FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is asking lawmakers to reconsider moving control of lawyers and auditors from the university system to other agencies.
The motion approved Thursday came after the board heard from Deputy Attorney General Thomas Trenbeath and Auditor Robert Peterson on the legislative proposal to change the structure of legal and internal audit services.
A majority of board members say they are worried about losing qualified people and don't believe it's fair that longtime employees will have to reapply for jobs that will likely pay less money.
Grant Shaft, of Grand Forks, and Kathleen Nesset, of Tioga, voted against the motion. Shaft says the changes are inevitable and he preferred that the board stay neutral in order to maintain "a seat at the table."