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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2421. Presentation of claims against county

7-6-2421. Presentation of claims against county.
(1) An account may not be allowed by the board unless the account is made out in separate items, with the nature of each item stated. If the claim is for official services for which specified fees are not fixed by law, the time actually and necessarily devoted to the services must be stated. An account may not be passed upon by the board unless made out as prescribed in this section and filed by the clerk prior to the session at which it is asked to be heard.
(2) Each claim against the county, except claims arising from injury to a person or property, that are limited under provisions of Title 2, chapter 9, parts 1 through 3, must be presented within 1 year after the last item accrued.
(3) A county officer may not, except for the officer's own service, present any claim, account, or demand for allowance against the county or in any way advocate the relief asked on the claim or demand made by another.
History: Ap. p. Sec. 4287, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2946, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4609, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4073; re-en. Sec. 4609, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1807, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 23, p. 503, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 23, p. 437, Cod. Stat. 1871; amd. Sec. 1, p. 63, L. 1874; re-en. Sec. 357, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 762, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4286, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2945, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4605, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4072; re-en. Sec. 4605, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 56, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 234, L. 1977; Sec. 16-1802, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4285, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2944, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4604, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4071; re-en. Sec. 4604, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1801, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4366, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3002, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4766, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4160; re-en. Sec. 4766, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2617, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1801(part), 16-1802, 16-1807, 16-2617; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 257, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2422. Opposition to claims

7-6-2422. Opposition to claims.
Any resident or taxpayer of the county may appear before the board and oppose the allowance of any claim or demand made against the county.
History: En. Sec. 4285, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2944, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4604, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4071; re-en. Sec. 4604, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1801(part); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 252, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2423. Procedure for claims by county commissioners

7-6-2423. Procedure for claims by county commissioners.
All claims against the county presented by members of the board for per diem and mileage or other service rendered by them must be verified as other claims and must state that the service has been actually rendered.
History: En. Sec. 4293, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2952, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4607, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4082; re-en. Sec. 4607, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1805.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2424. Appeal of decision concerning claim

7-6-2424. Appeal of decision concerning claim.
(1) Whenever a claim against a county is disallowed in whole or in part or whenever a taxpayer or resident of the county is not satisfied with an allowance made by the board, the claimant, taxpayer, or resident may appeal from the decision of the board to the district court for the county. A written notice of appeal must be served on the clerk of the board within 30 days after the making of the decision or allowance, and a bond must be executed to the county, with surety to be approved by the clerk of the board, conditioned to prosecute the appeal to effect and to pay all costs that may be adjudged against the appellant.
(2) The clerk of the board, upon an appeal being taken, shall immediately give notice to the county attorney and shall make out a return of the proceedings in the matter before the board, with its decision on the matter, and file the return, together with the bond and all the papers in the matter in the clerk's possession, with the clerk of the district court.
(3) The appeal must be entered, tried, and determined the same as appeals from justices' courts, and costs are awarded in the same manner.
History: (1)En. Sec. 25, p. 503, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 25, p. 437, Cod. Stat. 1871; amd. Sec. 2, p. 63, L. 1874; re-en. Sec. 359, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 764, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4288, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2947, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4610, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4075; re-en. Sec. 4610, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1808, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 26, p. 504, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Sec. 26, p. 437, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 360, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 765, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4289, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2948, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4611, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4611, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1809, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1808, 16-1809; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 487, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2425. Auditing of county charges

7-6-2425. Auditing of county charges.
Accounts for county charges of every description must be presented to the board of county commissioners to be audited as prescribed in 7-6-2421, 7-6-2429, and 7-6-2430.
History: En. Sec. 4680, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3198, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4951, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4343; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 4951, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3801.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2426. Enumeration of county charges

7-6-2426. Enumeration of county charges.
(1) The following are county charges:
(a) charges incurred against the county by virtue of any provision of this title;
(b) all expenses necessarily incurred by the county attorney in criminal cases arising within the county, except as provided in subsection (2);
(c) the salary and actual expenses for traveling, when on official duty, allowed by law to sheriffs and the compensation allowed by law to constables for executing process on persons charged with criminal offenses;
(d) the board of prisoners confined in jail;
(e) the accounts of the coroner of the county for services that are provided by law;
(f) all charges and accounts for services rendered by any justice of the peace for services in the examination or trial of persons charged with crime as provided for by law;
(g) the necessary expenses incurred in the support of county hospitals and poorfarms and in the support of the indigent sick and the otherwise dependent poor whose support is chargeable to the county;
(h) the contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the county;
(i) every other sum directed by law to be raised for any county purpose under the direction of the board of county commissioners or declared to be a county charge.
(2) The costs of subsection (1)(b) arising from the criminal prosecution of escape or of an offense committed in the state prison must be paid as provided in 53-30-110.
History: En. Sec. 4681, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3199, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4952, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4344; re-en. Sec. 4952, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 420, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3802(1); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 680, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 585, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 449, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 45, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2427. Repealed

7-6-2427. Repealed.
Secs. 52(1), 63(3), Ch. 585, L. 2001.
History: (1)En. Sec. 4681, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3199, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4952, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4344; re-en. Sec. 4952, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 420, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 72, L. 1975; Sec. 16-3802, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4682, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3200, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4953, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4345; re-en. Sec. 4953, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-3803, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3802(2), 16-3803; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 680, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 749, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2428. Repealed

7-6-2428. Repealed.
Secs. 52(1), 63(3), Ch. 585, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 4683, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3201, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4954, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4346; re-en. Sec. 4954, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-3804; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 252, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2429. Examination and allowance of officers' accounts

7-6-2429. Examination and allowance of officers' accounts.
The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, at the regular monthly meeting of the board, to examine and allow the accounts of all officers having the care, management, collection, or disbursement of money belonging to the county or appropriated by law or otherwise for its use and benefit.
History: En. Subd. 11, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.10, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1013.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 24. County Auditor and Claims Against County › 7-6-2430. Accounts to be examined, settled, and allowed

7-6-2430. Accounts to be examined, settled, and allowed.
The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, at the regular meetings of the board, to examine, settle, and allow all accounts legally chargeable against the county, except salaries of officers, and order warrants to be drawn on the county treasury therefor and provide for the issuing of the same.
History: En. Subd. 12, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.11, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1014; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 252, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2501. Authorization for county mill levy

7-6-2501. Authorization for county mill levy.
Subject to 15-10-420, the board of county commissioners may levy a tax annually on the taxable property of the county for county public or governmental purposes that is necessary to defray current expenses and may levy taxes that are required to be levied by special or local statutes.
History: En. Subd. 13, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.12, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 114, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 69, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 48, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 212, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 205, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 128, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 283, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 201, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1015; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2502. Repealed

7-6-2502. Repealed.
Sec. 61, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 81, p. 104, L. 1891; re-en. Sec. 3825, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2598, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2150, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 3714; re-en. Sec. 2150, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 84-3805; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2503. Duties of county treasurer related to taxation

7-6-2503. Duties of county treasurer related to taxation.
The treasurer is collector of taxes. The county treasurer's duties as collector of taxes are prescribed in this title and Title 15.
History: Ap. p. Sec. 4314, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2959, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4727, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4105; re-en. Sec. 4727, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2405, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4372, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3008, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4772, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4772, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2626, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2405(part), 16-2626.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2504. Duties of county clerk related to taxation

7-6-2504. Duties of county clerk related to taxation.
The clerk of the board must record all orders levying taxes.
History: En. Secs. 32, 33, 35, p. 505, Bannack Stat.; re-en. Secs. 32, 33, 35, p. 439, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 366, 367, 368, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Secs. 770, 771, 773, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4218, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2889, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4460, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4030; re-en. Sec. 4460, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-908(8).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2511. County levy for certain court expenses

7-6-2511. County levy for certain court expenses.
(1) Subject to 15-10-420, the governing body of each county may each year levy and collect a tax on the taxable property of the county for certain county district court costs, as provided in subsection (2).
(2) District court costs for which a tax may be levied under subsection (1) are the:
(a) costs of the office of the clerk of district court;
(b) costs of providing office, courtroom, and other space for district court operations under 3-1-125; and
(c) contracted costs of supplementing a district court budget, as provided in 3-1-126, if incurred in the discretion of the county commissioners.
(3) Costs of the office of the clerk of district court include but are not limited to salary and benefits for clerks of district court, deputy clerks of district court, and other employees of the office of the clerk of district court and expenses of the office.
(4) If remaining funds are available after paying the costs provided for in subsection (2), the county commissioners, in their discretion, may use the remaining funds to pay the expenses of the office of county attorney.
(5) This section may not be construed as a limitation on the authority or ability of a county or district court to apply for, receive, or administer grants from state, federal, or private funds.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 692, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 254, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 585, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2512. County tax levy for health care facilities

7-6-2512. County tax levy for health care facilities.
(1) Subject to 15-10-420, the board of county commissioners may, annually at the time of levying county taxes, fix and levy a tax upon all property within the county to erect, furnish, equip, expand, improve, maintain, and operate county-owned or county-operated health care facilities created under 7-8-2102, 7-34-2201, and 7-34-2502. "Health care facilities" as used in this section has the meaning as defined in 7-34-2201. If a hospital district is created under Title 7, chapter 34, part 21, the mill levy authorized by this section may not be imposed on property within that hospital district.
(2) If a county issues bonds under 7-34-2411 to finance or refinance the costs of a health care facility, the board of county commissioners may covenant to levy the tax authorized by this section during the term of the bonds, to the extent necessary, and to apply the collections of the tax to the costs of erecting, furnishing, equipping, expanding, improving, maintaining, and operating the health care facility or facilities of the county or the payment of principal of or interest on the bonds. The pledge of the taxes to the payment of the bonds may not cause the bonds to be considered indebtedness of the county for the purpose of any statutory limitation or restriction. The pledge may be made by the board only upon authorization of a majority of the electors of the county voting on the pledge at a general or special election as provided in 7-34-2414.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 625, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 561, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 520, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 495, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 571, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2513. County public safety levy -- purpose

7-6-2513. County public safety levy -- purpose.
Subject to 15-10-420, the board of county commissioners may, annually at the time of levying county taxes, fix and levy a tax on all property within the county for the purpose of providing for the public safety of citizens. The tax must be used to support county law enforcement services and to maintain county detention centers. Money received from the tax must be placed in a special account to be used for the purposes of this section.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 318, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 390, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2514. Repealed

7-6-2514. Repealed.
Sec. 171, Ch. 584, L. 1999.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 318, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 463, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2521. All-purpose levy authorized for counties

7-6-2521. All-purpose levy authorized for counties.
A county may at its option levy an all-purpose levy as provided in 7-6-2522 and 7-6-2524.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 291, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2522. All-purpose levy

7-6-2522. All-purpose levy.
Subject to 15-10-420, the all-purpose levy is an annual levy upon the taxable value of all property in the county subject to taxation for county public or governmental purposes.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 291, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 419, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2523. Repealed

7-6-2523. Repealed.
Sec. 21, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 291, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 561, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 571, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2524. Changes from all-purpose levy

7-6-2524. Changes from all-purpose levy.
A county adopting the all-purpose levy provided for in 7-6-2521 and 7-6-2522 is bound by that adoption during the ensuing fiscal year but may abandon the method in succeeding fiscal years.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 291, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2525. Repealed

7-6-2525. Repealed.
Sec. 61, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 291, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 430, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2527. Taxation -- public and governmental purposes

7-6-2527. Taxation -- public and governmental purposes.
A county may impose a property tax levy for any public or governmental purpose not specifically prohibited by law. Public and governmental purposes include but are not limited to:
(1) district court purposes as provided in 7-6-2511;
(2) county-owned or county-operated health care facility purposes as provided in 7-6-2512;
(3) county law enforcement services and maintenance of county detention center purposes as provided in 7-6-2513 and search and rescue units as provided in 7-32-235;
(4) multijurisdictional service purposes as provided in 7-11-1022;
(5) transportation services for senior citizens and persons with disabilities as provided in 7-14-111;
(6) support for a port authority as provided in 7-14-1132;
(7) county road, bridge, and ferry purposes as provided in 7-14-2101, 7-14-2501, 7-14-2502, 7-14-2503, 7-14-2801, and 7-14-2807;
(8) recreational, educational, and other activities of the elderly as provided in 7-16-101;
(9) purposes of county fair activities, parks, cultural facilities, and any county-owned civic center, youth center, recreation center, or recreational complex as provided in 7-16-2102 and 7-16-2109;
(10) programs for the operation of licensed day-care centers and homes as provided in 7-16-2108 and 7-16-4114;
(11) support for a museum, facility for the arts and the humanities, collection of exhibits, or a museum district created under provisions of Title 7, chapter 11, part 10, or former Title 7, chapter 16, part 22;
(12) extension work in agriculture and home economics as provided in 7-21-3203;
(13) weed control and management purposes as provided in 7-22-2142;
(14) insect control programs as provided in 7-22-2306;
(15) fire control as provided in 7-33-2209;
(16) ambulance service as provided in 7-34-102;
(17) public health purposes as provided in 50-2-111;
(18) public assistance purposes as provided in 53-3-115;
(19) indigent assistance purposes as provided in 53-3-116;
(20) developmental disabilities facilities as provided in 53-20-208;
(21) mental health services as provided in 53-21-1010;
(22) airport purposes as provided in 67-10-402 and 67-11-302;
(23) purebred livestock shows and sales as provided in 81-8-504;
(24) economic development purposes as provided in 90-5-112;
(25) prevention programs, including programs that reduce substance abuse; and
(26) forest or grassland hazardous fuels reduction projects in areas near homes and communities where wildland fire is a threat.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 453, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 317, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 505, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 286, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 275, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2531. Repealed

7-6-2531. Repealed.
Sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 613, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 42, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2532. Repealed

7-6-2532. Repealed.
Sec. 34, Ch. 495, L. 2001; sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 613, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2540. Repealed

7-6-2540. Repealed.
Sec. 169, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 680, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 25. County Taxation › 7-6-2541. County detention center inmate medical costs

7-6-2541. County detention center inmate medical costs.
The board of county commissioners shall budget and expend funds for inmate medical care, including but not limited to costs of providing direct medical care, medication, medical services, hospitalization, insurance premiums, self-insured coverage, or contracted services for expenses that must be borne by the county for inmates confined in a county detention center as provided for in 7-32-2224.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 500, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 19, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2601. Details related to county warrants -- payments to state -- definition

7-6-2601. Details related to county warrants -- payments to state -- definition.
(1) Warrants issued pursuant to 7-6-2202(1) must be signed by the county clerk and the presiding officer of the board of county commissioners, except warrants drawn on the redemption fund.
(2) All warrants issued by the county clerk during each year, commencing with the first Monday in January, must be numbered consecutively. The number, date, and amount of each warrant, the name of the person to whom it is payable, and the purpose for which it is drawn must be stated on the warrant. Warrants must, at the time they are issued, be registered by the county clerk.
(3) Warrants drawn by order of the board on the county treasury for the current expenses during each year must specify the liability for which they are drawn and when the liability accrued.
(4) All payments to the state treasurer or a state agency must be made by electronic funds transfer if requested by the state treasurer or the state agency and if the county has the technology to conduct electronic funds transfers.
(5) For the purposes of this part, "warrant" includes a check and an electronic funds transfer.
History: (1)En. Sec. 4424, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3045, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4811, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4204; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 79, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 4811, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2917, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4425, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3046, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4812, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4219; re-en. Sec. 4812, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2918, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 4290, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2949, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4612, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4076; re-en. Sec. 4612, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1810(part), 16-2917(part), 16-2918; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 432, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2602. Payment of warrants

7-6-2602. Payment of warrants.
The county treasurer may not pay any order or warrant except to the payee of the warrant or to the payee's agent, assignee, or legal representative, whose authority must be in writing and delivered to the county treasurer. The written authority must be returned with the order or warrant, when paid, to the board of county commissioners.
History: Ap. p. Sec. 4352, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2988, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4752, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4147; re-en. Sec. 4752, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2603, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4290, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2949, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4612, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4076; re-en. Sec. 4612, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1810, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 98, p. 453, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 444, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 897, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 4357, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2993, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4757, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4757, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2608, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1810(part), 16-2603, 16-2608(part); amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2603. Registration of warrants

7-6-2603. Registration of warrants.
(1) If the fund is insufficient to pay a warrant, it must be registered and paid in the order of its registration.
(2) The county treasurer may not register any county order or warrant in the name of any person other than the payee except at the request of the payee or the payee's agent, assignee, or legal representative, whose authority must be produced to the treasurer in writing.
History: (1)En. Sec. 4290, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2949, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4612, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4076; re-en. Sec. 4612, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1810, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 98, p. 453, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 444, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 897, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 4357, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2993, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4757, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4757, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2608, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1810(part), 16-2608(part); amd. Sec. 488, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2604. Interest on unpaid warrants

7-6-2604. Interest on unpaid warrants.
(1) When any high school warrant or any school district warrant is presented to the treasurer for payment and the warrant is not paid for lack of funds, the treasurer shall endorse on the warrant "Not paid for lack of funds", include the date of presentation, and sign the warrant. When the treasurer pays a warrant on which any interest is due, the treasurer shall note on the warrant the amount of interest paid and enter on the treasurer's account the amount of interest, distinct from the principal.
(2) After the date of presentation and endorsement by the treasurer, the warrant must bear interest at a rate fixed by the board of trustees in accordance with law.
(3) All county warrants, after having been presented to the county treasurer for payment and endorsed "Not paid for lack of funds in the treasury", after the date of presentation and endorsement, must draw interest at the rate fixed by the board of county commissioners in accordance with law.
History: Ap. p. Sec. 4353, Pol. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 2, p. 99, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 2989, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4753, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4148; re-en. Sec. 4753, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 234, L. 1971; Sec. 16-2604, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 4359, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2995, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4759, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4153; re-en. Sec. 4759, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2610, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1923; re-en Sec. 4622.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 37, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 348, L. 1974; Sec. 16-2002, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2002, 16-2604, 16-2610; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 489, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2605. Call for payment of warrants drawing interest

7-6-2605. Call for payment of warrants drawing interest.
(1) When there is sufficient money to pay the warrants drawing interest, the treasurer shall give notice as provided in 7-1-2121 that the warrants are able to be paid.
(2) In advertising warrants under the provisions of this section in any newspaper, the treasurer may not publish the warrants in detail but shall give notice only that county warrants presented for payment prior to a date stated in the notice are payable. When only a part of the warrants presented for payment on the same day are payable, the treasurer shall designate the payable warrants in the advertisement.
(3) The warrants cease to draw interest from the first publication or posting of the notice.
(4) (a) If the warrants are not re-presented for payment within 60 days from the time the notice is given, the fund set aside for the payment of the warrants must be applied by the treasurer to the payment of unpaid warrants in order of registry.
(b) The board of county commissioners may, on application and presentation of warrants, properly endorsed, which have been advertised, pass an order directing the treasurer to pay the warrants out of any money in the treasury that is not otherwise appropriated.
History: (1), (3)En. Sec. 4354, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2990 Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4754, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4149; re-en. Sec. 4754, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2605, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4355, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2991, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4755, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4150; re-en. Sec. 4755, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2606, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 4358, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2994, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4758, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4152; re-en. Sec. 4758, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-2609, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2605, 16-2606, 16-2609; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 349, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 490, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2606. Order of redemption of warrants

7-6-2606. Order of redemption of warrants.
(1) Warrants drawn on the treasury and properly attested are entitled to preference as to payment out of money in the treasury properly applicable to the warrants according to the priority of time in which they were presented. The time of presenting the warrants must be noted by the treasurer.
(2) Upon the receipt of money into the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the treasurer shall set apart the the money or as much of the money as is necessary for the payment of the warrants.
History: En. Sec. 94, p. 452, Cod. Stat. 1871; amd. Sec. 1, p. 68, L. 1874; re-en. Sec. 440, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 893, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4356, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2992, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4756, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4151; re-en. Sec. 4756, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2607; amd. Sec. 491, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 26. County Warrants › 7-6-2607. Processing of warrants

7-6-2607. Processing of warrants.
(1) The board shall cause to be canceled all county warrants that have remained uncalled for 1 year or more in the county clerk's office. The uncalled warrants must be canceled in the same manner as other county warrants. At the same time, the county treasurer shall deliver to the board all warrants or vouchers that are in the county treasurer's possession for money disbursed by the county treasurer and the clerk shall issue a receipt for the warrants or vouchers.
(2) The board shall cause to be entered on the record of warrants, opposite to the entry of each warrant issued, the date when the warrant was canceled and shall make a list of the canceled warrants, specifying the number, date, amount, and the person to whom the warrant was payable. The board shall cause the list to be entered on the minutes of the board.
History: En. Sec. 28, p. 504, Bannack Stat.; amd. Sec. 28, p. 438, Cod. Stat. 1871; re-en. Sec. 362, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 767, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 4291, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2950, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4613, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4613, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1811; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 27. Investment of County Money › 7-6-2701. Investment of certain money in county, municipal, hospital, and school warrants

7-6-2701. Investment of certain money in county, municipal, hospital, and school warrants.
(1) If a county has under its control any money for which there is no immediate demand, in any special fund subject to deposit, which in the judgment of the board of county commissioners it would be advantageous to invest in county, municipal, hospital district, or school district registered warrants, the county commissioners are authorized in their discretion to direct the county treasurer to purchase the warrants of entities located in the same county.
(2) For the purchases, the county commissioners shall:
(a) designate the fund or funds to be invested;
(b) fix the amount that may be purchased;
(c) establish the rate of interest the county must receive for the investment; and
(d) designate the warrants that are to be purchased by the funds.
(3) The officer drawing a warrant to be purchased for investment by a county shall attach to or stamp, write, or print upon the warrant a notice to the effect that the county will exercise its preference right to purchase the warrant.
(4) (a) A school district, hospital district, or county warrant presented to the county treasurer for purchase by the county must be registered as any other school district, hospital district, or county warrant.
(b) A municipal warrant presented to the municipal clerk or treasurer for purchase by the county must be registered, and the holder of the warrant must be informed that the warrant may be presented to the county treasurer for purchase by the county.
(5) The county treasurer shall, when a warrant designated for purchase under the provisions of subsection (2) is presented to the treasurer, purchase the warrant out of the proper fund as designated by the board. When the designated amounts have been invested, the county treasurer shall notify the county clerk and recorder or the applicable officer authorized to draw the warrants.
(6) Interest earned from the investments, including interest on the sale of bonds accrued in the period between the date of issue and the time of purchase, must be credited to the sinking fund of the county, notwithstanding the provisions of 7-6-204(1).
(7) A provision of this section may not be construed to prevent the investment of county or county high school money under the state unified investment program established in Title 17, chapter 6, part 2.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4639.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 304, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2050(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 219, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 27. Investment of County Money › 7-6-2702. Repealed

7-6-2702. Repealed.
Sec. 61, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
History: En. 16-1189 by Sec. 4, Ch. 54, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1189.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 28. Management of School Money › 7-6-2801. Management of school funds

7-6-2801. Management of school funds.
The county treasurer shall:
(1) keep all school money in a separate fund and keep a separate account of its disbursement to the several school districts that are entitled to receive it, according to the apportionment of the county superintendent of schools;
(2) notify the county superintendent of the amount of the county school fund in the county treasury subject to apportionment, whenever required, and inform the superintendent of the amount of school money belonging to any other fund subject to apportionment, or as otherwise provided by law; and
(3) pay all warrants drawn on county or district school money, in accordance with the provisions of law, whenever the warrants are countersigned by the district clerk and properly endorsed by the holders.
History: En. Sec. 4350, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2986, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4750, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4144; re-en. Sec. 4750, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 452, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2601(6) thru (9); amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 252, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 492, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 262, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 28. Management of School Money › 7-6-2802. Repealed

7-6-2802. Repealed.
Sec. 22, Ch. 219, L. 1997.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 4639.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 421, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 304, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2050(2), (3).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4001. Short title -- applicability

7-6-4001. Short title -- applicability.
(1) This part may be referred to as the "Local Government Budget Act".
(2) This part applies to all local governments.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4002. Definitions

7-6-4002. Definitions.
As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Governing body" means the elected body responsible for the administration of a local government.
(2) "Local government" has the meaning provided in 7-6-602.
(3) "Municipality" means an incorporated city or town.
(4) "Working capital" means the current assets of a fund minus the current liabilities and designated reserves of a fund.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4003. Budget and levies supplied to department of administration

7-6-4003. Budget and levies supplied to department of administration.
(1) A local government shall submit a complete copy of the final budget together with a statement of tax levies to the department of administration by the later of October 1 or 60 days after receipt of taxable values from the department of revenue. The county clerk and recorder shall make this submission for counties.
(2) The local government shall use standard forms prescribed by the department of administration or may use an alternative budget format acceptable to the department of administration.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4004. Budget fund structure

7-6-4004. Budget fund structure.
Local government budgets must conform to the fund structure prescribed by the department of administration.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 221(1), Ch. 483, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4005. Expenditures limited to appropriations

7-6-4005. Expenditures limited to appropriations.
(1) Local government officials may not make a disbursement or an expenditure or incur an obligation in excess of the total appropriations for a fund.
(2) A local government official who violates subsection (1) is liable for the amount of the excess disbursement, expenditure, or obligation personally.
(3) The subsequent claims approval process may not be considered as the making of a disbursement or an expenditure or as incurring an obligation and does not otherwise limit or mitigate the local government official's personal liability.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 278, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 209, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4006. Appropriation power -- requirements

7-6-4006. Appropriation power -- requirements.
(1) A governing body may appropriate money and provide for the payment of the debts and expenses of the local government.
(2) Money may not be disbursed, expended, or obligated except pursuant to an appropriation for which working capital is or will be available.
(3) Appropriations may be adjusted according to procedures authorized by the governing body for:
(a) debt service funds for obligations related to debt approved by the governing body;
(b) trust funds for obligations authorized by trust covenants;
(c) any fund for federal, state, local, or private grants and shared revenue accepted and approved by the governing body;
(d) any fund for special assessments approved by the governing body;
(e) the proceeds from the sale of land;
(f) any fund for gifts or donations; and
(g) money borrowed during the fiscal year.
(4) The governing body may amend the budget during the fiscal year by conducting public hearings at regularly scheduled meetings. Budget amendments providing for additional appropriations must identify the fund reserves, unanticipated revenue, or previously unbudgeted revenue that will fund the appropriations.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4011. Use of bond proceeds and borrowed money

7-6-4011. Use of bond proceeds and borrowed money.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, money borrowed by a local government may be used only for the purpose for which the money was borrowed. Unless restricted by law, surplus borrowed money may be used to redeem the debt for which the money was borrowed.
(2) The authorization of bonds by the electors or the governing body constitutes the appropriation of the bond proceeds for the purpose for which the bonds are authorized.
History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4012. Fee based budgets -- adjustable appropriation

7-6-4012. Fee based budgets -- adjustable appropriation.
(1) In its final budget resolution, the governing body may authorize adjustments to appropriations funded by fees throughout the budget period. Adjustable appropriations are:
(a) proprietary fund appropriations; or
(b) other appropriations specifically identified in the local government's final budget resolution as fee-based appropriations.
(2) Adjustments of fee-based appropriations must be:
(a) based upon the cost of providing the services supported by the fee; and
(b) fully funded by the related fees for services, fund reserves, or nonfee revenue such as interest.
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 278, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 7. Local Government › Chapter 6. Financial Administration and Taxation › Part 40. Local Government Budget Act › 7-6-4013. Fees for services -- hearing and resolution

7-6-4013. Fees for services -- hearing and resolution.
(1) If a local government has the authority to regulate, establish, and change fees, rates, charges, and classifications that are imposed for services to its inhabitants and other persons served by the local government, the fees, rates, charges, and classifications must be reasonable and related to the cost of providing the service.
(2) Charges for services must comply with Title 17, chapter 2, part 3, and other applicable statutes.
(3) In order to establish or change fees, rates, charges, or classifications imposed for services, the governing body shall order a hearing to be held as provided in 7-1-4131, unless a special hearing process is provided by law. Municipal utility rate hearings must be held as provided in 69-7-112.
(4) Notice of a hearing must be published as provided in 7-1-2121 for a county and as provided in 7-1-4127 for a municipality.
(5) After a hearing, the fees, rates, charges, or classifications must be established by resolution of the governing body.
History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 278, L. 2001.