Montana Code 20-15-323. Definition of emergency for budgeting purposes
20-15-323. Definition of emergency for budgeting purposes. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term “emergency” for the purpose of community college budgeting means:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-15-323
- Board of regents: means the board of regents of higher education created by Article X, section 9, subsection (2), of the Montana constitution and 2-15-1505. See Montana Code 20-1-101
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
(1)the destruction or impairment of any community college district property necessary to the maintenance of the district, by fire, flood, storm, riot, insurrection, or act of God, to an extent rendering the property unfit for its present use;
(2)a judgment for damages against the district issued by a court after the adoption of the budget for the current year;
(3)an enactment of legislation after the adoption of the budget for the current year that imposes an additional financial obligation on the district; or
(4)any other reason of similar consequence that has been approved by the board of regents upon petition by the trustees of the district.