9-18-1      Governing body to publish minutes of meetings including statement of expenditures--Rate of payment for publication.
9-18-1.1      Time for delivery of copy to official newspaper.
9-18-2      Records of acts and proceedings of municipal officers--Open to public.
9-18-3      Admissibility in evidence of copies and transcripts of municipal records--Prima facie evidence.
9-18-4      Repealed.

9-18-1. Governing body to publish minutes of meetings including statement of expenditures--Rate of payment for publication.

The governing body of each municipality shall publish, within twelve business days, the minutes for each meeting of the governing body including a detailed statement of all expenditures of money and the name of each person paid and the service provided. The municipality shall pay for the publication of the minutes not to exceed ninety percent of the legal line rates for weekly newspapers and not to exceed the legal line rate for daily newspapers as provided in § 17-2-19.

Source: RC 1919, § 6580; SL 1919, ch 252; SL 1925, ch 215; SDC 1939, § 45.1116; SL 1941, ch 195; SL 1943, ch 164; SL 1947, ch 202; SL 1957, ch 246; SL 1963, ch 278; SL 2018, ch 50, § 1.

9-18-1.1. Time for delivery of copy to official newspaper.

The finance officer shall maintain a record of the minutes published pursuant to § 9-18-1 and deliver a copy to the official newspaper within five business days from the date the meeting was held.

Source: SL 1972, ch 129, § 1; SL 2018, ch 50, § 2.

9-18-2. Records of acts and proceedings of municipal officers--Open to public.

Every municipal officer shall keep a record of the official acts and proceedings of his office, and such record shall be open to public inspection during business hours under reasonable restrictions.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art III, § 9; SL 1890, ch 37, art VII, § 3; RPolC 1903, § 1190; SL 1913, ch 119, § 26; RC 1919, § 6282; SDC 1939, § 45.1115.

9-18-3. Admissibility in evidence of copies and transcripts of municipal records--Prima facie evidence.

Copies of all papers filed in the office of the auditor or clerk and transcripts of all records of the governing body certified by him under the corporate seal are admissible in evidence the same as the originals thereof. Such original papers or records or such copies or transcripts thereof are prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art VII, § 1; SL 1890, ch 37, art XVI, § 14; RPolC 1903, §§ 1244, 1302; SL 1913, ch 119, § 65; RC 1919, §§ 6285, 6355; SDC 1939, § 45.0113.