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MT Code § 7-4-3007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 30. County Offices|7-4-3007. Qualifications for office of county assessor -- forfeiture of office

  7-4-3007. Qualifications for office of county assessor -- forfeiture of office. (1) In addition to the qualifications set forth in 7-4-2201, each assessor, before entering the duties of office, shall:   (a) take and file with the county clerk the constitutional oath of office; and   (b) certify to the county clerk that:   (i) the assessor has satisfactorily completed the assessor certification training as provided in 15-7-106(4); or   (ii) the assessor intends to take the assessor certification training at the next offering.   (2) An assessor forfeits office for failure to take and satisfactorily complete the assessor certification training within 36 months after taking office by election or appointment or for failure to satisfactorily complete continuing education when conducted by the department of revenue, unless the board of county commissioners finds that:   (a) the assessor is excused for reasons beyond the assessor's control, including illness, a death in the family, or other good cause; or   (b) there is no other qualified person available for appointment as assessor.   (3) Subsections (1)(b) and (2) do not apply to county officers who are county assessors because their county office has been consolidated with the office of county assessor and who are not contractually required to perform property assessment duties for the department.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 623, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 167, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 7-4-4101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4101. Officers of city of first class

  7-4-4101. Officers of city of first class. (1) The officers of a city of the first class consist of:   (a) one mayor;   (b) two city council members from each ward; and   (c) one city judge.   (2) Except as provided in 7-5-4410, officers listed in subsection (1) must be elected by the qualified electors of the city.   (3) There may also be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the council:   (a) one city attorney;   (b) one city clerk;   (c) one city treasurer or finance officer or one city clerk-treasurer;   (d) one chief of police;   (e) one assessor;   (f) one street commissioner;   (g) one city jailer;   (h) one city surveyor; and   (i) any other officers necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.   (4) The city council may by ordinance prescribe the duties of all city officers and fix their compensation.   History: En. Sec. 4740, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3216, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4995, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4995, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-701; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 447, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 445, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 174, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-4-4102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4102. Officers of city of second or third class

  7-4-4102. Officers of city of second or third class. (1) The officers of a city of the second or third class consist of:   (a) one mayor;   (b) two city council members from each ward; and   (c) one city judge.   (2) Except as provided in 7-5-4410, officers listed in subsection (1), except the city judge for a city of the third class, must be elected by the qualified electors of the city.   (3) The governing body of a city of the third class may by ordinance determine whether the office of city judge must be filled by appointment by the governing body or by election or may appoint a justice of the peace or the city judge of another city as judge of the city court as provided in 3-11-205.   (4) There may also be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the council:   (a) one city attorney;   (b) one city clerk, who is ex officio city assessor;   (c) one city treasurer or one city clerk-treasurer;   (d) one chief of police; and   (e) any other officers necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.   (5) The city council may prescribe the duties of all city officers and fix their compensation.   History: En. Sec. 4741, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3217, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4996, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4996, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 24, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-702(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 447, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 506, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 543, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 300, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 446, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 174, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-4-4103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4103. Officers of towns

  7-4-4103. Officers of towns. (1) The officers of a town consist of:   (a) one mayor;   (b) two city council members from each ward; and   (c) one city judge.   (2) Except as provided in 7-5-4410, the officers listed in subsection (1), except for the city judge, must be elected by the qualified electors of the town.   (3) The governing body of the town may by ordinance determine that the office of city judge must be filled either by election or by appointment or may appoint a justice of the peace or the city judge of another city to be judge of the city court as provided in 3-11-205.   (4) There may be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the council:   (a) one clerk, who may be ex officio assessor and tax collector and a member of the council;   (b) one marshal, who may be ex officio street commissioner; and   (c) any other officers necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.   (5) The town council may prescribe the duties of all town officers and fix their compensation, subject to the limitations contained in this title.   History: En. Sec. 4742, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3218, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4997, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4997, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 146, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-703; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 269, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 543, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 300, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 447, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 174, L. 2017.
MT Code § 7-4-4104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4104. General qualifications for municipal office

  7-4-4104. General qualifications for municipal office. No person is eligible to any municipal office, elective or appointive:   (1) who is not a citizen of the United States; and   (2) who has not met the qualifications prescribed by law or by ordinance adopted by the governing body of a city or town.   History: En. Sec. 365, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4752, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3228, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5007, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5007, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 76, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 11-713; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 506, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 269, L. 1981.
MT Code § 7-4-4105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4105. Authority to abolish appointive municipal offices

  7-4-4105. Authority to abolish appointive municipal offices. The city or town council may abolish, by a majority vote of the council, any office, except that of city judge, the appointment to which is made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council and may discharge any officer so appointed.   History: En. Sec. 4744, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3220, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4999, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4999, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-705; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 443, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 506, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-4-4106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4106. Authority to consolidate municipal offices

  7-4-4106. Authority to consolidate municipal offices. The city or town council may by ordinance consolidate any of the offices, except that of city judge, the appointment to which is made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council and may require any of the elected officers to perform any of the duties of an appointed officer whose office has been abolished.   History: En. Sec. 4745, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3221, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5000, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5000, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-706; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 506, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-4-4107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4107. Commencement of term of office

  7-4-4107. Commencement of term of office. (1) The terms of all officers elected at a municipal election are to commence on the first Monday in January after such election.   (2) Officers appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council enter upon their duties within 10 days after receiving notice of their appointment.   History: En. Secs. 4751, 4759, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 3227, 3235, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 5006, 5014, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Secs. 5006, 5014, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-712, 11-720; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 7-4-4108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4108. Repealed

  7-4-4108. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 486, L. 1993.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 4758, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3234, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5013, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5013, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1973; Sec. 11-719, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4772, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3248, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5027, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5027, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-733, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-719(part), 11-733.
MT Code § 7-4-4109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4109. Official bond

  7-4-4109. Official bond. Each officer of a city or town who is required to give bond shall file the bond, duly approved, within 10 days after receiving notice of election or appointment or, if notice is not received, then on or before the date fixed for the assumption of the duties of the office to which the officer is elected or appointed.   History: En. Sec. 4758, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3234, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5013, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5013, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-719(part); amd. Sec. 448, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-4110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4110. Duties of officers not otherwise provided for

  7-4-4110. Duties of officers not otherwise provided for. (1) The city or town council has power to prescribe the duties of all officers of the city or town, subject to the limitations mentioned in this code.   (2) The duties of the street commissioner, chief of the fire department, city surveyor, and other city officers not provided in this code may be prescribed by ordinance.   History: (1)En. Subd. 47, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.46, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-949, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4789, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3258, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5028, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5028, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-734, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-734(part), 11-949(part).
MT Code § 7-4-4111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4111. Determination of vacancy in municipal office

  7-4-4111. Determination of vacancy in municipal office. An office becomes vacant on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of the incumbent:   (1) the death of the incumbent;   (2) a determination pursuant to Title 53, chapter 21, part 1, that the incumbent is mentally ill;   (3) the incumbent's resignation;   (4) the incumbent's removal from office;   (5) the incumbent's absence from the city or town continuously for 10 days without the consent of the council;   (6) the incumbent's open neglect or refusal to discharge duties;   (7) the incumbent's ceasing to be a resident of the city or town or, in the case of a city council member, ceasing to be a resident of the city council member's ward. This subsection does not apply to an appointed municipal officer who resides outside the city or town limits with the approval of the city or town governing body and within a distance of the city or town approved by the governing body.   (8) the incumbent's ceasing to discharge the duty of office for a period of 3 consecutive months, except when prevented by illness or when absent from the city or town by permission of the governing body;   (9) the incumbent's conviction of a felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude or a violation of official duties;   (10) the incumbent's refusal or neglect to file an official bond within the time prescribed;   (11) the decision of a competent tribunal declaring void the incumbent's election or appointment.   History: En. Sec. 4758, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3234, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5013, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5013, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-719(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 459, L. 1997.
MT Code § 7-4-4112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4112. Filling of vacancy

  7-4-4112. Filling of vacancy. (1) When a vacancy occurs in any elective office, this position is considered open and subject to nomination and election at the next general municipal election in the same manner as the election of any other person holding the same office, except the term of office is limited to the unexpired term of the person who originally created the vacancy. Pending an election and qualification, the council shall, by a majority vote of the members, appoint a person within 30 days of the vacancy to hold the office until a successor is elected and qualified.   (2) If all council positions become vacant at one time, the board of county commissioners shall appoint persons within 5 days to hold office as a city council member. The appointed city council member shall then appoint persons to any other vacant elective offices.   (3) A vacancy in the office of city council member must be filled from the ward in which the vacancy exists.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 3236, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5015, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-721(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 457, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 286, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 449, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-4113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4113. Removal of appointed officer

  7-4-4113. Removal of appointed officer. The council, upon written charges to be entered upon their journal, after notice to the party, and after trial by the council, may remove any nonelected officer by vote of two-thirds of all the members-elect.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 3236, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5015, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-721(part).
MT Code § 7-4-4114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 41. Municipal Officers in General|7-4-4114. Municipal executive officers

  7-4-4114. Municipal executive officers. (1) The executive officers of a city or town are the mayor, the marshal (if there is one), and such officers as the council may provide for assessment; collecting, auditing, safekeeping, and disbursing the revenue; and keeping the records and journals of the city or town.   (2) The mayor is the chief executive officer of the city or town.   History: (1)En. Sec. 4780, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3249, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5029, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4385; re-en. Sec. 5029, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-801, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 367, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 13, p. 126, L. 1893; amd. Sec. 4781, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3250, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5030, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4386; re-en. Sec. 5030, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 535, L. 1975; Sec. 11-802, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-801, 11-802(part); amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 443, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-4-4201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 42. Compensation of Municipal Officers and Employees|7-4-4201. Salary of officers

  7-4-4201. Salary of officers. The council shall determine by ordinance or resolution the salaries and compensation of elected and appointed city officers and all city employees.   History: Ap.p. Secs. 4763, 4789, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Secs. 3239, 3258, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Secs. 5018, 5028, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Secs. 5018, 5028, R.C.M. 1935; Secs. 11-724, 11-734, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4764, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3240, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 5019, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5019, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 188, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 76, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 170, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 179, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 142, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 158, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 297, L. 1969; Sec. 11-725, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4767, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3243, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5022, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5022, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 69, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 76, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 170, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 179, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 142, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 158, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 189, L. 1967; Sec. 11-728, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4768, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3244, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5023, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5023, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 188, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 115, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 76, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 170, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 179, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 158, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 1967; Sec. 11-729, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4770, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3246, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 14, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5025, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5025, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 124, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 188, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 115, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 76, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 170, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 179, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 158, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 156, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 146, L. 1974; Sec. 11-731, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-724, 11-725(part), 11-728, 11-729, 11-731, 11-734(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 221, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 428, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 443, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-4-4202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 42. Compensation of Municipal Officers and Employees|7-4-4202. Repealed

  7-4-4202. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 291, L. 2009.   History: (1), (4)En. Sec. 13, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3316, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5107, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5107, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 9, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 356, L. 1969; Sec. 11-1815, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 4769, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3245, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 5024, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5024, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 51, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 10, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 1957; Sec. 11-730, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-730, 11-1815.
MT Code § 7-4-4203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 42. Compensation of Municipal Officers and Employees|7-4-4203. through 7-4-4210 reserved

  7-4-4203 through 7-4-4210 reserved.
MT Code § 7-4-4211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 42. Compensation of Municipal Officers and Employees|7-4-4211. Designation of person to receive decedent's warrants or paychecks -- reissuance

  7-4-4211. Designation of person to receive decedent's warrants or paychecks -- reissuance. A person employed by a municipality may file with the appointing power a designation of a person who, notwithstanding any other provision of law, is entitled, on the death of the employee, to receive all warrants or paychecks that would have been payable to the decedent. The employee may change the designation from time to time. A designated person shall claim the warrants or paychecks from the city treasurer or town clerk, whichever is applicable, and on sufficient proof of identity, the city treasurer or town clerk shall reissue the warrant or paycheck in the name of the designated person and deliver the warrant or paycheck to the designated person.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 113, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 450, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-4301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 43. Office of Mayor|7-4-4301. Qualifications for mayor

  7-4-4301. Qualifications for mayor. (1) A person is not eligible for the office of mayor unless the person:   (a) is at least 21 years old;   (b) has been a resident of the state for at least 3 years; and   (c) has been a resident for at least 2 years preceding the election to office of the city or town or an area that has been annexed by the city or town.   (2) The office of mayor of a city or town is considered vacant if the individual elected as mayor ceases to be a resident of the city or town.   History: En. Sec. 8, p. 65, Ex. L. 1887; amd. Sec. 4749, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3225, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5004, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5004, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 76, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 177, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-710; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 420, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 443, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 451, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-4302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 43. Office of Mayor|7-4-4302. Term of office

  7-4-4302. Term of office. The mayor shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until the qualification of a successor.   History: En. Sec. 4, p. 122, L. 1893; amd. Sec. 4748, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3324, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5003, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5003, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 343, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 11-709(part); amd. Sec. 452, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-4-4303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 4. Officers and Employees|Part 43. Office of Mayor|7-4-4303. Powers of mayor related to municipal officers, personnel, and citizens

  7-4-4303. Powers of mayor related to municipal officers, personnel, and citizens. The mayor has power to:   (1) nominate and, with the consent of the council, appoint all nonelective officers of the city or town provided for by the council, except as provided in this title;   (2) suspend and, with the consent of the council, remove any nonelective officer, stating in the suspension or removal the cause for the removal;   (3) supervise the discharge of official duty by all subordinate officers;   (4) require of any of the officers of a city or town an exhibit of the officer's books and papers;   (5) request that the governor call out the militia to aid the mayor in suppressing riots or other disorderly conduct, preventing and extinguishing fires, securing the peace and safety of the city or town, or carrying into effect any law or ordinance.   History: En. Sec. 367, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 13, p. 126, L. 1893; amd. Sec. 4781, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3250, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5030, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4386; re-en. Sec. 5030, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-802(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 485, L. 1997.