{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-304","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-304","heading":"Duties of manager.","body":"The manager shall:\n(1) enforce laws, ordinances, and resolutions;\n(2) perform the duties required by law, ordinance, or resolution;\n(3) administer the affairs of the local government;\n(4) direct, supervise, and administer all departments, agencies, and offices of the local government unit except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance;\n(5) carry out policies established by the commission;\n(6) prepare and publish the commission agenda pursuant to 2-3-103;\n(7) recommend measures to the commission;\n(8) report to the commission on the affairs and financial condition of the local government;\n(9) execute bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the commission, subject to the approval of the commission;\n(10) report to the commission as the commission may require;\n(11) attend commission meetings and may take part in the discussion but may not vote;\n(12) prepare and present the budget to the commission for its approval and execute the budget adopted by the commission;\n(13) appoint, suspend, and remove all employees of the local government except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance;\n(14) appoint members of temporary advisory committees established by the manager.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 3. Commission-Manager Government"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0040/0070-0030-0030-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:25Z","sha256":"fa35f0e3635936fe35b7249b12fe41984016aa2b47a7c116183adfbd2aad7871","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-303","next":"us-mt/7-3-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}