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SD Codified L § 11-7-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-7 - Housing and redevelopment commissions created--Findings and declaration of need required before exercise of powers.

11-7-7. Housing and redevelopment commissions created--Findings and declaration of need required before exercise of powers.There is hereby created in each county and municipality in this state a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the housing and redevelopment commission, in and for that county and municipality. However, no commission may transact any business or exercise any powers until the governing body of the municipality or county, by resolution, finds that in the municipality or county:(1)Slum or blighted areas exist;(2)Insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist; or(3)There is a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations available to persons of low or moderate income, including veterans and servicemen, and their families at rentals or prices they can afford;and declares that there is need for a housing and redevelopment commission to function in that municipality or county. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (1); SL 1968, ch 186, §3 (1); SL 1995, ch 80, §5.
SD Codified L § 11-7-7.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-7.1 - Joint agreements between municipal and county commissions.

11-7-7.1. Joint agreements between municipal and county commissions.Housing and redevelopment commissions of municipalities and counties activated hereunder may jointly agree to exercise any or all powers conferred upon them individually and such joint agreements may be executed without the necessity of further notice or hearing. Source: SL 1972, ch 74, §1.
SD Codified L § 11-7-7.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-7.2 - Dissolution of municipal commission to participate in county commission--Transfer of rights, property, and obligations.

11-7-7.2. Dissolution of municipal commission to participate in county commission--Transfer of rights, property, and obligations.The governing body of any first or second class municipality may, by resolution, dissolve the housing and redevelopment commission of such municipality for the purpose of electing to participate in a county housing and redevelopment commission. Upon the adoption of such a resolution the city housing and redevelopment commission shall cease to exist, except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed to the county housing and redevelopment commission. All the rights, contracts, obligations, and property, real and personal, of the city housing and redevelopment commission shall be transferred to and become vested in the county housing and redevelopment commission, provided that all bonded indebtedness issued by the city housing and redevelopment commission shall remain a lien against the income and revenues of the housing project pledged to the payment of such bonds. All rights and remedies of any person against the city housing and redevelopment commission may be asserted and enforced against the county housing and redevelopment commission to the same extent as they might have been against the city housing and redevelopment commission. Source: SL 1972, ch 74, §2; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 11-7-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-8 - Factors considered in determining adequacy of dwelling accommodations.

11-7-8. Factors considered in determining adequacy of dwelling accommodations.In determining whether dwelling accommodations are decent, safe, and sanitary, the governing body may take into consideration the degree of deterioration, obsolescence, or overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the light, air, space, and access available to inhabitants of such dwelling accommodations, the size and arrangement of rooms, the sanitary facilities, and the extent to which conditions exist in such buildings which endanger life or property by fire or other causes. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3, subdiv 1; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (1); SL 1968, ch 186, §3 (1).
SD Codified L § 11-7-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-9 - Publication of notice and hearing on resolution to activate housing and redevelopment commission--Publication as ordinance.

11-7-9. Publication of notice and hearing on resolution to activate housing and redevelopment commission--Publication as ordinance.The governing body of a municipality or a county shall consider a resolution under §11-7-7 only after a public hearing held thereon after one publication of notice in a legal newspaper, published in the county in which the commission is located. The notice shall describe the time and place of the hearing. Opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of the municipality or the county as applicable and its environs and to all other interested persons. The resolution shall be published in the same manner in which ordinances are published in the municipality or the county. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3, subdiv 2; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (2); SL 1968, ch 186, §3 (2); SL 1982, ch 60, §10.
SD Codified L § 11-7-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-10 - Filing of resolution activating commission--Resolution conclusive as to powers of commission.

11-7-10. Filing of resolution activating commission--Resolution conclusive as to powers of commission.When the resolution becomes finally effective, the clerk of the municipality or the county auditor as applicable shall file such resolution in this office. In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of a commission, the commission shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon such filing of the resolution, and proof of the resolution and of that filing may be made in any suit, action, or proceeding by a certificate of the clerk. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3, subdiv 3; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (3); SL 1968, ch 186, §3 (3).
SD Codified L § 11-7-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-11 - Composition of commission--Certain public officers and employees ineligible.

11-7-11. Composition of commission--Certain public officers and employees ineligible.A commission shall consist of five commissioners, who, unless otherwise provided by ordinance, shall be residents of the area of operation of the commission, appointed after the resolution provided for in §11-7-7 becomes finally effective. In municipalities of the first class, no public officer or employee of the municipality may serve as a commissioner. However, if the municipality employs a city manager, the governing body may, by resolution, constitute itself as the commission. In municipalities of the second and third class and in counties, the commission may be made up of members of the governing body, but may not include employees of the municipality or county. However, in municipalities of the second and third class and in counties, a majority of the commission may not be comprised of the governing body. A commissioner may be a notary public. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3, subdiv 4; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (4); SL 1968, ch 186, §3 (4); SL 1991, ch 112; SL 1992, ch 104; SL 2002, ch 69, §1.
SD Codified L § 11-7-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-12 - Appointment and terms of commissioners--Vacancies.

11-7-12. Appointment and terms of commissioners--Vacancies.The commissioners constituting a commission shall be appointed by the mayor or the chairman of the board of county commissioners, with the approval of the governing body. Those initially appointed shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years respectively. Thereafter all commissioners shall be appointed for five-year terms. Each vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3, subdiv 5; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (5); SL 1968, ch 186, §3 (5).
SD Codified L § 11-7-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-13 - Tenure of commissioners--Certificate of appointment.

11-7-13. Tenure of commissioners--Certificate of appointment.Commissioners shall hold office until their successors have been appointed and qualified. A certificate of appointment of each commissioner shall be filed with the clerk. Whenever the membership of a commission is changed by reason of a new appointment, a certificate of that appointment shall be promptly so filed. A certificate so filed shall be conclusive evidence of appointment or change in membership. Commissioners are likewise referred to in this chapter as "members" of a commission. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §3, subdiv 6; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3603 (6).
SD Codified L § 11-7-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-14 - Removal of commissioner from office--Notice and hearing--Suspension pending final action--Record of proceedings.

11-7-14. Removal of commissioner from office--Notice and hearing--Suspension pending final action--Record of proceedings.For inefficiency or neglect of duty, or misconduct in office, a commissioner may be removed by the governing body of the municipality or the county as applicable, but a commissioner shall be removed only after a hearing and after he shall have been given a copy of the charges at least ten days prior to the hearing and had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. When charges in writing have been preferred against a commissioner, pending final action thereon, the governing body may temporarily suspend him, but, if it is found that those charges have not been substantiated, he shall immediately be reinstated in his office. In the event of the removal of any commissioner, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed in the office of the clerk. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3605; SL 1968, ch 186, §4.
SD Codified L § 11-7-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-15 - Quorum of commission--Officers--Rules--Meetings open to public.

11-7-15. Quorum of commission--Officers--Rules--Meetings open to public.The powers of each commission shall be vested in the commissioners thereof in office at any time; a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. Each commission shall select a chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer from among its commissioners and shall adopt such bylaws and other rules for the conduct of its affairs as it deems appropriate. The regular meetings of a commission shall be held in a fixed place and shall be open to the public. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3606.
SD Codified L § 11-7-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-16 - Expenses of commissioners--Per diem.

11-7-16. Expenses of commissioners--Per diem.Each commissioner may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the performance of the commissioner's duties. In addition, each commissioner may receive per diem as established by the governing body for each day of actual service for attending meetings or hearings. Source: SL 1950 (SS), 13, §6; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3606; SL 1999, ch 68, §1; SL 2018, ch 69, §1.
SD Codified L § 11-7-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-17 - Commission as body corporate--General powers--Taxing and special assessment power denied.

11-7-17. Commission as body corporate--General powers--Taxing and special assessment power denied.A commission shall be a public body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purpose of this chapter including the powers granted by §§11-7-18 to 11-7-23, inclusive, in addition to others granted in this chapter, but not the power to levy or collect taxes or special assessments. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1).
SD Codified L § 11-7-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-18 - Commission power to sue and be sued--Seal--Perpetual succession--Rules and regulations.

11-7-18. Commission power to sue and be sued--Seal--Perpetual succession--Rules and regulations.A commission shall have power to sue and be sued, to have a seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and to alter the same at pleasure; to have perpetual succession; and to make, and from time to time amend and repeal, rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1 (1); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1) (a).
SD Codified L § 11-7-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-19 - Director, officers, and employees of commission--Legal services--Services of local public bodies.

11-7-19. Director, officers, and employees of commission--Legal services--Services of local public bodies.A commission shall have power to employ an executive director, technical experts, and such officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation; for such legal services as it may require, to call upon the chief law officer of the municipality or to employ its own counsel and legal staff; and so far as practical, to use the services of local public bodies, in its area of operation. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1 (2); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1) (b).
SD Codified L § 11-7-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-20 - Delegation of powers and duties by commission.

11-7-20. Delegation of powers and duties by commission.A commission shall have power to delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1 (3); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1) (c).
SD Codified L § 11-7-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-21 - Power to undertake, carry out, operate, construct, and repair projects.

11-7-21. Power to undertake, carry out, operate, construct, and repair projects.A commission shall have power within its area of operation to undertake, prepare, carry out, and operate projects and to provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, alteration, or repair of any project or part thereof. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1 (4); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1) (d).
SD Codified L § 11-7-21.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-21.1 - Power to manage subsidized housing projects.

11-7-21.1. Power to manage subsidized housing projects.A commission shall have further power to provide management services for federal or state subsidized housing projects irrespective of whether tenants in said projects qualify under subdivision 11-7-59(3). Source: SL 1974, ch 113.
SD Codified L § 11-7-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-22 - Power to acquire property--Eminent domain power.

11-7-22. Power to acquire property--Eminent domain power.A commission shall have power within its area of operation to acquire real or personal property or any interest therein by gift, grant, purchase, exchange, lease, transfer, bequest, devise, or otherwise, and by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, in the manner provided by chapter 21-35, to acquire real property which it may deem necessary for its purposes under this chapter, after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property is necessary for such purposes. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1 (6); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1) (f).
SD Codified L § 11-7-22.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-22.1 - Acquisition of private property by eminent domain for certain uses prohibited.

11-7-22.1. Acquisition of private property by eminent domain for certain uses prohibited.No county, municipality, or housing and redevelopment commission, as provided for in this chapter, may acquire private property by use of eminent domain:(1)For transfer to any private person, nongovernmental entity, or other public-private business entity; or(2)Primarily for enhancement of tax revenue. Source: SL 2006, ch 66, §1.
SD Codified L § 11-7-22.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-22.2 - Certain transfers of property acquired by eminent domain prohibited without prior resale offer to original owner or heirs.

11-7-22.2. Certain transfers of property acquired by eminent domain prohibited without prior resale offer to original owner or heirs.No county, municipality, or housing and redevelopment commission, as provided for in this chapter, may transfer any fee interest in property acquired by the use or threat of eminent domain within seven years of acquisition to any private person, nongovernmental entity, or public-private business entity without first offering to sell such fee interest back to the person who originally owned the property, or such person's heirs or assigns, at current fair market value, whether the property has been improved or has remained unimproved during the interval, or at the original transfer value, whichever is less. Source: SL 2006, ch 66, §2.
SD Codified L § 11-7-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-23 - Power to lease or dispose of property--Contracts and instruments.

11-7-23. Power to lease or dispose of property--Contracts and instruments.A commission shall have power to give, sell, transfer, convey, or otherwise dispose of real or personal property or any interest therein and to execute such leases, deeds, conveyances, negotiable instruments, purchase agreements, and other contracts or instruments, and take such action, as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 1 (5); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (1) (e).
SD Codified L § 11-7-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-24 - Acquisition of property devoted to prior public use--Approval by governing body required--Increase in value arising from project not considered in awarding compensation.

11-7-24. Acquisition of property devoted to prior public use--Approval by governing body required--Increase in value arising from project not considered in awarding compensation.Real property in an area needed for a project, which is to be acquired by eminent domain pursuant to §11-7-22, may be acquired by the commission for such project, including any property devoted to a public use, whether or not held in trust, notwithstanding that such property may have been previously acquired by eminent domain or is owned by a public utility corporation it being hereby expressly determined that the public use in conformity with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a superior public use; provided, however, that property devoted to a public use may be so acquired only if the governing body of the municipality or the county as applicable has approved its acquisition by the commission. An award of compensation shall not be increased by reason of any increase in the value of the real property caused by the assembly, clearance or reconstruction, or proposed assembly, clearance or reconstruction for the purposes of this chapter of the real property in an area. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 2; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (2); SL 1968, ch 186, §5.
SD Codified L § 11-7-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-25 - Voluntary acquisition of project property by commission member or employee prohibited--Disclosure of interest--Violation as misdemeanor.

11-7-25. Voluntary acquisition of project property by commission member or employee prohibited--Disclosure of interest--Violation as misdemeanor.No commissioner or employee of a commission may voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any project. If any commissioner or employee of a commission previously owned or controlled an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned to be included in any project, or presently has such interest, he immediately shall disclose such interest in writing to the commission, and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the commission. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3604; SL 1982, ch 86, §79.
SD Codified L § 11-7-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 11 - Planning, Zoning and Housing Programs|Chapter 07 - County And Municipal Housing And Redevelopment|Section 11-7-26 - Payments in lieu of taxes on property.

11-7-26. Payments in lieu of taxes on property.A commission shall further have power to make such payments in lieu of taxes to the first or second class municipality or the county, the state or any political subdivision thereof, as it finds consistent with this chapter. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, §7, subdiv 3 (1); SDC Supp 1960, §45.3607 (3) (a); SL 1992, ch 60, §2.