Section 9-10-13 – Responsibility of city manager–Power to appoint and remove officers and employees.
9-10-13. Responsibility of city manager–Power to appoint and remove officers and employees. The manager shall be responsible to the governing body for the proper administration of all affairs of the first or second class municipality placed in his charge. To that end, except as otherwise provided by law, he shall have power to appoint and […]
Section 9-10-14 – Bond required of city manager and officers.
9-10-14. Bond required of city manager and officers. The manager and every officer of the first or second class municipality, whether appointed by the manager or the governing body, shall furnish a bond to the municipality in such form and in such amount as may be required by the governing body. Such bond shall be […]
Section 9-10-15 – General powers of city manager.
9-10-15. General powers of city manager. The manager shall have the following further powers and duties: (1)He shall see that the laws and ordinances are enforced; (2)He shall supervise the administration of the affairs of the first or second class municipality; (3)He shall make such recommendations to the governing body concerning the affairs of the […]
Section 9-10-16 – Governing body to work through city manager–Violation as misdemeanor–Removal from office.
9-10-16. Governing body to work through city manager–Violation as misdemeanor–Removal from office. Except for the purpose of inquiry the governing body and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the manager, and it is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any member of the governing body to give orders to any subordinate of […]
Section 9-10-17 – Solicitation of votes by city manager or appointee as misdemeanor.
9-10-17. Solicitation of votes by city manager or appointee as misdemeanor. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for the manager, or an officer or employee appointed by him, to solicit any person to vote for or against any candidate for alderman or commissioner of the first or second class municipality by which he is employed […]
Section 9-10-18 – Inconsistent statutes inapplicable.
9-10-18. Inconsistent statutes inapplicable. Provisions of the statutes governing first or second class municipalities inconsistent with this chapter shall be inapplicable to municipalities employing a city manager. Source: SL 1935, ch 158, §6; SDC 1939, §45.0905; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
Section 9-10-3 – Employment of city manager after approval by voters.
9-10-3. Employment of city manager after approval by voters. When authorized by a majority vote of all voters voting at a special election to be called for that purpose, the governing body of any first or second class municipality shall employ a city manager and fix his compensation. Source: SL 1917, ch 303, §8; SL […]
Section 9-10-4 – Mayor and aldermen elected in first or second class municipality under aldermanic form.
9-10-4. Mayor and aldermen elected in first or second class municipality under aldermanic form. In first or second class municipalities under the aldermanic form employing a city manager, a mayor, and aldermen shall be elected as for such municipalities not employing a city manager. Source: SL 1935, ch 158, §6; SDC 1939, §45.0905; SL 1992, […]
Section 9-10-5 – Number, election, and terms of office of commissioners in commission-governed municipalities.
9-10-5. Number, election, and terms of office of commissioners in commission-governed municipalities. In all commission-governed municipalities employing a city manager the number of commissioners shall be nine, whose terms of office shall be three years. At the first election thereof there shall be elected nine commissioners, three to serve until the next annual election, three […]
Section 9-10-6 – Special election of commissioners after employment of manager–Mayor–Powers of board.
9-10-6. Special election of commissioners after employment of manager–Mayor–Powers of board. Within sixty days after an election directing the employment of a manager in any commission-governed municipality, a special election shall be called and held to elect the nine commissioners. A plurality vote in the election of commissioners is sufficient to elect the commissioners. The […]