Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-4-4102. Officers of city of second or third class

(1) The officers of a city of the second or third class consist of:

(2) Except as provided in 7-5-4410, officers listed in subsection (1), except the city judge for a city of the third class, must be elected by the qualified electors of the city.

(3) The governing body of a city of the third class may by ordinance determine whether the office of city judge must be filled by appointment by the governing body or by election or may appoint a justice of the peace or the city judge of another city as judge of the city court as provided in 3-11-205.

(4) There may also be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the council:

(5) The city council may prescribe the duties of all city officers and fix their compensation.