Home Rule Charter

The current Burleigh County Home Rule Charter was approved in the Primary Election on June 11, 2024.

Burleigh County Home Rule Charter Ordinances

Preliminary Resolution on Redesignating Elective Office of Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer to Appointive Office

Whereas the elective offices of Burleigh County Auditor and Burleigh County Treasurer have been combined into one elective office May 5, 2003;

Whereas the County Auditor/Treasurer’s primary duties are chief financial officer, elections officer, secretary to the County Commission, keeping track of all property taxes, and to act as the accountant, financial manager, and investor for the county;

Whereas pursuant to N.D.C.C. § 11-10-04, the qualification for an elected County Auditor or County Treasurer is the candidate must be a qualified elector in the county, which is at least eighteen years old and a resident of the county;

Whereas the Board of County Commissioners believes that more qualifications are necessary for an individual to hold the position of Auditor/Treasurer;

Whereas the Home Rule Charter for Burleigh County as passed on June 11, 2024, Article III sec. 3 allows the Board of County Commissioners to follow state law converting the elected office of county auditor / treasurer into an appointed office and pursuant to N.D.C.C. § 11-10.2-01(1)(c), the county may redesignate an elective county office as an appointive office; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, that effective April 1, 2027 and in accordance with the details of the following plan, the office of Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer be redesignated as an appointive office;

Resolved, that a copy of this preliminary resolution and accompanying plan shall be filed in the Office of the County Auditor/Treasurer and shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks, with public hearings scheduled thereafter.

Dated this 3rd day of February, 2025.
Brian Bitner, Chair
Burleigh County Commission

Plan for Redesignating Elective Office of Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer to Appointive Office

Office of Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer is redesignated as an appointive office effective April 1, 2027, when the current term for Auditor Treasurer expires.
Director of Human Resources shall develop a job description to include all statutory job duties of county auditor and county treasurer along with job qualifications, including experience in finance or accounting, and appropriate pay grade for approval by the Burleigh County Commission no later than sixty (60) days after any final resolution adopting the plan.
The recruitment and retention for the office of Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer shall be governed by the Burleigh County Personnel Policy Manual and Handbook.

Public Hearing Dates

March 3, 2025, 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, 5:00 PM (Burleigh County Commission Meeting)
March 17, 2025, 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, 5:00 PM (Burleigh County Commission Meeting)
April 7, 2025, 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, 5:00 PM (Burleigh County Commission Meeting)
Sterling TBD
Wilton TBD