SDML Statement of Policy Review Begins, Committees Seek Member Input Over the next few months, the South Dakota Municipal League will be conducting its annual review of the association’s official Statement of Policy. The policy guides the League staff and lobbyists during the legislative session and functions as a reference for the League’s position on various issues affecting local government. In June, SDML President Steve Allender appointed policy committee members - representing all sizes of cities and all regions of the state - to serve on four policy committees. (See pages 12 and 13 for a list of committee members.) The committees review and recommend changes to the Statement of Policy which are submitted to the Resolutions Committee. The SDML
membership votes to accept these recommendations at the annual business meeting in October. Input from SDML members is a crucial part of the process. Members can review the current policy, view committee members, and submit their suggestions online at sdmunicipalleague.org/statementofpolicy. Suggestions may also be brought up from the floor on Oct. 7, during the Annual Business Meeting held at the SDML Annual Conference, October 4-7, 2022, in Watertown, SD. ■
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