2-15-1027. Montana consensus council -- purpose -- composition -- administration -- executive director. (1) There is a Montana consensus council.
     (2) The council shall promote fair, effective, and efficient processes for building agreement on natural resource and other public policy issues that are important to Montanans.
     (3) (a) The council is governed by a board of directors who shall represent a diversity of viewpoints.
     (b) The board shall act as a trustee on behalf of the citizens of Montana by:
     (i) defining what benefits are provided by the council and for whom and at what cost they are provided;
     (ii) setting broad policies to achieve the council's desired outcomes; and
     (iii) monitoring the performance of the executive director's progress toward achieving the desired outcomes.
     (4) The board consists of eight members appointed as follows:
     (a) four members appointed by the governor;
     (b) two members, one of whom is appointed by the president of the senate and the other by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
     (c) two members, one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the senate and the other by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
     (5) All members shall serve 2-year terms.
     (6) A vacancy on the board must be filled in the manner of the original appointment.
     (7) The board shall employ an executive director and prescribe the executive director's salary and duties.
     (8) The council is attached to the department of administration for administrative purposes only.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 503, L. 2003.