15.1-10 County Committee - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 15.1-10COUNTY COMMITTEE15.1-10-01. County committee - Appointment - Compensation.1.The county superintendent of schools, with the approval of the board of county
commissioners, shall appoint residents, equal in number to the board of county
commissioners, to serve as a county committee for purposes of school district
annexations, dissolutions, and reorganizations.2.The term of office for county committee members is three years, staggered so that
one term expires each year.3.If a vacancy occurs, the county superintendent, with the approval of the board of
county commissioners, shall appoint an individual to serve for the unexpired portion
of the term. If a county committee member fails, refuses, or is unable to perform the
required duties, the county superintendent, upon being petitioned by a majority of
the school board presidents representing districts having territory wholly or partially
within the county, shall declare the position of the member vacant and shall appoint
a new member to the committee.4.Each member is entitled to compensation at the rate of sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents per day and to reimbursement for expenses from the biennial appropriation for
the superintendent of public instruction, as provided by law for state officers, if they
are attending committee meetings or performing duties directed by the committee.15.1-10-02. County committee - Chairman - Meetings. The members of the countycommittee shall elect one member to serve as chairman for one year and until a successor is
chosen. Meetings of the committee must be held upon the call of the chairman or a majority of
the committee members.15.1-10-03. County committee - Secretary. The county superintendent of schools isthe secretary of the committee but may not vote.The county superintendent is entitled tocompensation from the employing county for actual and necessary expenses incurred while in
the performance of required duties.15.1-10-04. State's attorney to represent committee. Each county's state's attorneyshall serve as legal counsel to the county committee. The state's attorney shall defend the
committee and any of its officers in legal proceedings relating to the conduct or business of the
committee. If providing this defense would cause a conflict with the other duties of the state's
attorney, the board of county commissioners, at county expense, shall employ a special counsel
to represent the committee in the proceedings.Page No. 1Document Outlinechapter 15.1-10 county committee