(A) The manager shall be chosen by the governing body on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of accepted practices in respect to the duties of his or her office. At the time of his or her appointment he or she need not be a resident of the city or state, but during his or her tenure of office he or she shall reside within the city.
(B) No person elected to membership on the governing body shall be eligible for appointment as manager until one year has elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected.
(SDCL § 9-10-10)