North Dakota Century Code Title 40. Municipal Government § 40-14-04. Appointive officers in council cities--Appointment of more than one assessor

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

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.