{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-5-101","heading":"Definition.","body":"As used in this part, \"chief executive\" means the elected executive in a government adopting the commission-manager form, the presiding officer in a government adopting the commission-presiding officer form, the town presiding officer in a government adopting the town meeting form, the commission acting as a body in a government adopting the commission form, or the officer or officers designated in the charter in a government adopting a charter.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 5. GENERAL OPERATION AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS","Part 1. Local Government Ordinances, Resolutions, and Initiatives and Referendums"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0010/0070-0050-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:44Z","sha256":"39387c139b406a1fed4f99f429a4ccc6393d445cbedfdb417f6e90f77fdf36bb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-4701","next":"us-mt/7-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}