7-3-1252. Investigatory powers of commission and manager. (1) The commission, the manager, or any person or committee authorized by either of them shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any department or office of the municipality and to make investigations as to municipal affairs and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence.
(2) It shall be the duty of the manager to designate a police officer to serve subpoenas. The commission shall provide by ordinance the penalty or penalties for contempt in refusing to obey any such subpoena or to produce such books, papers, and other evidence and shall have the power to punish any such contempt in the manner provided by ordinance.
History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.43, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3443.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government
Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2
7-3-1201. Authorization for consolidated city-county government
7-3-1202. Nature of consolidated government
7-3-1203. General powers of consolidated government
7-3-1204. Petition for city-county consolidated government -- election required
7-3-1205. Certification of petition -- board action -- election
7-3-1208. Election of commission upon favorable vote
7-3-1209. Resolution declaring creation of consolidated government
7-3-1210. Existing contracts continued
7-3-1211. Treatment of existing ordinances
7-3-1212. Treatment of existing officers
7-3-1213. Power to effectuate transition
7-3-1214. Consolidated municipality commission
7-3-1215. Qualifications for commission
7-3-1216. Term of office of commission members
7-3-1218. Meetings of commission
7-3-1219. Organization and officers of commission
7-3-1220. Conduct of commission business
7-3-1221. Compensation of commission members
7-3-1222. Procedure to enact ordinances and resolutions
7-3-1223. Effective date of ordinances
7-3-1225. Vote required on certain measures
7-3-1226. Codification of ordinances
7-3-1227. Petition for initiative
7-3-1228. Action on initiative petition
7-3-1229. Submission of initiative measure to electors
7-3-1230. Petition for referendum
7-3-1231. Action on referendum petition
7-3-1232. Preliminary acts authorized prior to submission of certain ordinances to electors
7-3-1235. through 7-3-1240 reserved
7-3-1241. Appointment and removal of manager of consolidated municipality
7-3-1243. Appointments by manager
7-3-1244. Removal of appointees
7-3-1245. Relationship of commission and manager regarding appointments and administrative service
7-3-1246. General duties of manager
7-3-1248. Departments of consolidated municipality
7-3-1249. Employees and employment list
7-3-1250. Compensation of officers and employees
7-3-1252. Investigatory powers of commission and manager
7-3-1253. Disposition of money received by officers in official capacity
7-3-1254. Nonpartisan nature of government
7-3-1255. Commissioners not to hold or seek other office
7-3-1256. Appointive officers not to seek other office
7-3-1257. Control of conflict of interest
7-3-1260. through 7-3-1270 reserved