Title 7, Title 7

(1) The governing body shall specify by resolution a public location for posting information and shall order erected a suitable posting board. (2) When posting is required, a copy of the document shall be placed on the posting board, and a copy shall be available at the municipal…

The chief executive and all elected municipal officers may administer oaths.

(1) Every elected and appointed municipal officer shall take the oath of office prescribed in Article III, section 3, of the Montana constitution. Before the officer performs any official duties, the oath of office, certified by the official before whom the oath was taken, must b…

All municipal officers and employees are public servants for the purpose of determining the offense of obstructing a public servant as provided in 45-7-302.

(1) If all persons entitled to mail notice waive in writing the mail notice requirement, the governing body may proceed without the required mail notice. (2) If all persons entitled to protest an action waive in writing their right to protest, the governing body may proceed witho…

Any officer or employee may use a facsimile signature or seal as provided in Title 2, chapter 16.

(1) All meetings of municipal governing bodies, boards, authorities, committees, or other entities created by a municipality must be open to the public except as provided in 2-3-203. (2) Subject to the requirements of 2-3-212, appropriate minutes must be kept of all public meetin…

Each municipal governing body, committee, board, authority, or entity, in accordance with Article II, section 8, of the Montana constitution and Title 2, chapter 3, shall develop procedures for permitting and encouraging the public to participate in decisions that are of signific…

In any meeting required to be open to the public, the governing body, committee, board, authority, or entity shall adopt rules for conducting the meeting, affording citizens a reasonable opportunity to participate prior to the final decision.

(1) Municipal governing bodies, chief executives, officers, employees, departments, boards, and authorities shall file with state agencies in a timely fashion all reports and information required by state law. (2) The department of administration shall coordinate to the greatest …

(1) All departments, boards, and authorities shall file an annual report with the chief executive, who shall compile the reports and present them to the governing body. (2) The chief executive may specify the form, content, and deadline for filing reports.

(1) All state agencies are authorized and encouraged to provide technical assistance to municipalities. (2) The technical assistance services may not include those that can be as reasonably and expeditiously obtained through business channels. (3) State agencies are encouraged to…

When a municipality is required by state law to provide information to a state agency and fails to provide the required information, the department of administration may issue an order stopping payment of any state financial aid to the municipality. Upon provision of the informat…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a provision of 7-1-4121 through 7-1-4127, 7-1-4129 through 7-1-4143, and 7-1-4145 through 7-1-4148 applies only in the absence of other laws governing the same subject matter. (2) The governing body may by ordinance adopt the procedures a…

(1) A municipal infraction is a civil offense punishable by a civil penalty of not more than $300 for each violation or if the infraction is a repeat offense, a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each repeat violation. (2) A municipality may by ordinance provide that a violatio…

(1) In municipal infraction proceedings: (a) the matter must be tried before a municipal court judge or city court judge in the same manner as a small claim if the total amount of civil penalties does not exceed $7,000. The matter may only be tried before a judge in district cour…

(1) A municipal court judge or city court judge has jurisdiction to assess or enter judgment for costs of abatement or correction in any amount not to exceed the jurisdictional amount for a money judgment in a civil action pursuant to 3-11-103. If the municipality seeks abatement…

This part may be cited as the "Political Subdivision Employer Mandate Prohibition Act".

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Employee" means a person in this state who is in the service of an employer or engaged in employment as defined in 39-2-101 or under any appointment or contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied. (2) "Employer…

(1) A political subdivision may not enact, administer, or otherwise require an employer to provide an employee or class of employees with a wage or employment benefit that is not required by state or federal law. (2) This part does not apply to a political subdivision affecting a…