9-39-21. Employment of personnel by utility board--Inclusion in civil service system.
The municipal utility board shall have the power to employ all necessary help for the management and operation of the utility or utilities under its control and management, prescribe duties of officers and employees and fix their compensation. The governing body of the municipality shall retain the power to determine whether utility employees shall be included in the municipality's civil service system.
Source: SL 1955, ch 221, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §45.3904 (2).