Section 9-39-25 – Utility board powers limited by municipal powers.
9-39-25. Utility board powers limited by municipal powers. Nothing in §§9-39-19 to 9-39-24, inclusive, is to be construed as vesting any power or powers in any such municipal utilities board or in any municipality beyond the powers now vested in municipal corporations relative to the management and control of utilities. Source: SL 1955, ch 221, […]
Section 9-39-11 – Terms of office of five-member utility board.
9-39-11. Terms of office of five-member utility board. Five-member municipal utility boards shall be appointed in such manner that one member shall be appointed to hold office until the first regular meeting of the governing body in May after his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified, and one to hold office for […]
Section 9-39-26 – Separate fund for utility receipts and disbursements–Separate accounts for each utility.
9-39-26. Separate fund for utility receipts and disbursements–Separate accounts for each utility. A separate fund shall be established in the municipal treasury. Into this fund shall be paid all receipts from the utility operations under the control of the municipal utility board and from it shall be paid all disbursements attributable to the utility operations […]
Section 9-39-12 – Vacancies on utility board–Qualifications of members.
9-39-12. Vacancies on utility board–Qualifications of members. All vacancies occurring on the municipal utility board during the term of the office shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner original appointments are made. Each board member shall be a resident and freeholder of the municipality. Source: SL 1955, ch 221, §3; SDC Supp […]
Section 9-39-27 – Audit and allowance of claims against public utilities fund.
9-39-27. Audit and allowance of claims against public utilities fund. The municipal utility board shall in the same manner and to the same extent as the governing board under chapter 9-23 audit claims to be paid from the public utilities fund under the control of said board, which claims arise by reason of the operation […]
Section 9-39-13 – Bond required of utility board members–Payment of premium.
9-39-13. Bond required of utility board members–Payment of premium. Each municipal utility board member shall execute and furnish to the municipality an official bond in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars to be approved by the mayor or chairman of the town board and filed with the city auditor or town clerk with the premium […]
Section 9-39-28 – Warrants on municipal treasurer for disbursements from utilities fund.
9-39-28. Warrants on municipal treasurer for disbursements from utilities fund. The city auditor or town clerk shall draw his warrant upon the municipal treasurer and countersign all warrants for the proper amount allowed pursuant to orders or resolutions of the municipal utility board. The president of the utility board shall countersign all warrants in lieu […]
Section 9-39-14 – Removal of utility board members from office.
9-39-14. Removal of utility board members from office. The members of the municipal utility board shall be removable during their respective terms of office only under the provisions of chapter 3-17. Source: SL 1955, ch 221, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3903 (1).
Section 9-39-29 – Fiscal reports by utility board to governing body.
9-39-29. Fiscal reports by utility board to governing body. The municipal utility board shall, immediately after the close of each fiscal year and as often additionally as may be required by the municipal governing body upon thirty days’ written notice to the secretary of the board, file with the city auditor or town clerk, a […]
Section 9-39-15 – Salary of utility board members.
9-39-15. Salary of utility board members. No member of the municipal utility board shall receive a salary except as same may be fixed by the governing body of the municipality. Source: SL 1955, ch 221, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3903 (1).