When authorized by a majority vote of all voters voting at a special election called for that purpose, pursuant to § 9-10-1, the governing body of any municipality must employ a city manager and fix the manager's compensation.

Source: SL 1917, ch 303 , § 8; SL 1918, ch 57 , §§ 1, 2; RC 1919, § 6236; SL 1935, ch 158 , § 2; SDC 1939, § 45.0901; SL 1992, ch 60 , § 2; SL 2025, ch 38 , § 40.