James (Jim) Small
ND · Member, Burleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission
James Small has owned a construction business since 2003 and has served about ten years as an appointed member of the Burleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission. Small's priorities are county roads and bridges, public safety, flood control, and easing the state's 3% cap on property tax growth.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was appointed again to the Burleigh County Planning and Zoning Board by a unanimous County Commission vote on Dec. 15, 2025.
December 15, 2025
Source: burleigh.gov
Disclosed a possible conflict of interest on a proposed wind farm at a Nov. 14, 2018, planning commission meeting, because he owned land that could benefit. The commission voted that he should recuse himself, and he did not vote.
November 14, 2018
Source: bismarcktribune.com
Was reappointed to the Burleigh County Planning and Zoning Commission by the County Commission on Nov. 18, 2013.
November 18, 2013
Source: bismarcktribune.com
Argued at a June 12, 2013, county planning commission meeting that property owners should have a say in how they use their land. The debate was over rezoning farmland in Menoken Township for industrial use.
June 12, 2013
Source: bismarcktribune.com
Past race James (Jim) Small ran in:
- County Commissioner · November 3, 2026 · Burleigh County, North Dakota