Judge voids Conrad City Council vote, reinstates mayor

A Montana district court judge this week voided the Conrad City Council’s recent vote to oust the town’s mayor, Jamie Miller. In a ruling filed Thursday, 9th Judicial District Judge Greg Bonilla determined that the city council violated the Montana Constitution’s right-to-know requirements when it entered into an executive session to take action against the mayor. Bonilla also wrote that the council failed to provide adequate notice to the public of its intended action. “The Montana Supreme Court has determined in other contexts that public officials, whether elected or not, hold positi