Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-3-4417. Fixing compensation

(1) The commission shall fix, by annual salary ordinance, the salary or compensation of the city manager, the heads of the departments, and its own employees.

(2) The city manager shall fix the number and salaries or compensation of all other officers and employees.

(3) In cities where there is a civil service board as provided for in this part, the salary or compensation so fixed shall be uniform for like service in each grade of the service as the same shall be graded or classified by the city manager in accordance with the rules adopted by the civil service board. All such salaries and rates of pay shall be reported to the secretary of the civil service board.