Montana § 7-3-705 - Officials And Personnel
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-3-705 — Officials And Personnel, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-3-705. Officials And Personnel
Officials and personnel. (1) The charter must specify which official of the local government will be the chief administrative and executive officer, the method of the officer's selection, the term of office (except that it may be at the pleasure of the selecting authority if the officer is not elected by popular vote), the grounds for the officer's removal, and the officer's powers and duties. However, the charter may allocate the chief executive and the chief administrative functions among two or more officials specified as provided in this section, or the charter may provide that chief executive and administrative functions of the local government will be performed by one or more members of the legislative body. (2) A charter form of government must have the officers, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies that are established in the charter, by local ordinance, or required by state law.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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