Montana Code Annotated (1995)
Table of Contents / TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT / CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Part 1. General Provisions
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7-3-101 - Compliance with constitution
7-3-102 - Adoption of alternative form
7-3-103 - Amendment of self-government charter or adopted alternative form of government
7-3-104 - Limitation on change in alternative form
7-3-105 - Plan of government
7-3-106 - Effect of change in government
7-3-111 - Statutory basis for elected county official government
7-3-112 - Statutory basis for county manager government
7-3-113 - Statutory basis for municipal council-mayor government
7-3-114 - Statutory basis for municipal commission-manager government
7-3-121 - Purpose
7-3-122 - Definitions
7-3-123 - Alteration of existing forms of local government
7-3-124 - Election procedure
7-3-125 - Petition for alteration
7-3-141 - Permissible recommendations
7-3-142 - Requirements for petition
7-3-143 - Special requirements if consolidation recommended
7-3-144 - Special requirements if county merger recommended
7-3-145 - Special requirements if municipal disincorporation recommended
7-3-146 - Filing of petitions
7-3-147 - Availability of petitions
7-3-148 - Publication of summary and comparison
7-3-149 - Election on alternative form
7-3-150 - General ballot requirements
7-3-151 - Treatment of suboptions for alternative forms
7-3-152 - Effect of adoption of new form of government
7-3-153 - Filing of approved plan
7-3-154 - Judicial review
7-3-155 - Three-year moratorium
7-3-156 - Effective date of alternative plan or amendment
7-3-157 - General transition provisions
7-3-158 - Transition provisions affecting personnel
7-3-159 - Treatment of existing ordinances and resolutions
7-3-160 - Election of new officials
7-3-161 - Organization of new governing body
7-3-171 - Purpose
7-3-172 - Purpose of study commission
7-3-173 - Establishment of study commissions
7-3-174 - Election procedures
7-3-175 - Election on question of establishing study commission
7-3-176 - Election of commission members
7-3-177 - Composition of study commission
7-3-178 - Term of office -- vacancies -- compensation
7-3-179 - Organization of commission
7-3-180 - Cooperation of study commissions
7-3-181 - Conduct of business
7-3-182 - Open meetings and public involvement
7-3-183 - Commission powers
7-3-184 - Financial administration
7-3-185 - Scope of study commission recommendations
7-3-186 - Study commission timetable
7-3-187 - Final report
7-3-188 - Special final report requirements -- consolidation or county merger
7-3-189 - Special final report requirements for disincorporation
7-3-190 - Supplementary reports
7-3-191 - Publication of summary
7-3-192 - Election on recommendation
7-3-193 - Application of other sections