9-21-11. Long-term contracts authorized for utility services and improvement of irrigable lands--Appropriation required--Referendum.
The governing body may enter into a contract for any term of years as the governing body may determine with any person or any rural water system, water user district, sanitary district, water project district, or like organization for the purchase by the municipality of water, gas, or electricity. If a contract is entered into with the United States government, or any agency or department thereof, providing for the sale and purchase of water or the acquisition of a municipal water supply, the contract may be for any term of years as said governing body may determine, or for the leveling or improvement of irrigable lands belonging to the municipality, which lands were on February 20, 1953, located and situated within the boundaries of an existing irrigation district. If any contract entered into pursuant to this section extends for more than one year, an appropriation need not have been previously made concerning such expense, except sufficient to cover the amount payable or estimated to become payable under such contract for the first year thereof. The governing body shall annually thereafter appropriate an amount sufficient to cover the amount payable or estimated to become payable under such contract during the ensuing fiscal year.
Such contracts shall be subject to referendum as ordinances.
Source: SL 1925, ch 233; SDC 1939, ยง45.1405; SL 1941, ch 199; SL 1953, ch 258; SL 1959, ch 269; SL 1974, ch 72; SL 1991, ch 71.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 21 - Tax Levies And Appropriations
Section 9-21-1 - Fiscal year of municipalities.
Section 9-21-3 - Appropriations limited to municipal powers.
Section 9-21-5 - Appropriations for support of Civil Air Patrol.
Section 9-21-6 - Classification of expenditures in annual appropriation ordinance.
Section 9-21-6.1 - Line item for contingencies--Maximum amount--Transfer to other appropriations.
Section 9-21-8 - Additional appropriations prohibited--Bond authorization as appropriation.
Section 9-21-9 - Expenditures limited to appropriated amounts.
Section 9-21-10 - Contracts prohibited unless covered by appropriation or bonds.
Section 9-21-12 - Authorization of depreciation reserve within proprietary fund.
Section 9-21-13 - Purposes of depreciation or capital replacement reserves.
Section 9-21-14.1 - Accumulation of funds for capital outlay purposes--Maximum amount.
Section 9-21-16 - Surplus funds used for replacement or repair required by unanticipated event.
Section 9-21-17 - Judgment against municipality--Borrowing--Maximum tax levy to pay judgment.
Section 9-21-18.1 - Municipality authorized to enter into lease-purchase agreements.
Section 9-21-20 - Certification of annual tax levy to county auditor.
Section 9-21-22 - Maximum obligations under appropriation.
Section 9-21-23 - Proration of expenditures under appropriation for more than one year.
Section 9-21-24 - Highway taxes paid to municipal treasurer quarterly--Purposes for which expended.
Section 9-21-24.1 - Encumbrance of unexpended appropriations for obligations incurred but not paid.
Section 9-21-25 - Diversion of money belonging to funds prohibited.
Section 9-21-26.1 - Transfer of surplus funds--Restrictions.
Section 9-21-27 - Transfer of bond redemption funds allowed if certain amount is retained.
Section 9-21-31 - Capital replacement reserve fund authorized.
Section 9-21-32 - Internal service fund for equipment purchases authorized--Equipment defined.
Section 9-21-33 - Contributions to technical colleges.
Section 9-21-34 - Municipal appropriation--Deadlines.
Section 9-21-34.1 - Municipal appropriation--Moved deadline--Certification.