Montana Code Annotated
Part 45. Local Water Quality Districts
7-13-4528. Composition of board of directors of joint district -- terms

7-13-4528. Composition of board of directors of joint district -- terms. (1) The board of directors for a joint district consists of one commissioner from each county involved, one member from each incorporated city or town included in the district, one member from each county or city-county board of health, and if the joint district includes a substantial amount of land that is within a conservation district or districts, one conservation district supervisor.
(2) The remaining members of the joint board of directors are selected from interested citizens, as follows:
(a) persons whose residences or businesses are distributed equally throughout the district if counties are the only units of government participating in the joint district; or
(b) through mutual agreement of all commissioners and governing bodies of cities and towns participating in the district.
(3) Terms of appointed members are staggered and, after the initial terms, are for 3 years.
History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 357, L. 1991.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 7. Local Government

Chapter 13. Utility Services

Part 45. Local Water Quality Districts

7-13-4501. Findings and purpose

7-13-4502. Definitions

7-13-4503. reserved

7-13-4504. Authorization to initiate creation of a local water quality district

7-13-4505. Public meeting -- resolution of intention to create local water quality district

7-13-4506. Participation of cities and towns

7-13-4507. Notice of resolutions of intention and concurrence

7-13-4508. reserved

7-13-4509. Right to protest -- procedure

7-13-4510. Hearing on protest

7-13-4511. Sufficient protest to require referendum

7-13-4512. Referendum

7-13-4513. Insufficient protest to bar proceedings -- resolution creating district -- power to implement local water quality program

7-13-4514. and 7-13-4515 reserved

7-13-4516. Board of directors

7-13-4517. Powers and duties of board of directors

7-13-4518. Powers and duties of commissioners

7-13-4519. Role of county attorney -- contracts for legal services

7-13-4520. reserved

7-13-4521. Implementation of program

7-13-4522. Changes in district boundaries

7-13-4523. Fees -- determination of rates -- increases -- exemption for agricultural water use

7-13-4524. Procedure to collect fees

7-13-4525. Disposition and administration of proceeds

7-13-4526. reserved

7-13-4527. Creation of joint local water quality districts

7-13-4528. Composition of board of directors of joint district -- terms

7-13-4529. Administration of funds in joint districts

7-13-4530. through 7-13-4534 reserved

7-13-4535. Referendum to abolish local water quality district or joint local water quality district -- termination procedures

7-13-4536. Allocation of funds upon termination of local water quality district or joint local water quality district