{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-13-2234","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-13-2234","heading":"Term of office.","body":"(1) The term of office of a director begins on the first Monday of the month following the date of the director's election or appointment. A director, elected or appointed, shall hold office until the term of office of the director's successor begins.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), the term of office of a director must be 4 years.\n(3) (a) In districts requiring the election of five directors, three of the initial directors shall serve for a term of 2 years and two of the initial directors shall serve for a term of 4 years.\n(b) In districts requiring the election of three directors, one initial director shall serve for a term of 2 years and two initial directors shall serve for a term of 4 years.\n(c) At the first meeting following an initial election or appointment of directors, the directors shall determine by lot who shall serve a 2-year term.\n(4) Directors to be first appointed under the provisions of part 23 and this part must be appointed within 90 days after the formation of the district.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 13. UTILITY SERVICES","Part 22. County Water and/or Sewer Districts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0130/part_0220/section_0340/0070-0130-0220-0340.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:15Z","sha256":"143a778cb26ce9bb922697ed3ba9a4bbedfba525a629715d36f4e1f4a71cc6f7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-13-2233","next":"us-mt/7-13-2235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}