<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-9-85 - Director or employee benefit from contract authorized.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eStatuteNumber1"><span class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The board adopts a resolution of approval that is in written form and retained as a public record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779e000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4084b2cc751d446abe97d75e2e4f779eSCL">SL 2023, ch 152, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>