7-7-107. Limitation on amount of bonds for city-county consolidated units. (1) Except as provided in 7-7-108, a city-county consolidated local government may not issue bonds for any purpose in an amount that, with all outstanding indebtedness, exceeds 2.5% of the total assessed value of taxable property, determined as provided in 15-8-111, within the consolidated government, as ascertained by the last assessment for state and county taxes.
(2) The issuing of bonds for the purpose of funding or refunding outstanding warrants or bonds is not the incurring of a new or additional indebtedness but is merely the changing of the evidence of outstanding indebtedness.
History: En. 16-2010.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 175, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2010.1(part); amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 614, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 285, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 426, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 556, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 29, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. General Provisions Related to Local Governments
7-7-104. Limitation on action to test bond validity
7-7-105. Challenges to local government bond elections
7-7-106. Hearing and determination on challenge
7-7-107. Limitation on amount of bonds for city-county consolidated units
7-7-108. Authorization for additional indebtedness for water or sewer systems
7-7-110. Authorization of bonds
7-7-111. through 7-7-120 reserved
7-7-121. Misconduct in relation to bond funds
7-7-122. Prosecution for misconduct
7-7-123. Investment of sinking funds of local governments
7-7-124. Limitation on investment of sinking funds
7-7-125. through 7-7-130 reserved
7-7-131. Bankruptcy -- definitions
7-7-132. Procedure to declare bankruptcy
7-7-133. Power to comply with court decrees related to bankruptcy
7-7-134. Role of state and state agencies in relation to bankruptcy
7-7-135. through 7-7-139 reserved
7-7-140. Recovery zone economic development bonds and recovery zone facility bonds