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North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-01.1-02. Local advisory study committee

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. The governing body or electors of a county, city, city park district, township, school district, or any other political subdivision of this state may establish an advisory committee to study the existing form and powers of that political subdivision for comparison with other forms and powers available under the laws of this state. A local advisory study committee is established:

a. By a majority vote of the governing body; or

b. By a petition signed by ten percent or more of the total number of qualified electors of the political subdivision voting for governor at the most recent gubernatorial election and submitted to the governing body.

2. The governing body shall appoint the members of the advisory study committee and set the duration of the committee. The members are not entitled to receive compensation, but may receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as determined by the governing body.

3. The governing body may provide office and meeting space and legal, clerical, facilitation, training, and other assistance to the study committee, and may appropriate funds in its final budget, or expend any unexpended balances in its general fund otherwise designated for current expenditure, for the necessary expenses of the advisory study committee. The committee, with the approval of the governing body, may:

a. Employ and fix the compensation and duties of necessary staff;

b. Contract and cooperate with other individuals and public or private agencies considered necessary for assistance, including institutions of higher education;

c. Establish advisory subcommittees that may include persons who are not members of the study committee;

d. Hold public hearings and community forums and use other suitable means to disseminate information, receive suggestions and comments, and encourage public discussion of the committee's purpose, progress, conclusions, and recommendations;

e. Cooperate with a like committee established pursuant to this section by another political subdivision in the conduct of the study. A cooperative study does not preclude a study committee from making separate recommendations to the governing body; and

f. Do any other act consistent with and reasonably required to perform its advisory function.

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