Montana § 10-3-405 Levying Emergency Tax -- Disposition Of Surplus

Montana Statutes

§ 10-3-405 — Levying Emergency Tax -- Disposition Of Surplus

Montana·Title 10 MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES·Ch. 3 DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES·Part 4 Local and Interjurisdictional Planning and Execution

10-3-405 . Levying emergency tax -- disposition of surplus.

(1)The governing body of the city or town or the governing body of the county, or both, shall estimate expenditures and levy an emergency millage to cover the expenditures. The millage levied by the governing body of the city or town shall not exceed 2 mills on the municipality's taxable valuation. The millage levied by the governing body of the county shall not exceed 2 mills on the taxable valuation of the county outside the municipalities.

(2)No expenditure of revenue received from the millage shall be made without approval of the appropriate levying body.

(3)An additional levy or levies may be made by the appropriate levying body, providing that the sum of the levies for emergencies as set forth in this section shall not ex

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

10-3-405 . Levying emergency tax -- disposition of surplus. (1) The governing body of the city or town or the governing body of the county, or both, shall estimate expenditures and levy an emergency millage to cover the expenditures. The millage levied by the governing body of the city or town shall not exceed 2 mills on the municipality's taxable valuation. The millage levied by the governing body of the county shall not exceed 2 mills on the taxable valuation of the county outside the municipalities.
(2) No expenditure of revenue received from the millage shall be made without approval of the appropriate levying body.
(3) An additional levy or levies may be made by the appropriate levying body, providing that the sum of the levies for emergencies as set forth in this section shall not exceed 2 mills in any one year.
(4) All levies under this section may be passed only by a unanimous vote of the appropriate body.
(5) Funds levied for an emergency and remaining when no further expenditures are necessary shall remain in a separate emergency fund and shall be used only for expenditures arising from future emergencies.

Montana § 10-3-405 (Levying Emergency Tax -- Disposition Of Surplus) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

(1) thru (4)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 97, L. 1967; Sec. 11-4305, R.C.M. 1947; (5)En. Sec. 6, Ch. 97, L. 1967; Sec. 11-4306, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-4305(1) thru (4), 11-4306; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 216, L. 1981.