INTRODUCED
BY K. Regier
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING THAT certain interlocal agreements may not exceed a 5-year duration; and AMENDING SECTION 7-11-105, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 7-11-105, MCA, is amended to read:
"7-11-105. Detailed contents of interlocal agreements. (1) The contract authorized by 7-11-104 must specify the following:
(1)(a) its duration;
(2)(b) the precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal entity created by the contract;
(3)(c) the purpose or purposes of the interlocal contract;
(4)(d) the manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and establishing and maintaining a budget for the undertaking;
(5)(e) the permissible method or methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and, if applicable, for disposing of property upon a partial or complete termination;
(6)(f) provision for an administrator or a joint board responsible for administering the joint or cooperative undertaking, including representation of the contracting parties on the joint board;
(7)(g) if applicable, the manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the joint or cooperative undertaking;
(8)(h) the contracting party responsible for reports and payment of retirement system contributions pursuant to 19-2-506;
(9)(i) if applicable, the manner of sharing the employment of a teacher or specialist under 20-4-201, a superintendent under 20-4-401, or a professional person licensed under Title 37; and
(10)(j) any other necessary and proper matters.
(2) An agreement authorized by 7-11-104 between a city or town and a county that governs the adoption and enforcement of municipal zoning or subdivision regulations beyond the boundaries of a municipality pursuant to 76-2-310 and 76-2-311 may not exceed a term of 5 years, at which time both parties may mutually agree to renew the agreement."