7-7-23. Officer receiving salary of deputy or clerk as theft. Any officer who receives or appropriates for the officer’s own use and benefit any part of the salary allowed any deputy or clerk employed under the provisions of this title is guilty of theft. Source: SL 1887, ch 10, §8; SL 1890, ch 134, §5; […]
7-7-24. Mileage allowance to county officials. All county officials, except sheriffs, shall be paid for traveling expenses for each mile traveled in the discharge of their official duties. Source: SL 1933, ch 70; SDC 1939, §12.1710; SL 1943, ch 28, §2; SL 1947, ch 38, §2; SL 1947, ch 39, §8; SL 1951, ch 26, […]
7-7-25. Meetings of county officials for advancement of county government–Authorization. County commissioners, county highway superintendents, county auditors, county treasurers, registers of deeds, state’s attorneys, sheriffs, county assessing officers, and county coroners are hereby authorized to attend educational conferences, meetings, and conventions held and conducted within or without the State of South Dakota pertaining to the […]
7-7-26. Prior authorization required for reimbursement of expenses for attending meetings–Vouchers for payment. No charge for expenses in attending any such meetings shall be a charge against the county unless authorized and approved by the county commissioners prior to convening of any such meeting. Upon the actual attendance at such meetings, conferences, or conventions, all […]
7-7-27. Payments for research to county commissioners’ associations and educational institutions. The boards of county commissioners may make payment to the South Dakota county commissioners’ and officials’ associations for the conduct of research on local government, the employment of research and other personnel, the publication of research studies, and the provision for office expenses. State […]
7-7-28. Formation of association of county commissioners and elected officials–Powers of association–Appropriations for dues. The county commissioners and elected officials of any county may join with the commissioners and elected officials of other counties in formation of an association of county commissioners and elected officials of this state for the purpose of securing concerted action […]
7-7-29. Local government records destruction board. The county may create a local government records destruction board to develop record management plans for the consideration of the state records destruction board. The local board shall consist of a county commissioner, the auditor, the treasurer, and the register of deeds. Source: SL 1981, ch 10, §2.
7-7-3. Compensation of county commissioners. The method of payment, whether per diem or salary, and the amount of per diem or salary shall be determined by the board of county commissioners in each county. If the per diem method is used, the county commissioners shall be allowed the per diem amount for each day they […]
7-7-4. Mileage allowance for county commissioners. The county commissioners shall be paid traveling expenses for each mile traveled in the discharge of their official duties. For the purpose of this section, traveling expense incurred by county commissioners to attend meetings in the State of South Dakota, called for the purposes of instructing or exchange of […]
7-7-5. Salary of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may determine the salary of the commissioners. Such salary may be set by the board of county commissioners at its first regular meeting of each year. If the board of county commissioners fails to determine a salary, then the salary of a county commissioner in […]
7-7-6. Compensation of county commissioners acting in drainage matters. When the members of such commission shall act in drainage matters, the rate of compensation shall be set by the commission and the amount so received shall not be included in the compensation provided in §7-7-5. Source: SL 1919, ch 150; SL 1921, ch 168; SL […]
7-7-7. Mileage allowance when commissioners travel together–Pooling of mileage allowances. When the county commissioners travel in a body, or when two or more travel together, in the same vehicle not a common carrier only one shall be paid mileage. The county commissioners may by an annual resolution, pool the mileage allowance as authorized by §7-7-5 […]
7-7-8. Determination of population for county salary purposes. The annual salaries of the county auditor, the county treasurer, and the register of deeds of the several counties of this state shall be regulated and fixed by the population of the several counties as shown by the last federal census. Source: SL 1917, ch 188, §1; […]
7-7-9.1. Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds–Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office. The board of county commissioners shall establish, by resolution, the salary payable to the county treasurer, county auditor, and county register of deeds. The salary payable may not be less than the following schedule as based upon […]
