{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2110","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2110","heading":"Supervision of county and other officers.","body":"(1) The board of county commissioners has jurisdiction and power, under the limitations and restrictions that are prescribed by law, to:\n(a) supervise the official conduct of all county officers and officers of all districts and other subdivisions of the county charged with assessing, collecting, safekeeping, managing, or disbursing public revenue;\n(b) see that the officers faithfully perform their duties;\n(c) direct prosecutions for delinquencies;\n(d) when necessary, require the officers to renew their official bonds, make reports, and present their books and accounts for inspection;\n(e) require the officers to supervise staff in a manner that complies with personnel policies and procedures adopted by the county governing body;\n(f) initiate civil proceedings to seek a writ of mandamus to compel or enjoin the performance of an act by a local government entity within the county or any member of its governing body; and\n(g) hire outside counsel to litigate a proceeding seeking a writ of mandamus and recover attorney fees and costs as determined by a court.\n(2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), as used in this section, \"local government entity\" has the meaning provided in 2-7-501.\n(b) The term does not include a county, consolidated city-county, incorporated city or town, or school district.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 21. County Commissioners"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0210/section_0100/0070-0040-0210-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:40Z","sha256":"7436e7ab2afeb9fa63605143e514764fadb049c6a8161cfa83afad02ae39e6b2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2109","next":"us-mt/7-4-2111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}