(A) (1) The city-owned public utilities are its water, sewer, and electric distribution systems. Subject to the supervision of the City Council, the city-owned public utilities shall be operated by a city employee to be known as the Superintendent of Public Utilities, to be employed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the City Council at its first meeting in May of each year.
(2) No person shall be eligible to be employed as Superintendent of Public Utilities who is not a qualified electrician. The salary of such Superintendent of Public Utilities shall be paid monthly, and shall be such sum as shall be, from time to time, fixed by the City Council.
(3) The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall employ such assistant or assistants as may be necessary for the regular dispatch of the work and business of the Department. Such assistant or assistants shall be under the direct supervision of the Superintendent of Public Utilities.
(Prior Code, § 15-1-1)
(B) For purposes of convenience, the city may employ one person to hold any of the following offices, at any given time: City Finance Officer; Superintendent of Public Utilities.
(Prior Code, § 15-1-5)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-14-3, 9-35-1, 18-3-1