<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-16-3 - Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036400Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2036400SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036400CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036400Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2036400DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036400000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036400SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036400SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036400Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-3"><span class="s2036400SENU">9-16-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036400SENU">. </span><span class="s2036400CL">Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036400Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036400DefaultParagraphFont">The governing body of any municipality of the first class, after authorization as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-1"><span class="s2036400DefaultParagraphFont">9-16-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036400DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-2"><span class="s2036400DefaultParagraphFont">9-16-2</span></a><span class="s2036400DefaultParagraphFont">, may adopt an ordinance establishing a retirement system covering the employees, elective officers, and appointive officers of the municipality. The ordinance shall provide rules and regulations governing the operation of the retirement system; shall prescribe the membership of the retirement system; shall provide for the retirement of members; shall provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, or retirement allowances or may provide for actuarial equivalents thereof in the event of retirement, disability, or death; shall create a Board of Trustees in whom is vested the responsibility for the management of the retirement system; shall provide for the financing of the retirement system by contributions; and shall provide for the investment of the moneys of the retirement system.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036400Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036400000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036400Normal"><span class="s2036400SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036400SCL-000002"> SL 1925, ch 239, § 3; SDC 1939, §§ 45.0203 (4), 45.1201; SL 1949, ch 183, § 1; SL 1953, ch 254; SL 1955, ch 201, § 1; SL 1957, ch 253; SL 1967, ch 220, § 1; SL 1984, ch 56, § 1; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-16-3 - Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036401Normal { 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.s2036401SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036401CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036401Normal-000000 { 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.s2036401DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036401Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2036401000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036401SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036401SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-3.1"><span class="s2036401SENU">9-16-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036401SENU">. </span><span class="s2036401CL">Board of Trustees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036401DefaultParagraphFont">The Board of Trustees required under the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-3"><span class="s2036401DefaultParagraphFont">9-16-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036401DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be composed as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal-000001"><span class="s2036401DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Members of the governing body of the municipality or other individuals appointed by the governing body to represent it, the number to be set by ordinance;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal-000001"><span class="s2036401DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Members of the retirement and pension system selected by the membership, the number to equal the number of governing body representatives pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal-000001"><span class="s2036401DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    One resident of the municipality who is not an official or employee of the municipality and whose membership on the Board of Trustees creates no conflict of interest. The member shall be nominated and approved by an affirmative majority vote of the trustees selected pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036401000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036401Normal"><span class="s2036401SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036401SCL-000003"> SL 1984, ch 56, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-16-3 - Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036402Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2036402SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036402CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036402Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2036402DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036402000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036402SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036402SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036402Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-3.2"><span class="s2036402SENU">9-16-3.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036402SENU">. </span><span class="s2036402CL">Change of employee contributions or benefits--Requirements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036402Normal-000000"><span class="s2036402DefaultParagraphFont">No change may be made in employee contribution levels of a system or present or future benefits of a system, by ordinance or otherwise, without an affirmative vote by both the governing body of the municipality and the membership of that system.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036402Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036402000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036402Normal"><span class="s2036402SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036402SCL-000002"> SL 1984, ch 56, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-16-3 - Ordinance establishing retirement system--Provisions to be included. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036403SCL-000002 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036403Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-3.3"><span class="s2036403SENU">9-16-3.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036403SENU">. </span><span class="s2036403CL">Pension allowed firefighters for impairment caused by cancer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036403Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont">A pension may be allowed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-16-3.2"><span class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont">9-16-3.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont"> for any condition of impairment of health caused by cancer resulting in total or partial disability to an officer or member of a fire department who, upon entering such service, successfully passed a physical examination which failed to reveal any evidence of such condition. This section pertains solely to pension matters under this chapter and does not restrict a claimant's ability to file for benefits under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-8"><span class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont">62-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont"> or change the burden of proof established in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=62-8-12"><span class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont">62-8-12</span></a><span class="s2036403DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036403Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036403000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036403Normal"><span class="s2036403SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036403SCL-000002"> SL 1991, ch 70.</span></p></div></body></html>