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1 Montana Local Government Study Commissions collection, Overview of the Collection Subject Montana Local Government Study Commissions Title Montana Local Government Study Commissions collection Dates (inclusive) Quantity 3.0 linear feet Collection Number Mss 561 Summary According to the 1972 Montana state constitution, local governments may review their government structure every ten years. The collection consists of city and county reviews from across Montana in and two from Repository University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections Archives and Special Collections Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library University of Montana 32 Campus Dr. # Missoula, MT Telephone: Fax: Access Restrictions Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and the University of Montana--Missoula. Languages Sponsor English Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Historical Note According to the 1972 Montana state constitution, if the citizens of the both the county and the city decree, a coalition will be formed every ten years to study the local government structure to determine if the city and county governments should be combined. In 1976 the first statewide Local Government Study Commissions were formed. Across Montana, the citizens of cities and counties researched their local governments to decide if combining the governments would be of benefit to them. In 1976, the State Commission on Local 1

2 Government formed to analyze the different data in the cities and counties, each of whom gave their final recommendations to the board and ultimately to the voters. Content Description The collection contains records from the Montana Local Government Study Commissions from across the state from The cities and counties that are represented in the collection have the final drafts of their study proposals that the citizens voted on. Many of the other city-county studies only have the final draft of their proposal and not the research on which they used in their decision.also included are the final drafts from Flathead County and Livingston for 1986 reviews. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana. Preferred Citation [Name of document or photograph number], Montana Local Government Study Commissions Collection, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana-Missoula. Administrative Information Arrangement The collection is arranged in four series: Series I: Local Government Study Commissions, 2.25 linear feet, Series II: Publications, 1 folder, 1976 Series III: Interim Committee on Local Government Laws and Interested Persons, 3 folders, Series IV: State Commission of Local Government, 0.5 linear feet, Custodial History James Lopach of the University of Montana's Economics Department collected these materials as part of his research. Acquisition Information Gift of James Lopach, Processing Note 2

3 The collection was originally processed as part of Mss 187. In 2004, the materials described in this guide were identified as a separate collection and reprocessed. In 2010, errors in the 2004 guide were corrected. Related Materials See also Mss 118, Missoula City and County Local Government Study Commissions Records; Mss 187, Coalition for Local Government Study (Missoula, Mont.) Records; and Mss 671, Missoula City Local Government Study Commission Records. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Local Government Study Commissions, linear feet This series contains materials from the city and county study commissions of Montana. The commissions sent preliminary and final drafts of their local government studies to the chairman of the state commission, James Lopach. Most of the studies were conducted in 1976, while a few were in 1974 and The commissions gave their recommendations as to whether or not the city and counties should combine the governments. The final reports were then sent to the voters to decide. The county study commission final reports do not include Daniels, Edgerton, Judith Basin, Powder River, and Stillwater counties. The series also contains the monthly newsletter, The Local Government Review Bulletin, that the Commission On Local Government wrote, and research booklets profiling previous study commissions and different Montana cities and counties that were in the transition phase of a combined government. The series is divided up into three subseries; City Study Commissions, County Study Commissions, and Pamphlets. The folders are arranged alphabetically within those topics. Subseries 1: City Study Comissions Box/Folder 1/1 Candidates for City Legislators /3 Alberton /4 Anaconda /5 Baker /6 Belt /7 Big Sandy

4 1/8 Billings /9 Bozeman /10 Boulder /11 Bridger /12 Broadus /13 Broadview /14 Browning /15 Cascade /16 Chester /17 Chinook /18 Choteau /19 Circle /20 Clyde Park /21 Columbus /22 Conrad /23 Culbertson /24 Cut Bank /25 Darby /26 Deer Lodge /27 Denton /28 Dillon

5 1/29 Dutton /30 East Helena /31 Ekalaka /32 Ennis /33 Eureka /34 Fairfield /35 Fairview /36 Forsyth /37 Froid /38 Fromberg /39 Geraldine /40 Glascow /41 Glendive /42 Grass Range /43 Great Falls /44 Hamilton /45 Hardin /1 Harlem /2 Harlowton /3 Havre /4 Helena

6 2/5 Hingham /6 Hobson /7 Hot Springs /8 Hysham /9 Ismay /10 Joliet /11 Jordan /12 Judith Gap /13 Kalispell /14 Kevin /15 Laurel /16 Lavina /17 Lewistown 2/18 Libby /19 Lima /20 Livingston /21 Malta /22 Manhattan /23 Medicine Lake /24 Melstone /25 Miles City

7 2/26 Missoula /27 Moore /28 Neihart /29 Outlook /30 Philipsburg /31 Plains /32 Plentywood /33 Plevna /34 Polson /35 Poplar /36 Red Lodge /37 Rexford /38 Roundup /39 Saco /40 St. Ignatius /41 Scobey /42 Shelby /43 Sidney /44 Stanford /45 Stevensville /46 Sunburst

8 2/47 Terry /48 Three Forks /49 Troy /50 Twin Bridges /1 Valier /2 Virginia City /3 Westby /4 West Yellowstone /5 Whitefish /6 Winifred /7 Winnett /8 Wolf Point 1976 Subseries 2: County Study Comissions Box/Folder 1/2 Candidates for County Legislators /9 Beaverhead County /10 Big Horn County /11 Blaine County /12 Broadwater County /13 Carbon County /14 Carter County

9 3/15 Cascade County /16 Choteau County /17 Custer County /18 Dawson County /19 Deer Lodge County /20 Fallon County /21 Fergus County /22 Flathead County /23 Gallatin County /24 Garfield County /25 Glacier County /26 Golden Valley County /27 Granite County /28 Hill County /29 Jefferson County /30 Lake County /31 Lewis and Clark County /32 Liberty County /33 Lincoln County /34 McCone County /1 Madison County

10 4/2 Meagher County /3 Mineral County /4 Missoula County /5 Musselshell County /6 Park County /7 Petroleum County /8 Phillips County /9 Pondera County /10 Powell County /11 Prarie County /12 Ravalli County /13 Richland County /14 Roosevelt County /15 Rosebud County /16 Sanders County /17 Sheridan County /18 Silver Bow County /19 Sweet Grass County /20 Teton County /21 Toole County /22 Treasure County

11 4/23 Valley County /24 Wheatland County /25 Wibaux County /26 Yellowstone County 1976 Subseries 3: Pamphlets Box/Folder 5/1 Local Government Review Bulletin /2 Local Government Review Bulletin /3 Local Government Study Booklets undated 5/4 Staff Report to the Commission on Local Government /5 The Voter Review Journal Newsletter 1976 Series II: Publications, folder This series contains one folder of booklets from the Bureau of Government Research at the University of Montana. All are related to local government in Montana. Box/Folder 5/6 Bureau of Government Research Booklets 1976 Series III: Interim Committee on Local Government Laws and Interested Persons, folders The series consists of clippings from Montana newspapers on the progress of local government studies and memos to the committee stating the approach to the local studies and outlines of major tasks. Many of the memos are from the Montana Legislative Council, which oversaw the local studies. The series also contains the 1977 Montana House Bill No. 122 calling for "the general revision of laws 11

12 relating to county and municipal government; enacting a local government code; and providing an effective date." The series is arranged alphabetically. Box/Folder 5/7 Clippings /8 Memos from Montana Legislative Council /1 Montana 45th Legislature, House Bill # Series IV: State Commission on Local Government, linear feet This series contains directories of local government commissioners, state financial recommendations, and memos to various county and city officials with reports of findings and regulations. Also in the series are commission staff reports researching various aspects of state issues local governments had to take into consideration. A final report on the work of the Montana State Commission on Local Government is in the series. The series is arranged alphabetically. Box/Folder 6/2 Directory of Local Government Study Commissioners /3 Final Report /4 Financial Recommendations /5 Memos /6 Staff Reports /7 Staff Reports 1977 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Metropolitan government -- Montana Geographical Names : 12

13 Missoula (Mont.) -- Politics and government Missoula County (Mont.) -- Politics and government Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell (2004) and Teresa Hamann (2010) 2004 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West:

FY18 Reserves 3,471,025 3,072,889 6,543, ,605, ,134,806 Net after transferring

Co County Name LE Name Tran FY18 Reserves 3,471,025 3,072,889 6,543,913 123,605,830 120,134,806 01 Beaverhead 0003 Grant Elem 172 435 608 10,000 9,828 01 Beaverhead 0005 Dillon Elem 10,990 17,279 28,268