Title 40, Municipal Government
85 chapters · 1,001 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-01 Jurisdiction of governing body
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Except as otherwise provided by law, a governing body of a municipality has jurisdiction: 1. Over any commons or public grounds belonging to such municipality and with the consent of the majority of the owners thereof shall have power to regulate the banks, shores, and wharves of…
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-02 Meetings to be public - Journal of proceedings to be kept - Pledge of allegiance
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All meetings of the governing body shall be open to the public, and a journal of its proceedings shall be kept. At the beginning of each regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body, members of the governing body must be given the opportunity to participate in a voluntary re…
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-03 Quorum
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A majority of the members of the governing body of a municipality shall constitute a quorum to do business but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. The governing body may compel the attendance of absentees under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance, and may…
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-04 Reconsidering or rescinding vote at special meeting
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No vote of the governing body of a municipality shall be reconsidered or rescinded at a special meeting unless there is present at such special meeting as large a number of members as were present when such vote was taken.
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-05 Rules of procedure - Expelling members
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The governing body of a municipality shall determine its rules of procedure, punish its members or persons present for disorderly conduct by fine, and with the concurrence of two-thirds of its members may expel a member from a session but may not expel the member a second time fo…
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-06 Conviction of bribery - Office deemed vacant
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Any member of a city governing body convicted of bribery shall be deemed to have vacated that member's office.
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-07 Exercise of power through ordinance when method of procedure not set out
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The governing body of a municipality may provide by ordinance the details necessary for the full exercise of any power conferred upon it by any law of this state when the manner of exercising such power is not specified otherwise.
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-08 Action on committee reports deferred upon request
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Upon the request of any two members present, any report of a committee of the governing body shall be deferred for final action to the next regular meeting after the report is made.
N.D.C.C. § 40-06-09 Change in number of members of city governing body - Election
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1. The process for increasing or decreasing the number of members of a city governing body pursuant to sections 40-04.1-01, 40-08-03, and 40-09-01 may be initiated: a. By resolution approved by a majority vote of the governing body of the city; or b. By a petition signed by ten p…