Any county in this state is authorized to adopt one of the following county manager forms of government:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 11-09-01

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1. Short form of county managership with the office of county manager to be an appointed office.

2. County manager form with the office of county manager to be an appointed office.

3. Short form of county managership with the office of county manager to be an elected office.

4. County manager form with the office of county manager to be an elected office.

The procedure for adopting any one of these forms of government shall be as is provided in this chapter. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all the forms of county managership.