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City attorney outlines how study commission recommendation becomes ballot measure, flags timing and cost choices
Summary
City attorney Justin, appearing remotely, walked the council through Montana statutes governing study commissions, stressing that the commission 'recommends' a plan and the city council must call an election; the council discussed whether to pair the vote with the federal primary or the general election and noted estimated election costs.
City Attorney Justin, appearing online, briefed the Columbia Falls City Council on the statutory process for a local government study commission and how its recommendation becomes an item for voters.
Justin cited a sequence of Montana statutory provisions that govern the process: the study commission proposes or recommends a plan of government and must set a timetable (including a proposed election date and ballot language). The governing body — the city council — is the entity that must adopt a resolution or order to call the election;…
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