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SD Codified L § 6-1-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-5 - Failure of local officer to make official report--Procurement of information at expense of political subdivision.

6-1-5. Failure of local officer to make official report--Procurement of information at expense of political subdivision.In any case where any county, municipality, civil township, or school district officer who is required by law to make an official report to any other county, municipality, civil township, or school corporation officer, board, tribunal, or state officer, and who shall willfully fail or neglect to make such report, or fail to perform such official duty, within the time required by law or at least five days thereafter or such longer time as may be specifically stated in such request, the proper official, department, board, or commission to whom such report was required to be made or who shall be authorized to request the same, shall be authorized to procure such required or requested information at the expense of the political subdivision required to furnish the same. Source: SL 1891, ch 98, §1; RPolC 1903, §980; RC 1919, §7064; SDC 1939, §48.0702; SL 1945, ch 212, §1; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-1-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-7 - Examination of county records at end of officer's term--Proceeding against delinquent officer.

6-1-7. Examination of county records at end of officer's term--Proceeding against delinquent officer.It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners and the state's attorney in each county to examine the records of the several county officers, at the end of the officer's term of office, to see that they have been properly kept. Any failure must be remedied or it shall become the duty of the state's attorney to proceed against any such officer for neglect as provided in §§6-1-5 and 6-1-6. Source: SL 1891, ch 98, §2; RPolC 1903, §981; RC 1919, §7065; SDC 1939, §48.0703.
SD Codified L § 6-1-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-8 - Examination of records and proceedings against municipal, township, and school officers.

6-1-8. Examination of records and proceedings against municipal, township, and school officers.It shall also become the duty of the governing board of each municipality, civil township, or school corporation to examine the records of its several officers in like manner and, upon complaint by the proper board, the state's attorney shall proceed as provided in §6-1-7 relating to county officers. Source: SL 1891, ch 98, §2; RPolC 1903, §981; RC 1919, §7065; SDC 1939, §48.0703; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-1-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-9 - Officers to provide necessary blanks and records for office.

6-1-9. Officers to provide necessary blanks and records for office.It shall be the duty of the county, municipality, civil township, or school district officer to provide, at the expense of the county, municipality, civil township, or school corporation, such blanks and records as are necessary for making the proper record and the transaction of any official business connected with his office. Source: SL 1891, ch 98, §3; RPolC 1903, §982; RC 1919, §7066; SDC 1939, §48.0704; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-10 - Publication of payroll information.

6-1-10. Publication of payroll information.Notwithstanding the provisions of §§7-18-3, 9-18-1, and 13-8-35, the boards of county commissioners, the governing board of each municipal corporation, and school boards shall publish with the minutes of the first meeting following the beginning of the fiscal year, or within thirty days thereafter, or in the minutes of the first meeting following the completion of salary negotiations with employees for that fiscal year, or within thirty days thereafter, a complete list of all the salaries of all officers and employees and thereafter shall publish once any salary paid to any officer or employee who has been added or whose salary has been increased. The governing board shall publish, in their minutes, at least monthly, a total of payroll by department. Source: SL 1972, ch 37; SL 1975, ch 67, §1; SL 1979, ch 38; SL 1985, ch 15, §19; SL 1986, ch 60; SL 1998, ch 37, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-1-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-11 - Form of certain public records--Duplicate--Computerization.

6-1-11. Form of certain public records--Duplicate--Computerization.Whenever the creation, maintenance, or storage of any public record is specified by state law for political subdivisions, such record may be in the form of punched cards, magnetic tapes, disks, and other machine-sensible data media within a data processing system. Such records shall be backed up by a duplicate, be accessible to viewing members of the public, and be retained in accordance with all applicable requirements for the retention of manual records. To the extent an office is computerized, the office need not keep a hard, paper copy. If current public records are converted to a computerized format, the political subdivision may destroy those records which the state records destruction board has pursuant to §1-27-19, declared to be of no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value. Source: SL 1987, ch 64, §1; SL 1988, ch 61, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-1-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-12 - "Local government" defined.

6-1-12."Local government" defined.As used in §6-1-13 local government unit is any political subdivision of this state including a county, township, municipality, or other unit of government, if the political subdivision provides local government services for residents in a geographically limited area of this state as its primary purpose and has the power to act primarily on behalf of that area. Source: SL 1990, ch 51, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-1-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-13 - Rent control of private residential property prohibited.

6-1-13. Rent control of private residential property prohibited.No local governmental unit may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance, resolution, or other enactment that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property. This section does not impair the right of any local governmental unit to manage and control residential property in which the local governmental unit has a property interest. Source: SL 1990, ch 51, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-1-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-14 - Limitation on delegation, transfer, or assignment of taxing authority.

6-1-14. Limitation on delegation, transfer, or assignment of taxing authority.No governing body of any county, municipality, school district, township, or special taxing district may delegate, transfer, or assign its taxing authority to any commission, board, person, or corporate entity which is entirely or partly comprised of members not duly elected by the voters of said jurisdiction. Source: SL 1995, ch 265, §3.
SD Codified L § 6-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-15 - Health and dental insurance.

6-1-15. Health and dental insurance.Any municipality, county, or school district may obtain and pay for all forms of health insurance, a dental insurance plan, or both, or in lieu thereof, make other arrangements, including entering into agreements with others, which agreements may create separate legal or administrative entities pursuant to chapter 1-24. Source: SL 1997, ch 31, §3.
SD Codified L § 6-1-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-16 - Insurance for retiring employees.

6-1-16. Insurance for retiring employees.Any municipality, county, or school district may provide for health insurance for retiring employees and their spouses and dependents as the governing body may deem appropriate. Source: SL 1997, ch 31, §4.
SD Codified L § 6-1-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-17 - Official prohibited from discussing or voting on issue if conflict of interest exists--Legal remedy.

6-1-17. Official prohibited from discussing or voting on issue if conflict of interest exists--Legal remedy.No county, municipal, or school official may participate in discussing or vote on any issue in which the official has a conflict of interest. Each official shall decide if any potential conflict of interest requires such official to be disqualified from participating in discussion or voting. However, no such official may participate in discussing or vote on an issue if the following circumstances apply:(1)The official has a direct pecuniary interest in the matter before the governing body; or(2)At least two-thirds of the governing body votes that an official has an identifiable conflict of interest that should prohibit such official from voting on a specific matter.If an official with a direct pecuniary interest participates in discussion or votes on a matter before the governing body, the legal sole remedy is to invalidate that official's vote. Source: SL 2005, ch 40, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-1-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-18 - Officer may consider relevant information from any source--Reliance on experience.

6-1-18. Officer may consider relevant information from any source--Reliance on experience.An elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer may receive and consider relevant information from any source to perform the duties of office. An elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer may rely on his or her own experience and background on any official matters, subject to the applicable law and rule concerning recusal and disqualification of a public officer. Source: SL 2015, ch 54, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-1-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-19 - Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on proposed ordinance or resolution.

6-1-19. Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on proposed ordinance or resolution.Any public hearing or meeting conducted by an elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer regarding any proposed ordinance, resolution, or regulation on any subject is legislative in nature and may be conducted informally to the extent the officer deems necessary to secure public comment on matters of public interest. The formal rules of procedure and evidence do not apply to the conduct of the public hearing or meeting. This provision does not abrogate any open meeting requirements in chapter 1-25. Source: SL 2015, ch 54, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-20 - Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on quasi-judicial matter--Public disclosure of evidence.

6-1-20. Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on quasi-judicial matter--Public disclosure of evidence.Any public hearing or meeting conducted by an elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer regarding a quasi-judicial matter as defined in subdivision 1-32-1(10) may be conducted informally to secure the information required to make a decision. The formal rules of procedure and evidence do not apply to the conduct of the public hearing or meeting. If an officer relies upon any evidence not produced at a public hearing or meeting, the officer shall disclose the evidence publicly and include the information in the public record to afford all parties an opportunity to respond or participate. Failure to make this disclosure may be grounds for the municipal, county, or township officer's disqualification for that particular decision, pursuant to the grounds for disqualification pursuant to §6-1-21. Source: SL 2015, ch 54, §3.
SD Codified L § 6-1-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-21 - Grounds for disqualification of officer in quasi-judicial proceeding.

6-1-21. Grounds for disqualification of officer in quasi-judicial proceeding.An elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer may receive input from the public, directly or indirectly, about any matter of public interest. Such contact alone does not require the officer to recuse himself or herself from serving as a quasi-judicial officer in another capacity. An elected or appointed officer is presumed to be objective and capable of making decisions fairly on the basis of the officer's circumstances and may rely on the officer's own general experience and background. Only by a showing of clear and convincing evidence that the officer's authority, statements, or actions regarding an issue or a party involved demonstrates prejudice or unacceptable risk of bias may an officer be deemed disqualified in a quasi-judicial proceeding. Source: SL 2015, ch 54, §4.
SD Codified L § 6-1-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers|Section 6-1-22 - Members of governing bodies displaced by natural disaster to continue term of office.

6-1-22. Members of governing bodies displaced by natural disaster to continue term of office.Any member of a governing body of a county, municipality, school district, township, or special purpose district, who is displaced from the district, county, municipality, township, ward, or precinct from which the member was elected or appointed to serve by flood, tornado, fire, or other natural disaster may continue to serve until the expiration of the member's term. Source: SL 2016, ch 42, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-2-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 02 - Liquidation of Retirement Programs|Section 6-2-1 - Liquidation authorized--Vested rights protected.

6-2-1. Liquidation authorized--Vested rights protected.Authority is herewith granted any governmental subdivision of this state to liquidate any pension, annuity, or other retirement program existing between the subdivisions of government and its employees where no vested rights in the employees are involved, or, where vested rights are involved, to liquidate such a program with the consent of all the employees covered by the program. Liquidation may be had in such instances by formal action of the governing body of the subdivision of government, without more. Source: SL 1951, ch 101, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §17.1213.
SD Codified L § 6-2-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 02 - Liquidation of Retirement Programs|Section 6-2-2 - Security for employees retired before liquidation--Retention of funds.

6-2-2. Security for employees retired before liquidation--Retention of funds.In the event any subdivision of government shall liquidate any pension, annuity, or other retirement program existing between the subdivision of government and its employees, the subdivision of government is herewith authorized to secure any employee retired before liquidation of the program in his retirement in a program substantially equivalent to the retirement for which he qualified and the subdivision of government shall retain so much of the money-raising powers granted it to effect the program in the first instance as is necessary to so secure such retired employees. Source: SL 1951, ch 101, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §17.1213.
SD Codified L § 6-2-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 02 - Liquidation of Retirement Programs|Section 6-2-3 - Judges' retirement program unaffected.

6-2-3. Judges' retirement program unaffected.Nothing within the provisions of this chapter shall change or alter the effect of any pension, annuity, or other retirement program authorized and established by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota relating to Supreme and Circuit Court judges. Source: SL 1951, ch 101, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §17.1213.
SD Codified L § 6-3-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-1 - Construction, furnishing, operation, and maintenance of common building authorized--Use of existing building.

6-3-1. Construction, furnishing, operation, and maintenance of common building authorized--Use of existing building.As used in §§6-3-1 to 6-3-8, inclusive, the term, political subdivision, means any county, any municipality, improvement district, or any school district. Any two or more political subdivisions, each of which has territory overlapping that of all of the others, may agree in the manner set forth in §6-3-2 to acquire a site for, purchase or construct, equip, furnish, operate, and maintain a public building for their common use, for the purposes authorized by law in the case of each such subdivision, or to improve, extend, equip, and furnish, for such purposes, any such building previously owned by the participating subdivisions or any of them. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0714; SL 1991, ch 64, §8; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-3-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-2 - Execution of agreement for common building--Contents and filing--Amendment and supplementation.

6-3-2. Execution of agreement for common building--Contents and filing--Amendment and supplementation.The agreement referred to in §6-3-1 shall be set forth in writing, approved by resolutions of the governing bodies of the participating political subdivisions and executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized, and shall state the purposes for which the building or improvement shall be used, the estimated cost thereof, the estimated amount of such cost to be borne by each subdivision, the proportion and method of allocating the expenses of operation and maintenance of such building or improvement, and the disposition to be made of any revenues to be derived therefrom; and copies of such written agreement shall be filed and kept of public record by the recording officers of each participating subdivision. Such agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time by action of the governing bodies of the participating subdivisions, and all such amendments or supplements shall be filed with the recording officers of the respective subdivisions. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0715.
SD Codified L § 6-3-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-3 - Appropriations and bonds authorized for common building--Bond issue prohibited until financing provisions complete.

6-3-3. Appropriations and bonds authorized for common building--Bond issue prohibited until financing provisions complete.The governing body of each participating political subdivision may appropriate money or may also issue the general obligation bonds of the subdivision, as provided in chapter 6-8B for the authorization, issuance, and sale of bonds, for the payment of its share of the cost of the building or improvement. No bonds may be issued until provision has been made by each of the other participating subdivisions for the payment of the subdivision's share of the cost. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0716; SL 1984, ch 43, §60; SL 1999, ch 30, §1.
SD Codified L § 6-3-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-4 - Contents of resolution or ordinance, notice and ballot on bond issue.

6-3-4. Contents of resolution or ordinance, notice and ballot on bond issue.The resolution or ordinance, notice and ballot as provided in chapter 6-8B shall include the estimated total cost of the building or improvement, the names of the other participating subdivisions, and shall refer to the agreement on file in the office of the recording officer. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0716; SL 1984, ch 43, §61.
SD Codified L § 6-3-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-5 - Resubmission of bond proposition after rejection by voters.

6-3-5. Resubmission of bond proposition after rejection by voters.In the event that the proposition of issuing bonds of any of the participating subdivisions for the purposes of §§6-3-1 to 6-3-8, inclusive, fails to carry by the requisite vote, such proposition may be resubmitted by the governing body at any time, with the consent of the governing bodies of the other participating subdivisions. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0717; SL 1999, ch 30, §2.
SD Codified L § 6-3-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-6 - Additional appropriations or bonds when cost exceeds estimates.

6-3-6. Additional appropriations or bonds when cost exceeds estimates.In the event that the cost of any such building or improvement is greater than originally estimated, the governing body of each of the participating subdivisions shall have the power to appropriate additional moneys or submit to the electors the question of the issuance of additional bonds to pay such portion of the increased cost as shall be agreed to be borne by such subdivision. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0717.
SD Codified L § 6-3-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 6 - Local Government Generally|Chapter 03 - Joint County-municipal-school District Buildings|Section 6-3-7 - Improvements and equipping of building by participating subdivision.

6-3-7. Improvements and equipping of building by participating subdivision.Each participating subdivision shall have the power, with the consent of the governing bodies of the other participating subdivisions, to add to, improve, and equip any such building for its own purposes to the same extent and in the same manner as if said building were wholly owned by and devoted to the uses of such subdivision. Source: SL 1949, ch 447, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0717.