34A-5-26. General powers of trustees. The board of trustees shall have the following powers: (1)To appoint a treasurer and a clerk, an engineer and attorney for such sanitary district and fix their compensation. Such officers shall hold their respective offices during the pleasure of said board, and shall give bond for the faithful performance of […]
34A-5-27. Employment of personnel for district–Professional assistance. The board of trustees may employ and prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all necessary officers and employees of the sanitary district, and may employ such additional engineering, legal, financial, and other professional assistance as the board deems necessary. Source: SL 1947, ch 226, §15; SL […]
34A-5-28. Trustees and employees not to be interested in district transactions. No trustee or employee of a sanitary district may be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work, or business of the district, or the sale of any article, the expense, price, or cost of which is paid by the district, nor in the […]
34A-5-28.1. Trustee permitted to contract with district under certain conditions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a member of the board of trustees of a sanitary district may contract with the district for which the member serves, if the consideration consists of three thousand dollars or less per year and if the consideration for such […]
34A-5-29. Ordinances, resolutions, orders and regulations for district. The board of trustees may pass and implement all necessary ordinances, resolutions, orders, and regulations for the proper management and conduct of the business of the sanitary district. Source: SL 1947, ch 226, §15; SL 1953, ch 268; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3815 (6); SL 1964, ch 144, […]
34A-5-29.1. Adoption by reference of ordinances of contracting municipality. If the board of trustees of a sanitary district has entered into any contract with any municipality for the purpose of using its facilities for the treatment and disposal of sewage, the sanitary district may, by ordinance, adopt by reference, in whole or in part, the […]
34A-5-29.2. Notice requirement for passage of new ordinance or resolution. The board of trustees may elect to waive the requirement that a new ordinance or resolution be published by providing written notice of the passage of such ordinance or resolution to each resident within the boundaries of the sanitary district. The written notice may be […]
34A-5-3. Map of proposed district. Any person making application for the organization of a sanitary district shall first cause an accurate map to be made of the territory intended to be included in the sanitary district, showing the boundaries and area of the district. The accuracy of the map shall be verified by the affidavit […]
34A-5-30. Operation of sewers and disposal plants–Tax levies, assessments and bonds–Eminent domain. The board of trustees may construct and operate storm and sanitary sewers and sewage disposal plants, borrow money, levy taxes and special assessments, and issue bonds. Notwithstanding the provisions of §34A-5-26, the board of trustees may borrow money for purposes described in this […]
34A-5-31. Proceedings governed by municipal laws–Eminent domain proceedings. All proceedings for the construction and operation of sewer and sewage disposal plants and solid waste disposal plants and systems and the borrowing of money, making of special assessments, and issuing of bonds shall be governed, to the extent applicable, by §9-12-1 and chapters 9-26, 9-40, 9-43, […]
34A-5-32. Abandonment of pending condemnation action–Reconveyance to original owner on court order–Return of deposit–Retrospective operation. If a sanitary district commences a condemnation action and files a declaration of taking and obtains an order of possession as provided in chapter 31-19, and later abandons the action when the property is no longer necessary for public purposes […]
34A-5-33. Sale of surplus real property held by sanitary district–Conduct of sale–Employment of agents–Offer to prior owner. The board of trustees of a sanitary district may sell and convey real property held by a sanitary district, the title to which has been obtained from any source, and which is not required for public purposes and […]
34A-5-34. Contracts with municipalities for sewage treatment and disposal. The board of trustees may enter into contracts with any municipality for the purpose of using the facilities of the municipality for the treatment and disposal of sewage of the district or making the facilities of the district available to the municipality. Source: SL 1947, ch […]
34A-5-35. Requiring connections with sewers–Assessments and charges–Construction and inspection standards for private systems. The board of trustees may require by ordinance or resolution that all dwellings or structures within the district, or within a defined area, shall be connected with the sewers of the district. They may also require minimum sanitary facilities, immediately or within […]
34A-5-36. Rates and charges for sanitary services–Measures for protection of bondholders. The board of trustees may: (1)Fix reasonable rates and charges for services furnished and made available by the district to users of its facilities; (2)Provide for the collection of the charges; (3)Pledge the net revenues derived from the charges to the payment of bonds […]
34A-5-37. Rates and charges to be sufficient for operation of facilities and retirement of revenue bonds. If revenue bonds are issued in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9-40, the sanitary district shall, until all such bonds and interest on the bonds are fully paid, fix such rates and charges and revise them from time […]
34A-5-38. Rates and charges for retirement of bonds in lieu of special assessment certificates–Financing of improvements. If bonds are issued in lieu of special assessment certificates in accordance with the provisions of chapter 9-43, the sanitary district board of trustees may provide that rates and charges shall be fixed and from time to time revised […]
34A-5-39. Sanitary districts not subject to certain municipal sewer system requirements. If a sanitary district has been established in accordance with the procedures provided in this chapter, no further proceedings are required under the provisions of §§9-48-26 to 9-48-31, inclusive, and funds derived from the district’s sewer rates and charges are not subject to the […]
34A-5-40. Certification of unpaid charges and tax levies–Collection with real estate taxes–Tax sales. The board of trustees may cause the amount of any charges, and interest and penalties on the charges, for sewer service rendered or made available to any land within the district, which are due and unpaid on the first day of October […]
34A-5-41. Election on acquisition and operation of water system–Board powers on approval. The board of trustees of any sanitary district incorporated under this chapter may submit to the voters of the district at an annual election or a special election called and held in accordance with chapter 9-13 the question whether the district shall be […]
