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Subject | Request | Requestor | Date Issued |
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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 |
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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 |