{"data":{"id":"us-mt/17-7-103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"17-7-103","heading":"Governor chief budget officer -- appointment of budget director.","body":"(1) The governor shall be the chief budget officer of the state and shall appoint a budget director who shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and perform the duties assigned by law or by the governor.\n(2) The budget director may appoint a chief assistant and may employ such other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 17. STATE FINANCE","CHAPTER 7. BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATIONS","Part 1. Budget Systems and Program Plans"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0170/chapter_0070/part_0010/section_0030/0170-0070-0010-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:22Z","sha256":"fdd24dd025b4b33cd437e3e8ec7ca44d91c0d1bce093d6c02a9c772cda6ff9b2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/17-7-102--2","next":"us-mt/17-7-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}