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South Dakota MUNICIPALITIES
Managing Editor: Yvonne A. Taylor
PRESIDENT Debbie Houseman Finance Officer, Lake Andes 1st VICE PRESIDENT Steve Allender Mayor, Rapid City
2nd VICE PRESIDENT Amy Leon City Manager, Yankton
TRUSTEES Fay Bueno Finance Officer, Sturgis
Karl Alberts Finance Officer, Aberdeen Carolynn Anderson Finance Officer, Wall
Christine Erickson Councilmember, Sioux Falls Harry Weller Mayor, Kadoka
PAST PRESIDENT Pauline Sumption Finance Officer, Rapid City
Editor: Sara M. Rankin
DISTRICT CHAIRS Dist. 1 - Mike Grosek Mayor, Webster
Dist. 2 -Paullyn Carey Finance Officer, Huron
Dist. 3 - Dawn Murphy Finance Officer, Tea
Dist. 4 - Becky Brunsing City Administrator, Wagner Dist. 5 - Renae Phinney President, Ree Heights
Dist. 6 - Leland Treichel Mayor, Roscoe
Dist. 7 - Gary Weismantel Mayor, Herreid Dist. 8 - Brittany Smith City Administrator, Philip
Dist. 9 - Laurie Woodward Finance Officer, Custer Dist. 10 - Michelle DeNeui Finance Officer, Spearfish
LEAGUE STAFF 1-800-658-3633 Fax: 605-224-8655
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 VACANT 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 Lynn Bren Deputy Director Kristina Peterson Underwriter Paytra Nichols Underwriter Jerry Krambeck Member Services Representative Deb Corkill Executive Assistant
Features
Contents
2021 SDML Annual Conference Agenda . . . . . . . . . .6
2021 SDML Excellence Award Nomination Form . . . .7
2022 District Meeting Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2021 Elected Officials Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 SDML Policy Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hall of Fame Nomination Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Finance Officer of the Year Goes To . . . . . . . . . . . .15 I’ll Get You My Pretty... And All Your Data Too! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Transient Vendor Season in South Dakota . . . . . . . . .19 SDMEA Hometown Power - Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SDML Policy Committee Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 SDML Current Statement of Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Climate Change Cases May Be Less Likely Litigated in Court Following SCOTUS Ruling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 New Municipal Tax Changes Effective July 1, 2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
SPECIAL FEATURE: Elected Officials Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Columns
Director’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Risk-Sharing News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Washington Report: Senator Thune . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
In Every Issue
SDML Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
City Highlight - Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Hometown Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Municipal Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
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JULY/AUGUST 2021
VOLUME 88, NUMBER 1 & 2
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