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Attorney General Prioritizing Request For Legal Opinion on North Dakota Investment Staff Bonuses

By Bill Dubensky Jan 6, 2026 | 5:25 AM

(Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) – Two North Dakota lawmakers have asked Attorney General Drew Wrigley to formally weigh in on whether the State Investment Board has the authority to offer bonuses to staff responsible for managing the Legacy Fund.

Sen. Sean Cleary, R-Bismarck, and Rep. Mitch Ostlie, R-Jamestown, requested the opinion as the board considers $1.3 million in proposed bonuses for 12 employees of the Retirement and Investment Office.

“This is a fairly new program and a unique one,” Cleary said of the bonuses to state employees. “A formal opinion by the attorney general could just provide clarity for everyone, for myself, for the State Investment Board, for RIO.”

Wrigley said he couldn’t comment on the specifics of the request because his office is actively working on the legal opinion.

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