South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 14 - Municipal Officers And Employees
Section 9-14-17 - Records maintained by finance officer--Warrants on treasury--Expense estimates--Contracts.

9-14-17. Records maintained by finance officer--Warrants on treasury--Expense estimates--Contracts.
The municipal finance officer shall keep an office at a place directed by the governing body. The finance officer shall keep the corporate seal, all papers and records of the municipality, and a record of the proceedings of the governing body, whose meetings the finance officer shall attend. The finance officer shall draw and countersign all warrants on the treasury in pursuance of orders or resolutions of the governing body and keep a full and accurate account of all such warrants in books provided for that purpose. The finance officer shall make or cause to be made estimates of the expenses of any work to be done by the municipality and countersign all contracts made on its behalf and certificates of work authorized by any committee of the governing body or by any municipal officer. However, the finance officer may destroy any record which the records destruction board, acting pursuant to §1-27-19, declares to have no further administrative, legal, fiscal, research, or historical value.

Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, §40; CL 1887, §1065; SL 1890, ch 37, art VII, §§1 to 3; RPolC 1903, §§1244, 1246, 1454; SL 1913, ch 119, §§65, 67; RC 1919, §§6285, 6287; SDC 1939, §45.1119; SL 1959, ch 268; SL 1981, ch 45, §8; SL 1995, ch 45, §4; SL 2014, ch 51, §3.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 9 - Municipal Government

Chapter 14 - Municipal Officers And Employees

Section 9-14-2 - Residence requirement for election to office--Exceptions--Defaulters ineligible.

Section 9-14-3 - Appointment of officers.

Section 9-14-4 - Commissions and certificates of appointment.

Section 9-14-5 - Qualification and discharge of duties of office by appointive and elective officers.

Section 9-14-6 - Oath of appointive officers--Undertaking.

Section 9-14-6.1 - Amount of finance officer's bond.

Section 9-14-7 - Oath or affirmation and undertaking of clerk, director of equalization, treasurer, and marshal in third class municipalities.

Section 9-14-9 - Place of filing of bonds.

Section 9-14-10 - Vacancy created by removal of officer from municipality or ward--Failure to qualify for office.

Section 9-14-12 - Removal from office of officer appointed by governing board.

Section 9-14-13 - Removal of appointive officers.

Section 9-14-14 - Civil service ordinance--Procedure for suspension or removal of employee--Initiated ordinance required for repeal--Appeal.

Section 9-14-15 - Removal of civil service employees--Governor's authority--Appointees of city manager.

Section 9-14-16 - Members of governing body not to hold other office--Liquor license not disqualifying--Auditor or clerk not to serve as treasurer.

Section 9-14-16.1 - Voluntary service, service with annual compensation of five thousand dollars or less, and certain ambulance service permitted.

Section 9-14-17 - Records maintained by finance officer--Warrants on treasury--Expense estimates--Contracts.

Section 9-14-18 - Books of account maintained by finance officer--Signature on evidences of indebtedness.

Section 9-14-19 - Supervision of municipal accounting system.

Section 9-14-20 - Record of certificates issued for work--Schedule of special tax or assessment.

Section 9-14-21 - Examination of treasurer reports and accounts--Audit and adjustment of claims--Record of contracts.

Section 9-14-22 - Duties of city attorney.

Section 9-14-23 - Employment of attorney--Contract by ordinance or resolution.

Section 9-14-24 - Qualifications and duties of city engineer--Preservation of surveys, plans and estimates.

Section 9-14-26 - Jurisdiction of municipal peace officers in service of process.

Section 9-14-27 - Additional duties prescribed for municipal officers.

Section 9-14-28 - Salaries and compensation of municipal officers.

Section 9-14-29 - Civil process fees accounted for by policemen.

Section 9-14-30 - Life, health and accident insurance provided for municipal officers and employees--Restriction on accident insurance.

Section 9-14-31 - Officers and employees covered by insurance authorization.

Section 9-14-32 - Appropriations authorized for cost of insurance.

Section 9-14-33 - Salary deductions for insurance participation.

Section 9-14-34 - Administration of insurance programs.

Section 9-14-35 - Inclusion of retired officers and employees and dependents of deceased officers and employees in insurance program.

Section 9-14-35.1 - Flexible spending accounts.

Section 9-14-36 - Life insurance and retirement programs authorized for municipal employees--Salary deductions--Groups covered--Required participation.

Section 9-14-37 - Neglect of duty or misconduct by municipal officer as misdemeanor--Removal from office.

Section 9-14-39 - Delivery of records and property to successor in office--Liability and penalties for refusal.

Section 9-14-40 - Housing for police officers and personnel--Terms--Rent.

Section 9-14-41 - Payment by occupant of municipal dwelling of amount equal to property tax on property.

Section 9-14-42 - Criminal background check of persons seeking employment with municipalities.

Section 9-14-43 - City fire department employees--Hours of employment.