40-14 Officers in Council Cities, General
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 40-14OFFICERS IN COUNCIL CITIES, GENERAL40-14-01.Officers to be elected in council cities. The following officers must beelected in each city operating under the council form of government:1.A mayor.2.The council members required under sections 40-08-03 and 40-08-04.Each city operating under the council form of government may choose to have a municipal judge<br>who is elected.40-14-02. Terms of elective officers. The terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers are provided in chapter 40-08. All other elective officers in a city operating under the<br>council form of government shall hold their respective offices for four years and until their<br>successors are elected and qualified.40-14-03.When term of elective officer begins.Under the city council form ofgovernment, the term of each elective officer commences on the fourth Tuesday of June of the<br>year in which the officer is elected.40-14-04.Appointive officers in council cities - Appointment of more than oneassessor.1.The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint the following officers:a.A city auditor;b.A city assessor;c.A city attorney;d.A city engineer; ande.Such other officers as the city council deems necessary and expedient.2.The city assessor shall be appointed at the first meeting of the city council in<br>September of each odd-numbered year. If the city council of a city containing five<br>thousand or more inhabitants shall declare, by resolution, that it is necessary to<br>appoint more than one assessor, the mayor, with the approval of the council, may<br>appoint one or two additional city assessors.3.The city council, including a city council under the modern council form of<br>government, by a majority vote may dispense with any appointive office and provide<br>that the duties of that office be performed by other officers.40-14-05. Term of appointive officers. The term of all appointive officers of a cityoperating under the council form of government commences on the first day of July succeeding<br>their appointment unless otherwise provided by ordinance, and the officers shall hold their<br>respective offices for two years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.40-14-06. Officers commissioned by warrant - City auditor to receive certificate ofappointment. All officers elected or appointed, except the city auditor, council members, and<br>mayor, must be commissioned by warrant signed by the auditor and the mayor or president of<br>the city council. The mayor shall issue a certificate of appointment to the auditor.Page No. 140-14-07. Holding of other offices by city auditor prohibited. Repealed by S.L. 1975,ch. 372, </p>
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