(A) Except where authorized by law, no Council member shall hold any other elected public office during the term for which the member was elected to the Council.
(B) No Council member shall hold another city office, compensated appointive office, or compensated city employment, except as authorized by SDCL § 6-1-2, during the term for which the member was elected to the Council or until three months after the expiration of the term for which the member was elected to the Council.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Council from selecting any current or former Council member to represent the city on the governing board of any regional or intergovernmental agency.
(D) No Council member may participate in discussing or vote on any issue in which:
(1) The official has a direct pecuniary interest in the matter before the governing body; or
(2) At least two-thirds of the Council votes that the Council member has an identifiable conflict of interest that should prohibit such Council member from participating in the discussion or voting on a specific matter.
(E) The question of adoption of the proposed amendment was submitted to the voters as a special election on November 8, 2016.
(Ord. 321, passed 8-16-2016)