North Dakota § 40-14-04 Appointive officers in council cities - Appointment of more than one assessor

North Dakota Statutes

§ 40-14-04 — Appointive officers in council cities - Appointment of more than one assessor

North Dakota § 40-14-04

Title 40Municipal Government

Ch. 40-14Officers in Council Cities, General

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N.D. Cent. Code § 40-14-04 (2026).

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assessor.

1.The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint the following officers:

a.A city auditor;

b.A city assessor;

c.A city attorney;

d.A city engineer; and

e.Such other officers as the city council deems necessary and expedient.

2.The city assessor shall be appointed at the first meeting of the city council in September of each odd-numbered year. If the city council of a city containing five thousand or more inhabitants shall declare, by resolution, that it is necessary to appoint more than one assessor, the mayor, with the approval of the council, may appoint one or two additional city assessors.

3.The city council, including a city council under the modern council form of government, by a majority vote may dispense with any appointive office and provide tha

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assessor.
1. The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint the following officers:
a. A city auditor;
b. A city assessor;
c. A city attorney;
d. A city engineer; and
e. Such other officers as the city council deems necessary and expedient.
2. The city assessor shall be appointed at the first meeting of the city council in
September of each odd-numbered year. If the city council of a city containing five
thousand or more inhabitants shall declare, by resolution, that it is necessary to
appoint more than one assessor, the mayor, with the approval of the council, may
appoint one or two additional city assessors.
3. The city council, including a city council under the modern council form of government,
by a majority vote may dispense with any appointive office and provide that the duties
of that office be performed by other officers.