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40-15 Officers in Commission Cities, General

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CHAPTER 40-15OFFICERS IN COMMISSION CITIES, GENERAL40-15-01. Officers to be elected in commission cities. The following officers shall beelected in each city operating under the commission system of government:1.A president of the board of city commissioners.2.Four city commissioners.Each city operating under the commission system of government may choose to have a<br>municipal judge who shall be elected.40-15-02. Terms of elective officers. The terms of office of the president of the boardof city commissioners and of each commissioner shall be as provided in chapter 40-09. The<br>municipal judge shall hold office for four years and until the judge's successor is elected and<br>qualified.40-15-03. When term of elective officers begins. The term of each elective officer in acity operating under the commission system of government commences on the fourth Tuesday in<br>June of the year in which the officer is elected.40-15-04.Extension of terms of officers in commission cities elected to termsexpiring in 1943 and 1945. Repealed by omission from this code.40-15-05. Appointive officers in commission cities - Right to dispense with offices.At the first meeting after the qualification of its members, or as soon thereafter as possible, the<br>board of city commissioners shall appoint the following officers:1.A treasurer;2.An auditor;3.An attorney;4.One or more assessors;5.A city health officer who shall be a physician;6.A street commissioner;7.A chief of the fire department;8.A chief of police;9.One or more police officers;10.A city engineer;11.A board of public works; and12.Such other officers or boards as the board of city commissioners may deem<br>necessary.The board of city commissioners by a majority vote may dispense with any appointive office and<br>provide that the duties thereof shall be performed by other officers or boards, by the board of city<br>commissioners, or by a committee or committees thereof.Page No. 140-15-06. Term of appointive officers. The terms of all appointive officers of a cityoperating under the commission system of government commences on the first day of July<br>succeeding their appointment unless otherwise provided by ordinance, and the officers shall hold<br>their respective offices for the term provided by ordinance, and until their respective successors<br>are qualified.40-15-07. Appointive officers - Removal upon hearing - Suspension - Appointmentand removal of temporary officer. Any person appointed to any office of a city operating under<br>the commission system of government and any employee of the city may be removed by a<br>majority vote of all the members of the board of city commissioners, but no officer or employee<br>shall be removed except for cause and unless charges are preferred against the person and the<br>person is accorded an opportunity to be heard in the person's own defense. Within ten days after<br>charges are filed against any such person in the office of the city auditor, the board shall proceed<br>to hear and determine the case upon its merits.The president of the board of citycommissioners, or the board, by a majority vote of its members, may suspend any officer or<br>employee against whom charges have been preferred until the disposition of the charges. The<br>president may appoint a person to fill any vacancy temporarily until charges against the<br>incumbent of such office have been disposed of. Any person appointed by the president without<br>confirmation may be removed by the president when the president deems it is for the best<br>interests of the city.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 40-15 officers in commission cities, general