House Bill No. 60

Introduced By rose



A Bill for an Act entitled: "An Act extending to all classes of counties the option of financing a city-county board of health by mutual agreement between the county and the cities forming the city-county board of health; amending section

50-2-111, MCA; and providing an effective date."



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Montana:



Section 1.  Section 50-2-111, MCA, is amended to read:

"50-2-111.   City-county board appropriations. If a city-county board is created, it is financed by one of the following methods:

(1)  (a) The county commissioners and governing body of each participating city may mutually agree upon the division of expenses.

(b)  The county's part of the total expenses is financed by an appropriation from the general fund of the county after approval of a budget in the way provided for other county offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 23.

(c)  Each participating city's part of the total expenses is financed by an appropriation from the general fund of the city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other city offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 42.

(d)  All money shall must be deposited with the county treasurer who shall disburse them the money as county funds.

(2)  (a) In first- and second-class counties, the The county commissioners and governing body of each participating city may mutually agree upon the division of the expenses.

(b)  The county's part of the total expenses is financed by a special levy of not more than 5 mills on the taxable valuation of all property outside the incorporated limits of each participating city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other county offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 23. If the 5-mill levy is not sufficient to fund the county's share, the county commissioners may supplement it with an appropriation from the county general fund.

(c)  Each participating city's part of the total expenses is financed by a special levy of not more than 5 mills on the taxable valuation of all property within the incorporated limits of the city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other city offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 42.

(d)  All money shall must be deposited with the county treasurer who shall disburse them the money as county funds.

(e)  The special levies authorized by this subsection are in addition to all other levies authorized by law."



NEW SECTION. Section 2.  Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 1997.

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