South Dakota § 9-8-13 Mayor--Temporary absence or incapacity--Mayor pro tempore--Duties and authority.

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§ 9-8-13 — Mayor--Temporary absence or incapacity--Mayor pro tempore--Duties and authority.

South Dakota § 9-8-13

Title 9MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 9-5ALDERMANIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT

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S.D. Codified Laws § 9-8-13 (2026).

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The mayor pro tempore shall perform the mayor’s duties, except that the mayor pro tempore may not appoint, employ, or remove appointive officers without approval of the council. The mayor pro tempore acts as the presiding officer of the council, but the mayor pro tempore may only vote as an alderman. No alderman acting as mayor may vote as the mayor to break a tie vote. For purposes of this section "appointive officers" are municipal employees or members of a board, commission, committee, or similar body that the mayor has the authority to appoint, with or without the approval of the council.

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The mayor pro tempore shall perform the mayor’s duties, except that the mayor pro tempore may not appoint, employ, or remove appointive officers without approval of the council. The mayor pro tempore acts as the presiding officer of the council, but the mayor pro tempore may only vote as an alderman. No alderman acting as mayor may vote as the mayor to break a tie vote. For purposes of this section "appointive officers" are municipal employees or members of a board, commission, committee, or similar body that the mayor has the authority to appoint, with or without the approval of the council.