Before any such settlement is made, the same must be authorized by a resolution duly made and passed by such school board and entered of record in the minutes of such board, setting forth the total amount of such judgment, the name of the judgment debtor, and whether or not such compromise settlement is for the whole, or a part of such judgment, the amount of money to be received in such settlement, and that such compromise settlement is, in the opinion of such school board, for the best interests of such school district.
SDCL 13-17-2