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Montana League of Cities and Towns
P.O. Box 1704 - Helena, MT 59601
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Cities and Towns in Central and Eastern Montana
Alec Hansen
May 24, 2007
District Legislative Meetings
The Distxict Meetings to discuss the results of the 2007 Legislature with members in
Central and Eustem Montana have been set for June 4-7.
These meetings will cover all of the actions of the recently concluded regular and special
sessions of the Legislature. The discussion will include all bills of interest to local
governments that were approved, rejected,'amended, or simply ignored during the bizarre
proceedings of the lust five months. We will also provide updates on entitlement share
payments for the next two years and the allowable inflationary adjustment on property
tax collections.
Meeting Schedule
District 5 1:30 p.m.- June 4th City HaH Lewistown
District 11 10:00 a.m. June 5m *Public Works Center Billings
District 12 9:30 a.m. June 6t~ City Hall Miles City
District 4 2:30 p.m. June 6t~ City Hall Glendive
District 3 9:30 a.m. June 7tb City Hall Glasgow
District 2 3:00 p.m. June 7m City Hall Havre
Clhis meeting is for the convenience of members in District 2 that are close to Havre.)
These meetings are your chance to hear about all of the mysterious things that happened
during the two sessions of the 2007 Legislature that is gone now but will never be
forgotten.
*The Billings Public Works Center is located at 2251 Bellmap Avenue, which is just
south of the 27th Street Interchange on 1-90.
208 N. Montana Avenue Suite 201
P. O. Box 1704
Helena, MT 5962~-1704
(4O6) 442-8768
(406) 442-9231 FAX
May 24, 2007
Dear League Members:
CITY OF LAUREL
We have enclosed an invoice for your dues for the coming fiscal year with the hope
that you will continue to work through the League of Cities and Towns to improve
municipaLgovemment across Montana~ .... ~. _
The officers and directors have not increased dues for ten years, and the base rate
continues to be 30 cents per capita, with limits for the largest cities and minimum
payments for the smallest towns.
. towns and consolidated governments in Montana are currently
which makes this one of the few state municipal associations in the
participation. We have been pushing toward this goal for many
that the work of the League over the past year has earned your
the 2007 Legislature, the League continued to work to protect the financial
'~y and management authority of cities, while looking at new and better ways
ce the interests of municipal govenunent
~'~'~s was a difficult session of the Legislature. It set a new standard for negativity
by killing mom than 40% of the bills that were introduced. Results for cities
followed this general pattern. The Legislature passed very few bills that will make
your job easier, while it killed most of the measures that would have made it more
complicated and difficult to manage a city or town.
It has been an honor to work for the cities and towns of Montana again this year.
We rely on your support, appreciate your encouragement and value your friendship.
Best Wishes,
Alec Hansen
Debbie Jones