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Letters of Advice – 2009

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Subject Request Requestor Date Issued
Cities and Towns Questions relating to payment for the engineering fees for design of extension and improvement of city water and sewer services, and whether one of the two council members—who is a first cousin of the developer, but not an agent or employee of the developer—must abstain from voting on issues relating to the development and extension of these city services for conflict of interest. Hennessy, Greg W.
Town Attorney
Bainville		 10/09/09
Cities and Towns At what level is the Town of West Yellowstone obligated to fund the West Yellowstone Public Library? Davis, Michael Q.
City Attorney
West Yellowstone		 10/08/09
Cities and Towns Is the City of Miles City authorized at this time to adopt [a] new ordinance(s) that would allow the City Pound staff to destroy vicious dogs pursuant to the terms of Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-4123(2), rather than relying upon the terms of Mont. Code Ann. § 7-23-4102 (which is much more narrow in scope)? Noble, Jeffrey A.
Prosecutor
Miles City		 07/06/09
Health Boards and Districts
  1. What authority does the Board of County Commissioners have to place a mill levy on an election ballot to support a hospital within the county?
  2. What authority does the Board of County Commissioners have to use public funds to support a county-owned hospital and nursing home facilities that are being operated by a private non-profit organization?
  3. What county funding mechanism is available to provide public funds to a hospital facility that is located outside of a medical district that already exists within the boundary of the county?
  4. Is there a question of double taxation if a county wide mill levy is authorized by a vote of the taxpayers, where a medical district already exists in a portion of the county?
 Nile, Beverly J.
Chair County Commissioners
Rosebud		 01/09/09
Hospital Districts If a newly-established public hospital district has never levied mills, does it have any inherent levy authority? Connor, Maureen
Chair County Commissioners
Granite		 03/05/09
Judges Application of Mont. Code Ann. § 2-2-104 to a Justice of the Peace receiving remuneration as City Judge for the same hours. Smith, Lewis K.
County Attorney
Powell		 Clarification:
07/07/09
Original:
12/08/08
Legislature Are legislative appointments to an executive branch board legally permissible? Preite, Anthony J.
Director
Department of Commerce		 02/11/09
Offices May city employees also serve as city council members under the City of Colstrip’s charter form of government? Ryder, Gary
City Attorney
Colstrip		 10/29/09

 

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