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Butte-Silver Bow study commission clarifies three-question limit for form changes, adopts revised timeline
Summary
County attorney told the study commission Montana law limits ballot questions about forms of government to three; commission voted to adopt a compressed timeline for drafting and public review of a preliminary charter report.
The Butte-Silver Bow Local Government Study Commission on Oct. 28 heard a legal clarification that the state limits ballot questions about alternative forms of government to three options and approved a revised timeline for drafting its preliminary report to the public.
County Attorney Matt Enworth told the commission the statute and related attorney general opinions allow only three ballot questions that directly relate to the form of government — for example, the number of commissioners, their terms and the overall form (mayor/manager/commission). He said other charter changes that do not relate to the form of government ("stylistic" changes, department reorganizations, or other policy matters) are not limited…
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