MANDAN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
May 18, 2012
The Mandan School Board did not violate the open meetings laws in the course of approving a land purchase or when its president appeared on a radio talk show with another Board member. The Board should have provided notice when a quorum of its members met with the finance committee.
Read the Opinion: 2012-O-06
TAX LEVY FOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
May 9, 2012
A county is not obligated to distribute tax revenue funds to an ambulance service if the county commission makes a factual determination that the ambulance service has waived any statutory right to receive its share of the funds. The county may not place the undistributed tax revenue in the county’s general fund until the county ceases to subsidize ambulance services.
Read the Opinion: 2012-L-05
DALRYMPLE, STENEHJEM PRESS CORPS FOR PERMANENT AND FREE ACCESS TO MISSOURI RIVER
May 8, 2012
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to begin issuing temporary, no-cost permits for water usage along North Dakota’s Missouri River. Dalrymple and Stenehjem spoke today with Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Craig Schmauder, Deputy General Counsel for the Army, who said the Corps plans to begin issuing water permits.
For more information: Access to Missouri River
PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL SERVICE
May 8, 2012
BISMARCK, ND – The state’s fallen law enforcement officers will be remembered tomorrow, May 9, 2012. The North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial service will be held in Bismarck on the capitol grounds beginning at 1:30 pm. Sixty-one officers will be honored at this year’s memorial service. Bismarck Police Sergeant Steve Kenner and Burleigh County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Sleeper died in the line of duty in 2011.
For more information: Peace Officer Memorial Service
ASSESSING VALUE OF LOW INCOME HOUSING
May 1, 2012
Taxing authorities may consider the effect, if any, of the tax credits and rent restrictions on a property’s value when assessing a property built using federal low income housing tax credits.
Read the Opinion: 2012-L-04
FAKE CHECK SCAM USES PHONY ND GOVERNMENT CHECKS
April 26, 2012
Scam artists are again using phony checks supposedly from a North Dakota government agency in an effort to convince individuals that the scam is a legitimate venture. The recent reports involve phony ND Housing Finance Agency (HFA) checks. “Fortunately, there have not been any victims so far,” said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. “I remind North Dakotans that no legitimate government official will ever instruct you to deposit a check and then wire money somewhere else. Regardless of the reason given, if that’s what you are told to do, then it’s a scam.”
For more information: Phony ND Government Checks
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