N.D. Cent. Code § 40-08-13
40-08-13. Presiding officer of council in absence or disability of mayor - President of council
40-08-13. Presiding officer of council in absence or disability of mayor - President of
council.
The president of the city council shall be the presiding officer of the council in the absence
or temporary disability of the mayor. In the absence or disability of the mayor and president of
the city council, the vice president shall be the presiding officer.