South Dakota Statutes
§ 9-14-3 — Appointment of officers.
South Dakota § 9-14-3
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-14-3 (2026).
Text
Such officers as needed and provided for by ordinance shall be appointed. Each appointive officer of a municipality governed by a mayor and common council shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council, and in other municipalities, each officer shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members elected to the governing body, except as provided in the city manager law and subject to the provisions of the civil service applying to employees, police, and firefighters. Such officers shall be appointed annually or at intervals determined by the governing body.
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Related
Baker v. Jackson
372 N.W.2d 142 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
Sioux Falls Municipal Employees Ass'n v. City of Sioux Falls
233 N.W.2d 306 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
Kopman v. City of Centerville
871 F. Supp. 2d 875 (D. South Dakota, 2012)
Legislative History
SL 1901, ch 73, § 2; RPolC 1903, § 1236; SL 1913, ch 119, §§ 14, 58; RC 1919, § 6270; SDC 1939, § 45.1104; SL 2011, ch 43, § 1; SL 2013, ch 37, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 9-14-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/9-14-3.