 7-11-1110 reserved

  7-11-1108 through 7-11-1110 reserved.
MT Code § 7-11-1111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1111. Repealed

  7-11-1111. Repealed. Sec. 39, Ch. 286, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 425, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-11-1112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 11. General Provisions Related to Services|Part 11. Multijurisdictional Service Districts|7-11-1112. Financing

  7-11-1112. Financing. (1) Subject to 15-10-420, local governments organizing a multijurisdictional service district are authorized to levy property taxes in an amount not to exceed that authorized for the district in accordance with 7-11-1007 and to appropriate funds derived from other than general tax revenue for the operation of the district. Subject to 15-10-420, property taxes levied for a library established under this part as a multijurisdictional service must be added to taxes levied under 22-1-304.   (2) A property tax levied for the purpose of financing the district may, for all agricultural property having an area greater than 10 acres, be levied only on the principal residential dwelling, if any, on the property.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 425, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 286, L. 2009.
MT Code § 7-12-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 11. Business Improvement Districts|7-12-1101. Short title

  7-12-1101. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Business Improvement District Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 656, L. 1985.