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Missoula County plans ordinance to formalize community councils, favoring appointments over elections
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Missoula County officials briefed community councils Oct. 22 on a plan to adopt a county ordinance to formalize community-council formation and administration consistent with Montana law.
Missoula County officials briefed community councils Oct. 22 on a plan to adopt a county ordinance to formalize how community councils are established and administered.
Chris Lounsbury, the county’s chief administrative officer, said a county review found that community councils in Missoula County have historically been established by resolution and local processes, but that the Montana Code Annotated requires establishment by ordinance for counties operating under an elected-official form of government. "What it says in state law is that we need to have an…
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