2024 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 5

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That   9-10-11 be AMENDED:

9-10-11. The governing body shall appoint the city manager for an indefinite term but may suspend the manager by resolution of intent to remove the manager approved by a majority vote of the members of the governing body. The resolution of intent to remove the manager must set forth the reasons for the suspension and proposed removal, and a copy of the resolution must be served immediately upon the manager. The manager may reply in writing to the resolution and may request a public hearing within fifteen days of being served the resolution. If a public hearing is requested by the manager, the governing body must set a time for the public hearing upon the question of the manager's removal, and the final resolution removing the manager may not be adopted until the public hearing has occurred.

The manager's pay must continue until the manager's removal is effective as provided by this section. The action of the governing body in removing the manager is final.

An Act to reduce the amount of time required before the removal of a city manager is effective.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 5

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 5

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2024 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2024

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2024

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 12/15/2023: 9-10-11
Senate Local Government Engrossed, 01/19/2024: 9-10-11
Enrolled, 02/05/2024: 9-10-11