HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. O02-07ORDINANCE NO. 002-7
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.12 OF THE
LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE OFFICES
WHEREAS, changes have been recommended to bring the Laurel City Code into compliance
with state laws; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the residents of the City of Laurel to pass such an
ordinance;
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, that the
LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE is hereby amended as is set forth below.
Chapter 2.12 shall be amended as follows:
2.12.020 Elective and appointive offices.
The officers of the city consist of one mayor, two aldermen from each ward, one city judge,
who must be elected by the qualified electors of the city as provided in M.C.A. § 7-4-4102. There may
also be appointed by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the council, one city clerk-treasurer,
who is ex officio city assessor, director of public works, assistant director of public works, engineer,
maintenance director, public utilities director, and any other officer necessary to carry out the
provisions of this title. The city council may prescribe the duties of all city officers and fix their
compensation subject to the limitations contained in the city ordinances and state law. (Ord. 97-2 § 1,
1997: Ord. 1000, 1991: prior code § 2.04.020)
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final passage by the City council
and approved by the Mayor.
Introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
February 19 , 2002, by Alderman Poehls
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second reading this 19th. day of
March ,2002, upon motion of Alderman Easton
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this
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19th .day of March ,2002.