In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract of the authority, the authority must be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers hereunder upon proof
of the adoption of a resolution by the governing body of the city or county declaring the need for the authority. Such resolution must be deemed sufficient if it declares that there is need for an authority and finds that either or both of the conditions enumerated in section 23-11-03 exist in the city or county, as the case may be. A copy of the resolution, duly certified by the auditor of the city or county, is admissible in evidence in any suit, action, or proceeding.
23-11-05. Commissioners of authority - Appointment, qualifications, tenure, compensation. When the governing body of a city adopts a resolution declaring there is need for a housing authority, the governing body promptly shall notify the mayor of the adoption. Upon receiving the notice, the mayor shall appoint no fewer than five commissioners of the authority. When the governing body of a county adopts a resolution declaring there is need for a housing authority, the governing body shall appoint no fewer than five commissioners of the authority. The commissioners must be appointed for terms of five years, except all vacancies must be filled for the unexpired term. The terms of the commissioners must be staggered to ensure an approximately equal number of appointments expire each year and the term of one or more commissioners may initially be less than five years to accommodate the required staggering of terms. A commissioner shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner must be filed with the auditor of the city or county, as the case may be, and the certificate is conclusive evidence of the appointment of the commissioner. The governing body of the city or county shall establish the rate of compensation for commissioners and actual expenses incurred by commissioners may be reimbursed at the official reimbursement rates of the appointing authority.
23-11-06. Chairman of commissioners of authority, appointment - Vice chairman, appointment - Quorum - Majority vote necessary. The mayor in the case of an authority of a city, or the governing body in the case of an authority of a county, shall designate which of the commissioners appointed must be the first chairman. When the office of the chairman of the authority thereafter becomes vacant, the commissioners of the authority shall select one of their number as chairman. The commissioners also shall select one of their number as vice chairman. Three commissioners constitute a quorum for the conduct of the business of the authority. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners present unless the bylaws of the authority require a larger number.