South Dakota § 9-21-6.1 - Line item for contingencies--Maximum amount--Transfer to other appropriations.
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§ 9-21-6.1. Line item for contingencies--Maximum amount--Transfer to other appropriations.
In preparing the annual estimate of expenses as provided by § 9-22-23, the auditor or clerk may include in the budget a line item for contingencies. The line item shall be included in the annual budget adopted pursuant to § 9-21-2 and shall not exceed five percent of the total municipal budget. No expenditures shall be charged to this item but such appropriated amount may be transferred, by resolution of the municipal governing body, to any other appropriation in which insufficient amounts were provided or for items for which no appropriation was provided.
Source: SL 1975, ch 95, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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