{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-185","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-185","heading":"Scope of study commission recommendations.","body":"(1) (a) A study commission examining the government of a county may:\n(i) recommend amendments to the existing plan of government;\n(ii) recommend any plan of government authorized by Title 7, chapter 3, parts 1 through 6;\n(iii) draft a charter;\n(iv) recommend municipal-county consolidation or amendments to an existing consolidation;\n(v) in cooperation with a study commission in an adjoining county, recommend county merger; or\n(vi) submit no recommendation.\n(b) In addition to one of the items in subsection (1)(a), a county study commission may recommend service consolidation or transfer in cooperation with a study commission of another county or with a study commission of one or more municipalities.\n(2) (a) A study commission examining the government of a municipality may:\n(i) recommend amendments to the existing plan of government;\n(ii) recommend any plan of government authorized by Title 7, chapter 3, parts 1 through 6;\n(iii) draft a charter;\n(iv) recommend municipal-county consolidation;\n(v) recommend disincorporation; or\n(vi) submit no recommendation.\n(b) In addition to one of the items in subsection (2)(a), a municipal study commission may recommend service consolidation or transfer in cooperation with:\n(i) a county study commission;\n(ii) a county study commission and one or more municipal study commissions; or\n(iii) one or more municipal study commissions.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0850/0070-0030-0010-0850.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:24Z","sha256":"c051841eec3047911039fe7bda28e5fc2aa24d9253e00ae64ca386cdf406438a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-184","next":"us-mt/7-3-186"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}