Montana Code Annotated
Title 7. Local Government
Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business

7-5-134. Signatures -- submission for approval -- statement of purpose and implication - 7-5-134. Signatures -- submission for approval -- statement of purpose...

7-5-135. Suit to determine validity and constitutionality of petition and proposed action - 7-5-135. Suit to determine validity and constitutionality of petition and...

7-5-136. Repealed - 7-5-136. Repealed. Sec. 262, Ch. 49, L. 2015. History: En....

7-5-137. Effect of repeal or enactment of ordinance by initiative or referendum - 7-5-137. Effect of repeal or enactment of ordinance by initiative...

7-5-138. Sanctuary jurisdiction prohibited - 7-5-138. Sanctuary jurisdiction prohibited. A local government as defined in...

7-5-139. reserved - 7-5-139 reserved.

7-5-140. Recordkeeping - 7-5-140. Recordkeeping. A city, town, or county that has the...

Part 2. Operation of Consolidated Units of Local Government

7-5-201. Operation of self-government consolidated units of local government - 7-5-201. Operation of self-government consolidated units of local government. (1)...

Part 3. Local Government Elections (Repealed)

7-5-301. Repealed - 7-5-301. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-302. Repealed - 7-5-302. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-303. Repealed - 7-5-303. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-304. through 7-5-310 reserved - 7-5-304 through 7-5-310 reserved.

7-5-311. Repealed - 7-5-311. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

Part 21. Conduct of County Government

7-5-2101. General authority of county commissioners - 7-5-2101. General authority of county commissioners. (1) The board of...

7-5-2102. Promulgation and enforcement of rules - 7-5-2102. Promulgation and enforcement of rules. The board of county...

7-5-2103. Division of county into districts - 7-5-2103. Division of county into districts. The board of county...

7-5-2104. Direction of lawsuits - 7-5-2104. Direction of lawsuits. The board of county commissioners has...

7-5-2105. Authority to contract for printing and supplies - 7-5-2105. Authority to contract for printing and supplies. The board...

7-5-2106. Control of conflict of interest - 7-5-2106. Control of conflict of interest. No member of the...

7-5-2107. Employment of personnel by county commissioners - 7-5-2107. Employment of personnel by county commissioners. The board of...

7-5-2108. County work week - 7-5-2108. County work week. All full-time salaried county employees shall...

7-5-2109. County control of litter - 7-5-2109. County control of litter. (1) (a) Except as provided...

7-5-2110. Community decay defined - 7-5-2110. Community decay defined. (1) In 7-5-2111, "community decay" means...

7-5-2111. Control of community decay - 7-5-2111. Control of community decay. (1) The governing body of...

7-5-2112. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material and dumping ashtray prohibited -- penalty -- posting - 7-5-2112. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material...

7-5-2113. through 7-5-2120 reserved - 7-5-2113 through 7-5-2120 reserved.

7-5-2121. Administration of oaths - 7-5-2121. Administration of oaths. Any member of the board of...

7-5-2122. Meetings of board of county commissioners - 7-5-2122. Meetings of board of county commissioners. (1) The board...

7-5-2123. Publication of board proceedings and annual financial statement - 7-5-2123. Publication of board proceedings and annual financial statement. (1)...

7-5-2124. Repealed - 7-5-2124. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 311, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2125. Open meetings - 7-5-2125. Open meetings. All meetings of the board of county...

7-5-2126. Attendance at board meetings by sheriff - 7-5-2126. Attendance at board meetings by sheriff. The board of...

7-5-2127. Subpoena power of county commissioners - 7-5-2127. Subpoena power of county commissioners. (1) The board may,...

7-5-2128. Fees of officers and witnesses - 7-5-2128. Fees of officers and witnesses. Neither the officers serving...

7-5-2129. Minute book to be kept by board - 7-5-2129. Minute book to be kept by board. The board...

7-5-2130. Records to be signed - 7-5-2130. Records to be signed. The records must be signed...

7-5-2131. Records to be available to public - 7-5-2131. Records to be available to public. (1) Except as...

7-5-2132. Destruction of county records - 7-5-2132. Destruction of county records. Upon the order of the...

7-5-2133. Convenience fee for electronic county government services - 7-5-2133. Convenience fee for electronic county government services. (1) Except...

7-5-2134. through 7-5-2140 reserved - 7-5-2134 through 7-5-2140 reserved.

7-5-2141. Membership in associations of counties - 7-5-2141. Membership in associations of counties. The boards of county...

7-5-2142. Membership in associations of clerk and recorders - 7-5-2142. Membership in associations of clerk and recorders. (1) The...

7-5-2143. Membership in associations of clerks of district courts - 7-5-2143. Membership in associations of clerks of district courts. (1)...

7-5-2144. Membership in associations of county treasurers - 7-5-2144. Membership in associations of county treasurers. (1) County treasurers...

7-5-2145. Attendance at meetings and conventions by county officers and employees - 7-5-2145. Attendance at meetings and conventions by county officers and...

7-5-2146. Membership in associations of county school superintendents -- payment of expenses - 7-5-2146. Membership in associations of county school superintendents -- payment...

7-5-2147. through 7-5-2149 reserved - 7-5-2147 through 7-5-2149 reserved.

7-5-2150. Compensated absence liability fund - 7-5-2150. Compensated absence liability fund. (1) A board of county...

Part 22. County Resolutions (Repealed)

7-5-2201. Repealed - 7-5-2201. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 309, L. 1993. History: En....

7-5-2202. Repealed - 7-5-2202. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 309, L. 1993. History: En....

7-5-2203. through 7-5-2210 reserved - 7-5-2203 through 7-5-2210 reserved.

7-5-2211. Repealed - 7-5-2211. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2212. Repealed - 7-5-2212. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2213. Repealed - 7-5-2213. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2214. Repealed - 7-5-2214. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2215. Repealed - 7-5-2215. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2216. Repealed - 7-5-2216. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2217. Repealed - 7-5-2217. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2218. Repealed - 7-5-2218. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2219. Repealed - 7-5-2219. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2220. Repealed - 7-5-2220. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2221. Repealed - 7-5-2221. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-2222. Repealed - 7-5-2222. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

Part 23. County Contracts

7-5-2301. Competitive, advertised bidding required for certain large purchases or construction contracts - 7-5-2301. Competitive, advertised bidding required for certain large purchases or...

7-5-2302. Repealed - 7-5-2302. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 239, L. 1999. History: En....

7-5-2303. Use of public auction to make purchase - 7-5-2303. Use of public auction to make purchase. (1) In...

7-5-2304. Exemptions from competitive bidding requirements - 7-5-2304. Exemptions from competitive bidding requirements. The provisions of 7-5-2301...

7-5-2305. Prohibition on division of contracts to circumvent bidding requirements - 7-5-2305. Prohibition on division of contracts to circumvent bidding requirements....

7-5-2306. Use of installment purchase contracts - 7-5-2306. Use of installment purchase contracts. When the amount to...

7-5-2307. Treatment of rental-purchase contracts - 7-5-2307. Treatment of rental-purchase contracts. Every contract entered into for...

7-5-2308. Department of administration as purchasing agent - 7-5-2308. Department of administration as purchasing agent. The department of...

7-5-2309. Optional bidding preference for county resident - 7-5-2309. Optional bidding preference for county resident. (1) If there...

7-5-2310. Power to enter and execute cooperative purchasing agreements - 7-5-2310. Power to enter and execute cooperative purchasing agreements. (1)...

7-5-2311. through 7-5-2314 reserved - 7-5-2311 through 7-5-2314 reserved.

7-5-2315. Energy performance contracts exempt - 7-5-2315. Energy performance contracts exempt. This part does not apply...

7-5-2316. Repealed - 7-5-2316. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 188, L. 2013. History: En....

Part 24. County Printing (Renumbered)

7-5-2401. Renumbered 18-7-401 - 7-5-2401. Renumbered 18-7-401. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2402. Renumbered 18-7-402 - 7-5-2402. Renumbered 18-7-402. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2403. Renumbered 18-7-403 - 7-5-2403. Renumbered 18-7-403. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2404. Renumbered 18-7-404 - 7-5-2404. Renumbered 18-7-404. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2405. Renumbered 18-7-405 - 7-5-2405. Renumbered 18-7-405. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2406. through 7-5-2410 reserved - 7-5-2406 through 7-5-2410 reserved.

7-5-2411. Renumbered 18-7-411 - 7-5-2411. Renumbered 18-7-411. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2412. Renumbered 18-7-412 - 7-5-2412. Renumbered 18-7-412. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2413. Renumbered 18-7-413 - 7-5-2413. Renumbered 18-7-413. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

7-5-2414. Renumbered 18-7-414 - 7-5-2414. Renumbered 18-7-414. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 2009.

Part 25. Vacation of Plats

7-5-2501. Vacation of plats in abandoned townsites - 7-5-2501. Vacation of plats in abandoned townsites. (1) When there...

7-5-2502. Vacation of portion of village or townsite - 7-5-2502. Vacation of portion of village or townsite. (1) When...

7-5-2503. Action by city council required to validate vacation by county commissioners - 7-5-2503. Action by city council required to validate vacation by...

7-5-2504. Vacation of public sites in unincorporated places - 7-5-2504. Vacation of public sites in unincorporated places. Whenever a...

Part 41. Conduct of Municipal Government

7-5-4101. General powers of municipal council - 7-5-4101. General powers of municipal council. The city or town...

7-5-4102. Powers and duties of mayor related to administration and executive function - 7-5-4102. Powers and duties of mayor related to administration and...

7-5-4103. Council rules and discipline - 7-5-4103. Council rules and discipline. The council may determine the...

7-5-4104. Control of nuisances -- exception - 7-5-4104. Control of nuisances -- exception. (1) The city or...

7-5-4105. Repealed - 7-5-4105. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 1987. History: En....

7-5-4106. Power of condemnation - 7-5-4106. Power of condemnation. The city or town council may...

7-5-4107. Municipal census - 7-5-4107. Municipal census. The city or town council has power...

7-5-4108. Municipal printing contract - 7-5-4108. Municipal printing contract. The city or town council has...

7-5-4109. Control of conflict of interest - 7-5-4109. Control of conflict of interest. (1) The mayor, any...

7-5-4110. Compensation and duties of city employees - 7-5-4110. Compensation and duties of city employees. The city or...

7-5-4111. City work week - 7-5-4111. City work week. All full-time salaried city employees shall...

7-5-4112. Reports from municipal officers - 7-5-4112. Reports from municipal officers. The city or town council...

7-5-4113. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material and dumping ashtray prohibited -- penalty -- posting - 7-5-4113. Littering with lighted matches, cigarettes, and other burning material...

7-5-4114. through 7-5-4120 reserved - 7-5-4114 through 7-5-4120 reserved.

7-5-4121. Conduct of council business - 7-5-4121. Conduct of council business. (1) A majority of the...

7-5-4122. Special meetings of council - 7-5-4122. Special meetings of council. When a special meeting of...

7-5-4123. Journal of council proceedings - 7-5-4123. Journal of council proceedings. The council must cause a...

7-5-4124. Destruction of municipal records - 7-5-4124. Destruction of municipal records. Upon the order of the...

7-5-4125. Convenience fee for electronic municipal government services - 7-5-4125. Convenience fee for electronic municipal government services. (1) The...

7-5-4126. through 7-5-4140 reserved - 7-5-4126 through 7-5-4140 reserved.

7-5-4141. Membership in organizations of municipal officers - 7-5-4141. Membership in organizations of municipal officers. (1) The governing...

7-5-4142. Attendance at meetings and conventions by municipal officers and employees - 7-5-4142. Attendance at meetings and conventions by municipal officers and...

Part 42. Municipal Ordinances and Resolutions

7-5-4201. Municipal ordinances - 7-5-4201. Municipal ordinances. (1) The style of ordinances may be...

7-5-4202. Incorporation of technical codes by reference - 7-5-4202. Incorporation of technical codes by reference. (1) The governing...

7-5-4203. Effective date of ordinances and resolutions - 7-5-4203. Effective date of ordinances and resolutions. (1) An ordinance...

7-5-4204. Details relating to emergency measures - 7-5-4204. Details relating to emergency measures. In the case of...

7-5-4205. Powers of mayor related to ordinances and resolutions - 7-5-4205. Powers of mayor related to ordinances and resolutions. The...

7-5-4206. Procedure to veto ordinance or resolution - 7-5-4206. Procedure to veto ordinance or resolution. (1) In case...

7-5-4207. Penalties for violation of municipal ordinances - 7-5-4207. Penalties for violation of municipal ordinances. (1) Except as...

7-5-4208. Applicability of part - 7-5-4208. Applicability of part. (1) Except as provided in subsection...

7-5-4209. Social host ordinances fining landlords prohibited -- maintaining lists for enforcement prohibited - 7-5-4209. Social host ordinances fining landlords prohibited -- maintaining lists...

7-5-4210. reserved - 7-5-4210 reserved.

7-5-4211. Repealed - 7-5-4211. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4212. Repealed - 7-5-4212. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4213. Repealed - 7-5-4213. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4214. Repealed - 7-5-4214. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4215. Repealed - 7-5-4215. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4216. Repealed - 7-5-4216. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4217. Repealed - 7-5-4217. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: (1)En....

7-5-4218. Repealed - 7-5-4218. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4219. Repealed - 7-5-4219. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4220. Repealed - 7-5-4220. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4221. Repealed - 7-5-4221. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4222. Repealed - 7-5-4222. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4223. Repealed - 7-5-4223. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4224. Repealed - 7-5-4224. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4225. Repealed - 7-5-4225. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

Part 43. Municipal Contracts and Franchises

7-5-4301. Power to enter and execute contracts - 7-5-4301. Power to enter and execute contracts. (1) A city...

7-5-4302. Competitive, advertised bidding required for certain purchase and construction contracts - 7-5-4302. Competitive, advertised bidding required for certain purchase and construction...

7-5-4303. Exemptions from bidding or advertising requirements for certain contracts - 7-5-4303. Exemptions from bidding or advertising requirements for certain contracts....

7-5-4304. Certain contracts to be submitted to voters - 7-5-4304. Certain contracts to be submitted to voters. A contract...

7-5-4305. Prohibition on division of contracts to circumvent bidding requirements - 7-5-4305. Prohibition on division of contracts to circumvent bidding requirements....

7-5-4306. Use of installment purchase contract - 7-5-4306. Use of installment purchase contract. When the amount to...

7-5-4307. Sale or trade-in of old supplies or equipment - 7-5-4307. Sale or trade-in of old supplies or equipment. Old...

7-5-4308. Procedure to modify contract - 7-5-4308. Procedure to modify contract. (1) When it becomes necessary...

7-5-4309. Repealed - 7-5-4309. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 81, L. 1983. History: En....

7-5-4310. Use of public auction to make purchase - 7-5-4310. Use of public auction to make purchase. In lieu...

7-5-4311. through 7-5-4314 reserved - 7-5-4311 through 7-5-4314 reserved.

7-5-4315. Energy performance contracts exempt - 7-5-4315. Energy performance contracts exempt. This part does not apply...

7-5-4316. Repealed - 7-5-4316. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 188, L. 2013. History: En....

7-5-4317. through 7-5-4320 reserved - 7-5-4317 through 7-5-4320 reserved.

7-5-4321. Grant of exclusive franchise -- election required - 7-5-4321. Grant of exclusive franchise -- election required. (1) The...

7-5-4322. Election notice -- ballot form - 7-5-4322. Election notice -- ballot form. (1) Notice of the...

Part 44. Municipal Elections

7-5-4401. Division of municipalities into wards - 7-5-4401. Division of municipalities into wards. (1) The first city...

7-5-4402. Repealed - 7-5-4402. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4403. Repealed - 7-5-4403. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4404. Repealed - 7-5-4404. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4405. Repealed - 7-5-4405. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4406. Repealed - 7-5-4406. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4407. Repealed - 7-5-4407. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4408. Repealed - 7-5-4408. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4409. Repealed - 7-5-4409. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

7-5-4410. Cancellation of general election - 7-5-4410. Cancellation of general election. (1) The governing body of...

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Montana Code Annotated
Title 7. Local Government
Chapter 5. General Operation and Conduct of Business