Building Authority

The Grand Forks Public School District Building Authority was incorporated in January of 1992 and is governed by North Dakota Century Code Chapter 21-03.

The Articles of Incorporation state that the purposes for which the Building Authority is organized are to aid, assist and foster the planning, development, construction, renovation and improvement of school buildings, furnishings, fixtures, equipment and related facilities for Grand Forks Public School District

The purposes for organizing the Building Authority as cited in the Articles of Incorporation are as follows:
1. To take, accept, hold and acquire by bequest, devise, gift, purchase, loan, or lease any property, real, personal, or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, without limitation as to kind, amount, or value.
2. To sell, convey, lease, or make loans, grants, or pledges of any such property, or any interest therein or proceeds there from, and to invest and reinvest the principal thereof and receipts there from, if any.
3. To borrow money upon and pledge or mortgage any such property for any purpose for which it is organized, and to issue notes, bonds, or other forms of indebtedness to secure any of its obligations.
4. To hold, improve by construction or otherwise, develop, clear, prepare and dispose of real property.
5. Not withstanding any other provision of law, a school board may not enter an agreement pursuant to internal revenue service revenue ruling 63-20 under which payments of any kind would be required by the school district to any building authority or other entity that incurs indebtedness or other obligation in connection with acquisition, improvements, or construction of any property or structure at a total cost of four million dollars or more to be used by the school district unless the agreement has been approved by a vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the school district voting on the question at a regular or special school district election if the agreement is for acquisition, improvements, or construction of any property or structure for which an election would be required if the school district undertook the acquisition, improvements, or construction project through issuance of bonds of the school district.


The Directors of the Corporation are the members of the Grand Forks Public School District #1 School Board. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at least once a year and other times as the Directors may provide. Special meetings of the board may be called at the request of the Chairperson or any three Directors. The Officers shall consist of a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer and officers shall receive no salaries.