S.D. Codified Laws § 7-18A-15.1

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 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.

SDCL 7-18A-15.1

SL 1986, ch 73, § 3.