Departments of administration of city divided among commissioners - Duties
N.D. Cent. Code § 40-09-12
in effect40-09-12. Departments of administration of city divided among commissioners -
Duties.
The board of city commissioners, by a majority vote of all the members thereof, shall
designate from among its members:
1. A police and fire commissioner who shall have under that commissioner's special
charge the enforcement of all police regulations of the city and the general supervision
of the fire department of the city.
2. A commissioner of streets and improvements who shall have under that
commissioner's special charge the supervision of the streets and alleys of the city and
who shall be charged with responsibility for the lighting, cleaning, and sanitary
condition of the streets and alleys and with the enforcement of all rules and regulations
relating thereto, and with the preservation of the health of the inhabitants of the city.
That commissioner shall have under that commissioner's special charge the
supervision of all public improvements and shall see that all contracts for such
improvements and the conditions of all grants of franchises or privileges are complied
with faithfully and performed.
3. A waterworks and sewerage commissioner who shall have under that commissioner's
special charge the waterworks and sewerage department of the city and who shall see
to the enforcement of all regulations with respect to those departments and all revenue
pertaining to those departments.
4. A commissioner of finance and revenue who shall have under that commissioner's
special charge the enforcement of all laws for the assessment and collection of taxes
of every kind and the collection of all revenues belonging to the city, from whatever
source the same may be derived, and who shall examine into and keep informed as to
the finances of the city.
The duties assigned to the various members of the board by this section may be otherwise
distributed by a majority vote of the board's members.
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