Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 6. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND TAXATION

Part 40. Local Government Budget Act

Notice Of Preliminary Or Amended Budget

7-6-4021. Notice of preliminary or amended budget. (1) The governing body shall cause a notice of a public hearing on the preliminary or amended budget to be published. The notice must:

(a) provide that the governing body has completed its preliminary annual budget for the ensuing fiscal year or intends to amend its annual budget;

(b) state that the budget or budget amendment has been placed on file and is open to inspection in the county or municipal office designated in the notice;

(c) designate the date, time, and place of the meeting at which the governing body will meet for approving a final budget or amended budget and making appropriations; and

(d) state that any taxpayer or resident may appear at the meeting and be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget or budget amendment.

(2) The publication requirements must conform to the provisions of 7-1-2121 for a county or 7-1-4127 for a municipality.

History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 278, L. 2001.