Montana § 22-1-708 Public Library District Budget -- Property Tax Levy

Montana Statutes

§ 22-1-708 — Public Library District Budget -- Property Tax Levy

Montana § 22-1-708

Title 22LIBRARIES, ARTS, AND ANTIQUITIES

Ch. 1LIBRARIES

Part 7Public Library Districts

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Mont. Code Ann. § 22-1-708 (2026).

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22-1-708 . Public library district budget -- property tax levy.

(1)The board of trustees shall annually prepare a budget for the ensuing fiscal year and present the budget to the governing body of each county with territory in the public library district at the regular budget meetings as prescribed in Title 7, chapter 6, part 40, and certify the amount of money necessary for the operation of the district for the ensuing fiscal year.

(2)Subject to 15-10-420 , the county governing body shall, annually at the time of levying county taxes, fix and levy a tax on all taxable property within the public library district sufficient to raise the amount certified by the board of trustees and approved by the electors. The tax levied may not in any year exceed the maximum amount approved by the elect

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22-1-708 . Public library district budget -- property tax levy. (1) The board of trustees shall annually prepare a budget for the ensuing fiscal year and present the budget to the governing body of each county with territory in the public library district at the regular budget meetings as prescribed in Title 7, chapter 6, part 40, and certify the amount of money necessary for the operation of the district for the ensuing fiscal year.
(2) Subject to 15-10-420 , the county governing body shall, annually at the time of levying county taxes, fix and levy a tax on all taxable property within the public library district sufficient to raise the amount certified by the board of trustees and approved by the electors. The tax levied may not in any year exceed the maximum amount approved by the electorate pursuant to 22-1-703 or 22-1-709 .