{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-1224","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-1224","heading":"Emergency measures.","body":"An emergency measure is an ordinance or resolution to provide for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, in which the emergency claimed is set forth and defined in a preamble thereto. The affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the commission shall be required to pass an emergency ordinance or resolution.","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_0240/0070-0030-0120-0240.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:29Z","sha256":"d884de3e86ca8bcea9a9e961c7a2b05a3b70feefd34bab502465c403107d08cb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-1223","next":"us-mt/7-3-1225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}