Section
Municipal Officers
31.01 Appointment
31.02 Warrant or certificate of appointment
31.03 Appointed financial official
31.04 Municipal treasurer
31.05 Municipal attorney
31.06 Municipal engineer
31.07 Additional duties
31.08 Compatible and incompatible offices
31.09 Salaries and fringe benefits
31.10 Qualification and discharge of duties of office by appointive and elective officers
Removal from Office; Vacancies
31.15 Grounds for removal
31.16 Vacancies in office
31.17 Vacancies due to temporary resignation; temporary replacement and term
31.18 Officer’s discharge of duties when elected to fill a vacancy
31.19 Temporary resignation for members of National Guard or reserves; notice; temporary replacement; length of term
Employees
31.35 Criminal background check
Cross-reference:
Governing body and vacancies, see Ch. 30
Statutory reference:
Municipal proceedings and municipal records, see Chapter 9-18
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS
(A) Such officers as needed and provided for by ordinance shall be appointed.
(B) All appointive officers of a municipality governed by a mayor and common council shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, and in other municipalities they shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members elected to the governing body, except as provided in the city manager law and subject to the provisions of the civil service applying to employees, police officers, and firefighters. The officers shall be appointed annually or at intervals determined by the governing body.
(SDCL § 9-14-3)
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