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MT Code § 7-3-185 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-185. Scope of study commission recommendations

  7-3-185. Scope of study commission recommendations. (1) (a) A study commission examining the government of a county may:   (i) recommend amendments to the existing plan of government;   (ii) recommend any plan of government authorized by Title 7, chapter 3, parts 1 through 6;   (iii) draft a charter;   (iv) recommend municipal-county consolidation or amendments to an existing consolidation;   (v) in cooperation with a study commission in an adjoining county, recommend county merger; or   (vi) submit no recommendation.   (b) In addition to one of the items in subsection (1)(a), a county study commission may recommend service consolidation or transfer in cooperation with a study commission of another county or with a study commission of one or more municipalities.   (2) (a) A study commission examining the government of a municipality may:   (i) recommend amendments to the existing plan of government;   (ii) recommend any plan of government authorized by Title 7, chapter 3, parts 1 through 6;   (iii) draft a charter;   (iv) recommend municipal-county consolidation;   (v) recommend disincorporation; or   (vi) submit no recommendation.   (b) In addition to one of the items in subsection (2)(a), a municipal study commission may recommend service consolidation or transfer in cooperation with:   (i) a county study commission;   (ii) a county study commission and one or more municipal study commissions; or   (iii) one or more municipal study commissions.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 697, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 435, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-3-186 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-186. Study commission timetable

  7-3-186. Study commission timetable. (1) Each local government study commission shall, within 90 days of its organizational meeting, establish a timetable for its deliberations and actions. The timetable must be published in a local newspaper of general circulation. The timetable may be revised, but each revision must be republished.   (2) The timetable must provide, at a minimum, the following provisions, to be accomplished chronologically in the order presented:   (a) conduct one or more public hearings for the purpose of gathering information regarding the current form, functions, and problems of local government;   (b) formulate, reproduce, and distribute a tentative report, containing the same categories of information required to be included in the final report;   (c) conduct one or more public hearings on the tentative report; and   (d) adopt the final report of the commission and set the date for an election on the question of adopting a new plan of government pursuant to 7-3-192 or, if the study commission is not recommending any changes, publish and distribute the final report as provided in 7-3-187 within 60 days after the final report is adopted.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 697, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-187 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-187. Final report

  7-3-187. Final report. (1) A study commission shall adopt a final report. If the study commission recommends an alteration of a local government, the final report must contain the following materials and documents, each signed by a majority of the study commission members:   (a) those materials and documents required of a petition proposing an alteration of a local government in 7-3-142;   (b) a certificate establishing the date of the election pursuant to 7-3-192 at which the alternative form of government or change in a plan of government is presented to the electors and a certificate establishing the form of the ballot question or questions; and   (c) a certificate establishing the dates of the first primary and general elections for officers of a new government if the proposal is approved and establishing the effective date of the proposal if approved.   (2) The final report must contain any minority report signed by members of the commission who do not support the majority proposal.   (3) If the study commission is not recommending any changes, its final report must indicate that changes are not recommended.   (4) The study commission shall file two copies of the final report with the department of administration, one of which the department shall forward to the state library. A copy of the final report must be certified by the study commission to the municipal or county records administrator within 30 days after the adoption of the final report.   (5) Sufficient copies of the final report must be prepared for public distribution. The final report must be available to the electors not later than 30 days prior to the election on the issue of adopting the alternative form or plan of government. Copies of the final report may be distributed to electors or residents of the local government or governments affected.   (6) After submission of the final report, the commission shall deposit copies of its minutes and other records with the county clerk and recorder.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 697, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 435, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 483, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 521, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-188 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-188. Special final report requirements -- consolidation or county merger

  7-3-188. Special final report requirements -- consolidation or county merger. (1) Consolidation or merger may be placed on the ballot only by a joint report by cooperative study commissions.   (2) A final report, in addition to the material required in 7-3-187, must contain a consolidation plan if county-municipal consolidation or county merger is recommended. The consolidation plan must conform to the provisions and requirements relating to petitions in:   (a) 7-3-143 whenever county-municipal consolidation is recommended; or   (b) 7-3-144 whenever county merger is recommended.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 697, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-3-189 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-189. Special final report requirements for disincorporation

  7-3-189. Special final report requirements for disincorporation. If a study commission proposes municipal disincorporation, the final report shall contain the following additional material and documents:   (1) a certificate of disincorporation instead of a plan of government; and   (2) a recommended plan of disincorporation.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 697, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-3-190 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-190. Supplementary reports

  7-3-190. Supplementary reports. A study commission may prepare separate reports in addition to its final report. These reports may recommend consolidation of services and functions and indicate potential areas for interlocal agreements. Such reports shall be submitted to all appropriate governing bodies for reaction within 1 year.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 697, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 435, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-3-191 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-191. Publication of summary

  7-3-191. Publication of summary. Each study commission shall publish once each week for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the area of the affected local government a summary of its findings and recommendations, together with the address of a convenient public place where the text of its proposal may be obtained. The summary shall include a comparison of the existing and proposed plans of government.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 697, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-3-192 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-192. Election on recommendation

  7-3-192. Election on recommendation. (1) An alternative form or plan of government recommended by a study commission must be submitted to the voters in the same manner as provided in 7-3-149.   (2) Ballot requirements and treatment of suboptions on an alternative form or plan of government recommended by a study commission must be the same as for recommendations by petition as provided in 7-3-150 and 7-3-151.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 697, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 521, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 7-3-193 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 1. General Provisions|7-3-193. Application of other sections

  7-3-193. Application of other sections. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the provisions of 7-3-122 and 7-3-152 through 7-3-161 apply to the adoption of an alternative form or plan of government upon recommendation by a study commission.   (2) (a) The presiding officer of the study commission and not the presiding officer of the governing body shall certify documents under 7-3-153.   (b) The study commission and not the governing body shall prepare an advisory plan for orderly transition to a new form or plan of government under 7-3-157.   (c) A study commission plan may provide for existing elected officers under 7-3-158(4).   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 697, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 295, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 521, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-201. Commission-executive form

  7-3-201. Commission-executive form. The commission-executive form (which may be called the council-executive, the council-mayor, or the commission-mayor form) consists of an elected commission (which may be referred to as the council) and one elected executive (who may be referred to as the mayor) who is elected at large.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(1).
MT Code § 7-3-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-202. Nature of government

  7-3-202. Nature of government. The plan of government submitted to the qualified electors shall determine the powers of the local government unit by authorizing:   (1) general government powers; or   (2) self-government powers.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(4).
MT Code § 7-3-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-203. Duties of executive

  7-3-203. Duties of executive. The executive shall:   (1) enforce laws, ordinances, and resolutions;   (2) perform duties required by law, ordinance, or resolution;   (3) administer affairs of the local government;   (4) carry out policies established by the commission;   (5) recommend measures to the commission;   (6) report to the commission on the affairs and financial condition of the local government;   (7) execute bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the commission, subject to the approval of the commission;   (8) report to the commission as the commission may require;   (9) attend commission meetings and may take part in discussions;   (10) execute the budget adopted by the commission; and   (11) appoint, with the consent of the commission, all members of boards, except the executive may appoint without the consent of the commission temporary advisory committees established by the executive.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(2); amd. Sec. 296, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-204. through 7-3-210 reserved

  7-3-204 through 7-3-210 reserved.
MT Code § 7-3-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-211. Structural suboptions

  7-3-211. Structural suboptions. The plan of government submitted to the qualified electors shall further define the structural characteristics of the form by including one item from each of the choices listed in 7-3-212 through 7-3-224.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(part).
MT Code § 7-3-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-212. Administrative assistants

  7-3-212. Administrative assistants. The executive:   (1) shall appoint one or more administrative assistants to assist in the supervision and operation of the local government, and the administrative assistants are answerable solely to the executive; or   (2) may appoint one or more administrative assistants to assist in the supervision and operation of the local government, and the administrative assistants are answerable solely to the executive.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(a); amd. Sec. 297, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-213. Supervision of personnel

  7-3-213. Supervision of personnel. The executive may:   (1) appoint and remove all employees of the local government;   (2) appoint and remove, with the consent of a majority of the commission, all employees of the local government;   (3) appoint, with the consent of a majority of the commission, all department heads and remove department heads and may appoint and remove all other department employees; or   (4) appoint and remove, with the consent of a majority of the commission, all department heads and appoint and remove all other employees of the local government.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(b).
MT Code § 7-3-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-214. Veto power

  7-3-214. Veto power. The executive may:   (1) veto ordinances and resolutions, subject to override by a majority plus one of the whole number of the commission;   (2) veto ordinances and resolutions, subject to override by a two-thirds vote of the commission; or   (3) sign all ordinances and resolutions with no veto power.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(c).
MT Code § 7-3-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-215. Preparation of budget

  7-3-215. Preparation of budget. The executive may:   (1) prepare the budget and present it to the commission for adoption; or   (2) prepare the budget in consultation with the commission and department heads.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(d).
MT Code § 7-3-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-216. Administrative supervision and control

  7-3-216. Administrative supervision and control. The executive may:   (1) exercise control and supervision of the administration of all departments and boards; or   (2) exercise control and supervision of all departments and boards to the degree authorized by ordinance of the commission.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(e).
MT Code § 7-3-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-217. Financial officer

  7-3-217. Financial officer. A financial officer (who may be called the treasurer):   (1) shall be elected;   (2) shall be appointed by the executive with the consent of the council;   (3) shall be selected as provided by ordinance; or   (4) may, at the discretion of the commission, be selected as provided by ordinance.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(f).
MT Code § 7-3-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-218. Selection of commission members

  7-3-218. Selection of commission members. The commission shall be:   (1) elected at large;   (2) elected by districts in which candidates must reside and which are apportioned by population;   (3) elected at large and nominated by a plan of nomination that may not preclude the possibility of the majority of the electors nominating candidates for the majority of the seats on the commission from persons residing in the district or districts where the majority of the electors reside; or   (4) elected by any combination of districts, in which candidates must reside and which are apportioned by population, and at large.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(g).
MT Code § 7-3-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-219. Type of election

  7-3-219. Type of election. Local government elections shall be conducted on a:   (1) partisan basis; or   (2) nonpartisan basis.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(h); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 79, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-3-220 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-220. Presiding officer of commission -- selection

  7-3-220. Presiding officer of commission -- selection. The commission must have a presiding officer who must be:   (1) elected by the members of the commission from their own number for a term established by ordinance; or   (2) selected as provided by ordinance.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(i); amd. Sec. 298, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-221. Presiding officer of commission -- voting

  7-3-221. Presiding officer of commission -- voting. The presiding officer of the commission:   (1) may vote as other members of the commission;   (2) is the executive, who may vote as the commissioners;   (3) is the executive, who shall decide all tie votes of the commission but may not have another vote (the presiding officer of the commission shall preside if the executive is absent); or   (4) is the executive but may not vote.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(j); amd. Sec. 299, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-222. Terms of commission members

  7-3-222. Terms of commission members. Commission members shall be elected for:   (1) concurrent terms of office; or   (2) overlapping terms of office.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(k).
MT Code § 7-3-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-223. Size of commission and community councils

  7-3-223. Size of commission and community councils. The size of the commission, which shall be a number not less than three, shall be established when the form is adopted by the voters, and:   (1) community councils of at least three members shall be elected within each district to advise the commissioner from that district. Local governments conducting elections at large shall district according to population for the purpose of electing community councils; or   (2) community councils to advise commissioners may be authorized by ordinance.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(l).
MT Code § 7-3-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 2. Commission-Executive Government|7-3-224. Terms of elected officials

  7-3-224. Terms of elected officials. The term of office of elected officials may not exceed 4 years and shall be established when the form is adopted by the voters.   History: En. 47A-3-203 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-203(3)(m).
MT Code § 7-3-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 3. Commission-Manager Government|7-3-301. Commission-manager form

  7-3-301. Commission-manager form. The commission-manager form, which may be called the council-manager form, consists of an elected commission, which may be called the council, and a manager appointed by the commission, who is the chief administrative officer of the local government. The manager is responsible to the commission for the administration of all local government affairs placed in the manager's charge by law, ordinance, or resolution.   History: En. 47A-3-204 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-204(1); amd. Sec. 300, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-3-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 3. Commission-Manager Government|7-3-302. Nature of government

  7-3-302. Nature of government. The plan of government submitted to the qualified electors shall determine the powers of the local government unit by authorizing:   (1) general government powers; or   (2) self-government powers.   History: En. 47A-3-204 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-204(7).
MT Code § 7-3-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government|Part 3. Commission-Manager Government|7-3-303. Appointment of manager

  7-3-303. Appointment of manager. The manager shall be appointed by the commission for an indefinite term on the basis of merit only and removed only by a majority vote of the whole number of the commission.   History: En. 47A-3-204 by Sec. 1, Ch. 344, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-204(2).