KTVH | Montanans to Vote on Local Government Structure in June

The review process comes out of Montana’s 1972 Constitution, which established a ten-year cycle for municipalities and counties to consider changes to their form of government

KTVH | Montanans to Vote on Local Government Structure in June
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Read the article at KTVH by Jonathon Ambarian
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“…In June, residents in each jurisdiction will vote on whether to start a review. In any place that votes yes, voters will come back in November and elect members of a study commission. That commission will go to work in 2025, examining their government’s powers, form and structure. If the commission decides to recommend any changes, voters will have a final say by the end of 2026 on whether to approve them or keep the existing system.
Clark says the questions a study commission looks at aren’t about specific policies.
“It's not a time to look at tax policy, say,” he said. “It's not an HR review of the elected officials – it's not an opportunity to say, ‘Well, I don't like that mayor, so I'm going to be a study commissioner so I can fire the mayor.’ It has nothing to do with people; it has everything to do with process…”

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