A municipality of the first class having a retirement system for its employees and officers may, by ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality, include the firemen employed by the municipality in the membership of the employees’ and officers’ retirement system established under authority given by § 9-16-3 in lieu of a separate firemen’s pension fund.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 9-16-4

  • ordinance: as used in this title shall mean a permanent legislative act of the governing body of a municipality within the limits of its powers. See South Dakota Codified Laws 9-19-1

Source: SL 1949, ch 183, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.1204-1; SL 1978, ch 62, § 4; SL 1984, ch 56, § 4; SL 1992, ch 60, § 2.