Montana Code 7-6-106. Political subdivisions to receive county warrants for share of in-lieu payments
7-6-106. Political subdivisions to receive county warrants for share of in-lieu payments. (1) After apportioning any payment to the several accounts as provided in 7-6-105, the county treasurer shall prepare in duplicate a complete itemized statement, one copy of which must be filed with the board of county commissioners and the other of which must be filed with the county clerk.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-6-106
- Agreement: shall mean contract and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract. See Montana Code 7-6-101
- Board: shall mean the board of county commissioners of any county in this state. See Montana Code 7-6-101
- Fund: shall mean , unless otherwise expressed, the government project fund to be established pursuant to 7-6-105. See Montana Code 7-6-101
- Governing body: shall mean the commission, board, body, or persons in which the powers of a subdivision as a body corporate or otherwise are vested. See Montana Code 7-6-101
- Political subdivision: shall mean any agency or unit of this state which now is or hereafter shall be authorized to levy taxes or empowered to cause taxes to be levied. See Montana Code 7-6-101
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Several: means two or more. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- United States: shall mean the United States of America. See Montana Code 7-6-101
(2)The board shall, by appropriate resolution, order warrants drawn on the county treasury to the order of each political subdivision named in the itemized statement and in the amount of the political subdivision’s share in the payment. The county clerk shall draw and sign the warrants, which must also be signed by the presiding officer of the board.
(3)(a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), whenever a warrant is presented to the county treasurer, the treasurer shall debit the proper account in the fund and shall pay the amount of the warrant in full, without deduction, to the political subdivision presenting the warrant.
(b)The county treasurer may not honor the warrant unless it is endorsed by the president or other presiding officer of the governing body of the political subdivision. The endorsement of any warrant by the presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision as provided in this section constitutes an approval of the agreement under which the payment was received. If a governing body of a political subdivision refuses to receive any warrant delivered pursuant to this section, the amount of the warrant must be refunded to the United States by the county.