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§ 9-14-23 — Employment of attorney--Contract by ordinance or resolution.

South Dakota·Title 9 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 9-5 MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
The governing body of any municipal corporation may contract for legal services or employ an attorney under such terms and conditions as the governing body shall deem proper. Any contract for legal services with an attorney shall be made by ordinance or resolution. Such contract shall set forth the compensation to be paid and the specific services to be rendered.

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Legislative History

SL 1925, ch 248; SDC 1939, § 45.1129; SL 1957, ch 247; SL 1967, ch 219; SL 1978, ch 61.

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Repealed by SL 1981, ch 43, § 13.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Repealed.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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