<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 9-8-10 - Common council--Meetings--Voting.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Normal { 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.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Statute { 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.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8NoIndent { 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.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8SCL { 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 9-8-10 - Common council--Meetings--Voting."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-8-10 - Common council--Meetings--Voting."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-8-10"><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="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-8-10" rel="noopener"><span class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8SENU">9-8-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8SENU">. </span><span class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8CL">Common council--Meetings--Voting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Statute"><span class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8DefaultParagraphFont">All votes must be taken orally or by roll call. A vote may not be taken by secret ballot. If any member of the council requests a roll call vote, a roll call vote must be taken. All votes must be entered in the minutes of the council s proceedings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Statute"><span class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8DefaultParagraphFont">The majority vote of all the aldermen is necessary to pass an ordinance or proposal that expends or appropriates money. The mayor may not break a tie on an ordinance or proposal to expend or appropriate money. The mayor may break a tie on all other ordinances or proposals.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Statute"><span class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8DefaultParagraphFont">A two-thirds vote of the aldermen is required to sell any city property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sdf494c0efea94d3398e4256a9b3a80e8SCL">SL 1890, ch 37, art IV, § 12; RPolC 1903, § 1209; RC 1919, § 6215; SDC 1939, § 45.0707; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2; SL 2017, ch 56, § 9; SL 2025, ch 38, § 25.</span></p></div></body></html>