Title 31 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW

31-701. Constitution of board. Each county must have a board of county commissioners consisting of three (3) members.

31-702. District from which elected. Each member of a board of commissioners must meet the residency requirements in the county and district which he represents as set out in section 34-617, Idaho Code.

31-703. Term of office. The term of office of a commissioner shall be as follows: At the general election in 1936, two members shall be elected for a term of two (2) years and one member for a term of four (4) years; at each biennial election thereafter, one member shall be elect…

31-704. Commissioners’ districts. At the regular meeting in January, preceding any general election, the board of commissioners must district their county into three (3) districts, as nearly equal in population as may be, to be known as county commissioners’ districts, numbers on…

31-705. Election of chairman. The members of the board of commissioners must, at their first regular meeting on the second Monday of January next after their election, elect a chairman from their number.

31-706. Quorum — Temporary chairman — Administering oaths. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. The chairman must preside at all meetings of the board, and in case of his absence or inability to act, the members present must, by an order, select one of their number to ac…

31-707. Clerk of board. The county auditor is ex officio clerk of the board of commissioners. The records must be signed by the chairman and the clerk.

31-708. Duties of clerk. The clerk of the board must: 1. Record all the proceedings of the board. 2. Make full entries of all their resolutions and decisions on all questions concerning the raising of money for, and the allowance of accounts against, the county. 3. Record the vot…

31-709. Records to be kept. The board must cause to be kept permanently and indefinitely, in accordance with the provisions of section 31-871A, Idaho Code: 1. Minute records, in which must be recorded all orders and decisions made by them, and the daily proceedings had at all reg…

31-710. Meetings. (1) The regular meetings of the boards of commissioners must be held at their respective county seats on the second Monday of each month of the year, or if the board determines that county affairs require regular meetings more often, then at such times as may be…

31-714. Ordinances — Penalties. The board of county commissioners may pass all ordinances and rules and make all regulations, not repugnant to law, necessary for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by the laws of the state of Idaho, and such as are…

31-715. Style of ordinances — When effective — Publication. The style of all ordinances shall be: "Be it ordained by the board of county commissioners of …. county, Idaho"; and all ordinances of a general nature shall, before they take effect and within one (1) month after they a…

31-715A. Summarization of ordinances permitted — Requirements. (1) The county may publish a summary of the ordinance which summary shall be approved by the board of county commissioners and which shall include: (a) The name of the county; (b) The formal identification or citation…

31-716. Proof of ordinances. All ordinances shall be passed pursuant to such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the general laws relating thereto as the board of county commissioners may provide; and all such ordinances may be proved by the certificate of the clerk under…

31-718. Advisory ballot questions. The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to place a question on the ballot pertaining to any issue before the citizens of that county during a primary or general election. The results of such an election shall be advisory only.