Montana § 7-3-1245 - Relationship Of Commission And Manager Regarding Appointments And Administrative Service
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-3-1245 — Relationship Of Commission And Manager Regarding Appointments And Administrative Service, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-3-1245. Relationship Of Commission And Manager Regarding Appointments And Administrative Service
Relationship of commission and manager regarding appointments and administrative service. (1) Neither the commission nor any of its committees or members may direct or request the appointment of or removal from office or employment of any person by the manager or any of the manager's subordinates or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the municipality. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the commission and its members shall deal with that portion of the administrative service for which the manager is responsible solely through the manager, and neither the commission nor any member of the commission may give orders to any subordinate of the manager either publicly or privately. (2) Any violation of the provisions of this section by a member of the commission is a misdemeanor, conviction of which immediately forfeits the office of the member convicted.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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