{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-4402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-4402","heading":"Appointment of department directors.","body":"The city manager shall appoint a director for each department, as specified in this part or as specified by ordinance of the commission, who shall serve until removed by the city manager or until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified.","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_0020/0070-0030-0440-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:38Z","sha256":"c55dab9b01ed4131f14c31983f3cb1db61432408a2969546a787321dd4f92126","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-4401","next":"us-mt/7-3-4403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}