Section 9-9-3 - Terms of office of mayor and commissioners. - South Dakota Statutes

9-9-3. Terms of office of mayor and commissioners. The term of office of the members of the board including the mayor may not exceed five years as determined by ordinance, except that at the first election after the adoption of the commission form of government the mayor's term shall be for five years and the commissioners shall determine by lot their respective terms. In case the number of commissioners is four, one shall serve for one year, one for two years, one for three years, and one for four years. In case the number of commissioners is two, one shall serve for two years and one for four years. At the annual election preceding the expiration of the term of office of the mayor or any commissioner, a successor shall be elected for a term not to exceed five years as determined by ordinance.

Source: SL 1913, ch 119, § 10; RC 1919, § 6221; SDC 1939, § 45.0802; SL 1984, ch 53, § 2.