§ 40-49-14 — When yea and nay vote taken - Awarding contracts - Debt limit - Bills, claims, and demands against board

North Dakota § 40-49-14

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 40: Municipal Government
• Ch. 40-49: Parks and Park Districts

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claims, and demands against board.
1. Yea and nay votes must be taken on all propositions involving the expenditure of
money, levying of taxes, or the issuance of bonds or certificates of indebtedness.
Approval of an expenditure of money must be recorded in the record of the board's
proceedings and is sufficient to indicate approval without requiring the members to
sign or initial the voucher or order for payment. Except as provided in chapter 48-01.2,
in an emergency situation, or for cooperative purchases with the office of management
and budget as provided in chapter 54-44.4, all contracts exceeding fifty thousand
dollars must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement in the
official newspaper of the municipality once each week for two successive weeks. The
board may reject any or all bids. All contracts must be in writing and must be signed by
the president of the board or a designated representative and unless so executed,
they shall be void. The debt of a park district may not exceed one percent of the
taxable property within the district according to the last preceding assessment. No bill,
claim, account, or demand against the district may be audited, allowed, or paid until a
full, written, itemized statement has been filed with the governing body or unless
otherwise authorized by the governing body pursuant to contract or other action. The
governing body may require the filing of any additional information which it may deem
necessary to the proper understanding and audit of any claim or account and it may
require the filing of a sworn statement in such form as it may prescribe or as noted
below:
CERTIFICATE
I do hereby certify that the within bill, claim, account, or demand is just and true; that the
money therein charged was actually paid for the purposes therein stated; that the services
therein charged were actually rendered and of the value therein charged; and that no part of
such bill, claim, account, or demand has been paid; and that the goods therein charged
were actually delivered and were of the value charged.
Sign here ______________________________
______________________________________
If signed for a firm or company,
show authority on this line.

2. As used in this section, "emergency situation" means a sudden or unexpected
occurrence that requires immediate action to protect public health, safety, or property.