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Subject | Request | Requestor | Date Issued |
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Conflict of Interest | Does Montana law prohibit a state employee from serving on the board of directors of an organization when 1) the organization receives funds from or through the State, 2) the employee serves on the particular board as an agent of the State, and 3) the employee’s service on the particular board is within the employee’s scope of employment? | McCulloch, Linda Superintendent Public Instruction |
10/28/03 |
County Government | Is Garfield County required to obtain voter approval to authorize the county to impose a mill levy sufficient to generate the amount of property taxes actually assessed in the prior year from both voted and non-voted levies for health care facilities in Garfield County? | Murnion, Nickolas C. County Attorney Garfield |
04/25/03 |
Local Government | Is the County Commission obligated by law to publish its agenda in the local newspaper in advance of each meeting? | Bradshaw, Blaine C. Granite County Attorney |
06/04/03 |
Sentence | Does the phrase “deferred term of imprisonment” in Subsection (6) of Mont. Code Ann. § 45-9-102(6) and in § 45-10-103 entitle an individual convicted of a first offense of that section to a deferment of any jail sentence? | Zimmerman, Robert L. County Attorney Sanders | 07/03/03 |
Statutory Construction | May a vehicle that has been lawfully and validly licensed be classified as a junk vehicle pursuant to the terms of Mont. Code Ann. § 75-10-501(4) and be subject to the shielding provisions of Mont. Code Ann. § 75-10-505? | Malagisi, Richard A. County Attorney Sweet Grass |
08/29/03 |
Subdivision and Platting Act | Is a proposed property conveyance in Granite County subject to the Subdivision and Platting Act? | Bradshaw, Blaine C. County Attorney Granite |
11/04/03 |
Taxation |
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Amestoy, Edward County Attorney Phillips |
01/16/03 |