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Committee Hears Bill to Standardize Municipal Public Notices; Clerks Back Change to Business Days
Summary
House Bill 394 would standardize municipal public noticing timelines and move certain timing rules from calendar days to business days (short and long notice windows). Municipal clerks told the committee the change simplifies administration and reduces public confusion; a minor county wording concern will be addressed by amendment.
Representative Larry Brewster opened HB 394 as a cleanup bill intended to standardize how clerks and large cities issue official notices. "...they have rewritten this code...it's a good cleanup bill," Brewster said.
Wendy Dixon offered brief proponent testimony in support. Mike Maas, city clerk in Bozeman, testified online in detail, saying the bill…
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