{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-12-1131","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-12-1131","heading":"Powers of board in administering district.","body":"The board in administering a district has all powers necessary to carry out the functions of the district contained in the ordinance creating it, including the power to:\n(1) sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and hire and terminate personnel needed for its purposes;\n(2) provide special police, maintenance, or cleaning personnel for the protection and enjoyment of the general public using the business district;\n(3) landscape and beautify public areas and to maintain those areas;\n(4) contract with the governing body to maintain, operate, or repair public parking facilities;\n(5) contract with the governing body to maintain streets, alleys, malls, bridges, ramps, tunnels, landscaping, and other public facilities as mutually agreed upon;\n(6) promote private investment and business expansion in the district;\n(7) provide for the management and administration of the affairs of the district;\n(8) promote business activity by advertising, decorating, marketing, and promoting and managing events and other actions designed for the general promotion of business activities in the district; and\n(9) perform such other functions as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this part and to further the objectives of the district.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 12. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","Part 11. Business Improvement Districts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0120/part_0110/section_0310/0070-0120-0110-0310.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:07Z","sha256":"e5619f97d98d9df40d6d2b34e67a664ac1ee7be7bca11965418f66aba534f410","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-12-1124","next":"us-mt/7-12-1132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}