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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a city-county planning board consists of no fewer than nine members to be appointed as follows:
(a) two official members who reside outside the city limits but within the jurisdictional area of the city-county planning board to be appointed by the board of county commissioners, who may in the discretion of the board of county commissioners be employed by or hold public office in the county;
(b) two official members who reside within the city limits to be appointed by the city council, who may in the discretion of the city council be employed by or hold public office in the city;
(c) two citizen members who reside within the city limits to be appointed by the mayor of the city;
(d) two citizen members who reside within the jurisdictional area of the city-county planning board to be appointed by the board of county commissioners;
(e) the ninth member to be appointed by the board of supervisors of a conservation district provided for in 76-15-311 from the members or associate members of the board of supervisors, subject to approval of the members provided for in subsections (1)(a) through (1)(d).
(2) Subsection (1)(e) does not apply if there is no member or associate member of the board of supervisors of a conservation district who is able or willing to serve on the city-county planning board. In that case, the ninth member of the city-county planning board must be selected by the eight officers and citizen members pursuant to subsections (1)(a) through (1)(d), with the consent and approval of the board of county commissioners and the city council.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 76. Land Resources and Use § 76-1-201. Membership of city-county planning board - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-76-land-resources-and-use/mt-code-ann-sect-76-1-201/
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