South Dakota § 9-8-8 - Common council--Meetings--Quorum--Open to public--Minutes kept.
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§ 9-8-8. Common council--Meetings--Quorum--Open to public--Minutes kept.
The council holds its regular meetings on the first Monday of each month but may, by ordinance, change the day of its regular monthly meetings. The council may prescribe by ordinance the manner in which special meetings may be called.
A majority of all the aldermen constitutes a quorum to do business. When a seat on a council is vacant due to removal, resignation, death, or by operation of law, the quorum consists of the majority of all the aldermen who are qualified to serve as aldermen by election or appointment pursuant to chapter 9-13. The council may compel the attendance of absentees under the penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance.
The meetings of the council are open to the public. The council shall keep minutes of its meetings.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art IV, §§ 9, 11; RPolC 1903, §§ 1205, 1206, 1208; RC 1919, §§ 6211, 6212, 6214; SDC 1939, § 45.0705; SL 2017, ch 56, § 8; SL 2025, ch 38, § 24.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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