South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 32A - Television Translator Districts
Section 49-32A-7 - Initial board of trustees for district--Number--Qualifications--Terms of office.

49-32A-7. Initial board of trustees for district--Number--Qualifications--Terms of office.
The board of county commissioners, upon the creation of the district, and as a part of the order creating the district, shall appoint a board of no less than three nor more than five trustees to administer the affairs of the district. Each of the trustees shall be a resident of the district. The trustees so appointed upon creation of such district shall be appointed for staggered terms of one, two and three years. If more than one county is involved, one of the trustees shall be appointed from the county having the smallest population based on the most recent federal decennial census, and such trustee shall be given the three-year term.

Source: SL 1976, ch 76, §5; SL 1979, ch 315, §1.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 49 - Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 32A - Television Translator Districts

Section 49-32A-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 49-32A-2 - Purpose of translator district.

Section 49-32A-3 - Areas includable in translator districts.

Section 49-32A-4 - Establishment of translator district by county ordinance.

Section 49-32A-5 - Feasibility study by professional engineering consultant--Scope of study.

Section 49-32A-6 - Public hearings on feasibility study--District boundaries--Election on district--Order creating district--Filing.

Section 49-32A-7 - Initial board of trustees for district--Number--Qualifications--Terms of office.

Section 49-32A-8 - Appointment of successor trustees--Term of office--Filling of vacancies.

Section 49-32A-9 - Meetings of district trustees--Regular time and place--Notice of change.

Section 49-32A-10 - Trustees not compensated--Expenses.

Section 49-32A-14 - Preparation of annual budget--Presentation to county commissioners--Appropriations.

Section 49-32A-15 - District treasurer--Separate fund--Disbursements on warrants.

Section 49-32A-16 - Television services provided by translator districts--Cable service prohibited.

Section 49-32A-17 - Acquisition and operation of electronic transmission and relay systems--Land and property acquisition--Compensation of property owners.

Section 49-32A-18 - Contracts with public agencies--Employment of personnel.

Section 49-32A-19 - Permits and licenses held by district.

Section 49-32A-20 - Annexation of contiguous territory--Procedure.

Section 49-32A-21 - Dissolution of district--Distribution of assets.