Montana Code 76-1-221. Membership of city planning board
76-1-221. Membership of city planning board. (1) A city planning board shall consist of not less than seven members to be appointed as follows:
Terms Used In Montana Code 76-1-221
- City: includes incorporated cities and towns. See Montana Code 76-1-103
- City council: means the chief legislative body of a city or incorporated town. See Montana Code 76-1-103
- 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.
- Mayor: means mayor of a city. See Montana Code 76-1-103
- Planning board: means a city planning board, a county planning board, or a joint city-county planning board. See Montana Code 76-1-103
(a)one member to be appointed by the city council from its membership;
(b)one member to be appointed by the city council, who may in the discretion of the city council be an employee or hold public office in the city or county in which the city is located;
(c)one member to be appointed by the mayor upon the designation by the county commissioners of the county in which the city is located;
(d)four citizen members to be appointed by the mayor, two of whom shall be resident freeholders within the urban area, if any, outside of the city limits over which the planning board has jurisdiction under this chapter and two of whom shall be resident freeholders within the city limits.
(2)The clerk of the city council shall certify members appointed by its body. The certificates shall be sent to and become a part of the records of the planning board. The mayor shall make similar certification for the appointment of citizen members.