Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Part 45. Office of Municipal Clerk

Duties Of City Clerk Related To Administration

7-4-4501. Duties of city clerk related to administration. It is the duty of the clerk to:

(1) attend all meetings of the council and record and sign the proceedings thereof and all ordinances, bylaws, resolutions, and contracts passed, adopted, or entered into;

(2) enter in a book all ordinances, resolutions, and bylaws passed and adopted by the council;

(3) countersign and cause to be published or posted, as provided by law, all ordinances, bylaws, or resolutions passed and adopted by the council;

(4) sign, number, and keep a record of all licenses, commissions, or permits granted or authorized by the council;

(5) take and administer oaths, but must not charge or receive any fees therefor;

(6) perform such other and further duties as the council may prescribe.

History: En. Sec. 4784, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3253, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5033, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4393; re-en. Sec. 5033, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-805(part).