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MT Code § 7-3-4304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4304. Territorial limits and property

  7-3-4304. Territorial limits and property. The territorial limits of such municipality shall remain the same as under the former organization, and all rights and property of every description which were vested in any such municipality under its former organization shall vest in the same under the organization herein contemplated, and no right or liability either in favor of or against it, existing at the time and no suit or prosecution of any kind shall be affected by such change unless otherwise provided for in this part or part 44.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5407, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5407, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3208(part).
MT Code § 7-3-4305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4305. Petition to organize under commission-manager form -- election required

  7-3-4305. Petition to organize under commission-manager form -- election required. (1) Upon the filing of a petition with the city or town council, signed by at least 15% of the qualified electors of the municipality registered for the last general municipal election, proposing that the question of reorganization under this part and part 44 be submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality, the city or town council shall order an election to be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4. At the election, the question of reorganization of the municipality under the provisions of this part and part 44 must be submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality.   (2) The order of the city or town council must specify the time when the election will be held pursuant to 13-1-405.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5401, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5401, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3202; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 319, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4306. Repealed

  7-3-4306. Repealed. Sec. 262, Ch. 49, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5402, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5402, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3203.
MT Code § 7-3-4307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4307. Form of ballot

  7-3-4307. Form of ballot. At an election under 7-3-4305, the ballots to be used must be headed "Election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the (city, town) of (name of city or town) under chapter 152 of the acts of the fifteenth legislative assembly" and must be substantially in the following form:   ☐ FOR reorganization of the (city, town) of (name of city or town) under chapter 152 of the acts of the fifteenth legislative assembly.   ☐ AGAINST reorganization of the (city, town) of (name of city or town) under chapter 152 of the acts of the fifteenth legislative assembly.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5403, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5403, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3204(part); amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4308. Repealed

  7-3-4308. Repealed. Sec. 262, Ch. 49, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5403, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5403, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3204(part).
MT Code § 7-3-4309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4309. Effect of vote on question of organization

  7-3-4309. Effect of vote on question of organization. (1) If the proposition is adopted, the mayor shall transmit to the governor, to the secretary of state, and to the county clerk and recorder each a certificate stating that the proposition was adopted.   (2) If the proposition failed, the proposition may not again be submitted to the electors within a period of 2 years after the date of the last submission.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5404, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5404, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3205; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4310. Election for municipal officers after reorganization

  7-3-4310. Election for municipal officers after reorganization. (1) If the majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of reorganization, the city or town council shall hold a meeting within 1 week after the election and order an election to be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4, for the purpose of electing the number of commissioners to which the municipality is entitled. This order must specify the time of holding the election, which must be in accordance with 13-1-405. For the first election of officers, a primary election may not be held. The term of office for officers initially elected under this subsection expires after subsequent officers are elected pursuant to subsection (2).   (2) Each subsequent election of officers must involve a primary election and a general election conducted in accordance with Title 13. The primary election must be held on the date specified in 13-1-107. The general election must be held on the date established in 13-1-104.   (3) In addition to the notice required under 13-1-108, a copy of the proclamation must be posted at each voting place in the municipality and in five of the most public places in the municipality.   History: (1)En. Sec. 6, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5405, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5405, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3206, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 7, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5406, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5406, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 1973; Sec. 11-3207, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3206, 11-3207; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4311. Procedure for multimunicipality organization -- petition -- election -- elector qualifications

  7-3-4311. Procedure for multimunicipality organization -- petition -- election -- elector qualifications. (1) Whenever the inhabitants of any community or group of communities in any county, whether separately incorporated in whole or in part or unincorporated, desire to be organized into or annexed to an incorporated city or town under the provisions of this part and part 44, the board of county commissioners of the county may or, if presented a petition signed by at least 25% of the qualified electors in the community or group of communities, shall issue a proclamation ordering an election to be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4.   (2) At this election, the question of the organization of the community or group of communities as a municipality under the provisions of this part and part 44 must be submitted to the qualified electors within the proposed municipal district. The proclamation must specify the time when and the places where the election will be held and must define the boundaries of the proposed municipal district, which must include all communities, cities, and any additional adjacent territory that, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, provides for future urban growth.   (3) If a majority of the qualified electors at the election vote in favor of the organization of the municipal district or in favor of annexation to an incorporated city or town, then the board of county commissioners shall declare the result of the election.   (4) The commissioners shall also give notice as required in 13-1-108 for the first election for commissioners of the municipal district under this section.   (5) The election for commissioners must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4. Persons qualified pursuant to 13-1-111 and who have resided within the limits of the municipal district for 6 months are qualified electors.   (6) The commissioners elected must qualify in the manner prescribed by law for county officers.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 152, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 44, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 5408, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5408, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3209; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4312. Effect of organization of communities into single municipal district

  7-3-4312. Effect of organization of communities into single municipal district. (1) Whenever any group of communities becomes a single municipal district under the provisions of this part, the commissioners elected at the first election have the same functions and authority and municipal procedure must be the same as is provided in this part when single communities, cities, or towns adopt the commission-manager form of government. The terms of all municipal officers in any prior city or town that is included in the new municipal district cease and terminate as soon as the commissioners adopt a resolution terminating the terms, and the corporate functions and existence of any prior municipal corporation may be terminated by the commissioners when the need for the further existence of the prior corporation has ended.   (2) Whenever any group of communities, including one or more incorporated cities or towns, becomes a single municipal district under this part, the municipal district has the same name as the principal incorporated city or town in the district.   (3) Whenever any group of communities, including one or more incorporated cities or towns, becomes a single municipal district under this part, the corporate property of each city or town becomes the property of the new municipality, but improvements paid for in whole or in part by special assessments upon abutting property within special improvement districts may not be considered municipal property within the meaning of this part to the extent of the special assessment payments. If a prior city or town has an unpaid indebtedness, the commissioners of the new municipality elected at the first municipal election shall inventory and appraise or cause to be inventoried and appraised all of the property, and if the amount of the indebtedness of the prior city or town exceeds the inventory value of the property surrendered to the new municipality by the prior city or town, then the excess of the indebtedness over the inventory value of the property is a charge only against the taxable property within the limits of the prior city or town and, subject to 15-10-420, must be paid by levy upon the property located within the prior city or town.   History: (1)En. Sec. 121, Ch. 152, L. 1917 added by Sec. 6, Ch. 44, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 5517, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5517, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3333, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 122, Ch. 152, L. 1917 added by Sec. 6, Ch. 44, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 5518, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5518, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3334, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 123, Ch. 152, L. 1917 added by Sec. 6, Ch. 44, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 5519, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5519, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3335, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3333, 11-3334, 11-3335; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-3-4313 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4313. Powers of municipalities under commission-manager plan

  7-3-4313. Powers of municipalities under commission-manager plan. (1) The inhabitants of any municipality coming under the provisions of this part and part 44, as its limits now are or may hereafter be, shall be a body politic and corporate and have a corporate name and as such shall have perpetual succession and may use a corporate seal. Through its duly elected officers, it may sue and be sued; may acquire property in fee simple or lesser interest or estate by purchase, gift, devise, appropriation, lease, or lease with the privilege to purchase for any municipal purpose; may sell, lease, hold, manage, and control such property and make any and all rules, by ordinance or resolution, which may be required to carry out fully all provisions of any conveyance, deed, or will, in relation to any gift or bequest, or the provisions of any lease by which it may acquire property; may acquire, construct, own, lease, and operate and regulate public utilities; may assess, levy, and collect taxes for general and special purposes on all the subjects or objects which the municipality may lawfully tax; may borrow money on the faith and credit of the municipality by the issue or sale of bonds or notes of the municipality; may appropriate money of the municipality for all lawful purposes; may create, provide for, construct, regulate and maintain all things of nature of public works and improvements; may levy and collect assessments for improvement districts and other local improvements; may license and regulate persons, corporations, and associations engaged in any business, occupation, profession, or trade; may define, prohibit, abate, suppress, and prevent all things detrimental to the health, morals, comfort, safety, convenience, and welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality and all nuisances and the causes thereof; may regulate the construction, height, and the material used in all buildings and the maintenance and occupancy thereof; may regulate and control the use, for whatever purpose, of the streets and other public places; may create, establish, abolish, and organize offices and fix the salaries and compensation of all officers and employees; may make and enforce local sanitary and police and other regulations; and may pass such ordinances as may be expedient for maintaining and promoting peace, good government, and welfare of the municipality and for the performance of the functions thereof.   (2) The municipality shall have all powers that now are or hereafter may be granted to municipalities by the constitution or laws of Montana. All such powers, whether expressed or implied, shall be exercised and enforced in the manner prescribed by this part and part 44 or, when not prescribed therein, in such manner as shall be prescribed by the ordinances or resolutions of the commission.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5409, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5409, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3210.
MT Code § 7-3-4314 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4314. Composition and general authority of commission

  7-3-4314. Composition and general authority of commission. (1) The commission shall consist of three commissioners for all municipalities having a population of less than 15,000 and five commissioners for all cities having a population of 15,000 or more.   (2) The commission shall constitute the governing body, with powers as hereinafter provided to pass ordinances, adopt regulations, and appoint a chief administrative officer, to be known as the city manager, and to exercise all powers as hereinafter provided.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5410, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5410, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3211(part).
MT Code § 7-3-4315 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4315. Qualifications of commissioners

  7-3-4315. Qualifications of commissioners. Members of the commission shall be residents of the city or town and have the qualifications of electors.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5413, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5413, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 327, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3214(part).
MT Code § 7-3-4316 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4316. Term of office for commissioners

  7-3-4316. Term of office for commissioners. (1) The commissioners elected at the first election shall qualify and their terms of office must begin on the first Monday after their election. The terms of office of the mayor and city council members in a municipal commission-manager city or town who are in office at the beginning of the terms of office of the commissioners first elected under the provisions of part 44 and this part terminate, and the terms of office of all of their appointed officers and of all of the employees of the city or town terminate, as stated by resolution of the commission.   (2) All commissioners shall serve for a term of 4 years and until their successors are elected and have qualified, except that at the first election the two candidates having the highest number of votes shall hold office for a period of 4 years less the time elapsed since December 31 of the preceding odd-numbered year. The terms of office of all other candidates expire on December 31 in any odd-numbered year following the election provided for in this part at which the first commissioners are elected.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5411, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5411, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3212; amd. Sec. 376, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4317 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4317. Vacancies

  7-3-4317. Vacancies. Vacancies in the commission shall be filled by the commission for the period until the next general election and until a successor is elected and qualified, but any vacancy resulting from a recall shall be filled in the manner provided in such case.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5412, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5412, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3213; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 175, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-3-4318 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4318. Repealed

  7-3-4318. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 486, L. 1993.   History: (1)En. Sec. 45, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5443, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5443, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 67, L. 1967; Sec. 11-3244, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 113, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5510, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5510, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, L. 1973; Sec. 11-3326, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3244, 11-3326.
MT Code § 7-3-4319 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4319. Designation of mayor

  7-3-4319. Designation of mayor. (1) The mayor is the member of the commission who, at the general municipal election at which the commissioners were elected, received the highest number of votes. In case two candidates receive the same number of votes, one of them must be chosen mayor by the remaining members of the commission.   (2) If a vacancy in the office of the mayor is caused by the expiration of the term of office, the holdover commissioner who received the highest number of votes is the mayor. If there is a vacancy in the office of the mayor for any other cause, the remaining members of the commission shall choose the mayor's successor for the unexpired term from their own number by lot.   (3) If the commissioner who is acting as mayor is recalled, the remaining members of the commission shall select one of their number to serve as mayor for the unexpired term. If all of the commissioners are recalled, the person receiving the highest number of votes at the election held to determine their successors is the mayor.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 46, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5444, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5444, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3245, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 47, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5445, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5445, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-3246, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3245(part), 11-3246; amd. Sec. 377, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-4320 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4320. Role of mayor

  7-3-4320. Role of mayor. The mayor is the presiding officer, except that in the mayor's absence, a president pro tempore may be chosen. The mayor shall exercise the powers conferred and perform all duties imposed upon the mayor by part 44 and this part, the ordinances of the municipality, and the laws of the state, except that the mayor may not veto any measure. The mayor must be recognized as the official head of the municipality by the courts for the purpose of serving civil processes, by the governor for the purposes of the military law, and for all ceremonial purposes.   History: En. Sec. 46, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5444, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5444, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3245(part); amd. Sec. 378, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-4321 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 43. Municipal Commission-Manager Government|7-3-4321. Salary of commissioners and mayor

  7-3-4321. Salary of commissioners and mayor. The salary of each commissioner may be as follows: the salary of each commissioner shall be as established by ordinance in all classes of cities, and the salary of the commissioner acting as mayor may be 1 1/2 times that of the other commissioners.   History: En. Sec. 49, Ch. 152, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 44, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 5447, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5447, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 71, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3248.