South Dakota Statutes

§ 9-14-3 — Appointment of officers.

South Dakota § 9-14-3
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Ch. 9-5MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-14-3 (2026).

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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)
29 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
Kopman v. City of Centerville
871 F. Supp. 2d 875 (D. South Dakota, 2012)
2 case citations

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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