7-15-4439. Conduct of business. (1) A simple majority of commissioners constitutes a quorum.
(2) When the office of the first presiding officer of the authority becomes vacant, the authority shall select a presiding officer from among its members. An authority shall select from among its members a vice presiding officer.
(3) An authority may:
(a) employ a secretary who is the executive director, technical experts, and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, that it may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation;
(b) call upon the corporation counsel or chief law officer of the city for legal services that it may require or employ its own counsel and legal staff;
(c) delegate to one or more of its agents or employees powers or duties that it may consider proper.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-105(part); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 514, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 624, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 15. Housing and Construction
Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities
7-15-4401. Findings and policy
7-15-4403. Petition to create municipal housing authority -- hearing and notice
7-15-4404. Notice of hearing on petition
7-15-4405. Hearing on petition
7-15-4406. Decision of city council
7-15-4407. Criteria for determining if unsafe or unsanitary dwelling accommodations exist
7-15-4408. Voter approval required to create housing authority
7-15-4409. Application for incorporation
7-15-4410. Processing of application by secretary of state
7-15-4411. Effect of filing and recording application
7-15-4412. Presumption of regularity in creation of municipal housing authority
7-15-4413. Boundaries of municipal housing authority
7-15-4414. Problems arising from existence of several overlapping authorities
7-15-4415. Cooperation between housing authorities
7-15-4416. Cooperation among governmental units and housing authorities
7-15-4417. Initial funding of housing authority
7-15-4418. Interim funding of housing authority
7-15-4419. Authority to reimburse municipality for loans
7-15-4420. Procedure to implement certain sections
7-15-4421. Municipal housing authority to be nonprofit
7-15-4422. Authorization to dissolve housing authority
7-15-4423. Resolution to dissolve housing authority
7-15-4424. through 7-15-4430 reserved
7-15-4431. Appointment of commissioners
7-15-4433. Compensation of commissioners
7-15-4435. Control of conflict of interest
7-15-4436. Removal of commissioners
7-15-4437. Right of obligee of authority to request removal of commissioner
7-15-4438. Record of removal proceedings
7-15-4439. Conduct of business
7-15-4440. Certain laws controlling
7-15-4441. through 7-15-4450 reserved
7-15-4451. General powers of housing authority
7-15-4453. Strict compliance with laws and contracts required
7-15-4454. General powers related to housing programs
7-15-4455. Housing projects subject to planning, zoning, and building laws
7-15-4456. Low-rent housing for the elderly
7-15-4457. Federal financial assistance for low-rent housing for the elderly
7-15-4458. Investigatory powers of housing authority
7-15-4459. Availability of housing authority findings and determinations
7-15-4460. Powers of housing authority relating to acquisition and disposition of property
7-15-4461. Acquisition of property by authority for government housing project
7-15-4462. Exercise of power of eminent domain
7-15-4463. Title to property acquired from housing authority subject to agreements with governments
7-15-4464. Authorization for payment of rentals in lieu of taxes
7-15-4465. Payments by housing authorities to local and state bodies
7-15-4466. Special powers and contract provisions when federal government involved