(A) If the Mayor presides over a meeting, he or she may propose matters for consideration and may assume an active role in debate of any matter which shall come before the Council. The Mayor shall not, however, vote on any issue before the Council unless there is a tie vote, at which time, the Mayor may cast the deciding vote. The Mayor may not vote to break a tie upon any proposal to sell any city property, to enter into any lease-purchase agreement for a term exceeding one year or to pass any ordinance or proposal to create a liability against the municipality or for the expenditure or appropriation of its money.
(B) The Mayor shall have the power to sign or veto any ordinance or resolution passed by the City Council and the power to veto any part or item of an ordinance or resolution appropriating money. If the Mayor disapproves an ordinance, the Mayor may veto the same by filing a written objection thereto with the Finance Officer within ten days after its passage upon second reading. Such veto may extend to any one or more items contained in an ordinance making an appropriation or to the entire ordinance, and in case the veto only extends to a part of such ordinance, the remainder shall take effect. In all other respects, the Mayor shall have all of the rights and privileges of a Council member. If the Mayor vetoes any ordinance, it shall be presented at the next meeting of the Council by the Finance Officer, with the Mayor’s written objection, and may be reconsidered. If it shall pass by four votes of the Council members, it shall be published and become effective, notwithstanding the Mayor’s disapproval.
(Prior Code, § B-4-12)
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Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-8-3, 9-8-10, 9-19-10, 9-19-11 and 9-21-18.1