Section 34-11A-16 - General powers of directors. - South Dakota Statutes

34-11A-16. General powers of directors. The board of directors has the following general powers:
(1) To determine upon a general ambulance service program for the district;
(2) To manage and conduct the business affairs of the district;
(3) To make and execute contracts in the name of and on behalf of the district;
(4) To purchase or lease such ambulance equipment, supplies, and other real or personal property as may be necessary to carry out the ambulance service program of the district;
(5) To incur indebtedness on behalf of the district within the limits prescribed by § 34-11A-24, and to authorize the issuance of evidences of the indebtedness permitted under this subdivision, and to pledge any real or personal property owned or acquired by the district as security;
(6) To organize, establish, equip, maintain, and supervise an ambulance service to serve the district;
(7) Generally to perform all acts necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this chapter; and
(8) To levy a tax and a special assessment as provided by this chapter.

Source: SL 1982, ch 259, § 16; SL 2000, ch 166, § 1.