Montana Code 7-4-2502. Payment of salaries of county officials and assistants — state share for county attorney — statutory appropriation
7-4-2502. Payment of salaries of county officials and assistants — state share for county attorney — statutory appropriation. (1) The salaries of the county officers and their assistants may be paid monthly, twice monthly, or every 2 weeks out of the general fund of the county and upon the order of the board of county commissioners.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-4-2502
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The funding for the salary and health insurance benefits for the county attorney is a shared responsibility of the state and the county. The state’s share is payable as provided in subsection (3).
(3)(a) For each fiscal year, the department of justice shall pay to each county and consolidated government the amount calculated under subsection (3)(b). Payments must be made quarterly.
(b)(i) For each county and consolidated government with a full-time county attorney, the amount paid each fiscal year must be equal to 50% of 85% of a district court judge’s salary most recently set under 3-5-211 plus an amount equal to 50% of the employer contribution for group benefits under 2-18-703(2) for an employee as defined in 2-18-701.
(ii)For each county and consolidated government with a part-time county attorney, the total amount paid each fiscal year must be equal to the amount calculated under subsection (3)(b)(i) prorated according to the position’s regular work hours.
(c)For the purpose of this subsection (3), the following definitions apply:
(i)”Full-time county attorney” means that as of July 1 immediately preceding the regular legislative session, the county attorney position has been established as a full-time position pursuant to 7-4-2706.
(ii)”Part-time county attorney” means that as of July 1 immediately preceding the regular legislative session, the county attorney position has been established as a part-time position pursuant to 7-4-2706.
(iii)”Salary” means wage plus the employer contributions required for retirement, workers’ compensation insurance, and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act as determined for a district court judge.
(4)The amount to be paid to each county pursuant to subsection (3) is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, from the general fund to the department of justice.
(5)The board may, under limitations and restrictions prescribed by law, fix the compensation of all county officers not otherwise fixed by law and provide for the payment of the compensation and may, for all or the remainder of each fiscal year, in conjunction with setting salaries for other officers as provided in 7-4-2504, set their salaries at the prior fiscal year level.