{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-4102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-4102","heading":"Officers of city of second or third class.","body":"(1) The officers of a city of the second or third class consist of:\n(a) one mayor;\n(b) two city council members from each ward; and\n(c) one city judge.\n(2) Except as provided in 7-5-4410, officers listed in subsection (1), except the city judge for a city of the third class, must be elected by the qualified electors of the city.\n(3) The governing body of a city of the third class may by ordinance determine whether the office of city judge must be filled by appointment by the governing body or by election or may appoint a justice of the peace or the city judge of another city as judge of the city court as provided in 3-11-205.\n(4) There may also be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the council:\n(a) one city attorney;\n(b) one city clerk, who is ex officio city assessor;\n(c) one city treasurer or one city clerk-treasurer;\n(d) one chief of police; and\n(e) any other officers necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.\n(5) The city council may prescribe the duties of all city officers and fix their compensation.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 41. Municipal Officers in General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0410/section_0020/0070-0040-0410-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:43Z","sha256":"7b46687a45fd9abdb1dacc61ee6996aa6e98696677a32cd28bfc80f32fa2da31","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-4101","next":"us-mt/7-4-4103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}