Montana § 7-3-4367 Control Of Conflict Of Interest

Montana Statutes

§ 7-3-4367 — Control Of Conflict Of Interest

Montana § 7-3-4367

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 3ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Part 43Municipal Commission-Manager Government

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-3-4367 (2026).

Text

7-3-4367 . Control of conflict of interest.

(1)Commissioners and other officers and employees may not be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or service for the municipality and may not hold any partisan political office or employment. Any commissioner who ceases to possess any of the qualifications required in this part forfeits the office, and any contract in which any member is or may be interested may be declared void by the commission.

(2)A commissioner or other officer or employee of the city or town may not accept any frank, free ticket, pass, or service, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation on terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor and i

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7-3-4367 . Control of conflict of interest. (1) Commissioners and other officers and employees may not be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work, or service for the municipality and may not hold any partisan political office or employment. Any commissioner who ceases to possess any of the qualifications required in this part forfeits the office, and any contract in which any member is or may be interested may be declared void by the commission.
(2) A commissioner or other officer or employee of the city or town may not accept any frank, free ticket, pass, or service, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation on terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Any violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor and is also sufficient cause for the summary removal or discharge of the offender. The provisions for free service do not apply to police officers or firefighters in uniform or wearing their official badges when the service is provided by ordinance or to any commissioner, the city manager, or the city attorney upon official business or to any other employee or official of the city on official business who exhibits written authority signed by the city manager.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 15, Ch. 152, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5413, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 31, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5413, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 327, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3214(part); amd. Sec. 383, Ch. 61, L. 2007.