When authorized by a majority vote of all voters voting at a special election called for that purpose, pursuant to § 9-10-1, the governing body of any municipality must employ a city manager and fix the manager's compensation.
S.D. Codified Laws § 9-10-3
Employment of city manager
Source: SL 1917, ch 303, § 8; SL 1918, ch 57, §§ 1, 2; RC 1919, § 6236; SL 1935, ch 158, § 2; SDC 1939, § 45.0901; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2025, ch 38, § 40.
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