Title 40 — Municipal Government

Any incorporated city by a two-thirds vote of its governing body, at a regular meeting of such governing body, may take advantage of the provisions of this chapter. The vote of the governing body on such question shall be taken by yeas and nays. 40-49-03. Ordinance required to cr…

A park district shall be known as "park district of the city of ___________". The park district shall have a seal and perpetual succession, and may: 1. Sue and be sued. 2. Contract and be contracted with. 3. Acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or otherwise, and hold, own, possess,…

1. The powers of a park district in a city must be exercised by a board of park commissioners consisting of five or three members, as determined by the governing body of the city in creating the park district or pursuant to sections 40-49-07.1 and 40-49-07.2. Except as provided i…

Repealed by S.L. 1967, ch. 323, § 285.

1. The members of the board of park commissioners shall possess the qualifications of electors of the city and must be elected by the qualified electors of the park district. The members of the first board may be elected at any regular city election or at a special election calle…

1. The number of park commissioners may be increased from three to five, or decreased from five to three, pursuant to this section. 2. The process for increasing or decreasing the number of park commissioners may be initiated: a. By resolution approved by a majority vote of the b…

1. A city park district may be dissolved pursuant to a plan adopted pursuant to this section. A proposal for dissolving a city park district may be initiated: a. By resolution incorporating a dissolution plan, approved by a majority vote of the board of park commissioners and sub…

Vacancies on the board of park commissioners shall be filled by the board until the next regular election of members thereof at which time such vacancies shall be filled by election for the unexpired term. The removal of the person's residence from the park district by a member o…

A board of park commissioners may: 1. Acquire by purchase, gift, devise, condemnation subject to chapter 32-15, conveyance pursuant to Public Law No. 115-306, or otherwise, land anywhere within this state, or outside this state if located adjacent to a boundary of this state and …

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the board of park commissioners and its officers and the park district shall be governed, in the issuing of warrants and certificates of indebtedness and in the levying of any tax or special assessment, or in carrying out, enforcing, …

The board of park commissioners of a park district in any city which has adopted a civil service system pursuant to the provisions of chapter 40-44, may, with the consent of the governing body of such city, provide that the employees of such park district shall be subject to the …

A board of park commissioners may provide for employees' pensions pursuant to an authorized city pension plan with the consent of the city governing body and the consent of not less than a majority of the city employees covered by the city pension plan. In addition, a board of pa…

A park district adopting the provisions of section 40-49-21 provide funding from revenues derived from its general fund levy authority for the benefit of its employees' pension fund.

Any municipality or park district may abandon and discontinue as a park or recreational area any land acquired by any municipality or park district for park and recreational purposes under the provisions of section 11-27-08 or property conveyed pursuant to Public Law No. 115-306 …

Upon completion of the medal of honor monument in Roosevelt park in Minot, ownership and responsibility for the monument's maintenance belongs to the Minot park board or its successor.