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MT Code § 7-13-2258 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2258. Effect of failure to qualify for office

  7-13-2258. Effect of failure to qualify for office. If a person elected fails to qualify, the office must be filled as if there were a vacancy in the office as provided in 7-13-2262(1).   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4507(20); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 254, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 130, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2259 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2259. Manner of making appointments

  7-13-2259. Manner of making appointments. The mode of appointment of director or directors by a mayor or by a board of county commissioners shall be by certificate of appointment signed by said mayor or issued by said board of county commissioners and transmitted to the board of directors of said district.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4507(21).
MT Code § 7-13-2260 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2260. Provision for municipalities not having mayor

  7-13-2260. Provision for municipalities not having mayor. In municipalities in which there is no mayor, the duty imposed upon said officer by the provisions of this part and part 23 shall be performed by the president of the board of trustees or other chief executive of the municipality.   History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4532(part).
MT Code § 7-13-2261 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2261. Recall of officers

  7-13-2261. Recall of officers. Every incumbent of an elective office, whether elected by popular vote for a full term, elected by the board of directors to fill a vacancy, or appointed by a mayor or the board of commissioners for a full term, is subject to recall by the qualified electors of any district organized under the provisions of this part and part 23 in accordance with Title 2, chapter 16, part 6.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4509; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 251, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 333, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 131, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2262 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2262. Vacancies on board of directors -- appointment

  7-13-2262. Vacancies on board of directors -- appointment. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), any vacancy in the board of directors, whether the vacant office is elective or appointive, must be filled by majority vote of the remaining directors.   (b) A vacancy must be determined in accordance with 7-13-2263.   (2) If there are no directors remaining on the board and no nominees for any director position to be elected, the county commissioners may appoint the number of directors specified in 7-13-2232(1). If the district lies in more than one county, the county commissioners of each county with territory included in the district shall jointly appoint the directors. The county commissioners shall stagger the terms of the directors appointed.   (3) If the boundaries of the district include any municipality or municipalities and a new board must be appointed as provided in subsection (2), the board shall include one additional director to be appointed by the mayor of the municipality for which the additional director is allowed.   (4) Following the appointment of a board in accordance with subsection (2), the directors must be elected as provided in this part.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4511(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 254, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 214, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 132, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2263 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2263. Vacancies

  7-13-2263. Vacancies. A vacancy is created when any of the following events occurs before the expiration of the term of the incumbent:   (1) death;   (2) a determination pursuant to Title 53, chapter 21, part 1, that the incumbent is mentally ill;   (3) resignation;   (4) removal from office;   (5) neglect or refusal to perform the duties required by this part for 3 consecutive months, except when prevented by sickness or when absent from the district by permission of the board of directors;   (6) conviction of a felony or a violation of official duties; or   (7) the decision of a court declaring the incumbent's election or appointment void.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 214, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-13-2264 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2264. through 7-13-2270 reserved

  7-13-2264 through 7-13-2270 reserved.
MT Code § 7-13-2271 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2271. Organization of board of directors

  7-13-2271. Organization of board of directors. (1) A new board of directors shall hold its first meeting on the sixth Monday after the election of directors. It shall choose one of its members president and shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings and the manner in which its special meetings may be called.   (2) The board shall establish rules for its proceedings.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4510(part); amd. Sec. 133, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2272 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2272. Duties of board president

  7-13-2272. Duties of board president. (1) The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform other duties as may be imposed by the board of directors.   (2) The president may propose a monthly salary in excess of the amounts provided in 7-13-2273(2) for the members of the board of directors. The proposed monthly salary must be approved by the qualified electors in the district pursuant to 7-13-2273.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4516(part); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 214, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 134, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2273 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2273. Compensation of members of board -- approval by voters of district -- public notice

  7-13-2273. Compensation of members of board -- approval by voters of district -- public notice. (1) Each of the members of the board of directors may receive a monthly salary.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a salary may not exceed the following amounts:   (a) $60 in districts with a population of no more than 500 persons;   (b) $80 in districts with a population that exceeds 500 but is no more than 5,000 persons; and   (c) $100 in districts with a population of more than 5,000 persons.   (3) A salary may exceed the amounts provided under subsection (2) if the salary is in an amount proposed by the president of the board and approved by one of the following methods:   (a) an affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors of the district; or   (b) an affirmative vote of the majority of the qualified electors of the district who are present and voting at an annual organizational meeting of the district.   (4) A newly elected member of the board of directors must receive the monthly salary, if any, established for the board member position at the time that the member was elected.   (5) If an election is held pursuant to subsection (3)(a), notice must be as provided in 13-1-108 and must include the following:   (a) the date on which the election will be held;   (b) the manner in which the election will be held;   (c) the amount of the proposed monthly salary for the members of the board of directors; and   (d) any other information regarding the election that may be necessary.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4511(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 214, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 135, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2274 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2274. Conduct of business

  7-13-2274. Conduct of business. (1) All legislative sessions of the board of directors, whether regular or special, must be open to the public. Notice of the sessions must be given and the sessions must be held in compliance with the requirements of Title 2, chapter 3, parts 1 and 2.   (2) A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.   (3) The board may act only by ordinance or resolution.   History: En. Secs. 10, 11, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4510(part), 16-4511(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 518, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-13-2276 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2276. Right of initiative and referendum

  7-13-2276. Right of initiative and referendum. (1) Ordinances may be passed by the qualified electors of any district organized under the provisions of this part and part 23 in accordance with the methods provided by the general laws of the state for direct legislation applicable to cities and towns.   (2) Ordinances may be repealed by the qualified electors of any district by proceeding in accordance with the methods provided by the general laws of the state for protesting against legislation by cities and towns.   History: En. Secs. 29, 30, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4529, 16-4530; amd. Sec. 136, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-13-2277 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2277. Appointment of administrative personnel

  7-13-2277. Appointment of administrative personnel. (1) The board of directors shall, at its first meeting or as soon thereafter as practicable, appoint by a majority vote a general manager and a secretary. A director may not be the general manager or the secretary. The board of directors may assign the district's operator, as defined in 37-42-102, the additional duties of a general manager.   (2) The general manager and secretary must receive the compensation that the board determines, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the board.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 242, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4512; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 13, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-13-2278 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2278. Duties of administrative personnel

  7-13-2278. Duties of administrative personnel. (1) The general manager has full charge and control of the maintenance, operation, and construction of all works and systems of the district, with full power and authority to employ and discharge all employees and assistants at pleasure and prescribe their duties, and shall, subject to the approval of the board of directors, fix their compensation. The general manager shall ensure that the district establishes and maintains a system of auditing and accounting that shows the financial condition of the district, draw or cause the secretary to draw warrants to pay demands made against the district that have been first approved by at least three members of the board and the general manager, and perform other duties that may be imposed by the board. The general manager shall report to the board in accordance with rules that it may adopt.   (2) The secretary shall countersign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform other duties that may be imposed by the board.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4516(part); amd. Sec. 567, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 13, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-13-2279 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2279. Performance bonds for administrative personnel

  7-13-2279. Performance bonds for administrative personnel. The general manager, secretary, and all other employees or assistants of the district who may be required to do so by the board of directors shall give bonds to the district, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties, as the board from time to time may provide.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4516(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 13, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-13-2280 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2280. Levy of special assessments

  7-13-2280. Levy of special assessments. (1) In lieu of imposing rates and charges to pay the capital costs of any improvement provided for in this part, a district may levy special assessments to defray the costs against property within the district and benefited by the improvement. The costs of the improvement may include the costs of issuance of any bonds issued to finance the improvement and any reserve securing payment of the bonds.   (2) The board of directors shall by resolution levy and assess upon all property in the district benefited by the improvement, by using for a basis for the assessment the method or methods provided for in 7-12-2151.   (3) The resolution must contain a description of each lot or parcel of land, with the name of the owner if known, and the amount of each assessment and the day when the assessment becomes delinquent.   (4) The resolution, signed by the presiding officer of the board of directors, must be kept on file in the office of the secretary.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-13-2281 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2281. Notice of resolution for levy of assessment hearing

  7-13-2281. Notice of resolution for levy of assessment hearing. (1) A notice, signed by the secretary and stating that the resolution levying a special assessment to defray the cost of making the improvements is on file in the office of the secretary and is subject to inspection, must be:   (a) published as provided in 7-1-2121;   (b) mailed to the owner of each lot, tract, or parcel of land to be assessed (the lands must be identified and the mailing address determined from the last-completed assessment roll for state, county, and school district taxes); and   (c) mailed to any other persons known to the secretary to have an ownership interest in the property.   (2) The notice must state the time and place in which objections to the final adoption of the resolution will be heard by the board of directors. The time for the hearing may not be less than 5 days after the second publication or less than 10 days after the mailing of the notice.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 351, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-13-2282 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2282. Hearing on assessment

  7-13-2282. Hearing on assessment. (1) At the time fixed, the board of directors shall meet and hear all objections and for that purpose may adjourn from day to day.   (2) The board of directors may by resolution modify the assessment in whole or in part. A copy of the resolution, certified by the secretary, must be delivered to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the lot, tract, or parcel is located within 2 days after passage of the resolution.   (3) At any time within 30 days after the date of the first publication of the notice of proposed assessments, any owner of property to be assessed for the costs of making the improvements may make written protest against the levy of assessments. The protest must be in writing, identify the property in the district owned by the protestor, and be signed by all owners of the property except as provided in 7-13-2290. The protest must be delivered to the secretary of the district not later than 5 p.m. of the last day of the 30-day period provided for in this subsection. The secretary shall endorse the date and hour of receipt on the protest.   (4) If the board of directors finds that a protest with respect to the method or methods of assessment described in the resolution is made by the owners of property in the district to be assessed for more than 50% of the cost of improvements, the board of directors may not use the method or methods of assessment described in the resolution. A protest does not bar the board of directors from adopting subsequent resolutions pursuant to 7-13-2280, using a different method of assessment, and levying the assessments following notice and hearing as provided in 7-13-2281 and this section or, not less than 6 months after the receipt of sufficient protests, instituting proceedings under 7-13-2280, 7-13-2281, and this section proposing the same method of assessment.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 351, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 341, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 214, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-13-2283 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2283. Collection of assessments by county treasurer -- delinquencies

  7-13-2283. Collection of assessments by county treasurer -- delinquencies. (1) When any resolution of assessment has been certified by the secretary and the county clerk and recorder, it is the duty of the county treasurer in the county in which the lot, tract, or parcel is located, in accordance with the provisions of this title, to collect the assessment in the same manner and at the same time as taxes for general and municipal purposes are collected.   (2) When the payment of an installment of a special assessment becomes delinquent, all payments of subsequent installments of the special assessment may, at the option of the board of directors and upon adoption of the appropriate resolutions, become delinquent. Upon delinquency in one or all installments, the whole property must be sold the same 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. 5, Ch. 351, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-13-2284 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2284. Payment of assessment under protest -- action to recover

  7-13-2284. Payment of assessment under protest -- action to recover. (1) When any special assessment levied and assessed under any of the provisions of this part is considered unlawful by the party whose property is assessed, the person may pay the assessment or any part of the assessment considered unlawful under protest to the county treasurer.   (2) After the payment, the party or the party's legal representative may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the officer to whom the assessment was paid or against the district on whose behalf the assessment was collected to recover the assessment or any portion of the assessment paid under protest. Any action instituted to recover the assessment paid under protest must be commenced within 60 days after the date of payment.   (3) The assessment paid under protest must be held by the county treasurer until the determination of any action brought for the recovery of the assessment.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 351, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-13-2285 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2285. Procedure to correct assessment and to relevy

  7-13-2285. Procedure to correct assessment and to relevy. (1) Whenever, by reason of any alleged nonconformity to law or by reason of any omission or irregularity, any special assessment is either invalid or its validity is questioned, the board of directors may make all necessary orders and may take all necessary steps to correct, reassess, and relevy the assessment, including the ordering of the improvement, with the same force and effect as if made at the time provided by the law or resolution relating to the assessment. The board may reassess and relevy the assessment or tax with the same force and effect as an original levy.   (2) Any special assessment, upon reassessment or relevy, must, so far as practicable, be levied and collected the same as it would have been if the first levy had been enforced. Any provision of any law specifying a time when or order in which acts must be done in a proceeding that may result in a special assessment is subject to the qualifications of this part.   (3) Whenever any assessment is made and any property is assessed too little or too much, the assessment may be corrected and reassessed for the additional amount that is proper or the assessment may be reduced, even to the extent of refunding the assessment collected.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 351, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-13-2286 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2286. Certain errors not to invalidate assessments or liens

  7-13-2286. Certain errors not to invalidate assessments or liens. (1) When, under any of the provisions of this part, special assessments are assessed against any lot or parcel of land as the property of a particular person, a misnomer of the owner or supposed owner or other mistake relating to the ownership of the land may not affect the assessment or render it void or voidable.   (2) Any mistake in the description of property or the name of the owner may not vitiate any liens created by this part unless it is impossible to identify the property from the description.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 351, L. 1999.
MT Code § 7-13-2287 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 13. Utility Services|Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts|7-13-2287. Term of payment of assessments

  7-13-2287. Term of payment of assessments. (1) The payment of the assessment to defray the cost of constructing any improvement may be spread over a term not to exceed 40 years.   (2) The assessments are payable in equal semiannual installments of principal, with interest on the unpaid installments, or, if the board of directors prescribes in the resolution levying the assessments, in equal semiannual installments of principal and interest, each in the amount required to pay the principal over the term of payment, with interest at the rate then borne by the assessment.   (3) Any assessment that is not delinquent may be prepaid, in whole but not in part, at any time after the assessment is levied, by the payment of the assessment, with interest accrued and to accrue on the assessment through the next date on which an installment of the assessment is otherwise payable.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 351, L. 1999.