Title 9 — MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

The court appointing the receiver authorized by § 9-40-33 shall first approve such rates and in doing so the receiver and the court shall take into consideration the capital cost of such utility and the expenses reasonably required to operate and maintain the utility as well as a…

When and if the default described in § 9-40-33 be made good through the operation of such utility by such receiver, then such utility and the operation and control thereof shall be restored to the proper municipal authorities by court order. Source: SL 1931, ch 194 , § 8; SDC 193…

The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance exercise all the powers conferred on the South Dakota Building Authority and the Governor pursuant to §§ 5-12-15 , 5-12-19 and 5-12-42 to 5-12-45 , inclusive, with respect to the acquisition, lease, sale, and leaseback of land…

Subject only to the limitation hereinafter set forth, the governing body of a municipality may by ordinance authorize the sale of land, improvements and capital equipment comprising all or a portion of a system or part of system of waterworks, or sewage and waste disposal describ…

All land, improvements and capital equipment owned, leased, acquired, or operated by the municipality pursuant to a lease having a fixed term plus renewal options exceeding three years or a lease - purchase or installment purchase contract, or pursuant to an operating contract de…

Every municipality may procure a supply of water, electricity, or gas and may dispose of sewage outside its corporate limits, and for such purposes may construct, operate, and maintain outside its corporate limits, as a part of any such system, dams, reservoirs, intakes, spillway…

Every municipality shall have the further right, power, and authority to accept contributions or other aid from commercial, industrial, or other establishments for the purpose of aiding in the prevention or abatement of water pollution, and in furtherance of such purpose to enter…

Every municipality may accept grants or contributions and obtain loans from the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality thereof presently or hereafter constituted, for the purpose of aiding in financing the cost of planning, construction, equipping, acquiring, …

Every municipality shall have the right, power, and authority to contract with municipalities or governmental agencies within or outside the state and take all action necessary for the creation or appointment of a board, commission, authority, or such other body as the governing …

The powers conferred by §§ 9-40-37 and 9-40-38 are in addition to all other powers conferred upon the governing body of any municipality, and their exercise shall be subject only to such restrictions as may be provided by the South Dakota Constitution and are not subject to any r…

A governing body that establishes a flood or drainage control utility may adopt the same fee structure authorized for drainage basin utility districts in §§ 46A-10B-20 , 46A-10B-21 , and

For the purpose of defraying the cost of erecting, acquiring, and establishing the utility, any municipality may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds, without pledging or using the credit of the municipality. All bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold as provided in chapt…

For the purpose of defraying the cost of extensions, additions, and improvements to any utility previously owned and operated by the municipality, every municipality may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds, without pledging or using its credit, in the same manner as provided …

If the governing body finds that the bonds authorized by ordinance or resolution will be insufficient to accomplish the purpose desired, additional bonds may be authorized, issued, and disposed of under the procedure provided in §§ 9-40-8 and 9-40-9 , but the additional issues sh…

Any municipality may at the time of the issuance of revenue bonds for acquisition, extensions, or improvements of any utility provide for additional bonds of the same issue for extensions, additions, and permanent improvements, to be negotiated from time to time as may be necessa…

In like manner such municipality acquiring or improving any utility under the provisions hereof may provide for additions to and extensions or improvements of such utility by an additional issue or issues of bonds in the manner and form provided in this chapter; but such addition…

The municipal power agency may also procure insurance against any such liability of a director, officer, employee, or agent in such amount as the board of directors of the agency may determine to be necessary or desirable, without regard to the indemnity limit set forth in §

Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 43.

Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 45; SL 1992, ch 60 , § 2.

Every first or second class municipality by itself or in conjunction with others within or without such municipality, subject to the supervision of the Public Utilities Commission as otherwise provided by law, may establish, maintain, operate, and regulate a telephone system and …

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 5-18A or any of the provisions of Title 9 regarding the sale and purchase of property, a municipality operating a telephone system pursuant to § 9-41-1 may lease and purchase equipment for resale to its customers and may contract for serv…

If any surplus shall be accumulated at any time in the operation and maintenance fund, in excess of a reasonable reserve for current and anticipated expenses of operation and expenses, any such excess may be transferred at any time by the governing body to the depreciation accoun…

If any provision of this chapter, or of any resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid in any legal proceedings, such invalidity shall not affect other prov…

To pay the cost of the improvement, expansion, reconstruction, and operation of telephone lines or facilities, every municipality may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds, without pledging or using the credit of the municipality. All bonds shall be authorized, issued, and sold…

If the governing body finds that the bonds authorized by the original resolution or ordinance shall be insufficient to accomplish the purpose desired, additional bonds may be authorized, issued, and disposed of under the procedure provided in this chapter, but the additional issu…

A municipality so improving, expanding, or reconstructing its telephone lines or facilities may provide by ordinance or resolution duly adopted by its governing body any such lawful provisions and stipulations for the proper operation and maintenance thereof, the administration o…

There shall be a statutory mortgage lien upon the improvements, expanded or reconstructed telephone plant in favor of and for the equal benefit of the lawful holders of said bonds and interest coupons, and each of them, but no such lien shall attach to or become a charge upon or …

At or before the issuance of such revenue bonds, the governing body by ordinance or resolution shall set aside, appropriate, and pledge the income and revenues of its telephone lines and facilities, or such specified portion thereof as shall be determined by the governing body in…

The rates to be charged by the municipality for the telephone service shall be subject to the supervision of the Public Utilities Commission and shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of interest upon all bonds and to create a debt service fund to pay the principal thereo…

Terms used in this chapter, unless the context plainly otherwise requires, mean: (1) "Agency agreement," the written agreement between or among two or more cities establishing a municipal power agency; (2) "City," a city organized and existing under the laws of South Dakota, and …

The bylaws of the municipal power agency, and any amendments thereto, shall be proposed by the board of directors and shall be adopted by the representatives of the member first and second class municipalities, at a meeting held after notice. Subject to the provisions of the agen…

Every municipal power agency shall maintain an office in this state to be known as its registered office. When a municipal power agency desires to change the location of its registered office, it shall file with the secretary of state a certificate of change of location of the re…

The agency agreement or the bylaws may prescribe the number, term of office, powers, authority, and duties of directors, the time and place of their meetings, and other regulations concerning directors. Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, the term of office…

Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, a meeting of the board of directors may be held at any place, within or without the state, designated by the board, after notice, and an act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is prese…

Unless the agency agreement or bylaws prescribe otherwise, the board of directors shall appoint a president from its membership, and a secretary and treasurer, and any other officers or agents deemed to be necessary, who may be representatives or directors. An officer may be remo…

Employees of a municipal power agency shall be public employees within the meaning of § 3-18-1 , and the provisions of chapter 3-18 shall apply to a municipal power agency. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 51.

A municipal power agency may indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of the municipal power agency, in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, arising out of an act or omission occurring within the scope of the employment or …

All powers of the municipal power agency shall be exercised by its board of directors, unless otherwise provided by the agency agreement or bylaws. Directors shall discharge their duties in good faith. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , §§ 8, 13.

A municipal power agency may perform any act authorized by sections of this chapter through or by means of its officers, agents, or employees or by contract with any person. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 18.

A municipal power agency may plan, acquire, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, repair, extend, or improve one or more projects within or outside the state; or acquire any interest in or any right to capacity of a project and may act as agent, or designate one or more of t…

Two or more first or second class municipalities may form a municipal power agency by the execution of an agency agreement authorized by a resolution of the governing body of each municipality. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 2; SL 1992, ch 60 , § 2.

A municipal power agency may investigate the desirability of and necessity for additional sources and supplies of electric energy, and make studies, surveys, and estimates as may be necessary to determine the feasibility and cost thereof. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 30.

A municipal power agency may cooperate with other persons in the development of sources and supplies of electric energy. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 16.

A municipal power agency may apply to any public agency for consents, authorizations, or approvals required for any project within its powers and take all actions necessary to comply with the conditions thereof. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 17.

A municipal power agency may determine the location and character of, and all other matters in connection with, any and all projects it is authorized to acquire, hold, establish, effectuate, operate, or control. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 26.

A municipal power agency may contract with any person, within or outside the state, for the construction of any project or for the sale or transmission of electric energy generated by any project, or for any interest therein or any right to capacity thereof, on such terms and for…

A municipal power agency may purchase, sell, exchange, or transmit electric energy within and outside the state in amounts it shall determine to be necessary and appropriate to make the most effective use of its powers and to meet its responsibilities, and may enter into agreemen…

A municipal power agency may acquire, hold, use, and dispose of income, revenues, funds, and money. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 19.

A municipal power agency may contract for and accept any gifts or grants or loans of funds or property or financial or other aid in any form from any public agency or other person, and may comply, subject to the provisions of this chapter with the terms and conditions thereof. So…

A municipal power agency may borrow money and issue negotiable bonds or notes, secured or unsecured, in accordance with §§ 9-41A-38 to 9-41A-50 , inclusive. Source: SL 1978, ch 66 , § 23.