Certified City, County and Town Programs

The local legislative body of a city, county or town may adopt a building code by ordinance to apply to the city, county or town jurisdictional area. A city, county or town building code may include only codes adopted by the Building Codes Program.

A city, county or town may not enforce a building code unless the code enforcement program has been certified by the Building Codes Program as in compliance with applicable statutes and rules; the current adopted code, a current list of fees to be imposed and a current plan for enforcement of the code have been filed and approved by the Program; and all inspectors inspecting or approving any installations, which if accomplished commercially require state licensure, must be properly and currently state-licensed journeyman in that craft or occupation or be certified by a national recognized entity for testing and certification of inspectors that is approved by the Bureau before being permitted to inspect or approve any installation.

As part of the continuing certification of a city, county or town, certain annual requirements must be met including submittal of annual reports to the Building Codes Program and, when certain criteria are met, submittal of independent audits. Annual reporting requirements can be found in ARM 24.301.207 (1) through (4).

The requirements for an independent audit can be found in ARM 24.301.208 (1). This rule identifies the criteria for any certified city, county or town which, when met, require an independent fiscal audit to be performed and submitted to the Certified Local Government Program. Audits are required to be performed per the guidelines of agreed upon procedures as established by the Building Codes Program. The following link provides a copy of the revised current agreed upon procedures.

Agreed Upon Procedures

FY 2025 Education Fund Reporting Forms:

Annual Remittance Formfor jurisdictions with annual revenue under $100,000.

1st Semi Annual Remittance 2nd Semi Annual Remittance Formfor jurisdictions with $100,000 or more in annual revenue.

Regulations:

Click the links below to access the statutes and rules specific to certified jurisdictions.

Local Jurisdiction Statutes Local Jurisdiction Administrative Rules

For questions regarding certification procedures and requirements, e-mail  buildingcodes@mt.gov or call (406) 841-2056

Certified Local Government Building Code Jurisdictions and Certified Building Code Inspectors

Below is a list of all certified local government building code jurisdictions and certified building code inspectors:

Download a printable copy of the list below

All other areas are under the jurisdiction of the State Building Codes Bureau

List of certified jurisdictions
City Codes Building Official Phone Jurisdiction
Belgrade B, P, E, M, SP Lucas Sobeck 388-3560 City Limits  
Billings B, P(M/G) E, M, SP Jessica Fust 657-8270 City Limits   
Bozeman B, P, E, M, SP, W Ben Abbey 582-2375 City Limits 
Choteau B Kyle Harlan 466-2510 City Limits
Colstrip B (residential only) Russell Murphy 853-5084 City Limits 
Columbia Falls B, P, E, M, SP, W Tad Lisowski 892-4388 City Limits 
Conrad B Keith Thaut 271-5821 City Limits
Cut Bank Kory Sandon 873-5526 City Limits  
Darby B, P, M, E, SP Tim Netzley 961-2423 City Limits   
Deer Lodge County B (residential only) Greg Bahr 563-4010 County 
Deer Lodge (City) B (residential only) Dan Green 846-3649 City Limits
East Helena B, SP Colin Thomas 594-6322 City Limits   
Glasgow B Rod  Dees 228-2476  City Limits  
Great Falls B, P(M/G) E, M, SP, W Bruce Haman 455-8430 City Limits
Hamilton B, P, M, E, SP Tim Netzley 880-5832 City Limits 
Hardin B (residential only) Joseph Connolly 665-9264 City Limits 
Havre B Trevor Mork 265-4941 City Limits
Helena B, P, E, M Kimberley Mack 447-8438 City Limits 
Kalispell B, P, M,E, SP Jeff Clawson  758-7730 City Limits 
Laurel B, SP Kurt Markegard 628-4796 City Limits 
Lewistown B Holy Phelps 535-1776 City Limits   
Libby B (residential only), SP Walter Snyder 293-2731 City Limits  
Livingston B, SP Jim Woodhull   222-0083 City Limits 
Manhattan B, M, P, E,  SP Brandon Yung 284-3235 City Limits   
Miles City B, SP, E (residential only) Gabe Martinsen 874-8611 City Limits
Missoula (City) B, P, E, M, SP Cristina Coddington 552-6630 City Limits  
Missoula County B, P, E, M, SP Kevin Heisler 258-3723 County   
Polson B, P, E, M Office 883-8214 City Limits   
Pondera County B (commercial only) Kyle Harlan 788-3398 County   
Red Lodge B Brian Hanna 446-1606 City Limits  
Richland County B Kale Rasmussen 480-9113 County except Sidney  
Ronan B Dan Miller 676-4231 City Limits
Shelby B Ken Thaut 434-5222 City Limits
Sidney B Kale Rasmussen 480-9113 City Limits  
Silver Bow B, P, M, SP Rusty Christensen 497-6210 County   
Stevensville B,P,E,M, SP Tim Netzley 880-5832 City Limits   
Toole County B (commercial only) Kyle Harlan 424-8310 County
Townsend B, SP James Schauber 431-8319 City Limits 
Troy B (residential only), SP David Jones 295-9851 City Limits  
West Yellowstone B (residential only) Kyle Tanner 602-4897 City Limits    
Whitefish B,P, E, M, SP, W Tad Lisowski 863-2410 City Limits 
Wolfpoint B Teaguean Knudsen 654-4616 City Limits    

Key: B= Building, P = Plumbing, M/G = Medical Gas, E = Electrical, M = Mechanical, SP = Pool,       W = WUI

 

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