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Managing Editor: Yvonne A. Taylor

PRESIDENT Pauline Sumption Finance Officer, Rapid City

1st VICE PRESIDENT Debbie Houseman Finance Officer, Lake Andes 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Steve Allender Mayor, Rapid City

TRUSTEES Fay Bueno Finance Officer, Sturgis

Editor: Sara M. Rankin

DISTRICT CHAIRS Dist. 1 - Mike Grosek Mayor, Webster

Dist. 2 - Jennifer Eimers Finance Director, Madison Dist. 3 - Dawn Murphy Finance Officer, Tea

Dist. 4 - Becky Brunsing Finance Officer, Wagner Dist. 5 - Renae Phinney President, Ree Heights

Karl Alberts Finance Officer, Aberdeen

Dist. 6 - Leland Treichel Mayor, Roscoe

Christine Erickson Councilmember, Sioux Falls

Dist. 8 - Harry Weller Mayor, Kadoka

Carolynn Anderson Finance Officer, Wall

Amy Leon City Manager, Yankton

PAST PRESIDENT Mike Wendland City Administrator/Economic Development Director, Baltic

Dist. 7 - Arnold Schott Mayor, McLaughlin

Dist. 9 - Laurie Woodward Finance Officer, Custer Dist. 10 - Michelle DeNeui Assistant Finance Officer, Spearfish

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Yvonne Taylor Executive Director Sandi Larson Director of Risk Sharing Services Lori Martinec Director of Research and Training Chris Hill Director of Municipal Electric Services Sara Rankin Director of Marketing & Communications Lori Butler Director of Finance Carla McGregor Accounting Assistant Lisa Nold Office Manager SD Public Assurance Alliance: David Pfeifle Executive Director Kristina Peterson Director of Underwriting Lynn Bren Director of Member Services Paytra Nichols Underwriter Jerry Krambeck Member Services Representative Deb Corkill Executive Assistant

Features

Contents

Bridge Improvement Grant Recipients Announced . .6 Cities Count: Preparing for the 2020 Census . . . . . . . .6

2019 SDML Excellence Award Nomination Form . . . .7 Finance Officers’ School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10 Human Resource School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Municipal Debit/Credit Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Budget Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

It's Better to be Prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Gov. Noem Announces $55.0 Million in Statewide Environmental Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 State and Municipal Sales Tax Losses Projected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

SDMEA Hometown Power Mutual Aid and What to Watch For . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 2019 District Meeting Round-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Police Agencies in South Dakota Struggle to Recruit, Retain Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

2020 - 2023 STIP Development Meeting Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Columns

Director’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Risk-Sharing News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Washington Report: Representative Johnson . . . . . .40

In Every Issue

City Highlight - Spearfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Hometown Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

SDML Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Municipal Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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MAY 2019

VOLUME 85, NUMBER 11

Director's Notes We are home from our District Meeting tour, and so grateful to all of you who hosted us and attended these meetings! We had a great round of meetings and as always return to Pierre amazed at the talent and dedication we find in our cities.

The District Meeting tour is always a wrap-up of the recent legislative session. I wish I could come each year and tell you about some great progress that was made, but I’m not sure anyone thinks that was the case this year. And we continue to be concerned with how term limits are wiping out leadership and how anti-progress, one-issue legislators are getting to be a bigger problem in our legislature.

But as we discussed during our meetings, we do have some signs of hope this Spring.

The Senate got a little better. And the way the House operated seems to have gotten some public attention that may drive more people to run for the Legislature. So here is your annual reminder: Now is the time you folks need to be thinking about that – either become a candidate or find a good one in your district. If someone on your city council or staff talks about being interested in running, encourage them. Find ways to help them do it. And there are good legislators right now – when you have those, support them against the negative types. 70% of South Dakota’s population lives within city limits. The Legislature should reflect that, and respect that. One phrase someone said that keeps running through my mind lately is, "Would you rather make a point, or make a difference?" We are proud to be able to work for you - your answer is always, "We'd rather make a difference." The biggest point of hope for South Dakota is you guys. Through the most recent storm, and all of the snow, flooding, and damage, it was once again the city officials stepping up and getting the job done. It was our city people out there clearing streets, getting water and sewer systems back on line, communicating with their citizens and working through the real problems of each day. It was our city people who years ago had the foresight to develop plans, storm water systems, and invest in equipment and personnel to deal with problems and prevent and mitigate damage as much as possible.

One phrase someone said that keeps running through my mind lately is, “Would you rather make a point, or make a difference?” We are so proud to be able to work for you – your answer is always, “We’d rather make a difference.” Thank you for that, and for being the people who are on the ground, making a difference every day for South Dakota. Until next month, we are always available at 1-800-6583633 or yvonne@sdmunicipalleague.org Yvonne Taylor Executive Director

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President's Report

The whirlwind of District Meetings has come to an end and, while I had hoped to get to eight of the meetings, Mother Nature had a different plan for me…and I was only able to make it to six. I thoroughly enjoyed my time getting to visit with municipal officials at each of the meetings… seeing old friends and creating new friends is quite honestly one of the best parts of the SD Municipal League organization!!

In case you missed the meetings I was at, I will summarize for you the story I told. It was about a mama giraffe and how she prepared her newborn baby for the realities of life by continuing to kick it until it got up on its own two feet… and then proceeded to kick it a couple of more times to reinforce the need for the baby to continue fighting the fight and “get to it” so the enemies did not get it.

The moral behind the story, or at least the one I took from it, was that we are much like that baby giraffe. As municipal officials, we continually get beat down, kicked, and vilified if our constituencies do not like what we are doing. But we have a vision for our communities, and no matter what obstacles are put in front of us or “beatings” we take, we continue to get up and fight for what we know is right and we get the job done. This has been so evident

SD Municipal Attorneys' Association Meeting

throughout many eastern SD communities this spring with the flooding that has been going on. Those municipal officials get up day in and day out and do what they need to do to take care of their communities and to get the job done. The tasks at hand may take years to fully achieve “normalcy” again…but they will continue to get up and get it done. That’s what we do…as Yvonne said, we choose to make a difference.

Looking ahead we have both Human Resource and Finance Officer training in June. I would encourage you to allow your staff to go, if you are an elected official, and for staff to seriously consider attending. These are some of the best trainings we can receive as Human Resource and Finance officials and they are reasonably priced. The added benefit is the networking that takes place at these events. While friendships are forged, lessons learned are shared and you cannot put a price on that.

THANK YOU for continuing to get up and get it done… THANK YOU for continuing to do what you think is best for your communities…and THANK YOU for being such blessings to those communities and the State of South Dakota! I love being a part of our organization for these

What: Luncheon Meeting with discussion

When: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Ramkota Hotel, Rapid City MAY 2019

Bridge Improvement Grant Recipients Announced

The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded 28 Preservation, Rehabilitation and Replacement Bridge Improvement Grants (BIG) totaling approximately $13.93 million at their meeting today in Pierre.

Grant recipients are: Aurora County, Beadle County (3), Brookings County, Clark County, Day County, City of Deadwood, Deuel County (2), Fall River County, City of Garretson, Hughes County, Jackson County, Lake County, Lawrence County (2), Moody County, City of Rapid City, Roberts County, City of Sioux Falls (2), Sully County, Tripp County, Turner County, Union County and Yankton County (2).

Forty-two applications totaling $22.8 million were received by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT). Five cities submitted six applications and 23 counties submitted 36 applications.

Local governments are required to pay a minimum of 20 percent matching funds and have three years to expend the grant. Counties must have a wheel tax and a five-year Highway and Bridge Improvement Plan to receive a grant.

The BIG program was created in 2015 by Senate Bill 1. SB 1 set aside $7 million per year from funds generated by license plate fees to be used to repair and replace aging local bridges. The SDDOT adds an additional $8 million annually, making $15 million available. The next round of BIG program applications are due Aug. 1, 2019, for the Preliminary Engineering category.

For more information regarding the BIG program, contact Doug Kinniburgh at 605-773-4284 or visit http://sddot.com/business/local/big/Default.aspx

Cities Count: Preparing for the 2020 Census

"Municipal governments have an important relationship with the census -- both as consumers of the invaluable data it gathers and as partners in ensuring the complete and accurate count of our cities."

The National League of Cities (NLC) supports the Census Bureau’s mission to “serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.” We also understand the many ways in which Census Bureau data impact a city. These resources have been assembled to provide local leaders with objective information about and resources to prepare for the upcoming 2020 Census.

Why the Census Matters to Cities An accurate census helps ensure fair representation at all levels of government. The primary constitutional purpose for the decennial census is to determine how many congressional representatives each state will have for the next decade and to ensure equal representation in the redistricting process. For instance, congressional districts and the boundaries of your city ward are determined by census numbers.

The census directly impacts the funding your city will receive over the next decade. Population counts and statistics derived from both the decennial census and other surveys determine the annual allocation of more than $800 billion in federal investment across states, counties and cities. While many financial assistance programs and block grants, like the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), are distributed to cities based on American Community Survey (ACS) statistics, the benchmark for all ACS data is the decennial census.

The census provides the most reliable and complete data for research, decision making and planning for both the public and private sectors. Academic institutions, medical facilities, businesses of all sizes and all levels of government rely on census data to inform their research, decision making and planning. While the decennial census only asks a few basic questions, the population counts and demographic data that it produces serve as a benchmark for most other current statistics that help us gain deeper insights into our communities.

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2019 SDML EXCELLENCE IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AWARD Official Nomination Form

EXCELLENCE

in South Dakota Municipal Government 2019

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE

This year, the Excellence in South Dakota Municipal Government award will be presented to a municipal employee in South Dakota. The award recipient will be selected from nominations received by the South Dakota Municipal League Past Presidentsâ€™ Committee. All nominations must be submitted in writing by August 15, 2019. The award will be presented at the SDML Annual Conference in Aberdeen on October 10, 2019.

Name of Nominee: ____________________________ Title: _______________________________ Address of Nominee: ______________________________________________________________

Significant contributions to the municipality: ____________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

Significant contributions to the community: _____________________________________________

Significant contributions to South Dakota Municipal Government: ___________________________

Other Comments: _________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

Submitted by: _________________________________ Phone: ____________________________ DEADLINE: August 15, 2019 Please submit to: South Dakota Municipal League Nominations are confidential. 208 Island Drive, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 Additional supporting documents welcome. FAX to 605-224-8655

SD Governmental Finance Officers’ School June 12, 13, & 14, 2019 • Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center • Pierre, SD Wednesday, June 12

10 a.m. to Banyon User Group 12:30 p.m. Lake Sharpe A&B Jeff Christensen, Banyon Data System, Inc. Utility Billing, Point of Sale, Fund Accounting, Payroll and New Products will be covered. *Banyon will be available for individual Q&A following the User Group meeting. Door Prizes will be given away throughout the school - must be present to win.

Noon to 4:00 p.m.

12:45 p.m. 1:00 to 1:15 p.m. 1:15 to 1:30 p.m. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

2:30 to 2:45 p.m. 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.

5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Registration Lake Oahe Lobby

Welcome by Pierre Mayor Falls Room Business Meeting

Legislative Update Yvonne Taylor, Executive Director, South Dakota Municipal League

Special Assessments Justin Weiland, City Administrator, Dell Rapids Claire Baartman, Finance Officer, Dell Rapids Break Lake Oahe Lobby

Basic Accounting - Gallery B&C Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, SD Dept. of Legislative Audit Welcome Reception Gallery A

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Dinner and Entertainment Comedian & Magician David Harris A nationally touring Emmy Award winning comedian, magician, actor and host.

Hospitality Room #1110 at Ramkota opens after dinner until 11:30 p.m.

7:15 to 8:00 a.m.

Thursday, June 13 Breakfast Buffet Gallery A

8:15 to General Session 9:45 a.m. Gallery BC Keynote Speaker: Morris Morrison Get ready to experience the journey of one of America's most in-demand influencers. Known for his unforgettable message and his ability to energize audiences, as a transition expert Morris Morrison has become a voice that many people and organizations depend on to inspire their teams to pull together in the same direction!

9:45 to 10:00 a.m.

Break Lake Oahe Lobby

10:00 to Concurrent Sessions (Pick one; 10:55 a.m. sessions will be repeated in afternoon) FFA and SDDOT Regulations for Municipal Airports Gallery DE Jon Becker, Aeronautics Planning Engineer, SDDOT Jennifer Boehm, Aeronautics Program Asst., SDDOT Finance Officer 101 - Gallery FG Mike Carlson, Finance Officer, Vermillion Val Moore, Finance Officer, Oacoma Karl Alberts, Finance Officer, Aberdeen DLA & GASB - Amphitheater I Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, SD Dept. of Legislative Audit

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11:00 to Concurrent Sessions (Pick one; 11:55 a.m. sessions will be repeated in afternoon) DENR Water & Solid Waste Funding - Gallery DE Mike Perkovich, Program Administrator, DENR Andy Bruels, Engineer Manager, DENR Jon Peschong, Grant and Loan Specialist, DENR Safety Issues in Cities - Gallery FG Doug Kirkus, Loss Control Contractor for SDPAA and Worker's Compensation Fund The World of Liquor - Amphitheatre I Jason Evans, Deputy Director, Special Tax Division, SD Dept. of Revenue

Noon to Finance Officer of the Year 12:55 p.m. Luncheon Gallery A Finance Officer of the Year Award presentation. Years of Service Pins will be presented. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

2:30 to 2:45 p.m.

General Session - Gallery BC Keynote Speaker: Morris Morrison Break Lake Oahe Lobby

2:45 to Concurrent Sessions (Pick one) 3:40 p.m. FAA and SDDOT Regulations for Municipal Airports Gallery DE Jon Becker, Aeronautics Planning Engineer, SDDOT Jennifer Boehm, Aeronautics Program Asst., SDDOT Finance Officer 101 - Gallery FG Mike Carlson, Finance Officer, Vermillion Val Moore, Finance Officer, Oacoma Karl Alberts, Finance Officer, Aberdeen The World of Liquor - Amphitheatre I Jason Evans, Deputy Director, Special Tax Division, SD Dept. of Revenue

3:45 Concurrent Sessions (Pick one) 4:40 p.m. DENR Water & Solid Waste Funding - Gallery DE Mike Perkovich, Program Administrator, DENR Andy Bruels, Engineer Manager, DENR Jon Peschong, Grant and Loan Specialist, DENR Safety Issues in Cities - Gallery FG Doug Kirkus, Loss Control Contractor for SDPAA and Worker's Compensation Fund DLA & GASB Update - Amphitheatre I Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, SD Dept. of Legislative Audit

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5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

President’s Social and Dinner Drifters Event Center 325 Hustan Ave, Fort Pierre *Musical entertainment:Drifters Summer Concert Series Hospitality Room #1110 at Ramkota opens after Dinner until 11:30 p.m.

7:30 to 8:15 a.m.

8:15 to 8:30 a.m. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

10:45 to Noon

Friday, June 14 Breakfast Buffet Gallery A

Last Minute Announcements Gallery BC

Engaging Your Community Through Effective Social Media Heather Hitterdahl, Owner, HSquared

Tax Levy and Valuations for TIFS Wendy Semmler, Program Manager, Property and Special Tax Division, SD Dept. of Revenue

Break Lake Oahe Lobby

Municipal Sales and Excise Tax Refresher Sales Tax Division, SD Department of Revenue

Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at Ramkota Hotel (605-224-6877). Room blocks are for June 12-13, 2019. Be sure to mention Municipal League Finance Officers' School when making reservations. **IMPORTANT: to guarantee this rate your reservation must be made by May 13, 2019. If a city has not yet set up direct billing and wants to be direct billed, request that when making reservations. Registration Registration can be found at www.sdmunicipalleague.org or call the SD Municipal League office at 800-658-3633.

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SD Governmental Finance Officers’ School REGISTRATION FORM

June 12, 13, & 14, 2019 • Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center • Pierre, SD Registration fee is $75.00 for affiliate members and $100.00 for non-members.

This fee includes meals and coffee breaks listed on the Agenda. If you have dietary restrictions, inform us IMMEDIATELY or we will not be able to accommodate you. *Please fill out a separate form for each attendee*

Municipality Represented: ________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________________________________ Title: __________________________________

Phone: ______________________________ Email: ___________________________________________

*Please note that attendee name and contact information will be made available to other attendees at the meeting.

1st year as Finance Officer?

o YES o NO 1st year attending Finance Officers’ School? o YES o NO

What year and month did you first start working for a municipality? Year:________ Month:_________ Are you retiring?

o YES o No If Yes: Date ____________ Years of service _________

If you will be bringing a Spouse or Guest, please fill out the following Registration information: Spouse’s or Guest’s Name: ___________________________________________________ Please indicate which event or meal they are attending and include the appropriate fee. o June 12th Dinner, $20.00 o June 13th Breakfast, $12.00 o June 13th Finance Officer of the Year Luncheon, $15.00 o June 13th President’s Social and Dinner, $25.00 o June 14th Breakfast, $12.00 Total Fees Enclosed:

___________ Spouse/Guest Registration ___________ Member Registration - $75 ___________ Non-Member Registration - $100 Total: $___________

Return registration with payment by May 29, 2019: to: SD Governmental Finance Officers’ Association *No refunds will be given after May 29, 2019. 208 Island Drive Ft. Pierre, SD 57532

Accommodations: Be sure to mention you are with the Municipal League Finance Officers' Association. Make reservations by May 13th to guarantee the conference rate. Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, 605-2246877, $94.00 + tax.

SDML Office Use Only: Date:_______________ Check #:______________ Amount:________________

SD Governmental Human Resource School June 11-12, 2019 • Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center • Pierre, SD

…of the 309 municipalities in South Dakota, less than 15 have full time professional Human Resource personnel. Most HR duties are added responsibilities for existing city staff. This training will help anyone with HR responsibilities become better informed in this field, learn who to call on when they need help and where to turn to find resources.

Agenda

Tuesday, June 11

12:15 p.m. Registration – Lake Oahe Lobby 1:00 p.m.

1:15 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:15 to 5:00 p.m. 5:30 to

General Business Meeting – Gallery A

Extra Mile: Creating a Values-Driven Customer Service Culture and Staying Professional When Things Get Personal Kostas Voutsas, Professor of Business, Dickinson State University *Kostas has been teaching Management and Human Resource courses for 20+ years. He is a professor, an author, a corporate trainer, and keynote motivational speaker. (Kostas will be available afterwards for discussion if individuals want/need). Break – Lake Oahe Lobby

Mission POSSIBLE: A Strategic Approach to Interview, Performance Evaluations and Dismissals Kostas Voutsas, Professor of Business, Dickinson State University Dinner – Drifters Event Center

7:00 p.m. (325 Hustan Ave, Fort Pierre) *Gather for dinner, drinks and games by the river!

Wednesday, June 12 7:30 a.m.

Breakfast - Gallery A

9:00 a.m.

New Hires - Forms & Reporting Pat Schmidt, HR Director, Huron Andrea Schwan, Risk Manager, Aberdeen Shauna Meyerink, Finance Officer, Platte Donna Bottema, HR Generalist, Rapid City

8:30 a.m.

9:45 a.m.

South Dakota Retirement Systems Forms, Benefits & Reporting Jan Beer, Chief Financial Officer, SDRS

Break – Lake Oahe Lobby

10:00 to Best Practices for Interviews and 11:30 a.m. Dismissals/FLSA Updates – Gallery A James Marsh, JE Marsh Consulting

2019 Human Resource School • June 11-12, 2019

Municipality Representing ____________________________________________________________

Name

Title

(Please print or type the name and title as you want them to appear on your name badge)

____________________________ _____________________ _________________________________

Registration fee: $50.00 for affiliate members and $100.00 non-members.

Accommodations: Mention you are with the Municipal League HR School. Make reservations by May 12th to guarantee the conference rate. Ramkota Hotel, 605-224-6877, $94.00 + tax. _______ person(s) @ $50.00 each = $__________

_______ person(s) @ $100.00 each = $_________

Return registration with payment by May 28, 2019* to: SD Governmental Human Resource Association *No refunds will be given after May 28, 2019. 208 Island Drive, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 SDML Office Use Only: Date:_______________ Check #:______________ Amount:________________

2019 Municipal Debit/Credit Workshop

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center • Pierre, SD

Course Description: This one day workshop is designed for new finance officers, but has proven beneficial for veteran business officials and office support staff as well. The focus for this workshop will be the logical flow of information through the accounting system to the annual report, internal controls and documentation. Budget and legal compliance will be addressed throughout each segment of the workshop. Agenda: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lunch Provided) ● Accounting Overview ● Governmental Accounting Principles ● Computerized and Manual Accounting Systems ● Budgets and Budgetary Accounting ● Taxes Receivable ● Revenues ● Expenditures ● General Journal/General Ledger ● General Long-Term Debt ● Capital Asset Accounting ● Annual Report

Presenter: Rod Fortin, Director of Local Government Assistance, Department of Legislative Audit. He has audited and provided financial and compliance assistance to cities, counties, schools and other local governments for over 20 years.

Registration Form

Municipality:__________________________________________________________________________

Please Print Name and Title as you would like it to appear on the nametag. Name Title Email

_______________________________ ________________________ ___________________________

Number Attending _______ @ $25.00 each = $_____________ Make checks payable to SDML. Sorry no credit cards accepted.

Please return this form and payment by June 14, 2019* to: South Dakota Municipal League *No refund will be given after June 14, 2019. 208 Island Drive Fort Pierre, SD 57532

SDML Office Use Only: Date:_______________ Check #:______________ Amount:________________

Budget Training Municipal Budgets – Dollars and $ense

Course Description: This one day training will provide elected officials and finance officers with the tools they need to create and maintain the annual municipal budget. Attendees will learn about available resources, preparation and timelines for completion of the budget, on-going monitoring, contingency transfer and supplemental appropriation. Agenda: ● Budget and Appropriations ● Budget Resources ● Budget Timeline ● Budget vs. Cash ● Budget Preparation ● Adoption of Appropriation Ordinance ● Budget Execution ● Future Budgets

Registration Form

Municipality:__________________________________________________________________________ Please Print Name and Title as you would like it to appear on the nametag. Name Title Email

_______________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ _______________________________ ________________________ ___________________________

_______________________________ ________________________ ___________________________

Please choose one training to attend: Each training is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time with lunch provided. o June 25, 2019 Pierre Ramkota Hotel o July 11, 2019 Sioux Falls Ramkota Hotel Number Attending _______ @ $25.00 each = $_____________ Make checks payable to SDML. Sorry no credit cards accepted. Please return this form and payment by June 10, 2019* to: South Dakota Municipal League No refund will be given after June 10, 2019. 208 Island Drive Fort Pierre, SD 57532

SDML Office Use Only: Date:_______________ Check #:______________ Amount:________________

It's Better to be Prepared

By Lynn Bren, AIC SCLA SDPAA Director of Member Services

We’re on the cusp of Sprummer (you know, that one day when we transition from winter to summer… just in time for fall to get here?) and with that comes the planning of increased indoor activities, as well as outdoor activities. The anticipation of these events, whether hosted by you or not, should make you take a second look at your loss control and risk management portfolio and brush up on the recommendations to help eliminate, or at the very least mitigate the opportunity for losses to occur.

Public parks and buildings are a commonly sought after resource for many activities and events hosted by private parties. When considering rental of a public space, whether it’s a park or a community center, you are encouraged to take a look at your rental agreement. Does the agreement include appropriate hold harmless and indemnification language? Should you be requiring the hosts to carry liability insurance that would also protect your entity in the

event a claim does arise out of the hosted event? Are the activities inherently dangerous where participation waivers should be required as part of the rental agreement? Does your agreement provide a requirement that proper medical response personnel are on site or within range if appropriate? Sample language for facilities use agreements and participation waivers can be found on the SDPAA’s website at www.sdpaaonline.org.

Does the rental agreement also include stipulations for those instances where alcohol may be served? In situations where alcohol is being allowed, our recommendations include, but are not limited to, requiring the host to secure appropriate liability coverage, with limits not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. These coverages should also list you, as the property owner, as an additional insured. Member should also review their policies where alcohol is being allowed. Are there checks in place to ensure that all serving laws are being followed? Are you hosting an event where alcohol will be served? For recommended policies and coverage information on liquor related events, please

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contact our office via the website at www.sdpaaonline.org, email at sdpaa@sdmunicipalleague.org or by calling us at 800-658-3633, Option 2.

We also encourage our Members to review the relationships that they have with various groups and organizations who host sporting or other group activities on Member property. Groups such as 4H, boys and Girl Scouts, as well as soccer, softball and baseball associations all may believe that they are a branch or a part of your City or County or entitled to coverage under your liability documents, however this may not be the case. As a reminder, 4H is a branch of the Stateâ€™s Extension program. They are not automatically covered by your coverage document simply because they are hosting events on your property. Same is true for other sporting and scouting organizations. Each should be evaluated for appropriate coverage. If they are not under the complete control and discretion of your entity, you should consider engaging in rental or facilities use agreements with these groups as well. The events that these groups host bring many of the same, if not more, exposures than those hosted by private individuals.

Liability is not the only exposure that these groups bring to the table. Many times you may be asked to store or hold property owned by these entities for storage between events or practices. You should have established a clear understanding with these groups who would be responsible in the event there is loss or damage to their property while stored on your premises.

For the groups that are part of your summer parks and rec programs, or for special events and activities, we would encourage you to review what your events entail and then contact us (or your carrier if you have not made the switch yet!) to ensure that there are no coverage issues which would arise out of your event!

With the various questions surrounding the use of public property for various events, we encourage you to contact our Member Services team to discuss with them any coverage or loss control questions that you may have. If there is a question that requires more time or some legal research, we can refer your question on to the Government Practices Hotline. If you arenâ€™t a Member but would like to have access to the loss control and risk management resources that the Members of the SDPAA currently enjoy, contact our office now for a quote! The South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance is a Member Owned Risk Sharing Pool, protecting public entity assets since 1987. Find us on the internet at www.sdpaaonline.org! MAY 2019 2017

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Purchase State Surplus Heavy Equipment

SD Property Management is the surplus property division for the State of South Dakota. Our mission is to ensure equitable and appropriate redistribution of South Dakota personal property to state agencies, local governments, qualified non-profit organizations, and the public sector.

Each year we conduct live, onsite public surplus auctions. We offer city, county, township, and tribal governments a “presale” opportunity to purchase heavy equipment before offering to the public. Here’s how you can take advantage! Register at www.sdsurplusproperty.com, click on Political Subdivision Sales. Our 2019 fall auction presale dates are from June 13-July 3.

Want to stay informed of surplus opportunities outside of our presale dates? While on our website, subscribe to our City, County, Tribal Government listserv to get alerts sent to your email throughout the year!

One more service we are proud of is that we sell United States, South Dakota, and POW/MIA flags at our cost! Here is how you can order them: Flag Order Form As a citizen you can also purchase them from our office.

The locations and dates of our 2019 fall public auctions are: • Aberdeen: Sept 9 • Ft. Pierre: Sept 11 • Mitchell: Sept 10 • Sturgis: Sept 13

If you’d like to reach us, we encourage you to allow us to help! SD Property Management 1320 E. Sioux Ave., Pierre, SD 57501 605-773-4935 Email: surplus.property@state.sd.us Website: www.sdsurplusproperty.com

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Gov. Noem Announces Nearly $55.0 Million for Statewide Environmental Projects

Gov. Kristi Noem says the state Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved nearly $55.0 million for water, wastewater, and solid waste projects. The board met today in Pierre.

The $54,971,550 total includes $11,139,000 in grants and $43,832,550 in low-interest loans, with $2,900,000 in principal forgiveness.

The grants and loans awarded by the board are administered through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

“I am pleased to announce that this financial assistance is available,” said Gov. Noem. “These grant and loan awards will result in upgraded wastewater and drinking water systems, new landfill equipment, waste tire and solid waste cleanups, and enhanced protection of the environment.” Grants were awarded to: • Brown County, $139,000 to purchase a new landfill compactor

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DENR, $600,000 to fund waste tire and solid waste cleanups

Loans were awarded to: • Avon, $312,000 for drinking water and wastewater improvements • Belle Fourche, $1,836,000 to replace the Day Street sewer lift station • Groton, $1,798,000 for drinking water system improvements • Mitchell, $1,295,750 loan amendments for storm water, sanitary sewer, and drinking water system improvements on Sanborn Boulevard and to install nonpoint source best management practices to improve water quality in the Firesteel Creek watershed • Montrose, $187,000 to upgrade drinking water storage facilities • Sioux Falls, $26,808,800 to replace the Main Wastewater pump station and implement nonpoint source projects to improve water quality in the Big Sioux River watershed

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Loans with principal forgiveness were awarded to: • Bridgewater, $1,760,000 loan, with $260,000 in principal forgiveness, for storm water system improvements • Claremont, $1,832,000 loan, with $1,387,000 in principal forgiveness, for wastewater system improvements • Edgemont, $253,000 loan amendment, with $89,000 in principal forgiveness, for drinking water system improvements

Grant and loan packages were awarded to: • Elkton, $6,000,000 for water and wastewater projects, which includes $2,794,000 in grants and $3,206,000 in loans with $1,164,000 in principal forgiveness • Miller, $6,739,000 for water and wastewater projects, which includes $4,439,000 grants and $2,300,000 in loans • Roscoe, $5,411,000 for water and wastewater projects, which includes $3,167,000 in grants and $2,244,000 in loans

The grants and loans were awarded from DENR’s Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program and Solid Waste Management Program.

The Consolidated Water Facilities Construction Program, funded in part by revenues from the Petroleum Release Compensation Tank Inspection fee and the sale of lotto tickets, provides grants and loans for water, wastewater and watershed projects.

The State of South Dakota and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program, which provides low-interest loans for public drinking water system projects. The State of South Dakota and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fund the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program, which provides low-interest loans for wastewater, storm water, water conservation, and nonpoint source projects. Principal forgiveness is a subsidy option that results in a reduced loan repayment amount for the borrower.

The Solid Waste Management Program provides grants and loans for solid waste disposal, recycling and waste tire projects. The Legislature annually appropriates dedicated water and waste funding for the Consolidated and Solid Waste programs through the Governor’s Omnibus Water Funding Bill.

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State and Municipal Sales Tax Losses Projected

During the recent District Meetings, municipalities were warned to expect some losses in sales tax as they prepare for their 2020 budgets.

South Dakota is one of a few states that tax internet access services – so whatever service brings the internet to your home or business - pays state and local sales tax. Congress passed laws about not allowing these taxes, but these states were “grandfathered in.” Then, in 2016, the U.S. Senate passed what is called the Customs Act – normally not of much interest to SD municipalities – but a rider was attached to that Act that will repeal the grandfathering clause SD was operating under – effective in 2020.

That means the State is expected to lose around $11- 15 million per year, and your cities and towns are projected to lose around $7-10 million per year. For more information on the process by which this happened, you can refer to the February, 2016 issue of this magazine. The numbers below reflect a rough estimate of the annual loss each municipality may see, based on updated projections.

This tax source will be removed from the tax base effective July 1, 2020, so the first year’s impact may be approximately half of the amounts below for our cities and towns.

Based on Calendar Year 2017 Municipal Sales Tax Receipts

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$350,844.17 $500.93 $4,050.26 $2,759.95 $2,926.47 $250.99 $8,803.64 $5,212.46 $404.23 $313.12 $388.33 $1,631.62 $3,705.92 $3,282.92 $51,373.15 $273.93 $17,430.60 $4,874.23 $3,342.29 $843.58 $1,586.56 $3,060.50 $33,574.71 $253.83 $60,389.59 $525.14 $1,938.11 $1,519.92 $13,602.71

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$501,205.96 $715.62 $5,786.08 $3,942.78 $4,180.67 $358.55 $12,576.62 $7,446.38 $577.47 $447.31 $554.76 $2,330.89 $5,294.17 $4,689.88 $73,390.22 $391.32 $24,900.85 $6,963.19 $4,774.70 $1,205.11 $2,266.51 $4,372.14 $47,963.88 $362.62 $86,270.85 $750.20 $2,768.72 $2,171.31 $19,432.44

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$269,749.58 $542.73 $2,963.69 $3,261.05 $6,061.32 $141.05 $3,535.39 $576.64 $21,646.66 $738.01 $3,301.25 $514.82 $3,272.65 $1,321.51 $27,474.41 $1,283.62 $8,871.06 $11,965.20 $4,672.43 $1,347.33 $2,480.63 $468.99 $527.19 $413.04 $6,442.95 $3,750.29 $32,343.14 $759.77 $55.79 $325.88 $10,100.93 $57,327.60

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Dell Rapids Delmont Dimock Doland Dupree Eagle Butte Eden Edgemont Egan Elk Point Elkton Emery Estelline Ethan Eureka Fairfax Fairview Faith Faulkton Flandreau Florence Fort Pierre Frankfort Frederick Freeman

$23,416.23 $940.25 $642.19 $1,227.34 $1,082.83 $8,047.46 $466.57 $4,778.64 $909.43 $10,193.01 $3,984.07 $3,432.27 $318.34 $3,570.65 $6,184.29 $647.04 $189.35 $4,740.67 $7,142.84 $13,888.70 $1,099.24 $23,597.01 $534.16 $537.77 $12,315.80

$33,451.75 $1,343.21 $917.41 $1,753.34 $1,546.90 $11,496.37 $666.53 $6,826.64 $1,299.18 $14,561.44 $5,691.52 $4,903.24 $5,454.77 $5,100.93 $8,834.70 $924.34 $270.49 $6,772.39 $10,204.05 $19,841.00 $1,570.34 $33,710.02 $763.09 $768.24 $17,594.00

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$7,668.73 $891.71 $1,160.47 $1,217.60 $9,812.35 $554.42 $12,558.37 $338.90 $12,103.96 $21,968.92 $969.73 $16,426.66 $1,532.68 $292.42 $984.90 $636.10 $3,289.80 $5,795.93 $7,150.54 $17,950.97 $428.73 $1,331.18 $29,326.81 $3,058.17 $8,153.84

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$998.60 $1,708.43 $1,069.84 $5,003.29 $1,510.86 $45,118.26 $14,876.21 $9,815.27 $221,492.74 $33,299.64 $269.79 $1,646.59 $174.79 $353.71 $1,432.15 $8,409.88 $933.33 $2,066.14 $175.50 $4,392.04 $470.32 $47,686.74 $10,302.65 $399.42 $157.85 $4,935.58 $286.93 $6,838.03 $12,414.14 $368.22 $10,640.85

$1,426.58 $2,440.62 $1,528.34 $7,147.56 $2,158.37 $64,454.66 $21,251.73 $14,021.81 $316,418.21 $47,570.92 $385.42 $2,352.27 $249.70 $505.29 $2,045.93 $12,014.11 $1,333.32 $2,951.62 $250.72 $6,274.35 $671.89 $68,123.91 $14,718.07 $570.60 $225.50 $7,050.83 $409.90 $9,768.62 $17,734.49 $526.04 $15,201.22

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$1,666.72 $2,381.03 $5,005.13 $7,150.19 $370.31 $529.02 $155,534.97 $222,192.81 $4,039.60 $5,770.86 $13,804.97 $19,721.38 $2,382.69 $3,403.84 $3,229.27 $4,613.24 $530.12 $757.32 $886.07 $1,265.81 $107.88 $154.12 $648.01 $925.73 $1,130,338.06 $1,614,768.65 $18,976.66 $27,109.52 $1,079.37 $1,541.95 $461.50 $659.28 $2,386.31 $3,409.01 $1,522.68 $2,175.26 $900.86 $1,286.94 $689.81 $985.44 $9,374.67 $13,392.39 $6,794.15 $9,705.93 $4,837.24 $6,910.34 $134.27 $191.82

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$2,464,515.17 $3,520,735.96 $22,239.42 $31,770.60 $268.22 $383.17 $152,622.01 $218,031.44 $420.05 $600.07 $4,468.32 $6,383.31 $2,413.20 $3,447.43 $363.98 $519.97 $68,910.33 $98,443.32 $12,802.90 $18,289.85 $3,128.55 $4,469.36 $1,878.05 $2,682.92 $26,065.73 $37,236.76 $3,916.42 $5,594.89 $1,522.03 $2,174.33 $291.92 $417.03 $2,024.85 $2,892.65 $918.65 $1,312.36 $6,180.54 $8,829.34 $121.16 $173.08 $2,097.46 $2,996.37 $1,206.56 $1,723.65 $73,784.31 $105,406.16 $5,407.62 $7,725.17 $9,753.19 $13,933.13 $467.55 $667.92 $15,417.80 $22,025.42 $1,618.10 $2,311.57 $24,892.66 $35,560.94 $185.34 $264.77 $356.10 $508.71 $1,320.10 $1,885.86 $107.93 $154.19 $297,349.19 $424,784.56 $2,526.13 $3,608.75 $23,090.23 $32,986.04 $897.81 $1,282.59 $1,345.67 $1,922.39 $7,016.37 $10,023.39 $335.06 $478.66 $1,434.80 $2,049.72 $2,079.95 $2,971.36 $3,158.28 $4,511.83 $5,678.57 $8,112.24 $1,675.64 $2,393.77 $2,604.99 $3,721.41 $32,126.38 $45,894.83 $2,480.47 $3,543.54 $243.18 $347.40 $3,746.47 $5,352.10 $2,345.95 $3,351.36 $215.63 $308.04 $184,332.06 $263,331.51 $7,000,000.00 $10,000,000.00 23

By Chris Hill, SDMEA Director of Municipal Electric Services Mutual Aid and What to Watch For

The April storm has come and is trying to leave. I hope that everyone was safe and warm throughout the last blizzard of the year (hopefully). This winter storm reminded me of the first couple of months while working with the SDMEA and I was reminded of a Christmas blizzard that took place in December of 2016. I was nervous for everyone and did not know what my role was at that time. Every storm after that has continued to make me worry about the electrical municipalities during those times. The safety of all of our citizens is always the first priority and your city employees are working hard to make sure that everyone is safe and has their electricity on. Sometimes we need help but may be too proud to ask, or not know who to ask. I hope that all of you are comfortable enough to ask me to help find mutual aid if needed, but I do know that at times reaching out for help

can be difficult. Do not hesitate to contact me to help you find assistance if needed.

Switching conversations, I want to inform everyone of what has been taking place since the end of legislative session and what is going to be taking place. Senate Bill 66 as we all know has been moved to a summer study and we are waiting to hear which legislators will be on the interim committee.

SDMEA, HCPD, and MRES have been working together to research and prepare for the summer study. We are all trying to inform our municipalities of what will be taking place and how to help along the way. We will be creating visual aids to help understand everything related to SB66 and any other important topics that will affect our 35 Electric Municipalities, not just SB66, but any ongoing topics that may positively or negatively affect us. Some other things to be looking for is a Comparison of Operations Survey that will be completely online rather

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than putting your information on a spreadsheet. I am working on a survey that will potentially save information from year to year so that if there are no changes in rates, you could save time by not having to complete the whole survey each year. I will be working on that very soon so be expecting a link to that survey in your email soon!

I have also been working on the SDMEA website to help improve communication and reference information that may be helpful with day to day activities. I also plan to list events that are happening with the SDMEA, Heartland Consumers Power District, and Missouri River Energy Services. Another website for Public Power has been launched recently to help inform everyone on the value of public power. This website can be viewed by going to https://sdpublicpower.org/. Public Power refers to municipally owned electric systems, which means that the citizens in our 35 municipal electric cities and towns own their system. Those citizens oversee setting rates, making upgrades to the system and maintaining the system. No one wants to hear higher rates, but in our municipal electric cities and towns we do have the benefit of using those rates to help pay for the improvements as well as other improvements throughout the municipality through the transfer of funds to the general fund in lieu of taxes. Are your rates going up? If they are, I assume that there are improvements being made to your system! Improvement to your system leads to reliability. When upgrades are made to your system it is easier to keep the rates as low as possible because there should be less maintenance. Maintaining that system is just as important and will help keep your rates as low by not having to have major projects that are expensive. Rates have been pretty low for a long time and some of our cities are seeing those rate increases simply because there needs to be upgrades to the system.

Low and competitive rates are just part of what makes the Value of Public Power. I have said before, that I donâ€™t even think about rates when I think of the value of public power. I like to think of the reliability, being owned by the citizens who live in that city and giving back to the community. Many of our municipal electrical cities have low taxes because of the ownership of the electrical system that gives back to help with parks, streets, and other maintenance that needs to take place in our municipalities to make them citizen friendly and aesthetically pleasing. All of these things are just part of what makes our HOMETOWNs great!

Questions? Comments? Email me at Chris@sdmunicipalleague.org Call Chris: 605-770-6299.

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2019 District Meeting Round-up

New to the South Dakota Municipalities magazine is the District Meeting Round-up. This is an added perk to hosting a SDML District Meeting and gives the host cities a chance to share with readers the exciting projects they have recently completed or have coming up in 2019.

District 1 - Britton: The City of Britton is ecstatic about the new Britton Area Event Center. We moved our city offices in here at the end of August 2018 (not quite finished moving yet!) and love our new home. Besides the city offices, there is Council Chambers, a serving kitchen (all meals must be catered), a multi-purpose room that can be used for meetings, parties or Pickle Ball and a gymnasium with basketball hoops and volleyball net that is also used for dances, large meetings, theatre seating and concerts. There is a stage with additional theatre seating in an amphitheatre setting which is not quite completed yet. We have a walking track and have over 200 individuals that have walked our track. There is also a mezzanine area that is not complete that could be used for offices, an

additional lobby area or Sports Boxes that look out over our football and track field. If you haven’t been here to see our great facility, please feel free to stop in and visit. The coffee and popcorn is always on!!

District 2 - Madison

District 3 - Canton: Canton has a lot of exciting things going on! In 2016 the City partnered with Dakota Resources and had a community gathering in which 14 initiative teams were developed and started working on projects around Canton. These teams included the pool, community center, recreation, weekend warriors, and trails. Of the 14 teams created, 9 of them are still meeting and working towards their goal today! We recently held another community gathering, Empower Canton 2.0 in which all of the teams gave updates on their goals. Another exciting project we’re working on here in Canton is housing. The Canton Economic Development Corporation recently contracted with engineering firm,

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ISG to assist in creating a housing plan. Over the past couple of years we have welcomed several new businesses including Gate City Events and the Sioux Valley Grille. District 4 - Winner: The City of Winner was honored this year, to host the 2019 SDML District 4 annual meeting. A huge thank you to everyone who attended! I would like to personally invite each of you to visit Winner for any one of our events: Summer Nights, BBQ Pit Row, Pop Up in the Park, Sharpshooter Classic, Mid Dakota 4-H Fair, and Rodeos; just to name a few. These events bring people to town from all over the state. Winner is also well known for our pheasant hunting. We have a pristine 9-hole golf course, recently remodeled swimming pool, recreation trails, a youth Bass Pond, and well-kept City parks. We have top notch Avera and Sanford healthcare facilities and a large hospital that is ever expanding. 2019 has already been an exciting year for The City of Winner! The City did a rehab on our sanitary lift station. A new bar screen system was implemented with this upgrade. We are one of the few in the state with this type of system. Also, we added a newly renovated Half Way house to our Law

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Enforcement Center. This facility will house up to 26 clients. We are now in the process of adding another 30+ beds to our municipal jail. District 5 - Miller: The nation’s infrastructure is of ongoing concern, and the City of Miller is of no exception to these matters. SPN, Mitchell, SD, was hired to evaluate the city’s water/sewer/storm sewer lines, and the results were astounding. Work was started immediately to begin the tedious process of a grossly overdue reconstruction. Three phases have been engineered: Phase I = $7,612,000; Phase II = $6,274,000; and Phase III Funding was recently secured in the amount of $7,739.000. Construction on Phases I and II will be finalized this summer, and Phase III construction will possibly commence this fall.As for the electric department, the following projects will be done by the end of this fall: finish burying all overhead powerlines, bring in new transmission lines from a substation recently purchased south of town, and install a new substation to replace an old one that will be removed. Smaller projects include a new storm shelter and a new taxiway at the Miller Municipal Airport. The City was awarded a FEMA

grant for the storm shelter, planned by Civil Design, Brookings, SD, which will house showers near the campground in Crystal Park. The new taxiway at the airport is just another step in the ongoing CIP engineered by Helms & Associates, Aberdeen, SD. A busy construction season is upon us for all departments at the City of Miller this year! District 6 - Redfield

District 7 - Mobridge: 2019 is an exciting year for the City of Mobridge! We will soon begin a major infrastructure project for our municipal airport with the reconstruction of our 4400’ runway. The City was extremely fortunate to be awarded 100% federal funding for this project through the highly competitive FAA Special Supplemental Appropriations Fund – Mobridge is one of only 11 airports in the nation to receive this funding for its runway project! In addition, we are working with Federal and State agency partners on plans for a new parks amenity to our city – an urban fishing pond. While still in the design stages, it is an interesting project that will bring

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together the identity of our community as a fishing mecca with our natural resources for something everyone can enjoy. And not only was Mobridge recently recognized as the first SD city to receive the Growth Award from the Arbor Day Foundation, the City is a national finalist for their Champion of Trees award and continues to work in building up a strong and resilient urban forest for future generations. The City is dedicated to honoring our past â€“ we are pleased to be working closely with the South Dakota SHPO office seeking academic input into our nomination for the Mobridge Auditorium to receive National Landmark status from the National Parks Service. This has been a lengthy review process and we are confident the important historical elements of this facility that we appreciate regionally will be recognized with this national designation. District 8 - Murdo: The City would like to thank everyone for coming to our community for the District 8 South Dakota Municipal League meeting. We are honored to host this event this year and hope to do it again in the near future. Our community has had several things happen

in the last 5 to 6 years. We have done two major street projects that have involved 12 blocks of curb, gutter, sidewalk and concrete streets. We have built a Âž mile walking trail at our park along with other improvements such as benches and equipment, renovated our tennis/basketball courts and renovated our older water tower. Murdo has received two Transportation Alternative Grants to install 9 blocks of sidewalk and that will be done this year. We have a nice golf course that has had many improvements over the last few years and we host an Olympic size swimming pool facility. Upcoming in Murdo, along with our new sidewalks, is a new Jones County Elementary school and the installation of fiber optic by Golden West Tele. Coop. There will be additional construction projects in the area that include the complete renovation of Highway 83 going south of Murdo and overlay of the service road Highway 248 going west. We are excited about the past and current projects and hope that we can build on our economic development in the near future. And, to finalize, we have a major upcoming celebration coming this summer with the 65th Anniversary of the Pioneer Auto Museum on August 16th and 17th with

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Police Agencies in South Dakota Struggle to Recruit, Retain Officers

By Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch

This story was produced by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org

Law enforcement agencies across South Dakota and the nation are struggling to find enough qualified people to serve as police officers, potentially putting the safety of the public and existing on-duty officers at risk.

Recruitment challenges and difficulty in retaining officers have caused some departments to endure reduced officer counts at a time when populations are increasing. That can mean fewer officers on the road or less efficiency among officers who are forced to work long hours to pick up the slack.

The decline in applicants, experts say, is due to a combination of relatively low pay, high stress and danger on the job, increased training and certification requirements and general disinterest in policing among recent college and technical school graduates.

Retention challenges, particularly in small, rural departments in South Dakota, are being driven by a historically low overall unemployment rate, a lack of opportunities for career advancement, and long workdays and on-call periods that intrude on living a full life away from the job.

Hovering over the hiring challenges is a negative public discourse on social media, about policing, driven by fallout from highly publicized, videotaped incidents of police misconduct and resulting national protests.

Nationally, the number of full-time sworn officers on duty fell by 11 percent from 1997 to 2016 as a rate per 1,000 residents, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Urban departments are seeing the biggest decline in officer applications; the city of Seattle, for example, saw a 90 percent decline in applicants over the past decade.

South Dakota agencies face similar challenges. The Sioux Falls Police Department received 634 applications for open officer jobs in 2010, but only 373 applications during a 12-month period in 2018-19, a 41 percent decline.

Meanwhile, the number of officers in Sioux Falls has not kept up with the population. From 2010 to 2019, the 32

number of officers on duty rose by 13.5 percent while the population rose by 21.4 percent.

“Everybody nationwide has challenges in that way, just because of the unique people you’re looking for and because they’re not out there in the numbers we would like,” said Lt. Toby Benson, head of recruitment for the Sioux Falls Police Department. “What we’re trying to do is find the right people because obviously law enforcement is a very specific skill set, and it’s not right for everybody.” Officer pay has risen steadily in South Dakota over the past decade, with most agencies paying about $40,000 to $48,000 a year to start with full benefits. The statewide average salary for all jobs is about $41,000, though not many career fields carry the dangers of police work.

Larger departments typically have enough officers to handle fluctuations in hiring without great risk. But smaller South Dakota agencies – including 34 sheriff’s offices with four deputies or fewer and 18 cities with only one or two officers — are less able to maintain service levels when staffing falls short. Recruitment efforts have been heightened in recent years to find more applicants overall but also more women and minorities interested in the field.

Administrators from departments both large and small emphasize, however, that police agencies are increasing training and certification standards and not lowering them in order to lure more applicants. They also stress that public safety remains paramount whether they are fully staffed or have open positions.

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"Even with the number of individuals we’re down right now, we’re still able to provide an adequate level of safety for the citizens of South Dakota and those traveling through our state,” said Lt. Randi Erickson, director of training and professional standards for the South Dakota Highway Patrol.

Little leeway for small departments If the number of officers on a police force falls too low, the safety of the public and the on-duty officers can be threatened, particularly in small departments that cover large swaths of geography.

Years ago, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in northwestern South Dakota had nearly two dozen certified law enforcement officers on its force. Now, due to funding reductions and difficulty in hiring qualified applicants, the force is down to about 10 officers, according to Capt. Joe Brings Plenty of the Cheyenne River tribal law enforcement agency.

spark an interest in a career in law enforcement, Brings Plenty said.

“Some of the youth that you meet out there, they’re intrigued with law enforcement, the idea of it,” he said. “The little ones, they want you to put on your lights and sirens. It shows them what we do, and they get to meet the officers on a more human level.”

At times, that means only two or three officers are on patrol and responding to calls on the reservation of about 4,300 square miles and roughly 18,000 residents.

Despite challenges in recruiting, South Dakota police agencies continue to hire and train new recruits. In this photo from March, new Sioux Falls Police Department officers Carter Hand, Nery Garcia, and Vivek Shrestha are shown upon completion of their academy training in Pierre. Photo: Courtesy Sioux Falls Police Department

Officers in the small tribal agency, with its headquarters in Eagle Butte, are often on-call to respond while off duty, adding to stress and pressure on officers and making the job less desirable to new recruits.

Small staffs juggle stressful situations According to the 2018 crime report released recently by the state Attorney General’s Office, staffing surveys show several South Dakota agencies have limited officer counts at any given time.

“If we have events coming up, we can prepare, but if it’s just a shift and something is happening and the officer needs help, that’s a huge safety factor,” Brings Plenty said.

“Our funding source has shrunk and our population has grown,” Brings Plenty said. “Even though we have a smaller town, we take an enormous number of calls.”

The instantaneous and expansive reach of social media can hurt a police agency’s reputation and morale if someone is unhappy how an incident played out, Brings Plenty said.

“With social media, if somebody isn’t happy, they’re going to let the world know they’re unhappy,” he said.

The complaints, whether founded or unfounded, can tarnish an agency’s reputation in the community and hurt recruitment, especially in a department seeking to build its force by hiring mostly local candidates.

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The cities of Avon, Kadoka, Kimball, Lake Norden, Menno, Murdo, Platte, Scotland and Tripp have only one officer. Municipal forces with only two officers include Alcester, Clark, Eagle Butte, Jefferson, Faith, Freeman, Parkston, Philip and Tyndall, according to the report.

Finding qualified applicants to fill positions in remote rural areas is difficult and having a single opening on a small force can dramatically affect the safety of the community and the officers themselves.

Jeremy Wellnitz, chief of police in Clark, S.D., is one of two full-time officers in the city of about 1,050 people located 30 miles west of Watertown. Even with two officers and a pair of part-time officers who help out on weekends, providing 24-hour police service puts a great burden on Wellnitz and his full-time colleague.

On a recent day, Wellnitz took his first call at 3:51 a.m. and didn’t return home until 4 p.m. During a phone call with a reporter, a trespassing complaint came in and Wellnitz got 33

back in his patrol car and responded to the incident.

He said it is a challenge to find a qualified applicant willing to move to Clark for a $40,000-a-year salaried position that requires 12 to 14 hours a day on patrol and also to be on call almost constantly when not on duty.

One major drawback of small forces is that it is nearly impossible for a full-time officer to go on vacation. “That’s one major downfall in a small department,” he said.

After leaving many hours of vacation time on the table in recent years, Wellnitz said the Clark City Council agreed to pay up to 40 hours of lost vacation time each year to its officers.

But the extra pay doesn’t reduce stress the way a vacation could, Wellnitz said. “I’d rather take a vacation and spend some time away to refresh and regroup,” he said.

The challenge of recruiting a qualified officer will soon become real for Wellnitz as he prepares for the departure of the other full-time officer who will be deployed for about a year with the Army Reserves. In addition to the typical recruiting challenges, Willnitz faces the hurdle of finding a qualified candidate willing to move there for only a 1-year stint.

If he can’t hire someone, Wellnitz assumes he will be working more hours than ever during his colleague’s deployment. “I could try to hire somebody, but I could only have them for basically a year, and nobody wants to come out to Clark to work for just one year,” Wellnitz said.

Recruiting hard, seeking diversity Benson, head of recruiting for Sioux Falls police, said the department aggressively recruits new officers throughout the year.

The department, which has 260 officers and is fully staffed at 269, has about 20 employees who visit colleges and technical schools about three times a month to meet with potential officer candidates in classes or at educational seminars. A few times a year the recruiters, who are fulltime patrol or administrative officers, also attend job fairs to find candidates, mainly targeting Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. A main goal is to meet candidates in person to answer their questions but also to sell the idea of working in the agency and living in Sioux Falls.

Recent graduates or late-stage college or tech school students take a different approach to a job hunt than candidates in the past. These days, Benson said, officer candidates want information about the job but also the community where they will live and specifics about opportunities for career advancement or specialties such as detective work or handling dogs.

“The younger people now are looking at communities more than they did before…they’re asking, ‘What do you have to offer?’” Benson said. “They’re looking for a place to live primarily and then they think about work.”

Benson said the best officer candidates see policing as a calling or a mission to help others and keep communities safe, but that isn’t always the case. “There’s been a mindset shift,” said Benson, a native of Sioux Falls. “When I started 24 years ago, this was one of those dream jobs. It was what you wanted to do and all you thought about. But people now aren’t as sure if it’s what they want to do.” Retaining officers has also become a challenge for many departments and is one major cause of the overall officer shortage.

“They’ve built up something in their head and this is what it’s like and what I want to do, but when they see the daily grind and experience what we do with the stresses and the long hours, it’s not always what they thought,” said Benson. Erickson, the highway patrol lieutenant, said potential hires generally ask three questions: how much is the pay, what shifts will they work and where will they have to live. Most candidates want to live in populated areas with more services, he said.

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between police agencies and Rapid City’s largest minority population. The program has seen some early success, as have efforts to lure more women into policing, said Peter Ragnone, criminal justice program director at WDT.

Women made up about half of the fall 2018 class of new enrollees in criminal justice at the technical school, he said.

Like many other South Dakota police agencies, the Sioux Falls Police Department has expanded recruitment efforts to find qualified new officers. In February, recruitment officer Sarah Van Voorst attended the Academic and Career Development event at the University of Nebraska Omaha to speak with potential applicants.Photo: Courtesy Sioux Falls Police Department Even with aggressive recruiting, the agency is unable to reach full staffing, Erickson said. According to the 2018 state crime report, the department at the time of its survey had 181 patrol officers. The fully budgeted patrol staff would be 193.

Brendyn Medina, spokesperson for the Rapid City Police Department, said the agency is generally able to hire enough people to compensate for retirements and the normal turnover of officers.

“We do a pretty good job on trying to stay on top of our number,” Medina said. “But over the years, we’ve had to think a little more creatively to try in our recruitment efforts to garner interest in the law enforcement field.”

Ragnone, who spent about 25 years on the Rapid City police force, said that when he was hired as an officer in 1991 more than 100 people applied for about five openings, a ratio of 20 applicants for one job.

Now, he said, the agency and others in South Dakota typically see about only three applicants for each open officer position.

Battling distrust of the profession Ragnone said the typical turnover rate among the state’s roughly 1,700 law enforcement officers is about 10 percent per year. The high rate puts great pressure on departments statewide, especially those with larger forces, to fill those 170 positions just to keep up. Enrollment in the WDT justice program has been steady, with about 50 new students in fall 2018, Ragnone said.

Still, those and others who seek to become certified in law enforcement at colleges and tech schools cannot meet the increasing demand caused by rising population and a growing population of officers reaching retirement age, Ragnone said.

Recent efforts include more aggressive attempts to attract officer candidates who reflect the diversity of the community, which mostly means trying to recruit women and Native Americans.

In mid-March, the department hosted a recruitment event called Strong{HER} focused on educating potential female candidates about police work and employment opportunities. Along with the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, the Rapid City Police Department also participates in the Akicita Mentorship Program that pairs working officers with Native American students in the criminal justice program at Western Dakota Tech.

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Police agencies across the state are finding it difficult to recruit and retain qualified employees to respond to incidents such as this one in Hughes County in 2016. Photo: Courtesy Pierre Capital Journal

“Our program numbers are good; larger than what we see in recent years, but the demand also has increased, and the demand is more than what our program alone could supply,” he said. “It is definitely what we would call an applicant’s market because of the opportunities.”

National experts and some police officials in South Dakota say interest in becoming an officer was dampened by the recent spate of high-profile incidents in which police officers have become embroiled in use-of-force and racial controversies or have been videotaped beating or killing unarmed citizens.

Ragnone said he discusses those events with his students who often see those incidents as caused by poor decision making on the part of an individual officer and not as a larger trend in policing.

“My students seem to think that these are individual decisions, and whether an officer is a hero or a heel is based on decisions that the officer made on their own,” Ragnone said. However, the vilification of officers and distrust in some communities has likely lowered the interest in law enforcement as a career for some young people, said David

McNeil, chief of the Aberdeen Police Department and president of the South Dakota Police Chiefs’ Association. “I can see that some people would have an apprehension about going into law environment because of those very publicized national incidents, those tragic situations that have occurred,” McNeil said. “If people have a limited connection or frame of view or understanding of what police do, maybe they would be less inclined to explore this career, or parents might try to persuade their recent college graduate to look somewhere other than law enforcement.” When McNeil entered law enforcement 27 years ago, an open position as a patrol officer would attract up to 250 applications from people eager to be an officer.

“In recent years, we have had the jobs open until filled, so somebody can come in off the street and start the process,” McNeil said.

McNeil and others say a quick solution to the officer shortage is unlikely, so they stress to front-line officer that every interaction with a citizen is a chance to form a lasting positive impression that could pay off through increased officer applications down the road. “In general, we have to do a better job of showing our communities what their law enforcement agencies do for them” McNeil said. “What are our operations, our strategies and our philosophies to explain our mission and be better connected.”

Many agencies are using social media to reach out to the public to show the positive sides of policing, McNeil said.

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2020 - 2023 STIP Development Meeting Dates

The STIP (Statewide Transportation Improvement Projects) is a four-year program listing projects developed through the coordinated efforts of the Department of Transportation, Transportation Commission, state and federal agencies, local and tribal governments, metropolitan planning organizations, public agencies, transportation providers, citizens and other interested parties. The program identifies highway and intermodal improvements to preserve, renovate, and enhance South Dakota's transportation system. Information Public Meetings Central South Dakota Enhancement District - Pierre June 20, 2019 at the SD Dept. of Transportation Commission Room, 700 E Broadway Ave, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CDT

3rd Planning and Development District - Yankton June 25, 2019 at their office, 1808 Summit Street, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CDT

Southeast Council of Governments - Sioux Falls June 25, 2019 at their office, 500 N. Western Avenue, Suite 100, beginning at 3:00 p.m. CDT

1st District Association of Local Governments Watertown June 26, 2019 at their office, 124 1st Avenue Northwest, beginning at 10:00 a.m. CDT

Northeast Council of Governments - Aberdeen June 26, 2019 at their office, 416 N Production St N., #1, beginning at 4:00 p.m. CDT Black Hills Council of Local Governments - Rapid City June 27, 2019 at their office at 730 E Watertown St, beginning at 12:00 p.m. MDT

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Spring/Summer Safety Checklist

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Let’s take a look at a few issues that need to be addressed:

Safety Orientation for Seasonal Employees

For many seasonal employees, this is their first “real” job. Some are possibly going to be returning for the second or third summer. Others are going to be retirees looking to occupy their time for a few hours each week. Take the time to make sure each is going to be successful in their assigned tasks, but more importantly that they are safe while performing them. Each year several seasonal employees are injured on the job.

Start seasonal employees out right by providing them with safety orientation training. The South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance and SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund offer free online training courses. Check out the “Safety Awareness for Seasonal Employees” course. Members also have free access to more than 1,000 safety videos through a streaming agreement with Aurora Pictures. The videos in the library can be sorted by video length and pre-viewed before ordering. To access these free services, go to either www.sdmlwcfund.com or www.sdpaaonline.org and click on the “Safety & Loss 38

Employees need to know how to safely perform each of the job tasks they are assigned. Additionally, make sure that they are told what personal protective equipment (PPE) they are required to wear and how to properly use it. Seasonal employees, both new and returning, should be provided with a copy of your written safety rules, and be allowed time to read them and ask questions. They should also sign a statement stating they have done this. The rules may be the same as last year, but that was a year ago. Don’t count on them remembering everything. Supervision of Employees

Written rules and safety orientation are not always enough to ensure employees will work safely. It is equally important that supervisors take the time to observe all employees at work, especially seasonal employees. At different times while performing safety audits, we have observed employees taking short cuts by not wearing the proper personal protective equipment or not following acceptable safe work practices. If they cut corners today and nothing adverse happens, you can almost bet they will repeat the unsafe act in the future. Remember many new employees, including seasonal employees, have not had much experience in performing many of the job tasks they have been assigned. Often new or inexperienced employees are reluctant to ask for assistance because they do not want others to think they can’t handle the job. As a supervisor, don’t wait for something bad to happen, work with and observe employees to make sure they are doing the job safely. Playground Equipment

Weather wise, this has been an especially tough spring. Many parks and playgrounds have experienced flooding. As a result, it is extremely important that documented inspections be conducted of your playgrounds and equipment before kids start playing on them.

Each year approximately 70% of the injuries sustained on playground equipment are the result of falls from the equipment to the surface below. Now is a good time to make sure that there is sufficient cushioning material beneath and around your equipment to protect a child from a fall. In addition to cushioning material, adequate fall zones need to be established around your equipment. Most cushioning material requires frequent maintenance to make sure it can still provide the proper cushioning protection to the users of your equipment. Make sure equipment is in good condition and there are no broken or missing pieces. Be sure to check equipment for wear, loose bolts and potential entanglement, protrusion and entrapment hazards. It is important to continue these SOUTH DAKOTA MUNICIPALITIES

documented inspections for the rest of the summer months. If you can produce a document stating that you inspected the equipment on a regular basis, there is a much better chance of defending your community in a lawsuit.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has developed a very user-friendly publication entitled, “Handbook for Public Playground Safety”, to assist entities with playground safety issues. A copy of the handbook is available on the SDPAA web site at www.sdpaaonline.org.

If you are installing new playground equipment, make sure the equipment meets the CPSC guidelines and the ASTM standards for public playgrounds. Too often groups with good intentions donate or purchase playground equipment that does not meet these guidelines and standards. This can put your community at risk for civil liability if someone is injured on equipment not meeting these guidelines and standards. Whenever you install new equipment or alter existing playgrounds you now must meet the ADA standards. Your playground equipment vendor should be able to assist you to make sure your entity is in compliance with the equipment you purchase and the ADA standards for public playgrounds. Additionally, if you have any questions, we have 4 nationally certified playground safety inspectors on staff to assist you with any questions pertaining to public playground safety. Work Zone Safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration, between 2016 and 2017, fatal crashes in work zones increased by 3 percent while fatal crashes outside of work zones decreased by 1.5 percent. A total of 132 workers and 799 motorists were killed in road construction sites. Your number one priority should be the safety of your employees and the motorists traveling through these zones. Given the amount of damage to various roads throughout South Dakota this spring due to flooding, work zone safety is going to be extremely important as work crews attempt to repair the damages. The “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Part VI)” (MUTCD) clearly defines the proper use and location of signs, cones and barricades for work zones. These are the standards that will be used to determine whether you properly warned motorists in the case of a motor vehicle crash or injury sustained in one of your work zones. Too many times we hear the excuse, “we were only going to be working in the area for a short period of time and by the time we set everything up, we could be done.” How far do you think that excuse will go in Court? The MUTCD also states that employees working in the right-of-way must wear Performance Class 2 or 3 safety apparel that meets ANSI Standards. Make sure your crews are following the MUTCD whenever they are working on your streets or roads. MAY 2019 2017

Special Events

Many communities host special events during the summer months. Volunteer groups have probably been meeting for some time looking for ways to entertain the hundreds or maybe even thousands of visitors coming to your community. As great as this is, these events will increase your potential for liability. If you have not already done so, develop a special events checklist to ensure that these events: • Are properly covered for indemnity; • Are as safe as possible for those in attendance; and • Minimize the potential liability exposures for your entity.

Many of these special events will require that you obtain hold harmless agreements and certificates of insurance, naming your city as an additional insured, from various vendors and participants. The SDPAA has a sample Special Event Packet, a Risk Management Checklist and sample Insurance and Hold Harmless/Indemnification Clauses to assist you with these efforts at www.sdpaaonline.org. Our goal is to assist you in making the workplace as safe as possible for your employees and at the same time help you reduce the potential liability exposures for your entity. For further assistance please feel free to contact us at (888) 313-0839. Have a happy and safe spring and summer.

Doug Kirkus Loss Control Consultant South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund dkirkus@safety-benefits.com

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Washington Report: By Rep. Dusty Johnson

Many people are familiar with the work I do in D.C., which ensures South Dakota’s voice is heard on a national level about the issues that matter most to our state. However, I believe the most effective work gets done right here at home. I have offices in Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and Rapid City, where my staff works every day to help folks who are having issues with the federal government. We call it casework.

The federal government impacts every single one of us – oftentimes too much. There are plenty of times when South Dakotans get stuck in bureaucratic red tape and it can be confusing, frustrating and frankly, a burden. Here’s where my office can help. When you are dealing with a federal agency – like the Social Security Administration, the VA, IRS or Medicare – it can take months, and sometimes even years, to find a resolution. I’d encourage you to call my office, let a member of my team know what you have been experiencing and we will work for you to solve these issues as swiftly as we can, hopefully resulting in less frustration on your end.

Here’s a recent example. A few weeks ago, a South Dakotan family got in touch with my office. They have three small children and rely on a single income. Unfortunately, after filing their taxes, the IRS told the family they wouldn’t see their tax return until midsummer, putting their family in even greater financial strain. A member of my staff contacted the IRS, and the following day their tax return was deposited into their bank account. We can’t make any guarantees for a positive outcome, but we can do everything we can to open the communication channels. It doesn’t get much better than helping South Dakota families.

In addition to casework, my South Dakota team keeps in touch with our state’s communities, organizations and constituents while I’m in D.C. voting. I never want to lose touch with my bosses (that’s you!), so I value having a pulse on what’s happening back home. We plan to hold office hours across the state, because I recognize not everyone can easily drive to one of my district offices. In fact, just last week, Reid was in Vermillion, Ashley was in Mobridge and Danica was in Whitewood. Because much 40

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of South Dakota is rural, we want to come to you. Another special part of this job is the honor of nominating outstanding students to U.S. Service Academies. Members of Congress may nominate candidates to the Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs and the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. These nominees are many of South Dakota’s best and brightest who want to serve our country, and I am honored to be a part of their journey. Any interested candidates should visit my website, dustyjohnson.house.gov, for more information and to apply. I work with the federal government every day and trust me, I know how frustrating it can be. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Let me work for you. If you, or someone you know, are having issues with any federal agency, please call my office. My team is ready to help. Sioux Falls: (605) 275-2868 Aberdeen: (605) 622-1060 Rapid City: (605) 646-6454

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CLASSIFIED ADS POLICY: Member municipalities receive free insertions and free postings on the League website. Non-member advertisers are billed $50 per insertion. All ads are subject to editing if necessary. The next deadline is May 10 for the June 2019 issue. Email ads to sara@sdmunicipalleague.org or fax to 605-224-8655. Visit www.sdmunicipalleague.org for more classifieds.

CITY MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT: Emery, SD - The City of Emery is taking applications for a part time City Maintenance Assistant. Job duties would include assisting the Maintenance Supervisor with garbage routes, snow removal and other jobs as assigned. This position is approximately10-20 hours per week with additional hours during bus months. Pay is dependent on experience. Open until filled. Please submit application to the City of Emery office at 560 SD Hwy 262, Emery, SD 57332 or email to emerycity@triotel.net or mail to PO Box 38. EOE.

DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/GENERAL MAINTENANCE: The City of Eureka, an equal opportunity employer, is accepting applications for a fulltime Deputy Public Works Director/General Maintenance. Valid driver's license required. No conviction by any state or federal agency for any crime punishable by imprisonment a federal or state penitentiary. Appropriate character and behavior traits for public relations. High school graduate or GED certificate required. Experience preferred in heavy machinery operation and knowledge of all city departments and functions in all departments. Must possess or obtain a CDL. Have or have the ability to get water and sewer certifications by the State of South Dakota. Mosquito spraying certification. Herbicide spraying certification. Pay based upon experience. Position is open until filled. Apply at the City of Eureka, PO Box 655, Eureka, SD 57437. Contact the City Office at 605-284-2441 for more information regarding job description and application. Any and all applicants may be rejected.

FINANCE OFFICER: Buffalo, SD - The Town of Buffalo is looking for a Finance Officer. Under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Buffalo, the Finance Officer is responsible for performing administrative work in planning and directing the financial functions of the Town and performing and/or managing all accounting operations within the department including investment of funds, receiving funds, expenditure of funds, preparing the annual report and biannual audit, reporting of all transactions and facilitating the annual budget process. Graduation from high school or GED program is required. College or vocational school training in accounting, business administration or public administration or equivalent experience is preferred. Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, town officials, and the public. Experience including computer and related software experience or equivalent combination of training 46

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FINANCE OFFICER: Valley Springs, SD - This position is responsible for the overall financial accounting of the City including fixed assets, payroll, developing budgets, accounts payable, accounts receivable, monthly financial reports, attending and taking minutes of the City Council meetings and other duties as assigned. Minimum job requirements: highly organized, ability to communicate effectively with the public, strong financial background, good understanding of accounting principles, and ability to handle confidential material. Must perform assigned tasks in an efficient manner, respond to numerous deadlines, and supervise other office staff. Qualifications: bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field. Knowledge of fund accounting and experience with government and municipal accounting preferred. A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in accounting or any such combination of education and experience as may be acceptable to the hiring authority. Salary based on qualifications. Applications can be picked up at City Hall, 401 Broadway Ave., Valley Springs, SD. Open until filled. EOE. PART TIME DEPUTY POLICE OFFICER: Burke, SD - The City of Burke is accepting applications for a part time Deputy Police Officer. Salary negotiable based on qualifications. Certification preferred. Benefit package also negotiable. Applicant must be highly motivated with a great work ethic and have the ability to work cooperatively with other agencies, the public and City personnel. Please submit cover letter and resume to the City of Burke, Attn: City Finance Officer, PO Box 250, Burke, SD 57523. Resumes can be emailed to burkecc@gwtc.net. Phone inquiries at 605-775-2913. The City of Burke is an EOE.

PLANNING DIRECTOR: Huron, SD - The City of Huron has an opening for a Planning Director. Work involves current and long range planning programs for the City and acts as the principal staff person for the City Planning Commission and the Huron Board of Historic Preservation. Salary range is $61,021-$92,487. Health insurance, term life, retirement, vacation and sick leave. Bachelor's degree in Planning or related field with (3) three years demonstrated experience in planning and zoning. Applications packets available at City Finance Department, 239 Wisconsin Ave SW, 605-353-8505, Department of Labor & Regulation, 2361 Dakota Ave S, 605-353-7155, online at https://www.huronsd.com/cityemployment or George Merkel, Civil Service Secretary/Examiner, 456 14th St. SE, 605-352-4226.

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PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT: Britton, SD A degree in civil engineering, public administration, or a closely related field preferred or five years experience in public works or related operations. Perform complex supervisory, administrative and professional work in planning, organizing, directing, and supervising the Public Works Department, including environmental, water, sewer, street, traffic control, cemetery, airport, swim pool, parks, rubble site, forestry, and code enforcement. Will be required to get the following within 2 years: Minimum CDL Class B w/air brakes, Restricted Use Pesticide license, Commercial Applicators License, Water Distribution Class I, Wastewater Collection Class I, Wastewater Treatment Class I (or Stabilization Pond Class I in lieu of Wastewater Treatment Class I) certifications. Applicant must be dependable, reliable, and friendly and be able to work well with others. Must have a lifting capability of 75 lbs. Full benefit package. For more information visit the City's website at www.cityofbritton.com public notices. Applications are available online or at City Hall; City of Britton, PO Box 126, Britton, SD 57430. 605-448-5721. Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE.

UTILITY OPERATOR: Langford, SD - Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: operating a variety of equipment, including heavy equipment; maintenance of water meters, pumps, pipelines, water and sewer mains as necessary; monitoring the city's electrical system;

maintenance and cleaning of streets; mowing and maintenance of parks and other city-owned properties, maintenance of city-owned building and the city's rubble site; manual labor as needed; and other related duties. Applicant must be in possession of the following certifications/licenses or able to obtain within 2 years of start date of employment: Water Distribution Class 1, Wastewater Collection Class 1, Wastewater Treatment Class 1 or Stabilization Pond Class 1; Restricted Use Pesticide License. Applicant must have a CDL Driver's License or the ability to obtain one within six months. Applicant must have a lifting capacity of 75 lbs. Full benefit package included. Salary negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Applications are available at Finance Office, 306 Main St., Langford, SD 57454, 605493-6610. Resumes may be mailed to PO Box 191, Langford, SD 57454 or emailed to townoflangford@venturecomm.net. Applications accepted until position is filled. The City of Langford is an EOE. FOR SALE - C9 INCANDESCENT BULBS: The City of Leola has approximately 800-1000 unused surplus C9 incandescent light bulbs for sale at $.10 a piece. The boxes contain 25 bulbs and come in various colors; blue, clear, green, yellow and red. If interested, contact Candice Kappes, Leola Finance Officer at 605-439-3299. Visit www.sdmunicipalleague.org for more classifieds.

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May 15-16 SD Association of Code Enforcement Workshop, Pierre

June 6-7 SDML Board of Directors Meeting, Rapid City 11-12 Human Resource School, Pierre 12-14 Finance Officers’ School, Pierre 20 SD Municipal Attorneys’ Association Meeting, Rapid City 25 Budget Training, Pierre 26 Municipal Debit/Credit Workshop, Pierre July 11 Budget Training, Sioux Falls 17 Elected Officials Workshop, Pierre

18-19 SD Building Officials’ Association Meeting, Pierre August 14-15 Policy Committee Meetings, Fort Pierre

October 8 SDML Board of Directors Meeting, Aberdeen 8-11 SDML Annual Conference, Aberdeen November 20-23 NLC City Summit, San Antonio, TX December 11 Joint SDML Board Meeting with County Association, Pierre

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First Meeting in May – The financial officer is required to make an annual report to the governing body no later than the first regular meeting of May each year. The report must include the receipts, expenses, and financial condition of the municipality, including the amount of funds in the treasury at the time of making the report and where and in what amounts such funds are deposited or invested. The report shall be published in the official newspaper within thirty days after the report is made to the governing body or on completion of the annual audit. By the last day of May each year, the finance officer shall file a copy of the report with the Department of Legislative Audit. (SDCL 9-22-21; See Hdbk., sec. 12.080) No later than May 1 – The liquor tax reversion must be made. (SDCL 35-5-22; See Hdbk., sec. 11.600)

May 1 – Special assessment installments which are payable under either the Plan One or Plan Two options become delinquent. (SDCL 9-43-109; See Hdbk., sec. 12.160)

First meeting following election – Except as otherwise provided, every officer of the municipality will begin to discharge the duties of the office as soon as the officer has qualified by filing an oath or affirmation of office. The oath must be filed within ten days after the first meeting of the month following the election or appointment. (SDCL 9-14-5; See Hdbk., sec. 5.115)

must designate by a majority vote, the following commissioners: Public Safety, Public Works, Utilities, and Finance and Revenue. Commissioners are assigned areas of responsibility under the law. (SDCL 9-9-18 to 9-9-24; See Hdbk., sec. 2.590)

First meeting following election – In municipalities governed by a mayor and two commissioners, the board shall by a resolution adopted by a majority, assign and apportion between the members, all duties that are not assigned to the mayor. (SDCL 9-9-27; See Hdbk., sec. 2.595)

First meeting following election – In those municipalities employing a city manager and under the commissioner form of government, at the first regular meeting in the month following the annual election, the commissioners must elect one of their members to serve as mayor for a term of one year. (SDCL 9-10-6; See Hdbk., sec. 2.615) By May 15 – The secretary of revenue shall apportion the money in the local government highway and bridge fund. (SDCL 32-11-35; See Hdbk., sec. 12.255(6))

Tax levy – The governing body of the municipality may impose an excess tax levy with an affirmative two-thirds vote of the governing body on or before July fifteenth of the year prior to the year the taxes are payable. The decision to increase taxes must be published within 10 days of the decision (certain publication size restrictions apply), and may be referred upon a petition signed by at least five percent of the registered voters in the municipality and filed within twenty days of publication of the decision. The referendum election shall be held on or before October first preceding the year the taxes are payable. (SDCL 10-13-36; See Hdbk., sec. 12.170)

Last Monday of May – Memorial Day – State holiday (SDCL 1-5-1) June elections – Follow the Municipal Election Calendar for all election deadlines.

First meeting following election – Appointed municipal officials are usually appointed. The appointment may be annual, or for an interval determined by the governing body. (SDCL 9-14-3)

First meeting following election – In municipalities having the mayor and common council form of government, the council must elect a president and vicepresident for the ensuing year. (SDCL 9-8-7; See Hdbk., sec. 2.520)

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June elections – Follow the Municipal Election Calendar for all election deadlines.

Third Tuesday in June – A municipality may combine its election with a school district and hold the election on the third Tuesday in June. (SDCL 9-13-1.1; See Hdbk., sec. 7.050)

First meeting following election – Appointed municipal officials are usually appointed. The appointment may be annual, or for an interval determined by the governing body. (SDCL 9-14-3)

First meeting following election – In municipalities governed by a mayor and four commissioners, the board must designate by a majority vote, the following commissioners: Public Safety, Public Works, Utilities, and Finance and Revenue. Commissioners are assigned areas of responsibility under the law. (SDCL 9-9-18 to 9-9-24; See Hdbk., sec. 2.590)

First meeting following election – In municipalities governed by a mayor and two commissioners, the board shall by a resolution adopted by a majority, at the first meeting following the annual election, assign and apportion between the members, all duties that are not assigned to the mayor. (SDCL 9-9-27; See Hdbk., sec. 2.595)

days of the decision (certain publication size restrictions apply), and may be referred upon a petition signed by at least five percent of the registered voters in the municipality and filed within twenty days of publication of the decision. The referendum election shall be held on or before October first preceding the year the taxes are payable. (SDCL 10-13-36; See Hdbk., sec. 12.170)

By June 30 – Applications for renewal of licenses for the sale of malt beverages should be filed before the expiration of June 30. (SDCL 35-4-41; See Hdbk., sec. 11.465)

By June 30 – All mechanical or electronic amusement devices must be registered. The secretary of revenue shall distribute the registration fee to the municipality in which the device is located. (SDCL 10-58-3 and 10-58-5; See Hdbk., sec. 12.255(7))

No later than July 1 – Each municipal governing body shall provide to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, information that will enable emergency agencies to reach the members of the municipal governing board and the mayor at any time, day or night. The information necessary shall include home, business, and other personal telephone numbers including any facsimile transmission machines and cellular or mobile telephone numbers; home, business, and other personal addresses; employer’s name and telephone number; and home, business, and other personal email or internet addresses. In addition, each municipal governing body shall provide contact information for the municipal employees responsible for the following functions if the municipality employs a person in such a capacity: City administrator or city manager; Building inspection; Engineering; Electrical; Fire; Police and law enforcement; Public works; Streets and highways; Sewer and waste water; Water; Telephone; Utilities; Emergency services or civil defense; Coroner; and 911 coordinator. (SDCL 33-1511.1; 33-15-11.2; See Hdbk., sec. 9.400) Find the Municipal Calendar for the entire year in the SDML Handbook for Municipal Officials, Directory of SD Municipal Officials, or at www.sdmunicipalleague.org.

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