{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-4401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-4401","heading":"Administrative departments.","body":"(1) The following administrative departments are hereby established:\n(a) department of law;\n(b) department of public service;\n(c) department of public welfare;\n(d) department of public safety;\n(e) department of finance.\n(2) The commission may by ordinance discontinue any or several departments and determine, combine, and distribute the functions and duties of these departments and subdivisions thereof.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 44. Municipal Commission-Manager Government Continued"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0440/section_0010/0070-0030-0440-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:38Z","sha256":"876f2e93bec1cdf30c4079ab73de4050acc9a0991bbb78d5d4326ca2678195dc","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-4374","next":"us-mt/7-3-4402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}