Montana Code 7-12-2121. Administration of multicounty district
7-12-2121. Administration of multicounty district. (1) If a rural improvement district includes areas in more than one county, the board of county commissioners of each county in which any portion of the district is situated shall, upon creation of the district and at a joint session, appoint an initial board of three trustees to administer the affairs of the district.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-12-2121
- board of county commissioners: includes any body or board that under the law is the legislative department of the government of the county. See Montana Code 7-12-2101
- Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2)At the end of the term of a trustee, the board of county commissioners of the county represented by the trustee shall appoint a new trustee. In case of a vacancy by death, resignation, removal from the district, or otherwise, a trustee shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county represented by the trustee to fill the vacancy.
(3)At least one trustee shall be appointed from each county within the district.