7-13-4528. Composition of board of directors of joint district -- terms. - Montana Statutes

     7-13-4528. Composition of board of directors of joint district -- terms. (1) The board of directors for a joint district consists of one commissioner from each county involved, one member from each incorporated city or town included in the district, one member from each county or city-county board of health, and if the joint district includes a substantial amount of land that is within a conservation district or districts, one conservation district supervisor.
     (2) The remaining members of the joint board of directors are selected from interested citizens, as follows:
     (a) persons whose residences or businesses are distributed equally throughout the district if counties are the only units of government participating in the joint district; or
     (b) through mutual agreement of all commissioners and governing bodies of cities and towns participating in the district.
     (3) Terms of appointed members are staggered and, after the initial terms, are for 3 years.

     History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 357, L. 1991.