7-12-1115. Resolution creating or expanding district. When no protests have been delivered to the governing body within 15 days after the date of the first publication of the notice of the passing of the resolution of intention, when a protest shall have been found by the governing body to be insufficient or has been overruled, or when a protest against the extent of the proposed district or proposed expansion of a district has been heard and denied, the governing body has jurisdiction to order the creation or expansion of the district and shall pass a resolution creating or expanding the district in accordance with the resolution of intention.

Terms Used In Montana Code 7-12-1115

  • District: means a business improvement district created under this part. See Montana Code 7-12-1103
  • Governing body: means the legislative body of a local government. See Montana Code 7-12-1103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.