Montana Attorney General Opinion 15-90

Opinion No. 90 County Commi!?sioners--l\liIeage-Road Supe(·vision. HELD: That the County Commis- sioners may properly claim mileag-e for viewing and supervising road \YOI'I. when the money is supplied for such work hy the Reconstruction Fina nee COl1>oration. Febrnary 25. H)SS. Yon ha\'e submitted the question of whether the county commissioners would be allowed ,to put in mileage claims against the county for viewing and supervising rond work when the money supplied for such road work is received from the Heconstruction Fi- lIance Corporation. The county commissioners have the duty of viewing and supen'ising road work whenever it is necessary and funds are amilable for that purpose. Since the need for such supervision is just as urgent in the case where the mone, comes from the Reconstruction FinUl;ce Corporation as in the case where it comes from taxation of the property within the county, it is my opinion that the county commissioners would be neglecting their duties if they did not view and supervise such road work. and that they would be entitled to the same cha rge in both cases pro- viding funds are available. I find nothing" in the statutes to the contrary.