Montana Code 7-7-4406. Cooperation among municipalities
7-7-4406. Cooperation among municipalities. (1) Any two or more municipalities, through their respective governing bodies, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into and perform such contracts and agreements as they may deem proper for or concerning the planning, construction, lease or other acquisition, and the finance of undertakings, in whole or in part, and the maintenance and operation thereof.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-7-4406
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Governing body: means a body or board that has charge of finances and management of a municipality. See Montana Code 7-7-4402
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Municipality: means a city or town, however organized. See Montana Code 7-7-4402
- Undertaking: means one or a combination of the following:
(a)water and sewer systems, together with all parts of the systems and appurtenances to the systems, including but not limited to supply and distribution systems, reservoirs, dams, and sewage treatment and disposal works;
(b)public airport construction and public airport building;
(c)convention facilities;
(d)public recreation facilities;
(e)streets and roads;
(f)public parking facilities, solid waste management systems, or other revenue-producing facilities and services authorized for cities and towns; and
(g)public transportation systems, including passenger buses, trolleys, passenger trains and lines, light rail trains and lines, and the facilities associated with those systems. See Montana Code 7-7-4402
(2)Any such municipalities so contracting with each other may also provide in any contract or agreement for a board, commission, or such other body as their governing bodies may deem proper for the supervision and general management of the undertakings and for the operation thereof and may prescribe its powers and duties and fix the compensation of the members thereof.
(3)No municipality shall construct an undertaking wholly or partly within the corporate limits of another municipality except with the consent of the governing body of such other municipality.