SDCL § 11-7-19: Director, officers, and employees of commission--Legal services--Services of local public bodies.

A commission shall have power to employ an executive director, technical experts, and such officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation; for such legal services as it may require, to call upon the chief law officer of the municipality or to employ its own counsel and legal staff; and so far as practical, to use the services of local public bodies, in its area of operation.