9-10-7. Powers and duties of mayor.
The duties and power of the mayor of any first or second class municipality employing a city manager shall be as follows:
(1)He shall be the presiding officer of the council or commission, and in municipalities having the aldermanic form of government he shall have the powers and duties of an alderman at large;
(2)He shall be the recognized head of the municipality for service of civil process and for military and ceremonial purposes;
(3)He may take command of the police of the municipality, appoint special police, and govern the municipality by proclamation during times of public danger or emergency, and during such times he shall have such powers and authority to call for assistance, as are given to the mayor by §9-29-17;
(4)He shall have such further authority and perform such further duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, but in no case shall he have the right of veto.
Source: SL 1935, ch 158, §5; SDC 1939, §45.0904; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Section 9-10-1 - Petition for employment of city manager--Election.
Section 9-10-2 - Waiting period after rejection of city manager proposition by voters.
Section 9-10-3 - Employment of city manager after approval by voters.
Section 9-10-7 - Powers and duties of mayor.
Section 9-10-8 - Regular and special meetings of governing body.
Section 9-10-11 - Removal of city manager from office.
Section 9-10-12 - Absence, disability, or suspension of city manager.
Section 9-10-14 - Bond required of city manager and officers.
Section 9-10-15 - General powers of city manager.
Section 9-10-17 - Solicitation of votes by city manager or appointee as misdemeanor.