“2-2-302. Appointment of relative to office of trust or emolument unlawful — exceptions — publication of notice. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is unlawful for a person or member of any board, bureau, or commission or employee at the head of a department of this state or any political subdivision of this state to appoint to any position of trust or emolument any person related or connected by consanguinity within the fourth degree or by affinity within the second degree.”
No “written notice” has been posted.
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0020/part_0030/section_0020/0020-0020-0030-0020.html
“2-2-304. Penalty for violation of nepotism law. A public officer or employee or a member of any board, bureau, or commission of this state or any political subdivision who, by virtue of the person’s office, has the right to make or appoint any person to render services to this state or any subdivision of this state and who makes or appoints a person to the services or enters into any agreement or promise with any other person or employee or any member of any board, bureau, or commission of any other department of this state or any of its subdivisions to appoint to any position any person or persons related to the person making the appointment or connected with the person making the appointment by consanguinity within the fourth degree or by affinity within the second degree is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not less than $50 or more than $1,000, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.”
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/2/2/2-2-304.htm
Carbon County News Photo 8.9.2018
GAWD…caint nobody at city hall read?
To be fair a lady in the audience did bring up the point about nepotism. Councilman Bill Gruel shut her down by sayin basically “he won’t work for me, it doesn’t apply”. This AFTER Gruel nominated his brother-in -law Dave Stapleton and placed the first vote for Stapleton. And the city attorney never said a word. What a dog and pony show.