South Dakota § 7-18A-15.1 - Legislative decision of board subject to referendum--Administrative decision not subject to referendum.
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§ 7-18A-15.1. Legislative decision of board subject to referendum--Administrative decision not subject to referendum.
Any legislative decision of a board of county commissioners is subject to the referendum process. A legislative decision is one that enacts a permanent law or lays down a rule of conduct or course of policy for the guidance of citizens or their officers. Any matter of a permanent or general character is a legislative decision.
No administrative decision of a governing body is subject to the referendum process, unless specifically authorized by this code. An administrative decision is one that merely puts into execution a plan already adopted by the governing body itself or by the Legislature. Supervision of a program is an administrative decision. Hiring, disciplining, and setting the salaries of employees are administrative decisions.
Source: SL 1986, ch 73, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-18A-15.1 ("Legislative decision of board subject to referendum--Administrative decision not subject to referendum.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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