9-9-1. Composition of board of commissioners. Under the commission form, where a city manager is not employed, the board of commissioners shall consist of the mayor and two or four commissioners elected at large. Source: SL 1913, ch 119, §10; RC 1919, §6219; SDC 1939, §45.0801.
9-9-10. Attendance of witnesses and production of documents–Service of process. The board has the authority to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers if it is necessary for the effective discharge of the board’s duties. Any process necessary to enforce the powers conferred by this section and §9-9-9 […]
9-9-11. Regular meetings of board. The board shall meet at least once each week, or as otherwise determined by ordinance, in regular meeting at a time and place as fixed by the board, to consider, take under advisement, and act on the business as may come before the board. Source: SDC 1939, §45.0810; SL 1999, […]
9-9-12. Special meetings of commissioners. A special meeting may be called by the mayor or by any two commissioners at any time to only consider the matter mentioned in the call for the meeting. A notice of a special meeting shall be given pursuant to §1-25-1.1 and shall be provided to each commissioner. Source: SL […]
9-9-13. Board meetings open to public–Journal of proceedings. Each meeting of the board is open to the public and the board shall keep a journal of its proceedings. Source: SL 1913, ch 119, §§31, 33; RC 1919, §§6228, 6229; SDC 1939, §45.0810; SL 2018, ch 49, §11.
9-9-14. Quorum of board–Majority vote required for action. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum to do business. If a seat on the board is vacant due to removal, resignation, death, or by operation of law, the quorum consists of the majority of the remaining commissioners who are qualified to serve by election or […]
9-9-14.1. Rules of procedure–Attendance requirements. The board shall determine the board’s rules of procedure, and may punish the board’s members for disorderly conduct. The board may, by resolution, establish requirements for attendance at regular meetings and provide for the expulsion of a member in violation of the attendance requirements. Source: SL 2018, ch 49, §13.
9-9-16. Voting of commissioners–Entry in journal. The yeas and nays shall be taken upon the passage of each ordinance and for any proposal to expend or appropriate money and in any other case at the request of any commissioner. Each vote shall be entered on the journal of the board’s proceedings. A two-thirds vote of […]
9-9-18. Designation of areas of responsibility in five-commissioner municipalities. In a municipality governed by a board of five commissioners, the commissioners shall designate by a majority vote one commissioner to be the commissioner of public safety, one commissioner to be the commissioner of public works, one commissioner to be the commissioner of utilities, and one […]
9-9-19. Powers of mayor and commissioners in five-commissioner municipalities. In any municipality governed by a board consisting of five commissioners, the mayor and the commissioners have the powers and duties described in §§9-9-20 to 9-9-24, inclusive. In addition, each commissioner shall supervise any other department assigned or apportioned by resolution of the governing board, adopted […]
9-9-2. Qualifications of mayor and commissioner. A person may be nominated, elected, or appointed as a mayor or as a commissioner if the person is a citizen of the United States and voter and resident of the municipality. Source: SL 1913, ch 119, §22; RC 1919, §6220; SDC 1939, §45.0802; SL 1970, ch 56, §1; […]
9-9-20. Mayor’s area of responsibility in five-commissioner municipality. If any municipality is governed by a board consisting of five commissioners, the mayor may exercise all the powers and perform all the duties provided by the laws of this state or the ordinances of the municipality not in conflict with the laws of the state. The […]
9-9-21. Commissioner of public safety in five-commissioner municipality. If any municipality is governed by a board consisting of five commissioners, the commissioner of public safety shall supervise the police and fire departments and the departments’ officers and employees. The commissioner of public safety is also in charge of animal control within the municipality, including animal […]
9-9-22. Commissioner of public works in five-commissioner municipality. If a municipality is governed by a board consisting of five commissioners, the commissioner of public works shall supervise the streets, alleys, public grounds, and municipal improvements, and all public property, except as otherwise specially provided. The commissioner shall maintain the property in a clean and sanitary […]
9-9-23. Commissioner of utilities in five-commissioner municipality. If a municipality is governed by a board consisting of five commissioners, the commissioner of utilities shall supervise the construction, maintenance, and operation of the waterworks, sewerage, and any other utility departments of the municipality. The commissioner of utilities shall enforce all regulations with respect to that department […]
9-9-24. Commissioner of finance and revenue in five-commissioner municipality. If a municipality is governed by a board consisting of five commissioners, the commissioner of finance and revenue shall enforce all laws for the assessment and collection of taxes of every kind and collection of all revenues belonging to the municipality from whatever source derived. The […]
9-9-25. Division of responsibilities in three-commissioner municipalities. If a municipality is governed by a board consisting of three commissioners, the mayor and commissioners have the powers and duties described in §§9-9-26 and 9-9-27. Source: SL 1913, ch 119, §19; SL 1915, ch 113, §3; RC 1919, §6226; SDC 1939, §45.0807; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; […]
9-9-26. Mayor’s powers and duties in three-commissioner municipality. If a municipality is governed by a board consisting of three commissioners, the mayor shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties provided by the laws of this state or the ordinances of the municipality not in conflict with state law. The mayor shall be […]
9-9-27. Commissioners’ areas of responsibility in three-commissioner municipality. If a municipality is governed by a board consisting of three commissioners, all matters not designated to the mayor shall be assigned or apportioned as equally as may be between the commissioners by resolution of the board adopted by a majority vote at the first meeting of […]
9-9-3. Terms of office of mayor and commissioners. The term of office of the mayor and commissioners shall be not less than two or more than five years as determined by ordinance, except that at the first election after the adoption of the commission form of government the mayor’s term shall be for five years […]
