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 2024 Education Fund Reporting Forms:
Annual Remittance Formfor jurisdictions with annual revenue under $100,000
1st Semi Annual Remittance2nd 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 StatutesLocal Jurisdiction Administrative Rules
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 |
863-2411 |
892-4388 |
City Limits |
Conrad |
B |
Keith Thaut |
|
271-5821 |
City Limits |
Cut Bank |
B |
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 |
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 |
Gabe Martinsen |
|
874-8611 |
City Limits |
Missoula (City) |
B, P(M/G) 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 |
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