Ethics commission member terms - Meetings - Code of ethics - Compensation - Office
N.D. Cent. Code § 54-66-04
in effect54-66-04. Ethics commission member terms - Meetings - Code of ethics -
Compensation - Office.
1. The terms of the initial members of the ethics commission must be staggered to
ensure no more than two members' terms expire in one year. The terms of the initial
members may be less than four years to accommodate the required staggering of
terms.
2. Unless the complaint at issue has resulted in the imposition of a penalty or referral for
enforcement under section 54-66-09, any portion of a meeting during which
commission members discuss complaints, informal resolutions, attempts to informally
resolve complaints, investigations, or referrals under this chapter, the identity of a
respondent or complainant, or any other matter arising from a complaint are closed
meetings.
3. The commission shall abide by a code of ethics adopted in a public meeting. The code
of ethics must specify when a commission member is disqualified from participating in
matters before the commission.
4. Ethics commission members are entitled to:
a. Compensation for each day necessarily spent conducting commission business
in the amount provided for members of the legislative management under section
54-35-10; and
b. Payment for mileage and travel expenses necessarily incurred in the conduct of
commission business as provided under sections 44-08-04 and 54-06-09.
5. The director of the office of management and budget shall allocate office space in the
state capitol for the ethics commission, or, if office space in the capitol is unavailable,
shall negotiate for, contract for, and obtain office space for the ethics commission in
the city of Bismarck or in the Bismarck area. The ethics commission's office space may
not be located in the office space of any other government agency, board, commission,
or other governmental entity, and must provide sufficient privacy and security for the
ethics commission to conduct its business. The director shall charge the ethics
commission an amount equal to the fair value of the office space and related services
the office of management and budget renders to the ethics commission.
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