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MUNICIPALITIES The Magazine of the South Dakota Municipal League

December 2023 | Volume 90 | Number 6

DRONES: The New First Responder Tool? ►p. 6

Municipal Election Resources ►p. 16 | How Holiday Bonuses Aﬀect Payroll ►p. 28

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SOUTH DAKOTA MUNICIPALITIES

December 2023

Official Monthly Publication | Member of the National League of Cities Managing Editor: David Reiss | Editor: Emilie Miller

Features

Dist. 4 | Chandra Phillips Finance Officer, Winner

Drones: The New First Responder Tool? .......... 6 All-America City Award ...................................... 7 SDML Affiliate Membership Options .................. 8 Supreme Court Cases to Watch ...................... 12 Municipal Election Resources ....................... 16 2024 Municipal Election Calendar ................ 18 City/County 2024 Election Calendar ............ 20 City Highlight | Volga ....................................... 22 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Grant ......... 23 Deadwood Fund Grant .................................... 27 Payroll Concerns When Paying Bonuses ........ 28 Communities Get Funds to Promote Pheasant Hunting ......................................... 31

Dist. 5 | Renae Phinney Board President, Ree Heights

Columns

Dist. 6 | Rick Boschee Mayor, Bowdle

Director’s Notes ................................................. 4 President’s Report ............................................. 5 Risk-Sharing News .......................................... 14 SDPAA News ................................................... 24 Washington Report | Rep. Johnson ................. 34

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Harry Weller Mayor, Kadoka

DISTRICT CHAIRS Dist. 1 | Mike Grosek Mayor, Webster

1st VICE PRESIDENT Carolynn Anderson Finance Officer, Wall

Dist. 2 | Paullyn Carey Finance Director, Huron

2nd VICE PRESIDENT Leland Treichel Mayor, Roscoe TRUSTEES Fay Bueno Finance Officer, Sturgis David Barranco Councilmember, Sioux Falls Lance Lehmann Councilmember, Rapid City Dawn Murphy Finance Officer, Tea Michelle DeNeui Finance Officer, Spearfish PAST PRESIDENT Amy Leon City Manager, Yankton

Dist. 3 | Derick Wenck Mayor, Harrisburg

Dist. 7 | Gary Weismantel Mayor, Herreid Dist. 8 | Brittany Smith City Administrator, Philip Dist. 9 | Laurie Woodward Finance Officer, Custer Dist. 10 | Adam Hosch Deputy Finance Officer, Sturgis

LEAGUE STAFF David Reiss Sara Rankin Emilie Miller Lisa Nold Lori Butler Jackie Lopour Rob Peterson Vacant

Executive Director Director of Research and Training Director of Marketing and Communications Director of Risk Sharing Services Director of Finance Accounting Assistant Director of Municipal Electric Services Administrative Services Coordinator

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Stay Informed Directory Updates ............................................ 10 Hometown Happenings ................................... 15 Election Training .............................................. 17 Upcoming SDML Events ................................. 27 Resource Roundup.......................................... 30 Classifieds ....................................................... 35 SDML Office Closures ..................................... 40 Municipal Calendar .......................................... 41 Cover: iStock.com/sarawuth702 SOUTH DAKOTA MUNICIPALITIES (ISSN 0300-6182, USPS 503-120) is the official publication of the South Dakota Municipal League, published monthly at 208 Island Drive, Ft. Pierre, South Dakota 57532, phone 605-2248654. This institution is an equal opportunity provider, and employer. Periodical postage paid at Pierre, South Dakota, and additional mailing offices. Non-member subscriptions are available for $30 annually. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the South Dakota Municipal League. Postmaster: Send address changes to SOUTH DAKOTA MUNICIPALITIES, 208 Island Drive, Ft. Pierre, South Dakota 57532. Please recycle this magazine.

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES

DAVID REISS | SDML EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The 2023 calendar year is nearing its conclusion—as is my first year on the job as your executive director. As a new director, I have had the opportunity to meet so many people across South Dakota that care deeply for their communities and dedicate immense amounts of time and devotion to improving services, facilities, and engagement with citizens. From elected leaders to municipal employees to volunteers, I encounter opportunities daily to appreciate the role municipalities play in improving the lives of community members. I am humbled to work with and for you. Throughout the year I have had the chance to hear from our members about many topics and learned much about the issues South Dakota municipalities currently face. From administrative needs to burgeoning construction costs to revenue concerns, our cities face legitimate issues that require serious planning and thoughtful citizen engagement to bring about positive outcomes. Municipalities work on hard issues and as public servants we endure a significant amount of scrutiny in our decision-making and how we implement policy and programs. We lean on our co-workers, local experts, and peers within other local units of government to solve problems through mutual respect and the need to meet community needs where they occur. Our ability to communicate with neighbors and peers is paramount to identifying and advancing local issues, and through communication we find

solutions. It is important that we build our capacity to communicate and engage with our community members, our local government peers, and with state and federal entities to impress the importance of local control and maintain our affordances to address local issues where they occur, locally. With the turn of the calendar year, we also near the 2024 legislative session. I look forward to working with legislators and statewide leaders to develop solutions to the problems facing South Dakota communities and citizens. Our team is ready to represent municipal concerns, address needed legislation for municipal governance, and promote local control of decision-making within South Dakota cities. Look for our legislative recap email that recounts the happenings during each week of the 2024 session. The first edition will be sent the first week of January just before session starts. Lastly, I want to highlight how grateful I am to work with a dedicated, expert staff to serve our League members. Each of us at the League have a passion for serving the employees and elected leaders of South Dakota cities. We’re especially excited to begin planning for the future with you and celebrating our past as the South Dakota Municipal League recognizes its 90th anniversary next year. Look for exciting 90th anniversary happenings throughout 2024, culminating at our annual conference in Sioux Falls. Myself and the League staff are excited to serve you in 2024 and wish you a very Merry Christmas season. Please remember, we are always available to you as a resource for your communities. I urge you to contact us if you have municipal issues or questions at 1-800-658-3633 or via email at david@sdmunicipalleague.org. ■

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT HARRY WELLER | SDML PRESIDENT

Some of my best memories of the season years ago was the Sunday School Program at Zion Lutheran Church on Christmas Eve. Now, I look forward to time with family and friends; and hopes of good travel times. We will have one addition this year - President Harry and First Lady of Kadoka, Nancy, will be great grandparents! What will the Christmas season be like in your community? Yes, I know it gets to be a busy time with all the

hustle and bustle that goes on, plus school programs for some and parties for others. I encourage you to share the holiday spirit as best you can. Please take the time to say “thank you” to your first responders in your community that keep us safe. Also say thank you to the family members of these people who give up weekends and holidays in our communities. Sometimes I wonder why we do all these special things at Christmas, when we could - and should - do them all year long. Also, remember the “bell ringers” in many of our larger cities, if at all possible. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! ■

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The holiday season seems to be in the air. Many communities are conducting holiday fairs with plenty of good food and early shopping. Kadoka's Holiday Fair, sponsored by the "friends of the library" was a great success. Many store shelves are filled with Christmas items ready for the taking.

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Drones: The New First Responder Tool? ESMAEL ANSARI | VP OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, BRINC DRONES

Reprinted from National League of Cities, www.nlc.org

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Congress reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) every five years and is currently working on renewing the FAA, which is crucial for the future of drone technology. Congress is considering language that would require the FAA to create regulations for drones to fly Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). BVLOS refers to the operation of a drone when it is not within the pilot’s direct visual line of sight. In other words, the drone is flying at a distance from the pilot where they cannot see it with the naked eye. The regulatory approval to allow licensed and trained pilots to fly drones beyond line of sight is crucial for Drones as First Responder (DFR). DFR is an emerging technology that involves the use of drones to support the role of first responders in emergency situations.

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DFR aims to augment and enhance the efforts of first responders by deploying drones equipped with various sensors, cameras, and payloads to perform and support in critical tasks in emergency situations. Right now, more than 15 DFR programs in the U.S. operate with a BVLOS waiver from the FAA. The Chula Vista Police Department in California is the leader in DFR programs, as they took on the difficult task of piloting the concept of DFR. Both the US Senate and House included legislative language in their FAA reauthorization bill. This language would require the FAA to create and publish BVLOS regulations within 24 months. This would allow for nationwide Drones as First Responder programs. The DFR program can provide great benefits to communities, support the safety of our first responders, and support them in their critical work: • Rapid Assessment: Drones can quickly fly to the scene of an emergency, such as a car accident or shooting, and provide real-time aerial footage and data to first responders. This helps them assess the situation, identify hazards, and plan their response more effectively and safely. • Search and Rescue: Drones equipped with thermal cameras and other sensors can be used to locate missing persons in search-and-rescue operations, especially in remote areas or in times of natural disasters. • Emergency Medical Delivery: Drones can transport essential medical equipment at speed or to inaccessible or dangerous areas where traditional means of transportation is too difficult and slow. DFR has great potential to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of first response efforts. There are important privacy considerations to think through as well, to make sure everyone is protected, governments should review and create policies that balance the privacy and benefits of this new technology. ■

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Applications Open for 2024 All-America City Award WASHINGTON, DC – The National Civic League is now accepting applications for the 2024 All-America City Award. The theme for 2024 is "Strengthening Democracy through Local Action and Innovation." The National Civic League is looking forward to celebrating the 75th anniversary of the All-America City Award and will be working with communities to identify local threats to democracy and innovative ways of addressing them. As the 2024 elections approach, many communities are experiencing some of the same threats to democracy we see at the national and international levels, including polarization, economic inequality, anti-democratic activities, and racial and ethnically motivated violence. We are at a decisive moment in history, and strengthening and improving

democracy begins locally. When people have meaningful opportunities to help make decisions and solve problems, they build trust, create a stronger sense of community, and help address important challenges.

informal relationships, networks and capacities they use to make decisions and solve problems—and to provide examples of community-driven projects/ programs that have strengthened local democratic institutions.

The 2024 All-America City Award will recognize communities that are finding innovative ways to equitably engage community members in activities that strengthen democratic processes, like making it easier to vote, engage in community affairs, and serve in leadership roles.

Communities interested in applying for the 2024 All-America City Award should submit a letter of intent to apply by Dec. 14, which saves applicants $100 on the application fee. Please note that a letter of intent is not required to apply.

All-America City applicants for 2024 will be asked to demonstrate innovation, impact, equity and inclusiveness, civic engagement, and cross-sector collaboration by discussing the strength of their civic capital—the formal and

The application can be downloaded at www.nationalcivicleague.org and is due Feb. 13, 2024. Twenty finalists will be named in March of 2024 and will be invited to attend the All-America City Award event in Denver, CO, in June, during which the ten eventual winners will be selected and announced. ■

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SDML Affiliate Membership Options Ten affiliate organizations enjoy the advantage of being members of the South Dakota Municipal League. These organizations receive SDML staff support and hold their meetings at the League’s Annual Conference. Many of the affiliate groups meet at other times during the year. Visit www.sdmunicipalleague.org for more information. Dues notices for the affiliates were recently mailed to each city office. They can also be obtained online at www.sdmunicipalleague. org under the Affiliate menu or by calling the League office at 800-658-3633.

SD AIRPORT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association shall be: • To foster the planning, development, use and operation of public airports in the State of South Dakota; • To assist its membership in resolving problems though mutual experiences in airport operations; and • In cooperation with the South Dakota Municipal League, to take an active part in legislation that may affect public airports in the State of South Dakota. ANNUAL DUES of the association are $50 per city; Associate membership is $75/person.

SD MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association is to establish a forum by which municipalities may promote matters of mutual interest and provide a closer working relationship in municipal government and administration by the following means: • Holding meetings for the discussion of legal and other questions affecting municipal governments; • The furnishing of information to municipal law officers and departments in order to enable them to better to perform their functions; and • Studying legislation, court decisions and administrative rulings relating to the public interest of municipalities. ANNUAL DUES of the association are $35 for each city represented that is over 5,000 population and $20 for each city that is under 5,000 population.

SD BUILDING OFFICIALS’ ASSOCIATION

The purpose of the association shall be: • The consideration of principles and practices underlying the laws and ordinances relative to the construction, maintenance and occupancy of buildings, use of land, and methods of uniform administration; and • To develop requirements and regulations pertaining to training of building officials and administration officers. ANNUAL DUES of the association are as follows: • Governmental Membership (GM) is $50; each additional Governmental Individual (GI) membership is $5. • Governmental Members shall be a designated individual, usually the building official, of a government agency (state, county or municipal), which is responsible for the enforcement or administration of laws and ordinances relating to building construction. • Governmental Individual Members shall be additional employees of governmental agencies which are responsible for the enforcement, or administration of laws and ordinances relating to building construction. • Professional Membership (PM) is $50; each additional Professional Individual (PI) membership is $10. • Professional Member shall be a designated individual of a firm, incorporated or unincorporated, engaged in the practice of architecture, engineering, inspection, research, testing or related activities. • Professional Individual Member shall be additional employees of professional firms that practice architecture, engineering, inspection, research, testing or related activities. • Annual Associate Membership (AM) is $25. • Associate Member shall be a representative of firms or corporations of commercial and industrial concerns engaged in the sale, manufacture or processing of materials and assemblies.

SD CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

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The purpose of this association shall be: • To increase the proficiency of managers and administrators of local governments; • To strengthen the quality of local government through professional management;

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• To encourage and support the precepts of the council/ manager plan; • To maintain the high ethical standards of the profession of city management; and • To provide opportunities to enhance the professional development of its members. ANNUAL DUES of the association are as follows: • Full membership is $150 per person. • Full Members: Any person who is a City Manager or Administrator, or an assistant to City Manager or Administrator of a South Dakota City shall be eligible for full membership in the Association. • Associate membership is $75 per person. • Associate Members: Persons holding responsible administrative positions in South Dakota cities and other persons who are interested in the objectives of the Association shall be eligible for associate membership. • Student membership is $15 per person. • Student Members: Any person currently enrolled full or part-time in a graduate or undergraduate program with an interest in local government.

SD ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT

The purpose of this association is: • To operate, without profit to the Association, or its members, as a state association to advance, educate and improve efforts of state, county, city and other political subdivision employees who are actively involved with and responsible for the enforcement of housing, municipal, county, state or federal codes without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, or sex; • To encourage professionalism with regard to the standardization of enforcement of environmental and housing codes; and • To supply and advance the science and practice of code enforcement through certification and to provide training workshops, seminars and conferences facilitating and advancing the administration of the various codes with which the Association is concerned. ANNUAL DUES of the association are $75 per city.

SD MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION

The South Dakota Municipal Electric Association, formed in 1950, serves member municipalities that provide electricity to approximately 100,000 South Dakotans. The Annual Meeting is held each October during the Municipal League Annual Conference. The Electric Superintendent-Foreman Conference is held each spring in Watertown.

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SDML AFFILIATES (CONT) SD GOVERNMENTAL FINANCE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association is: • To establish a forum by which cities and towns may promote matters of mutual interest and provide a closer working relationship that there may be improvement in municipal government and administration; • To promote the improvement of methods of governmental finance in South Dakota including the development of mutually understandable procedures of accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting; and the encouragement of the use of common terminology, classification, and principles in regard to those subjects; and • To take an active part in legislation that may affect municipalities of the state through the South Dakota Municipal League. ANNUAL DUES of the association are $40 for the first person and $30 for each additional person of the same city.

SD GOVERNMENTAL HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association is: • To advance the profession of human resource management in governmental entities by promoting matters of mutual interest and providing a closer working relationship so that there may be improvement in government and administration; and • To promote the improvement of all aspects dealing with Human Resources in South Dakota through information sharing and consolidated training with a special emphasis on assisting smaller communities and to take an active part in legislation that may affect the governmental entities of the state through the South Dakota Municipal League.

SD POLICE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association shall be of an educational, scientific, benevolent, fraternal and charitable nature and to develop a closer official and personal relationship between the various law enforcement officials of the State of South Dakota. • To maintain a steadfast resolution to guard the rights, liberties, and welfare of all citizens; • To foster any project which will help bring law enforcement officials recognition as professionals, to increase the efficiency of the member of aiding in the improvement of the laws of the State of South Dakota and demanding the enforcement of the same; and • To encourage the members to attain a high degree of skill and efficiency in law enforcement work, thereby advancing the standards of all enforcement officers. ANNUAL DUES of the association are $200 per city. Dues include all law enforcement from the member city that wish to participate.

SD MUNICIPAL STREET MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION

The purpose of this association is to provide education and instruction for municipal street maintenance workers and to assist in meeting their goals through encouragement and friendly exchange of knowledge and experience among its members. ANNUAL DUES of the association are $35 per city. ■

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Supreme Court Preview:

Cases for Local Governments to Watch McKAIA DYKEMA | NLC LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH MANAGER Reprinted from National League of Cities, www.nlc.org

Key cases for local governments to watch include issues relating to a possible new standard for employment liability, the First Amendment regarding a public official’s social media account and the ability of local governments to collect legislatively enacted exaction or impact fees. As the court regularly accepts additional cases to their current term docket until the end of January or early February, there may be additional significant cases that touch on local government interests in the cases yet to be determined for this term.

O’CONNOR-RATCLIFF V. GARNIER, LINDKE V. FREED

The Supreme Court agreed to take on the issues in two important First Amendment social media cases. The issue in both of these cases is almost identical and relates to whether an elected public official’s social media activity can constitute state action under the First Amendment when the social media account in question purports to be personal in nature although it is sometimes used to communicate matters related to the official’s public office or role. Courts have used different tests to determine what constitutes “state action” for the purposes of lawsuits brought forth under Section 1983. This law allows individuals to sue government employees and officials acting “under the color of state law” for civil rights 12

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The 2023-24 United States Supreme Court Term officially kicked off in October. During this term, the court will hear several cases that could impact local governments and their operations. The National League of Cities (NLC), through partnership with the Local Government Legal Center (LGLC), has joined a number of amicus briefs supporting and defending local government interests. violations. The Supreme Court will hear both cases and deliberate on the proper test for when a government official’s social media account is considered personal in nature and when it would be considered a tool of governance such that constitutional principles, including the First Amendment, would apply.

be brought will reduce unnecessary litigation and liability for local governments.

The Court could issue clearer guidance to help cities, towns and villages prevent liability in this area of the law and inform protocols and training for public officials on social media use.

For many local governments, their public safety and emergency response personnel may experience occasional lateral transfers and reassignments in the workforce to respond to the needs of the community. A ruling that weakens the requirements of showing an adverse employment action would create unwarranted liability for local governments as employers.

MULDROW V. CITY OF ST. LOUIS

SCHEETZ V. COUNTY OF EL DORADO

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The requirement of a judicial determination that an employee has suffered a significant disadvantage as the result of a transfer action before a Title VII claim of discrimination may

Under the Nollan/Dolan standard, when taking a land-use exaction, the government must satisfy an “essential nexus” between the government’s legitimate interest and the exaction

The issue in this case is whether Title VII prohibits discrimination in transfer decisions absent a separate court determination that the transfer decision caused a significant disadvantage. The court will determine whether an employee who brings a claim under Title VII for discrimination regarding a transfer or change of assignment must demonstrate a significant disadvantage or harm to support their claim.

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he issue in this case is whether a landuse exaction or impact fees authorized by legislation are exempt from the unconstitutional-conditions doctrine found in previous decisions (Nollan v. California Coastal Commission and Dolan v. City of Tigard, Oregon). The U.S. Supreme Court has identified land-use exactions as a special kind of “taking” under the Fifth Amendment and “Takings Clause”. The Takings Clause says private property cannot be taken for public use without just compensation.

and must show “rough proportionality” between the exactions and proposed impact of the development. The question for the Court to determine now is whether the Nollan/Dolan tests apply to exactions that are authorized through legislation, which are different than the ones imposed on an individual or implemented on an ad hoc basis as they apply to a broad class of property owners. Since exactions have become an important tool to help local governments balance the need for smart growth with the impacts of that growth on their community, a decision that rules in favor of the application of the Nollan/ Dolan test to legislatively enacted exactions would negatively impact local governments’ ability to assess these fees as they would need to meet a more demanding legal standard than most states currently require.

CULLEY V. MARSHALL

There have been two separate cases consolidated for the U.S. Supreme Court’s review in this matter and both involve the issue of whether the Due Process clause requires state or local governments to provide a post-seizure probable-cause hearing to occur prior to a statutory judicial-forfeiture proceeding and, if so, when such a hearing must take place. This will be the second time the court has granted agreed to take on this issue since 2009, when they accepted a case with similar issues but ultimately dismissed the case as moot – meaning the underlying controversy had been resolved in one way or another. The determination of whether the Due Process clause requires a probable cause post-seizure hearing directly impacts local governments as it could open new avenues for liability if such a hearing is required. New requirements that such a hearing must be held in a

certain time frame will raise issues of financial liability on local governments and may cause additional operational strains if the ruling imposes an unreasonable speedy hearing requirement. As argued by local government interest groups when the 2009 case was accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court, this case raises federalism concerns as states can and do impose their own requirements on this matter on top of what the Due Process clause requires to protect innocent owners from onerous forfeiture proceedings. Therefore, the proper way to address concerns regarding the requirement of a probable cause post-seizure hearing and the timings of such should be handled through the state legislative process as they are better equipped to weigh in on the competing interests versus the federal courts. ■

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Hot Topics FIRST REPORT OF INJURY

We cannot stress the importance of this document enough. The information assists with determining the assigned adjuster and initial reserves. The details explain the extent of injury and gives an indication if subrogation is applicable. We also contact the persons listed on the form so having the names and phone numbers clearly identified is of great assistance. The information from the form is submitted to the Department of Labor and Regulation and to Insurance Benefits for data and reporting. It is important that the job classification and injury codes, as well as the body parts, are accurate.

VOLUNTEERS

Municipal volunteers are statutory employees under the workers’ compensation statute 62-1-5.1 if they are duly appointed and that appointment is entered into the official records or minutes. Please remember to document your roster of volunteers and obtain board or city council approval. We will request the roster and minutes when we receive a First Report of Injury.

KIDS’ CHANCE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Kids’ Chance of America is a national organization offering need-based higher education scholarships to children affected by a workplace injury. The organization has had a chapter in South Dakota providing scholarships since 2016. Since then, they have awarded over $175,000 to students to continue their education. At least four students have been children of employees covered through SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund. If there is someone in your community who qualifies, please refer them to www.kidschanceofsd.org.

YOUR ISSUES/YOUR QUESTIONS

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EMPLOYMENT

Along with approved volunteers, all personnel on the payroll are employees of your organization. Part-time and seasonal workers’ payroll should be included on the payroll audit. If a seasonal or part-time employee is injured, please promptly submit the First Report of Injury and we will investigate and pay applicable benefits as any full time employee.

SUBROGATION

For lack of better explanation, subrogation means reimbursement. If there is a work injury as a result of another party’s wrongdoing, workers’ compensation will pay benefits and send a subrogation claim to the responsible party. We will seek reimbursement for the monies paid. A couple of notable statutes apply: SDCL 62-4-40 indicates that the insurer/provider may collect recovery “in his own name.” This means that the work comp carrier can pursue recovery regardless of the intention of the employee to pursue a liability claim. SDCL 62-4-38 explains that if an employee receives a recovery from a third party, the recovery is an offset against any further workers compensation benefits. u SIOUX FA LLS

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Municipal Election Resources Available online An abundance of municipal election resources are available at the click of a mouse. Visit the SDML online library at www.sdmunicipalleague.org and look under the Elections section for these resources and more. 1. MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESOURCES

This is a quick link to the Secretary of State’s website that contains many resources including the Election Calendar, Initiative and Referendum information, Petitions, Election Day Precinct Manual, Election Worker Training PowerPoint, and more.

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2. ELECTION TRAINING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

This link is to the most recent PowerPoint presentations from each year’s Election Training.

3. MUNICIPAL ELECTION CALENDAR

The calendar will help keep you on track regarding all deadlines for publication of election notices as well as timelines for circulation and receipt of petitions, availability of absentee ballots and other election related timelines.

4. HOW TO CIRCULATE A NOMINATING PETITION

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides specific guidelines on timeframes, circulator requirements, signer requirements and filing requirements.

5. CANDIDATE NOMINATING PETITION REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides a checklist for the Finance Officer to reference, when validating a nomination petition, to ensure all sections are completed correctly.

6. WHAT HAPPENS IF NO ONE FILES A PETITION?

This document provides information regarding statutes for the process for appointment of elected officials in the event of a vacancy. 16

7. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS HANDBOOK

Updated annually, this document provides information, in laymen’s terms, about the State Statutes and Administrative Rules related to conducting an election. It has a frequently asked questions section that is particularly helpful in addressing common issues that arise in municipal elections as well as a collection of all necessary Election Notices and Forms.

8. MUNICIPAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides a step-bystep guideline for those wanting to file an Initiative or Referendum Petition with their governing body.

9. MUNICIPAL RECALL ELECTION GUIDELINES

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides information regarding publication of notices, petition circulation and filing timeframes, and ballot information for a Recall Election.

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10. ELECTION WORKER TRAINING POWERPOINT

This is a quick link to the PowerPoint created by the Secretary of State’s Office to use for training Precinct Workers on Election Day responsibilities.

11. ELECTION DAY PRECINCT MANUAL

This is a quick link to the Secretary of State’s document that goes through all information needed on Election Day.

12. ELECTION CODE BOOK

This is a quick link to the Secretary of State’s Election Code Book that spells out all South Dakota Codified Law and Administrative Rules of South Dakota that govern Elections in the state. This document is updated anytime there is a change.

13. POLL WATCHER GUIDELINES

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides information for those wanting to be poll watchers on Election Day.

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides a flow chart for Election Workers and others to use as they determine voter eligibility.

15. VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS

This is a quick link to the Secretary of State’s Office website that provides information to the user on how and where to register to vote in South Dakota as well as a Registration Form to download. The site also provides information to public Agencies who assist people with voter registration.

16. GUIDELINES FOR ABSENTEE VOTING PROCESS

This document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, provides information on the process that a municipality must follow to implement the Absentee voting process.

17. ABSENTEE BALLOT LOG (SAMPLE)

This document provides a template to use for an Absentee Ballot Log.

18. ELECTIONS SUPPLIES LIST (SAMPLE)

This document provides a good list to start from for creating your own Election Day supplies list.

19. ELECTION DAY CHECKLIST FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION BOARD (SAMPLE)

This document provides a good list to start from for creating your own Election Day Checklist for setting up the actual voting site, organizing election workers, and processing ballots.

20. OATH OF OFFICE

This is a sample oath to use for elected or appointed municipal officials.

21. RECOUNT MANUAL

This is a quick link to the document, created by the Secretary of State’s Office, to provide information regarding procedures to follow in the event that a recount is either requested via petition or required by law. ■

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Election Training

Municipal and School Election Official Training Six free webinar workshops assist election officers in conducting municipal or school elections, covering all aspects of elections - from notices to the final canvass - including question-andanswer sessions. Identical morning and afternoon sessions are offered for each webinar. Register for all, or just the sessions that interest you. New finance officers and business managers are encouraged to attend all six webinars. Find the list of topics for each webinar and register online. Training Dates • Webinar 1 | Dec. 7, 2023 • Webinar 2 | Dec. 14, 2023 • Webinar 3 | March 11, 2024

• Webinar 4 | March 13, 2024 • Webinar 5 | March 21, 2024 • Webinar 6 | March 28, 2024

Workshops are sponsored by the Secretary of State's office, Associated School Boards of South Dakota, and the South Dakota Municipal League.

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2024 MUNICIPAL ELECTION CALENDAR

APRIL 9

The dates to the right are the only date options for annual municipal elections. There are no other date options. The school may request to combine with you on any of these dates. Both jurisdictions have to agree to combine. If you intend to combine with the County for the June 4th Primary Election, you need to follow the City/School combining with the County Primary Election Calendar. The dates to the right do not reflect the dates you have to follow for a combined Primary Election on June 4th.

Second Tuesday in April (a school may combine with you on this date)

Deadline for the governing board to establish the election date if they choose a different date than the 2nd Tuesday in April. (9-13-1 & 9-13-1.1 & 9-13-1.2 & 13-7-10)

No later than January 14

Publish notice of vacancies and time and place for filing petitions each week for two consecutive weeks. (9-13-6, 9-13-40 & 05:02:04:06 & 13-7-5)

Between the dates of January 15th & 30th

Between the dates of Feb. 15th & March 1st

Between the dates of March 15th & 30th

Earliest date for candidate to sign the declaration of candidacy, to begin petition circulation and earliest date to file nominating petition. (9-13-9, 9-13-40, 9-13-37, 13-7-6; 05:02:08:13 and 05:02:08:11)

January 26th

March 1st

April 9th

Deadline for filing nominating petition. If this is a Friday, please plan accordingly to be available to accept petitions. Registered mail is acceptable if postmarked by the deadline date and time. (9-13-7, 9-13-40, 9-13-37, 13-7-6)

(FRIDAY) Feb. 23rd 5:00 pm

(TUESDAY) March 26th 5:00 pm

(FRIDAY) May 10th 5:00 pm

Deadline for submission of written request to withdraw candidate's name from nomination. If you will not have an election, you DO NOT have to publish anything further or notify our office. (9-13-7.1, 13-7-7 & 05:02:07:05) Remember to issue certificates of election. See page 2 for more info.

Feb. 23rd 5:00 pm

March 26th 5:00 pm

May 10th 5:00 pm

Deadline for Candidates, in first class municipalities only, to file the Candidate Financial Interest Statement with the person in charge of the election. (12-25-30) A sample form can be found at sdsos.gov.

Within 15 days of filing nominating petition

Have you ordered your election kit? McLeod’s Printing in Mitchell (605-996-5151) is the only company in SD that sells election kits. Check to see if you need to order absentee ballot combined envelopes. Absentee materials may not be included in the election kit. (05:02:10:01.03)

Order so you receive before absentee voting begins

Once you know you have an election, you must draw for candidate order on the ballot. Each candidate or candidate representative may be present. (9-13-21)

Draw after petition filing deadline

Have your governing board appoint your Election Board. (9-13-16.1 & 05:02:05:11.01). You may use high school seniors (must be 18 years old). (13-27-6.1) Compensation for the election board. (9-13-16.1) The county auditor may have election worker names.

Anytime

First publication of voter registration notice. Must be published for two consecutive weeks. (12-4-5.2 & 05:02:04:04)

Between the dates of March 4th & 8th

Between the dates of April 29th & May 3rd

Between the dates of May 13th & 17th

Second publication of voter registration notice. The last publication to be not less than ten nor more than fifteen days before the deadline for registration. (12-4-5.2 & 05:02:04:04)

Between the dates of March 11th & 15th

Between the dates of May 6th & 10th

Between the dates of May 20th & 24th

(NOTE: confirm that all notices have been received and published by the paper: ask for a confirmation email)

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JUNE 4 First Tuesday after the first Monday in June (may combine with School)

JUNE 18 Must combine with the school on the third Tuesday in June

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Deadline for voter registration. (12-4-5)

March 25th by 5:00 pm

May 20th by 5:00 pm

June 3rd by 5:00 pm

Absentee ballots must be made available no later than 15 days prior to the election (9-13-21). Sample ballots must be printed on yellow paper and we encourage you to put the word SAMPLE on the sample ballot. The paper ballot form can be found at 05:02:06:12.

March 25th

May 20th

June 3rd

Publish notice of election that needs to be published each week for two consecutive weeks. First publication must be at least 10 days before the election. (9-13-13 & 05:02:04:08) (Note: May 27th is Memorial Day)

Weeks of March 25th & April 1st

Weeks of May 20th & 27th

Weeks of June 3rd & 10th

Publish facsimile ballot in the week before the election. The calendar week falls from the Monday to the Saturday of the week prior to the Tuesday of Election Day. (9-13-13 & 12-16-16.2 talks about the size for publication) (Note: May 27th is Memorial Day)

Week of April 1st

Week of May 27th

Week of June 10th

If using optical scan ballots: Not more than ten days prior to an election, the person in charge of the election shall conduct a test of the automatic tabulating equipment. Notice of the test, must be published at least 48 hours prior to the test. (12-17B-5 & 05:02:09:01.01) (Note: May 27th is Memorial Day)

Anytime between March 30th April 8th

Anytime between May 25th – June 3rd

Anytime between June 8th – 17th

Deadline for a voter to absentee vote in-person. (12-19-2.1)

April 8th by 5:00 pm

June 3rd by 5:00 pm

June 17th by 5:00 pm

APRIL 9

JUNE 4

JUNE 18

The person in charge of the election MUST BE AVAILABLE from 7:00 am until the ballots have been counted and all election materials and supplies have been returned to the person in charge of the election. Deadline for official canvass. (9-13-24)

APRIL 9

JUNE 4

JUNE 18

April 16th

June 11th

June 25th

Issue certificates of election. (9-13-5 & 9-13-28; 05:02:15:08 & 05:02:15:09) (Appointed candidates do not receive a certificate.)

Within 2 days after canvass

In a first class municipality, an official must file an Elected Official Financial Interest Statement (3-1A-4). The financial interest statement is filed with the person in charge of the election and a sample form can be found at sdsos.gov.

Within 15 days of taking oath of office

A voter, who is confined due to sickness or disability, may request an absentee ballot via authorized messenger until 3:00 pm the day of the election. The ballot must be returned to you in time for your or your staff to get it to the proper polling location by 7:00 pm (local time).

until 3:00 pm

ELECTION DAY. Polls open 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. (9-13-1, 13-7-10)

Oaths of Office: There is nothing in Administrative Rule that outlines the form/wording of an oath of office. Please work with your (city or school, depending on which calendar) attorney to write the oath. Also, there is nothing that clearly guides you as to when your officials must take the oath. Work with your attorney regarding this. Reference SDCL 9-14-5 for qualifying for office. Note: If the municipal election is combined with a school election on a date other than the 2nd Tuesday in April, all dates follow SDCL 13-7 (except when combined with the county for a primary election). Additional information on combining elections may be found at: https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/CityandSchoolcombinedelectionQ&A.pdf Ballot color for combined elections: If combining, one ballot must be white, and the other jurisdiction will use a contrasting color (do not use yellow as that is the color for sample ballots). 05:02:06:18 Notify County Auditor: Contact your county auditor when you know you will have an election and ask if he/she can be available from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on that date to answer questions regarding voter registration. (SDCL 7-7-2) Missed Election Notices: We encourage any city that misses a publication to get it published and post the notice around their jurisdiction. The notice would still be considered late, and the election could still be challenged. Contact your city attorney if you miss a notice. Petitions: To check the registration status of the candidate and petition signers (Finance Officers are required by law to do this for candidate petitions), per 05:02:08:00, go to: http://cityandschoollookup.sdsos.gov/Login.aspx. If you forgot your username and password, or never had one, contact the Secretary of State’s Election Team and we will provide one to you. Elections@state.sd.us First Class Municipalities: Aberdeen, Belle Fourche, Box Elder, Brandon, Brookings, Harrisburg, Huron, Madison, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Sturgis, Tea, Vermillion, Watertown and Yankton. Home Rule Municipalities: Aberdeen, Beresford, Brookings, Elk Point, Faith, Ft. Pierre, Pierre, Sioux Falls, Springfield and Watertown. Contact a member of the Secretary of State’s Election Team with any questions at Elections@state.sd.us or 605-773-3537. Additional election information can be found at: https://sdsos.gov . Click on Elections & Voting then the City/School Resources button. South Dakota Secretary of State

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City and/or School Combining with the County on the 2024 Primary date DO NOT use this calendar if your jurisdiction is just holding your election on the Primary election date and using the same polling location(s). That is not the same as combining and the dates on this calendar do not apply. This calendar is based upon the presumption that there is a combined ballot and not that each jurisdiction has their own ballot. Cities and schools may choose to combine with the County for the Primary Election. The following are the publication and deadline dates to follow. Please note there will be differences on some of the dates when compared to the dates the County Auditor is required to follow.

JUNE 4

First Tuesday after the first Monday in June

When combining, make sure to have a written agreement, with the County and any other jurisdictions, determining who is responsible for and who is paying for each election publication and process.

PRIOR TO SETTING

*Deadline for school board to set the date of the Annual School Election. (13-7-10) *Deadline for municipal governing board to establish the election date no later than January 14th of the election year if they choose a different election date other than the 2nd Tuesday in April. (9-13-1 & 9-13-1.1 & 9-13-1.2)

School – first regular meeting in January City – no later than January 14

Publish notice of vacancies and time and place for filing petitions each week for two consecutive weeks. Finance officer and school business manager publish these. (9-13-37 and 13-7-10.4) (NOTE: confirm that all notices have been received and published by the paper. Ask for a confirmation email)

Between the dates of Feb. 15th and March 1st

Earliest date for candidates to sign declaration of candidacy, begin petition circulation and earliest date to file a nominating petition. (9-13-37 and 13-7-10.4)

March 1st

Deadline for filing nominating petitions (filed with finance officer or school business manager). If this is a Friday, please plan accordingly to be available to accept petitions. Registered mail is acceptable if postmarked by the deadline date and time. (9-13-37 and 13-7-10.4)

March 26th by 5:00 pm

Deadline for Candidates, in first class municipalities only, and Candidates, in school districts with a total enrollment of more than 2,000 students, to file the Candidate Financial Interest Statement with the person in charge of the election. (12-25-30) A sample form can be found at sdsos.gov.

Within 15 days of filing nominating petition

ELECTION DATE

Drawing for position on the ballot. Each jurisdiction conducts their drawing. Each candidate may be present (9-13-21 and 13-7-13)

Must be completed by March 31st

Deadline to certify to the County Auditor the candidate names and/or ballot language. (9-13-37 and 13-7-10.3)

March 28th

Work with County Auditor to see if she/he needs assistance with finding election workers.

Anytime

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Absentee voting begins 46 days prior to the election date. (12-19-1.2 and 12-19-3) Work with the county auditor to determine who is handling the absentee voting.

April 19

County Auditor publishes and posts online first deadline of voter registration. Must be published for two consecutive weeks. (12-4-5.2 & 05:02:04:04)

Week of April 29

County Auditor publishes and posts online second deadline of voter registration.

Week of May 6

Deadline for voter registration. (12-4-5)

May 20 by 5:00 pm

Work with the County Auditor to determine if they are publishing the notice of election or if you need to publish your own. This notice needs to be published each week for two consecutive weeks. First publication must be at least 10 days before election. (13-7-8 & 05:02:04:15), (9-13-13 & 05:02:04:08) May 27th is Memorial Day.

Weeks of May 20 and 27

First day that the County Auditor may conduct a public test of the automatic tabulating system. County Auditor must publish the notice 48 hours before test. (12-17B-5 & 5:02:09:01.01) May 27th is Memorial Day.

May 27

County Auditor publishes facsimile ballot at least once within the two calendar weeks prior to the election (12-16-16). The calendar week falls from the Monday to the Saturday. (13-7-8 & 12-16-16.2) and (9-13-13 & 12-16-16.2) talks about the size for publication) May 27th is Memorial Day.

Weeks of May 20 or 27

Deadline for a voter to absentee vote in-person. (12-19-2.1) A voter, who is confined due to sickness or disability, may request an absentee ballot via authorized messenger until 3:00 pm the day of the election. The ballot must be returned to the county auditor in time for her/him or their staff to get it to the proper polling location by 7:00 pm. (12-19-2.1) ELECTION DAY. Polls open 7:00 am to 7:00 pm (13-7-10), (9-13-1).

June 3 by 5:00 pm

JUNE 4 until 3:00 pm JUNE 4

Deadline for the official canvass. Each jurisdiction conducts own canvass. Work with the County Auditor to receive your jurisdiction’s canvass sheet. (13-7-18), (9-13-24)

School – next meeting after the election City – within 7 days of the election

*Schools certify the election results to the County Auditor and issue certificates of election. (13-7-9, 13-7-18, 05:02:15:10 & 05:02:15:11) *Cities issue certificates of election. (9-13-5 & 9-13-28; 05:02:15:08 & 05:02:15:09)

School – at the next meeting after the election City – within 2 days after canvass

Deadline for officials in a first class municipality, and officials in school districts with a total enrollment of more than 2,000 students, to file an Elected Official Financial Interest Statement (3-1A-4). The financial interest statement is filed with the person in charge of the election and a sample form can be found at sdsos.gov.

Within 15 days of taking oath of office

Missed Election Notices: We do encourage any jurisdiction that misses a publication to try to get it published and post the notice around their jurisdiction. The notice would still be considered late, and the election could still be challenged. Make sure to contact your jurisdiction’s attorney if you miss a notice. To check the registration status of the candidate and petition signers (Business Managers and Finance Officers are required by law to do this for candidate petitions), per ARSD 05:02:08:00, go to: http://cityandschoollookup.sdsos.gov/Login.aspx. If you forgot your username and password, or never had one, contact the Secretary of State’s Election Team and we will provide one to you. Contact a member of the Secretary of State’s Election Team with any questions at Elections@state.sd.us or 605-773-3537. Additional election information can be found at: https://sdsos.gov by clicking on Elections and Voting, then the City/School Resources button. South Dakota Secretary of State

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CITY HIGHLIGHT

VOLGA

DOUGLAS R. WERMEDAL

A South Dakota map will tell you that Volga lies southeast of the intersections of U.S. Highway 14 and County Highway 5. In reality, Volga sits at the intersection of big town opportunity and South Dakota hometown community feel. Volga’s growth is vigorous, boasting a 20 percent increase in population each of the last two census periods. Despite this growth, Volga has maintained a friendly, welcoming environment on main street, in its churches, and schools. This workforce growth has not gone unnoticed by business owners, with six businesses locating in our newest Creekside Industrial Park, joining longtime Volga firms South Dakota Soybean Processors and Prairie Aqua-Tech (now called Houdek). Manufacturing is complimented by new retail enterprises with franchises like Dollar General and Ace Hardware, and new restaurants and coffee shops such as Hello Larsons, Subway, and Los Tapatios all locating in Volga in this same time period.

All this growth has evidenced itself in attractive new homes, new parks, an archery range, and a dog park to complement the city’s gardens plots, golf course, and swimming pool.

Volga has responded with upgrades to its water and sewer systems as well as electrical infrastructure to ensure steady service for industrial, commercial, and residential customers. Our new water tower was recently named one of the Top 12 Tanks in an annual design contest.

Volga is also home to the Sioux Valley Cossacks, a well-respected K-12 public school system serving 700 students. The K-8 Volga Christian School serves an additional 50 students in its programs. Both school systems boast state-of-theart facilities with new construction in the last five years.

VOLGA'S NEW WATER TOWER stands at the edge of town, overlooking the surrounding farmland. The tower was recently named one of the Top 12 Tanks of 2023 in annual design contest by Tnemec, a company that supplies tank surface coating across the U.S. and Canada.

Volga is not only about the “new” but honors the town’s heritage in the complex housing the Brookings County Historical Museum located in Peeke Park, named for the legendary medical professional who lived in Volga and whose storied career as the classic country doc, was captured in the book, “Doc Peeke” by Deanna Boone. Peeke is a member of the South Dakota Hall of Fame. Volga is mentioned prominently in the popular children’s “Little House” books.

SIOUX VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL provides top-notch education to over 700 students from Volga and the surrounding area.

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Chapter 11 in “The Long Winter” is titled “Pa goes to Volga” and tells the tale of Charles Ingalls and other pioneers digging out a snow bound train to reach food supplies in Volga for the starving citizens of DeSmet. Volga was also home to Dell Paddock who was a major league ball player for the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. Paddock’s career was not long, but few towns our size can boast a big leaguer amongst its citizens. Turn off Highway 14 and you will witness the variety of Volga that attracts more and more visitors and its 2,113 residents who are happy to call it home. ■

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Grants Available PIERRE, S.D. –The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is accepting applications for round three of the Volkswagen Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program. The goal of the program is to improve and protect ambient air quality across South Dakota. The application deadline is February 16, 2024. Applicants may be reimbursed up to 80 percent for lightduty electric charging stations installed in South Dakota. Stations must be available to the public 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Eligible participants include federal, state, or local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Approximately $1.2 million is available for the Volkswagen Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program. The charging station program is part of the Volkswagen Settlement - South Dakota Mitigation Trust fund authorized by the legislature in 2019.

CITY HALL in downtown Volga houses employees ready to serve the growing community.

For more information, visit danr.sd.gov or contact Barb Regynski at 605.773.3151 or DANRmail@state.sd.us. ■

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Guardians of the Inbox: Unraveling the Human Element in Cybersecurity Breaches While not quite as cool as the Marvel Universe version of the Guardians, your staff are in fact, the guardians of their inboxes. Despite the finest efforts of IT staff and software creators across the country, there is one thing that you cannot fully control... the human running the clicker! Unfortunately, there has been a significant increase in the frequency of cybersecurity breaches via email, and by significant, I mean an increase by over 400% so far this year when compared to the number of breaches in 2022. Over the next few paragraphs, we are going to talk through some of the ways we can attempt to steer clear of those bad intentioned requests. Before we get to the people inside your entity, let’s talk about the people who are outside your entity either trying to get in, or trying to mislead you in some fashion. There are a few techniques that are employed by cyber criminals.

One of the most common is phishing. We’ve talked about phishing previously in articles and training, and we all can agree… it’s not the fishing on the river… but the concept is similar. In both cases, bait is cast with the hope that someone (or a fish!) will take the bait, and once they do, all the person on the other end of the line has to do is pull the hook and reel in their catch.

or supervisor and ask the recipient to email back as they have a task for you to do. Assuming you fall for this request, the follow up would be instructions to secure gift cards, etc. These are the emails we don’t typically fall for. The more successful socially engineered emails cross over into that compromise zone where you are led to click a link or make a change.

Phishing by definition is an email sent by someone claiming to be reputable and making only legitimate requests. One example of this type of phishing is an email received purporting to confirm a purchase you have made and including a link for you to click to review your purchase. Unfortunately, the link does not take you to purchase, but rather opens the door for hackers to access your system.

In each of these situations, you’ve released control over funds or allowed access to your system, and now you have to figure out how to get it back.

A more specific type of phishing is business email compromise. In this scenario, the typical end goal is for money to be sent to the hackers. Some of these types of emails are less sophisticated and easily spotted. However, the emails that we do often fall for are the ones where we receive an email from a familiar entity asking us to update banking information or click a link to access shared information. For example, you receive an email from an employee asking for their payroll information to be updated before the next payroll cycle, or a vendor asks for banking information to be updated. Once the banking information is updated, rest assured that any payments that are made will very likely never be recovered. Another form of phishing is social engineering. Here the hackers get into your email and claim to be a manager

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This is where we pause for a bit and think about how we avoid getting into this situation in the first place. To put yourself in the best position possible to avoid a cyber attack via your email system, it is important to recognize the most unpredictable factor of your operating system - the human factor. We must understand that these email attacks are successful because they have been monitoring and learning how you and your employees interact, and what prompts responses. The requests are not made flippantly, but rather intentionally to generate responses. Sophisticated hackers will not ask the recipient to do something that seems out of their typical comfort zone or would be outside of their normal assigned duties. This is how the hacker will leverage trust and achieve their goal. The hackers also understand the basic vulnerabilities of nearly all employees. They understand that people in general have an over-reliance on technology. We trust that the spam filter will catch those bad actors’ emails, that the QR code on the bulletin board was put there

by only someone with good intentions, and that the firewall will keep the bad people out. Additionally, the hackers know that as a whole, we have an overall lack of awareness of what types of emails hackers are sending. While we still may see emails from the prince of some foreign country seeking to send us our vast inheritance, we now see an email from our colleague down the hall asking for a favor. Those who seek to exploit our vulnerabilities know that lack of training and an increased level of stress in our workforce create the perfect storm for them to sneak in that request for an update to someone’s banking information. If you still don’t think it happens in our state, I can, firsthand, guarantee that these emails are still out there. Just last month, I received an email purporting to be from one of my teammates, asking that I make sure that I update their

banking information. Some key things that I looked for were, first and foremost, the sender’s email. The email address was not that of my teammate, so it was easy to find. However, I have seen other emails which were so sophisticated that without a VERY close look, it would appear to be legit. If I thought that the email was in fact from my teammate, the next step would have been to call them, not email them, but call them to confirm that they did request that banking change. I wish I could say that this has been isolated within our own organization. We have received several claims over the past few months where emails, and even a fax, were sent asking our finance folks to make an update or change to banking information ahead of payday. Let’s just say that come the Monday after payday, there were some very unhappy employees waiting at the door.

Another example of phishing attacks that seemed legit came in similar fashion, but from two different entities. Both emails came with an attachment that looked like an email within an email was being forwarded to me. One purported to contain some financial information from an organization that I frequently would receive this type of data from, and the second purported to be sending me data for an upcoming quote. While I had not expected anything from either of these two specifically, I had to stop and think about the logistics of the email and whether or not I should be opening them. A phone call later and I was informed that there was not in fact an email meant for me, and that those email boxes had been breached. So how do we help reduce the likelihood of our human factor being the weak link in our cyber security chain? First and foremost, we need to embrace

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SDPAA CYBERSECURITY (CONT) that technology is a part of our day-to-day lives, and that unfortunately, it’s an avenue that hackers are going to try to merge into for their own self-serving purposes. Each organization must take steps to create a culture of cyber awareness. Through training and testing, this culture will be reinforced and will grow. Members of the SDPAA have access to some online training opportunities through the NEO-Gov platform. Everyone who has access to the internet has resources which are available through the Department of Homeland Security and CISA, for absolutely no cost to you. For those entities ready to really develop their cyber culture, there are other opportunities for cybersecurity awareness and development. You can work with your IT professionals to conduct regular phishing simulations and base follow-up training on the various responses, successes, and failures of these simulations. In 2022, the SDPAA encouraged all Members of the Pool to sign up for the DSU Project Boundary Fence analysis which would help to identify those vulnerabilities within your system. While the credit incentive program is no longer offered, Project Boundary Fence is still an opportunity available to all public entities across South Dakota! Beyond these training opportunities, we encourage your organization to encourage collaboration between your IT professionals and your employees. Dissolve the notion that the only purpose that IT serves is to take away access to the “fun” sites on the internet and reinforce that they are a critical part of the team that is protecting the organization from bad actors. Introducing updated protective technology solutions such as an advanced email filtering system and email authentication as well as installing and enabling Multi-Factor Authentication will significantly decrease your vulnerability to those seeking to take advantage of your humans, and your organization. The sooner we embrace the notion that technology isn’t going away, and that we must be vigilant protectors of our systems, the sooner the bad actors will find more productive uses of their time. Arming your human resources with the technological tools and basic training that they need will significantly help reduce your exposure to those cyber bad actors. Remember that just having a policy doesn’t do much good unless you’re training and reinforcing the how and why of the policy. Define your cyber culture, train, and develop it. Stay vigilant friends. As technology becomes more sophisticated, so must our awareness. Oh, and tell anyone who will listen… DO NOT CLICK THE LINK! CALL BEFORE YOU (yes dig, but also) CHANGE THE BANKING INFORMATION! ■

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Deadwood Fund grant applications Due Feb. 1 PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota State Historical Society announced that the applications for the first round of the 2024 Deadwood Fund grant program are due on Feb. 1, 2024, for work beginning no earlier than May 1, 2024. Grant forms are available online at https://history. sd.gov/preservation/fundingopportunities.aspx. The program is designed to encourage restoration or rehabilitation of historic properties by individuals, organizations, or public agencies, according to State Historian Ben Jones, director of the State Historical Society, whose historic preservation office administers the program. Grants will be awarded in amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. The grant amount must be matched at least on a dollar-for-dollar basis from nonfederal and nonstate sources. Nonprofit organizations will be allowed to use in-kind services for one-half of their match. Funding for the program is from Deadwood gaming revenue earmarked by state law for historic preservation projects throughout the state and distributed by the State Historical Society. The second round of 2024 applications will be due Oct. 1, 2024 For more information on the South Dakota State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program, contact the State Historic Preservation Office at 605773-3458 or email shpo@state.sd.us. ■

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times their “regular rate” for all overtime hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When nondiscretionary bonuses and other payments are made to an hourly employee, this can have an impact on the calculation of overtime. Under the FLSA, the “regular rate” used to calculate overtime must include “all remuneration for employment.” Failing to include certain payments or bonuses when calculating overtime may violate the FLSA and give rise to overtime liability. Some bonuses do not have to be

included when calculating overtime. For example, discretionary bonuses do not have to be included. Generally, a bonus is discretionary if the employer has the sole discretion to determine whether the payment will be made and the amount of the payment. Such payments are not made pursuant to any promise or contract. Nondiscretionary bonuses, on the other hand, are generally promised and expected to be paid if the underlying conditions are met (e.g., the employee meets the criteria to earn the bonus based on production, work quality, attendance or longevity).

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The FLSA requires that nondiscretionary bonuses must be included in the regular rate for purposes of determining overtime. There are a variety of ways in which the bonus can be allocated to comply with the FLSA. Here is one example that may help clarify the issue: Example: Suppose a non-exempt employee earns $10 an hour and works 50 hours during the workweek. The employee also receives a $20 production bonus from the Company. Many employers overlook the overtime issue and simply pay the employee as follows: $500 for the employee’s 50-hour workweek ($10 an hour x 50 hours) $50 for overtime pay ($10.00 an hour x .5 = $5.00 x 10 hours) $20 for the production bonus $570 total weekly compensation Under the FLSA, the production bonus must be considered in determining the “regular rate” for of calculating overtime. To calculate the overtime during the workweek the production bonus is earned, the employer must first calculate the new “regular rate” for the workweek, given the impact of the bonus. To do so, the employer would add the production bonus to the total regular pay received by the employee for the week and divide that amount by the total number of hours worked. The resulting pay rate (known as the new regular rate) is then halved and multiplied by the number of overtime hours worked to calculate the overtime due. Using the above example, the employee’s total pay with the production bonus would be $520 ($10 an hour x 50 hours + $20 production bonus). The employee’s new hourly rate for overtime purposes would be $10.40 ($520 ÷ 50 hours = $10.40). Therefore, the employee’s compensation under the FLSA would be calculated as follows:

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$500 for working a 50 hour workweek ($10 x 50 hours) $52 for overtime pay ($10.40 an hour x .5 = $5.20 x 10 hours). The new hourly rate ($10.40) is halved and multiplied by the number of overtime hours worked to calculate the overtime compensation due. $20 for the production bonus $572 total weekly compensation Therefore, the employee receives $2 more by including the production bonus as part of the new regular rate. Although this seems like an insignificant amount, it can really add up when applied to multiple employees over an extended period of time. The Department of Labor (DOL) has been cracking down on this issue. If the employer is ever audited or a claim is pursued by an employee, the DOL could require the employer to go back and pay all employees over the previous two years (or three years if determined to be willful) plus interest and possible penalties. If you are paying nondiscretionary bonuses to hourly employees, it is always a good idea to check with legal counsel to ensure that you are calculating overtime consistent with the FLSA regulations. ■

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Communities Awarded Funds to Promote Pheasant Hunting in South Dakota PIERRE, S.D. – Twenty-three South Dakota communities will have extra money to promote pheasant hunting in their area, thanks to Travel South Dakota’s Rooster Rush campaign. “Rooster Rush is designed to put a spotlight on South Dakota’s pheasant hunting – the best hunting in the world,” said Jim Hagen, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Tourism. “We are proud to work with these communities and help them develop their own Rooster Rush promotions that will attract and welcome hunters.” Community organizations, such

as regional tourism associations, convention and visitor bureaus, chambers of commerce, economic development offices and civic organizations, were given the opportunity to apply for up to $500 in funding for Rooster Rush promotional materials or advertising. Travel South Dakota provided the Rooster Rush logo and ad templates for communities to customize with localized information.

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These communities and their organizations will have the opportunity to enter their Rooster Rush marketing efforts for a chance to win the Cacklin’ Community Award. The award is announced at the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism in January.

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America Cannot Retreat Isolationist: favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups (Oxford Dictionary). America must protect our national security. The crisis at the southern border is just one example of why prioritizing national security is essential to protect our citizens’ safety. Illicit drugs and individuals on the terrorist watch list are coming into our country and must be stopped. Beyond our border, America needs a strong, prepared, and focused military to keep us secure at home while our servicemen and women fight wars abroad. But America does not exist as an island. We must have an engaged and strong presence in foreign policy. In the face of international conflict, America has a choice – to lead, or retreat. The decision we make affects the globe. The whole world takes note of how America responds to threats of war, invasion, and attacks on our allies. They look to America’s leadership.

making space for more oppression and violence in the Middle East. At the beginning of 2022, President Biden described how America’s response to a Russian invasion of Ukraine would depend on how “Russia went about it.” One month later, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and since, America has failed to produce a strong plan of opposition to Russia’s tyranny. When America retreats from fighting violence and terrorism, our enemies are all too eager to take our place. This doesn’t mean we need boots on the ground in every country, but we must remain a beacon of freedom and demonstrate peace through strength. Leaders like Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Teddy Roosevelt rejected isolationism. Under their administrations, authoritarian, communist, and tyrannical rule could not stand. Their leadership helped bring peace to world wars, led to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union’s communist policies.

Our lack of leadership in foreign policy over the past few years has led to more conflicts, like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hamas’ attack on Israel, and China’s looming threat to invade Taiwan.

Right now, in America, we are once again faced with opportunities to lead or retreat in the fight against authoritarians, communists, and terrorists. We are at an inflection point. America should stand for democracy in Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and all across the globe, and stand in strong opposition to those who disagree.

Right now, we are experiencing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War, and several of these began after the Biden Administration’s weak foreign policy took effect. The unfortunate fruit of the lack of leadership is seen in the power vacuum created from the sloppy, and deadly, withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan,

We must take a strong stance to promote democracy and freedom on the world stage. Each country does not have to look like America, but we must be clear in our mission, ready to act, and steadfast in keeping our word. We cannot retreat, for the world is a safer place when America leads. ■

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CLASSIFIEDS Police Officer - City of Spearfish, SD. Enforce local, state, and federal laws, prevent, and suppress crime and accidents, and promote public safety through community policing principles. Responsible for the investigation of criminal cases as assigned. Requirements: Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education; possession of or ability to readily obtain South Dakota Law Enforcement Certification. Full-time position. Starting wage: $29.49 per hour in 2023; $30.13 per hour 2024. Competitive benefit package. $6,000 sign-on bonus. Housing allowance. Full description and apply at www.cityofspearfish. com. Open until filled. EOE. Police Officer - City of Summerset, SD. The City of Summerset has an opening for a police officer. SD certified. A competitive wage with a full benefit package is offered. Applications can be found on the City of Summerset website at www.summerset.us "Job Openings" or contact Rich Nasser, Police Chief, at City of Summerset, 7055 Leisure Lane, Summerset SD 57718 (605) 718-2163 ext. 2159. Starting wage 25.00/hr. on up depending on experience. Open until filled. Police Officer (Entry Level/Lateral Entry) - City of Vermillion, SD. Duties include performing varied assignments in motorized patrol, traffic control and enforcement, accident investigation, preliminary and follow-up investigation at crime scenes, and

assisting in public safety education programs. To learn more about the police officer position and to complete an application, please visit the City of Vermillion's job page: https://www.vermillion.us/ Jobs.aspx or if you have questions about the position please call/ email Jack Baustian at 605-677-7050 or jackb@cityofvermillion. com. Open until filled. Programs Coordinator – City of Madison, SD. Responsible for supporting, planning, organizing, coordinating and conducting activities and programs for the library. Visits area schools and reads to students, researches book reviews, orders materials, works with volunteers, provides assistance to patrons in the library and performs duties of a librarian. Assist the Library Director in reporting and responsible for communicating revenues and expenditures of the programs to the Director for approval. Assist in communication of attractive and educational displays, flyers and communicate programs to the general public and area educators as well as planning and coordinating media communication and postings for programs with the Library Director. Excellent benefit package. Full description at www.cityofmadisonsd.com/Jobs. Open until filled. EOE. Public Works Maintenance – City of Philip, SD. Assist in all phases of maintaining the city streets, water distribution and wastewater system. Assist with the maintenance of public buildings and open spaces including the airport, rubble site and swimming pool. Knowledge and experience with all types

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CLASSIFIEDS of equipment is desired. Must hold a valid SD driver’s license. State water and wastewater certifications, and pesticide license must be obtained within two years of employment. Full time position. Wage DOE with an excellent benefit package. For more information, contact City Administrator Brittany Smith at 605-8592175 or cityadmin@philipsd.us Job description and applications at https://www.philipsd.us. Open until filled. EOE. Recreation Technician - City of Vermillion, SD. The Vermillion Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for a full-time Recreation Technician. This is an entry level position that performs a variety of professional and administrative tasks that assist the Recreation Supervisor with planning, developing, implementing, and directing the operations of a year-round citywide recreation department and its programs. To learn more about the Recreation Technician position and to complete an application, please visit the City of Vermillion's job page: https:// www.vermillion.us/Jobs.aspx or if you have questions about the position please call/email Jack Baustian at 605-677-7050 or jackb@cityofvermillion.com. Open until filled. First review Dec. 1. Senior Water Plant/System Specialist – City of Pierre, SD. Responsible for leading and participating in specialized technical work at the municipal water treatment plant, distribution system, and related facilities of the raw and potable water system. This is a lead position responsible for leading other Water Plant/System Technicians in the operation of water systems, including water sampling, testing, treatment, repair, maintenance and operation of pumps, wells, motors, and installation of maintenance and repair of water distribution and wastewater collection systems. Wage offer will be based upon actual education and experience.

Comprehensive benefit package. UP TO A $3,000 HIRING BONUS! Apply to Human Resources Office, City of Pierre, Box 1253, Pierre, SD 57501, www.cityofpierre.org. Open until filled. EOE. Traveling Code Enforcement Officer - Code Enforcement Specialists. Code Enforcement Specialists, a rapidly growing independent company specializing in code enforcement for small and medium sized communities, is looking for an individual willing to do some travel and perform code enforcement services. Excellent pay and hours are flexible. Experience is not necessary, but a background in law enforcement would be helpful. On-the-job training is provided. Please inquire at (605) 208-0786 for details. Water Superintendent – City of Pierre, SD. Seeking an individual knowledgeable about water treatment and distribution who will be responsible for managing a state-of-the-art treatment plant. Position is responsible for managing the operations and maintenance of the city’s water treatment plant and maintenance of the distribution system including fiscal operations and administration. Plans, directs, and supervises the operations and maintenance of the water distribution and treatment system. Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal drinking water regulations. Comprehensive benefit package. Wage offer based upon actual education and experience. UP TO $3000 HIRING BONUS! Apply: Laurie Gronlund, HR Director, City of Pierre, PO Box 1253, Pierre SD 57501, (605)773-7429, www.cityofpierre. org. Open until filled. EOE. Youth Services Librarian - City of Vermillion, SD. The Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library seeks a creative, energetic individual with a genuine passion for working with youth to serve as Youth Services Librarian. Responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating all activities associated with Youth Services, which serves patrons from birth through twelfth grade. Full-time and benefitted position with a typical work schedule of M-F 8 a.m.-5p.m., pending schedule flexibility for programming events and circulation desk coverage. Learn more and apply at https://www.vermillion.us/Jobs.aspx or call/email Jack Baustian at 605-677-7050 or jackb@cityofvermillion.com. Open until filled. First review Dec. 13. ■

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By January 14 – If the governing body chooses an election day other than the second Tuesday of April, as provided in SDCL 9-13, that Election Day must be established by January 14 of the election year. (SDCL 9-13-1; See Hdbk., sec. 7.050)

Newspaper designation – The official newspaper must be designated annually or for a period of time specified by the governing body, but not to be less than twelve months. (SDCL 9-12-6)

Boundary changes – Municipalities must notify the Department of Revenue of any resolution or amendment enacted which changes the boundaries of the municipality. Notification shall be in written form, shall contain a copy of the resolution or amendment, and may be sent by electronic means or registered mail. Municipalities shall also provide any changes and additions to streets and addresses. (SDCL 10-52-13; See Hdbk., sec. 14.172) ■

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January 1 – Special assessment installments which are payable under either the Plan One or Plan Two option are due. (SDCL 9-43103; See Hdbk., sec. 12.160) January 1 – One of two dates (the other being July 1) a new or amended municipal tax ordinance may become effective. The municipality must notify the Department of Revenue of the ordinance at least 90 days prior to the effective date. (SDCL 10-52-9; 10-52A-13; See Hdbk., sec. 12.260)

Utility board – Is required to make an annual report of its operations immediately after end of the fiscal year. (SDCL 9-39-29; See Hdbk., sec. 12.080) Newspaper designation – The official newspaper must be designated annually or for a period of time specified by the governing body, but not to be less than twelve months. (SDCL 9-12-6) Boundary changes – Municipalities must notify the Department of Revenue of any resolution or amendment enacted which changes the boundaries of the municipality. Notification shall be in written form, shall contain a copy of the resolution or amendment, and may be sent by electronic means or registered mail. Municipalities shall also provide any changes and additions to streets and addresses. (SDCL 10-52-13; See Hdbk., sec. 14.172) ■

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