The basic salary schedule for county veterans’ service officers, which may be adopted by any board of county commissioners, is:

(1) For counties with population of 50,000 and over, $20,625 a year;

(2) For counties with population of 20,000 to 50,000, $19,250 a year;

(3) For counties with population of 10,000 to 20,000, $16,500 a year;

(4) For counties with population of 5,000 to 10,000, $12,375 a year; and

(5) For counties with population up to 5,000, $8,250 a year.

Source: SL 1977, ch 273, § 2; SL 1984, ch 238, § 1; SL 1991, ch 267, § 2; SL 2009, ch 160, § 1; SDCL § 33-16-28.4; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 20, 2011; SL 2023, ch 112, § 1.