Montana § 7-32-4106 List Of Active And Eligible Police Officers

Montana Statutes

§ 7-32-4106 — List Of Active And Eligible Police Officers

Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 32 LAW ENFORCEMENT·Part 41 Municipal Police Force

7-32-4106 . List of active and eligible police officers.

(1)The city council has exclusive power to determine and limit the number of police officers and members to comprise the police force of any city, to reduce the number of the police force at any time, and to divide the police membership into two lists:

(a)one list is an active list containing the names of individuals who are to be actually employed and receive pay while employed; and

(b)one list is an eligible list containing the names of individuals who may not receive pay while not actually employed as an officer or member.

(2)Officers or members of the active list temporarily relieved from duty must become members of the eligible list without pay and must be first entitled to reinstatement on the active list in case of vacancy

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7-32-4106 . List of active and eligible police officers. (1) The city council has exclusive power to determine and limit the number of police officers and members to comprise the police force of any city, to reduce the number of the police force at any time, and to divide the police membership into two lists:
(a) one list is an active list containing the names of individuals who are to be actually employed and receive pay while employed; and
(b) one list is an eligible list containing the names of individuals who may not receive pay while not actually employed as an officer or member.
(2) Officers or members of the active list temporarily relieved from duty must become members of the eligible list without pay and must be first entitled to reinstatement on the active list in case of vacancy, according to their seniority in the service, and all others on the eligible list must be entitled to fill a vacancy in the order of their appointment.
(3) The action of the council under this section is not subject to review by any court.
(4) Officers or members may not be placed on the eligible list, except in case of temporary reduction of the police force, when the number already on the eligible list is equal to 20% of the active list.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 7, Ch. 136, L. 1907; Sec. 3310, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5101, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 119, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5101, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1807; amd. Sec. 712, Ch. 61, L. 2007.