Tab 17 Certificate as to OrganizationSTATE OF MONTANA CERTIFICATE AS TO ORGANIZATION
SS: OF CITY OF KALISPELLj MONTANA
COUNTY OF FLATHEAD )
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of
the Council of the City of Kalispell,, in the County and State
aforesaid, and as such having custody of and access to the books
and records of the City relating to the matters hereinafter stated,
hereby certifies that, as appears by such books and records and as
known to me, the following statements are true and correct.
1* Said City has been a duly organized city for more than
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101 years and is now governed by the general laws of the State
relating to cities of the 1st class, operating under the
Commission -Manager form of government. Its population, according
to the 1990 United States census, was 11,,.8,17,, and its estimated
present population is 12-j 0
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2, The territory within its boundaries lies wholly in the
County of Flathead, except none,, and comprises approximately 4,OOQ
acres. Said City is divided into 4 wards, each of which
constitutes a single election precinct except as follows:
Ward Number Number of Precincts
3
2 4
3 4
4 4
3 * The City is governed by a mayor and _a Council Members,
The following named persons hold the offices set opposite their
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names and for the terms stated below,.
Name
Qffice
Term Beaan
Term Ends
Douglas Rauthe
Mayor
10/90
12/97
Bruce Williams
City Manager
10/90
9/97
Amy Robertson
Finance
Director
6/85
indefinite
Debbie Gifford
Clerk of Council
8/90
indefinite
Glen Neier
City Attorney
4/82
4/97
Gary Nystul
Council
Member
1/82
12/95
Barbara Moses
Council
Member
1/90
12/95
Lauren Granmo
Council
Member
1/82
12/95
Duane Larson
Council
Member
1/90
12/95
Cliff Collins
Council
Member
10/90
12/97
Pam Kennedy
Council
Member
10/90
12/97
Jim Atkinson
Council
Member
1/88
12/97
Dale Haarr
Council
Member
1/94
12/97
4. Under the by-laws and ordinances of said City, regular
meetings of the City Council are held on the Ist and 3rd Monday of
each month at 7:Q.O p.m., and written notice of special meetings is
required to be given to all members in advance,
5, The following are all of the newspapers published in the
City and the days of their publication:
Name
Daily Interlake
Kalispell Weekly News
Days of Publication
Sunday through Friday
Thursday
6, There is no litigation threatened or pending questioning
the organization or boundaries of said City or the right of any of
the above -names persons to their respective offices or questioning
the right and power of the City and its officers to issue bonds for
any purpose or to levy, collect and apply taxes or other revenues
for the payment of any bonds of the City.
7. The seal affixed below is the official corporate seal of
said City.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said City this 17th day of
October, 1995.
(SEAL)
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Clerk of C�_A4#1