N.D. Cent. Code § 11-09-33: Removal of subordinate officers and employees

Any officer or employee appointed by the manager of a county adopting any form of county managership, or upon the manager's authorization, may be laid off, suspended, or removed from office or employment by the manager and, in a county adopting a county manager form of government, by the officer or head of the department in which such officer or employee is employed.