Director’s Notes

Session will be in full swing by the time you read this, and I hope you are all signed up for our Legislative Updates. We send them out every Friday during Session, or as needed when a hot topic arises. The email version is FREE, and allows you tohave the most current information already in hand while your Legislators are still traveling home for the weekend. If you still need to sign up for the Legislative Update, see the bottom of this page.

Your conversations with Legislators during weekend cracker barrels are the most valuable lobbying tool we have. Please keep in touch with those who have been elected to represent you in Pierre. Also, please keep in touch with the League lobbyists about your positions on bills, so we can follow up for you during the week.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you here in Pierre for Municipal Government Day at the Legislature, February 2nd and 3rd. Please plan to meet your Legislators at the annual Rib Dinner, which will be held the evening of the 2nd starting at 5:00 p.m. Also, the SDML Board of Directors will be meeting at 3:00 p.m. on the 2nd at the SDML building. SDML Board Meetings are open to any members, so please just call our office if you would like to sit in.

Please keep your calendars open for other upcoming events. The Code Enforcement Workshop will be held May 4 and 5 at the Ramkota Hotel in Pierre. Look for more details in future magazines.

The annual Human Resource School is being planned for June 7 and 8 at the Holiday Inn in Spearfish. This school will be an excellent opportunity for municipal officials involved in any aspect of human resources to hone their skills and network with others.

Plans are also in the works for the 2016 Finance Officers’ School, to be held at the Holiday Inn in Spearfish, June 8, 9, and 10. This is a fantastic opportunity for your Finance Officer to get everything from the basics to the more sophisticated issues, and to meet people from all over the state who will be there to help the rest of the year.

Remember, upcoming SDML events can be found at www.sdmunicipalleague.org, agendas and registrations are posted as they become available.

Until next month, remember we are always available at 1-800-658-3633 or yvonne@sdmunicipalleague.org.

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