6-1-19. Formal rules of procedure and evidence not applicable to public hearing or meeting on proposed ordinance or resolution.
Any public hearing or meeting conducted by an elected or appointed municipal, county, or township officer regarding any proposed ordinance, resolution, or regulation on any subject is legislative in nature and may be conducted informally to the extent the officer deems necessary to secure public comment on matters of public interest. The formal rules of procedure and evidence do not apply to the conduct of the public hearing or meeting. This provision does not abrogate any open meeting requirements in chapter 1-25.
Source: SL 2015, ch 54, ยง2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 6 - Local Government Generally
Chapter 01 - Acts and Records of Local Officers
Section 6-1-1 - Local officer's interest in public purchase or contract unlawful--Contract void.
Section 6-1-3 - Deposit of funds permitted despite bank connection of public officer.
Section 6-1-9 - Officers to provide necessary blanks and records for office.
Section 6-1-10 - Publication of payroll information.
Section 6-1-11 - Form of certain public records--Duplicate--Computerization.
Section 6-1-12 - "Local government" defined.
Section 6-1-13 - Rent control of private residential property prohibited.
Section 6-1-14 - Limitation on delegation, transfer, or assignment of taxing authority.
Section 6-1-15 - Health and dental insurance.
Section 6-1-16 - Insurance for retiring employees.
Section 6-1-18 - Officer may consider relevant information from any source--Reliance on experience.
Section 6-1-21 - Grounds for disqualification of officer in quasi-judicial proceeding.