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§ 30.19 MEETINGS.
   (A)   The Commissioners shall meet on the first and third week of each month in regular session at such time as shall be fixed by the Board of Commissioners at the City Hall or other designated place, to consider, take under advisement, and act upon such business as may come before it.
   (B)   A special meeting may be called by the Mayor or by any two Commissioners at any time to only consider the matter mentioned in the call for the meeting. A notice of a special meeting shall be given pursuant to SDCL § 1-25-1.1 and shall be provided to each Commissioner.
   (C)   Each meeting of the Board of Commissioners is open to the public and the Board of Commissioners shall keep a journal of its proceedings.
(Prior Code, § 30.063)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-9-11, 9-9-12, and 9-9-13
§ 30.20 QUORUM; VOTING.
   (A)   Quorum.
      (1)   A majority of the Board of Commissioners constitutes a quorum to do business. If a seat on the Board of Commissioners is vacant due to removal, resignation, death, or by operation of law, the quorum consists of the majority of the remaining Commissioners who are qualified to serve by election or appointment pursuant to SDCL Chapter 9-13. The Board of Commissioners may compel the attendance of any absentee under penalties as prescribed by ordinance.
      (2)   No action of the Board of Commissioners is effective unless upon a vote of a majority of the Board of Commissioners.
   (B)   Recording of votes; entry in journal.
      (1)   The yeas and nays shall be taken upon the passage of each ordinance and for any proposal to expend or appropriate money and in any other case at the request of any Commissioner.
      (2)   Each vote shall be entered on the journal of the Board of Commissioner’s proceedings.
   (C)   Majority vote required. The concurrence of a majority of all the members of the Board of Commissioners shall be necessary to the passage of any such ordinance or proposal.
   (D)   A two-thirds vote of the Board of Commissioners is required to sell any municipal real property.
(Prior Code, § 30.064)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-9-9, 9-9-14, and 9-9-16
§ 30.21 GENERAL OVERSIGHT.
   The Board of Commissioners controls all departments of the city and may make and enforce rules and regulations for the organization, management, and operation of the departments of the city and any agency that may be created for the administration of the Board of Commissioners’ affairs.
(Prior Code, § 30.065)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-9-9
§ 30.22 THREE-BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CITY.
   The Mayor and Commissioners shall have the following responsibilities.
   (A)   Mayor’s responsibilities.
      (1)   The Mayor may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties provided by the laws of this state or the ordinances of the municipality not in conflict with the laws of the state.
      (2)   The Mayor is the chief executive officer of the municipality, presides at all meetings of the Board of Commissioners, and has general supervision over all departments and officers.
      (3)   In the absence or inability of a Commissioner, the Mayor shall temporarily take charge of the department of that Commissioner.
      (4)   The Mayor shall enforce all the laws of the municipality and require that the conditions of the grant of any franchise or privilege are faithfully complied with and performed.
      (5)   The Mayor shall grant all licenses or permits, except as are required by ordinance to be granted by the Board of Commissioners or by some other department or officer.
      (6)   She or he shall have under her or his special charge the supervision of the Police and Fire Departments, the Public Health Department, and all matters relating to the public welfare of the municipality.
      (7)   The Mayor shall annually and from time to time give the Board of Commissioners information relative to the affairs of the municipality and shall recommend for the Board of Commissioners’ consideration any measure the Mayor deems expedient.
   (B)   Commissioner’s responsibilities. All matters not designated to the Mayor shall be assigned or apportioned as equally as may be between the Commissioners by resolution of the Board of Commissioners adopted by a majority vote at the first meeting of the Board of Commissioners in the month following the election each year.
(Prior Code, § 30.066)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-9-20, 9-9-26, and 9-9-27
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
§ 30.35 STYLE OF ORDINANCES; SUBJECT.
   (A)   Ordinances must be in the following style:
      (1)   An ordinance (insert title);
      (2)   Be it ordained by the City of Summerset. The substance of the ordinance follows.
   (B)   Ordinances can only embrace one subject which must be expressed in its title.
(Prior Code, § 30.095)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-19-5 and 9-19-6
§ 30.36 READINGS, PASSAGE, AND PUBLICATION.
   (A)   All ordinances shall be read twice by title with at least five days between each reading. The ordinances, if passed, shall be signed by the Mayor or acting Mayor or President of the Board of Commissioners, and filed with the Finance Officer.
   (B)   (1)   After being signed and filed, the ordinances must be published at least once in the official newspaper. The only exception to this is that an ordinance incorporating or adopting comprehensive regulations or a code promulgated, approved, and published by a recognized and established national organization prescribing building, electrical, plumbing, safety, fire, health, or milk regulations need not be published in newspaper. All that is required is that the Finance Officer publish the fact of adoption once a week for two successive weeks in the official newspaper.
      (2)   If any amendment presented and approved by the governing body at the second reading of an ordinance substantially alters the substance of the ordinance from the first reading, the proposed ordinance as amended may not be considered for final adoption until at least five days after a duly noticed public meeting of the governing body pursuant to SDCL Chapter 1-25.
      (3)   The vote on the second reading of all ordinances must be recorded and published.
   (C)   Amendments to a planning or zoning ordinance may be published without republishing the full ordinance if the section or subsection of the ordinance containing the change is published in its entirety.
   (D)   Resolutions differ from ordinances in that any resolution may be passed after only one reading. The resolution must be recorded at length either separately or in the minutes of the meeting. The votes for and against the resolution must also be published.
(Prior Code, § 30.096)
Statutory reference:
   Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-19-7, 9-19-7.1, 9-19-8, 9-19-9, and 11-4-8
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