Montana § 7-3-4461 Department Of Law

Montana Statutes

§ 7-3-4461 — Department Of Law

Montana § 7-3-4461

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 3ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Part 44Municipal Commission-Manager Government Continued

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-3-4461 (2026).

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7-3-4461 . Department of law.

(1)The head of the department of law must be an attorney who has been admitted to practice in the state of Montana and must be known as the city attorney.

(2)The department head is the legal adviser of and attorney and counsel for the municipality and for all the officers and departments of the municipality in matters relating to their official duties. The department head shall prosecute and defend all suits for and in behalf of the municipality and shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the municipality is concerned and shall endorse on each an approval of the form and correctness of the documents.

(3)The department head shall employ the number of assistants that the commission may authorize by ordinance.

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7-3-4461 . Department of law. (1) The head of the department of law must be an attorney who has been admitted to practice in the state of Montana and must be known as the city attorney.
(2) The department head is the legal adviser of and attorney and counsel for the municipality and for all the officers and departments of the municipality in matters relating to their official duties. The department head shall prosecute and defend all suits for and in behalf of the municipality and shall prepare all contracts, bonds, and other instruments in writing in which the municipality is concerned and shall endorse on each an approval of the form and correctness of the documents.
(3) The department head shall employ the number of assistants that the commission may authorize by ordinance.