9-16-3. Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included.
The governing body of any municipality of the first class, after authorization as provided in §9-16-1 or 9-16-2, may adopt an ordinance establishing a retirement system covering the employees, elective officers, and appointive officers of the municipality. The ordinance shall provide rules and regulations governing the operation of the retirement system; shall prescribe the membership of the retirement system; shall provide for the retirement of members; shall provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, or retirement allowances or may provide for actuarial equivalents thereof in the event of retirement, disability, or death; shall create a Board of Trustees in whom is vested the responsibility for the management of the retirement system; shall provide for the financing of the retirement system by contributions; and shall provide for the investment of the moneys of the retirement system.
Source: SL 1925, ch 239, §3; SDC 1939, §§45.0203 (4), 45.1201; SL 1949, ch 183, §1; SL 1953, ch 254; SL 1955, ch 201, §1; SL 1957, ch 253; SL 1967, ch 220, §1; SL 1984, ch 56, §1; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 16 - City Retirement Systems And Pensions
Section 9-16-2 - Conversion of pension law to retirement system without voters' authorization.
Section 9-16-3 - Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included.
Section 9-16-3.1 - Board of Trustees.
Section 9-16-3.2 - Change of employee contributions or benefits--Requirements.
Section 9-16-3.3 - Pension allowed firefighters for impairment caused by cancer.
Section 9-16-4 - Inclusion of firemen in retirement system.
Section 9-16-4.2 - Deferred compensation program for volunteer advanced life support personnel.
Section 9-16-5.1 - Contributions to system--Amount required.
Section 9-16-5.2 - Change of benefits--Restrictions.
Section 9-16-5.3 - Annual report--Contents--Publication--Filing.
Section 9-16-5.4 - Audit of financial statements.
Section 9-16-5.5 - Administrator--Qualifications--Employees--Bond.
Section 9-16-5.6 - Summary system description--Availability--Contents.
Section 9-16-5.7 - Description furnished to member--Charge.
Section 9-16-5.8 - Information furnished to members annually.
Section 9-16-5.9 - Records of employer.
Section 9-16-5.10 - Fiduciary of system--Duties--Definition.
Section 9-16-5.11 - Time for compliance--Remedy for noncompliance.
Section 9-16-9 - Gifts, devises, and bequests for fund.
Section 9-16-10 - Investment of moneys of retirement system.
Section 9-16-11 - Previously granted pensions as obligation of retirement system.
Section 9-16-20 - First and second class municipalities authorized to pension firemen.
Section 9-16-23 - Sources of municipal pension fund.
Section 9-16-25 - Firemen's contributions to pension fund--Deduction from salary.
Section 9-16-26 - Refund of members' contributions on termination of employment prior to retirement.
Section 9-16-27 - Retirement board to administer pension fund--Rules for operation of fund.
Section 9-16-28 - City treasurer as custodian of fund--Liability of surety on bond.
Section 9-16-45 - Circulatory or respiratory disease presumed occupational in firemen.
Section 9-16-46.1 - Postretirement redetermination of pensions--Restrictions.
Section 9-16-47 - Benefits and contributions exempt from assignment and process.
Section 9-16-48 - Validation of pensions and benefits previously paid.