<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 9-11-11 - Form of municipal government.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634Normal { 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.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634Statute { 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.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-11-11 - Form of municipal government."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-11-11 - Form of municipal government."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-11-11"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-11-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634SENU">9-11-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634SENU">. </span><span class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634CL">Form of municipal government.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634Statute"><span class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634DefaultParagraphFont">Each first or second class municipality must be governed by a mayor and common council, a mayor and a common council with a city manager, a board of commissioners, or a board of commissioners with a city manager. Each third class municipality must be governed by a board of trustees, with or without a city manager.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634Statute"><span class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634DefaultParagraphFont">The present form of government of existing municipalities must continue until changed as provided by this title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s07150ef1d22a47feb93ba69322e87634SCL">SL 2024, ch 28, § 35; SL 2025, ch 38, § 58.</span></p></div></body></html>