Montana § 7-3-144 Special Requirements If County Merger Recommended

Montana Statutes

§ 7-3-144 — Special Requirements If County Merger Recommended

Montana § 7-3-144

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 3ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-3-144 (2026).

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7-3-144 . Special requirements if county merger recommended.

(1)Whenever county merger is recommended, a petition, in addition to the material required by 7-3-142 , must contain a consolidation plan which:

(a)provides for adjustment of existing bonded indebtedness and other obligations in a manner which assures a fair and equitable burden of taxation for debt service;

(b)provides for establishment of subordinate service districts;

(c)provides for the transfer or other disposition of property and other rights, claims, assets, and franchises of local governments consolidated under the alternative plan;

(d)provides the official name of the consolidated local government; and

(e)(i) provides for the transfer, reorganization, abolition, adjustment of boundaries, or absorption of existing b

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7-3-144 . Special requirements if county merger recommended. (1) Whenever county merger is recommended, a petition, in addition to the material required by 7-3-142 , must contain a consolidation plan which:
(a) provides for adjustment of existing bonded indebtedness and other obligations in a manner which assures a fair and equitable burden of taxation for debt service;
(b) provides for establishment of subordinate service districts;
(c) provides for the transfer or other disposition of property and other rights, claims, assets, and franchises of local governments consolidated under the alternative plan;
(d) provides the official name of the consolidated local government; and
(e) (i) provides for the transfer, reorganization, abolition, adjustment of boundaries, or absorption of existing boards, subordinate service districts, local improvement districts, agencies, and political subdivisions of the consolidated governments, excluding school districts, authorities, and incorporated municipalities; or
(ii) grants the legislative body of the consolidated government the authority to transfer, reorganize, abolish, adjust boundaries, or absorb existing boards, subordinate service districts, local improvement districts, agencies, and political subdivisions of the consolidated governments, excluding school districts, authorities, and incorporated municipalities, with or without referendum requirements.
(2) The consolidation plan may include other provisions that are consistent with state law.