Montana Code 7-3-156. Effective date of alternative form or amendment — officers
7-3-156. Effective date of alternative form or amendment — officers. (1) A change in form of government or plan of government approved by the electors takes effect when the new officers take office pursuant to 7-3-161, except as otherwise provided in any charter or transition plan. A consolidation or merger plan adopted by the electors takes effect in the same manner.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-3-156
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- form: means one of the types of local government enumerated in 7-3-102 and the type of government described in 7-3-111. See Montana Code 7-3-122
- Plan of government: has the meaning provided in 7-1-4121. See Montana Code 7-3-122
(2)Provisions creating offices and establishing qualifications for office under any apportionment plan become effective immediately for the purpose of electing officials.
(3)An amendment to the plan of an existing form of government becomes effective at the beginning of the local government’s fiscal year commencing after the election results are officially declared unless the plan provides for an increase in the number or type of elective officers, in which case the amendment takes effect when the new officers take office.