Montana Code 7-14-4733. Authority to enter lease agreements
7-14-4733. Authority to enter lease agreements. (1) After the formation of a special improvement district pursuant to the provisions of 7-12-4104 and 7-12-4106 as modified in 7-14-4732 and after having acquired jurisdiction to order the improvement pursuant to 7-12-4114, the governing body may:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-14-4733
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
(a)in addition to ordering the improvements set forth in 7-14-4731(1), enter into lease agreements for property within the limits of the assessment district for use as offstreet parking sites, which lease agreements shall be upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may determine and which lease agreements may provide that same may be terminated by either party upon 6 months’ prior written notice; and
(b)contract for the operation and maintenance thereof.
(2)The governing body may enter into such lease agreements and contract for the operation and maintenance of such offstreet parking sites without the publication of notice and invitation for bids.