25.0148.02000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the state auditor; and
to amend and reenact section 54-10-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary
of the state auditor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION. The funds provided in this section, or so much of the funds
as may be necessary, are appropriated out of any moneys in the general fund in the state
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and from other funds derived from special funds and
federal funds, to the state auditor for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state auditor,
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows:
Adjustments or
Base Level Enhancements Appropriation
Salaries and wages $14,627,899 $843,128 $15,471,027
New and vacant FTE pool 0 626,476 626,476
Operating expenses 1,719,771 69,321 1,789,092
Information technology consultants 450,000 135,000 585,000
Total all funds $16,797,670 $1,673,925 $18,471,595
Less other funds 6,486,821 4,630 6,491,451
Total general fund $10,310,849 $1,669,295 $11,980,144
Full-time equivalent positions 65.00 (4.00) 61.00
SECTION 2. ONE-TIME FUNDING - EFFECT ON BASE BUDGET - REPORT TO
SEVENTIETH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. The following amounts reflect the one-time funding
items included in the appropriation in section 1 of this Act which are not included in the entity's
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FIRST ENGROSSMENT
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base budget for the 2027-29 biennium and which the entity shall report to the appropriations
committees of the seventieth legislative assembly regarding the use of this funding:
One - Time Funding Description General Fund Other Funds Total Funds
Cost related to new FTE $0 $3,000 $3,000
Peer review 25,000 0 25,000
Audit software migration 25,200 10,800 36,000
Grand total $50,200 $13,800 $64,000
SECTION 3. NEW AND VACANT FTE POOL - LIMITATION - TRANSFER REQUEST. The
state auditor may not spend funds appropriated in the new and vacant FTE pool line item in
section 1 of this Act, but may request the office of management and budget to transfer funds
from the new and vacant FTE pool line item to the salaries and wages line item in accordance
with the guidelines and reporting provisions included in House Bill No. 1015, as approved by the
sixty-ninth legislative assembly.
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 54-10-10 of the North Dakota Century Code is
amended and reenacted as follows:
54-10-10. Salary of state auditor.
The annual salary of the state auditor is one hundred thirty thousandone hundred thirty - nine
thousand two hundred fifty - six dollars through June 30, 20242026, and one hundred thirty-five
thousand two hundredone hundred forty - three thousand four hundred thirty - four dollars
thereafter.
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