{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-1220","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-1220","heading":"Conduct of commission business.","body":"(1) The commission shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall keep a journal of its proceedings. It may compel the attendance of absent members, may punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its members, may expel a member for disorderly conduct or the repeated violation of its rules. However, a member may not be expelled unless notified of the charge against the member and given an opportunity to be heard.\n(2) A majority of the members elected to the commission constitute a quorum to do business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under the penalties prescribed by ordinance. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the commission is necessary to adopt any ordinance, resolution, order, or vote. However, a vote to adjourn or regarding the attendance of absent members may be adopted by a majority of the members present.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 12. City-County Consolidation -- Option 2"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0120/section_0200/0070-0030-0120-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:29Z","sha256":"0022aa6aa71f03c575a68cc2f21cfa23045c9f26bd57239b2e93a54bb8d6810f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-1219","next":"us-mt/7-3-1221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}