9-38-26. Qualifications and appointment of park superintendent--Duties and salary--Employment of other officers and employees.
With the approval of the governing body the park board may appoint a park superintendent who shall be the chief executive officer under the board and who may or may not be a landscape architect. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the board and receive such salary as the board may determine with the approval of the governing body and shall on its behalf have charge, supervision and direction of all work and of all officers and employees under the board.
With the approval of the governing body, the board may also appoint and employ other officers and employees and shall prescribe and fix their duties and compensation.
Source: SL 1915, ch 260, §6; RC 1919, §6449; SL 1925, ch 237, §3; SDC 1939, §45.2512; SL 1984, ch 59, §1.