{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-7-18a-15.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 7-18A-15.1","heading":"Legislative decision of board subject to referendum--Administrative decision not subject to referendum.","body":"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.\nNo 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.","path":["TITLE 7. COUNTIES","CHAPTER 7-18A. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-18A-15.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7037e9392a206526d9f93ac631cc2d0ed637dd65ef9b9e4230c2d5039afd41f5","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-7-18a-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-7-18a-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}