ENTITLED An Act to provide flexibility for certain municipal budget provisions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added:

9-21-34. Municipal appropriation--Deadlines.

A municipality may move the deadline for introducing the annual appropriation or budget, contained in § 9-21-2 and subdivision 9-10-15(5), as applicable, to as late as the first regular meeting of the governing board in November. Each municipality that opts to move the deadlines shall, by ordinance, establish budget hearing and publication deadlines pursuant to § 9-19-7.

Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added:

9-21-34.1. Municipal appropriation--Moved deadline--Certification.

If a municipality opts to move the budget deadlines, the provisions of § 9-21-20 do not apply. On or before October first, after notice and hearing on the requested levies, the municipal finance officer shall certify the tax levies to the county auditor in the county that the municipality is situated in the following form:

For general purposes..........

For interest and debt service fund..........

An Act to provide flexibility for certain municipal budget provisions.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: Senate as Bill No. 138 Secretary of the Senate President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk Senate Bill No. 138 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2021 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2021 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2021 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State