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§ 9-14-12 — Removal from office of officer appointed by governing board.

South Dakota § 9-14-12
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 9-5MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-14-12 (2026).

Text

Except as otherwise provided any appointive officer of a municipality governed by a board of commissioners or board of trustees may be removed by a majority vote of the members of such board.

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Related

Lillehaug v. City of Sioux Falls
788 F.2d 1349 (Eighth Circuit, 1986)
8 case citations
Sioux Falls Municipal Employees Ass'n v. City of Sioux Falls
233 N.W.2d 306 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
5 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1913, ch 119, § 23; RC 1919, § 6276; SDC 1939, § 45.1109.

Nearby Sections

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§ 9-1-1
Definition of terms.
§ 9-1-1.1
Service to affected person equivalent to required publication.
§ 9-1-2
Municipalities governed by title.
§ 9-1-3
Judicial notice of organization.
§ 9-1-4
Corporate seal--Corporate name.
§ 9-1-5
Governing body authorizes contracts--Execution--Delegation of authority.
§ 9-1-6
Citizen enforcement of this title.
§ 9-1-7
Existing rights unaffected--Remedies cumulative.
§ 9-1-8
Repealed by SL 1981, ch 43, § 13.
§ 9-1-9
Repealed.
§ 9-10-1
Petition for city manager--Validity--Election--Ballot.
§ 9-10-10
City manager--Qualifications and appointment--Residence--Restriction on appointment.
§ 9-10-11
City manager--Term--Removal--Resolution of intent--Response--Public hearing--Pay.
§ 9-10-12
City manager--Absence, disability, or suspension.
§ 9-10-13
City manager--Responsibilities--Power to appoint and remove officers and employees.
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