Anderson Named President of S.D. Municipal League Nominate
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$T1ax In.c0luded 0 Number 44 Volume 12 A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. • PO Box 426 • New Underwood, SD 57761 October 22, 2015 Anderson named president Nominate children of S.D. Municipal League for Angel Tree Longtime New Underwood Nominations are now being ac - been nominated, Printz will con - City Finance Officer Meri Jo An - cepted for Angel Tree recipients. tact the nominee to see if they derson was elected president of The Angel Tree project, which would indeed like to take part in the South Dakota Municipal is headed by the New Underwood the Angel Tree. Once the Angel League on Friday, Oct. 9, during Lions Club in conjunction with Tree recipients have been nomi - the organization’s 82nd annual the New Underwood branch of nated and selected, the gender conference in Watertown. the First Interstate Bank, seeks and age of, as well as gift ideas The South Dakota Municipal to provide gifts to children ages and suggestions for, each partici - League (SDML) is a nonpartisan 12 and under whose families are pating child’s name is written on and nonprofit association of 310 experiencing financial or some an angel ornament and placed on incorporated municipalities in other kind of difficulty. a Christmas tree in the lobby of South Dakota. In practice, the In order to be named as a recip - the New Underwood First Inter - SDML seeks to aid municipal ient, nominations should be made state Bank. Community mem - governments in their daily serv - to Shirley Printz. Families can be bers are then able to select an or - ices to their communities. The nominated by friends, or can nament and purchase gifts for SDML provides years of history nominate themselves. The nomi - each particular child. Near and experience to municipal gov - nees are kept strictly confiden - Christmas, Printz arranges for ernments to help communities tial. Printz is the only person who the delivery of each of the gifts. determine their objectives and knows the true identity of the re - To nominate a child or family, plans for obtaining those objec - cipients. contact Printz at 754-6443. Nom - tives, including city maintenance Once a person or family has inations must be made by Nov. 2. and development. The SDML Courtesy Photo also provides legal information Past SDML President Jeanne Duchscher, left, passes the gavel to newly that pertains to municipalities so elected President Meri Jo Anderson after Anderson's election in Ab - erdeen. municipal governments are bet - ter able to understand their role Members updated at in an executive position. Ander - and responsibilities. son must also provide the mayor son served as the president of the Members of the SDML leader - and director of public works with South Dakota Governmental Fi - ship meet annually at a major a current and accurate line of nance Officers Association from West River Electric’s conference, and at 10 district communication with the city and 1993-1994. She served in the meetings throughout the year. As the community members. Ander - SDML previously as the chair - the sitting president, Anderson son’s other responsibilities in - man of District 9, and was ap - annual meeting will be responsible for attending clude overseeing the manage - pointed as the district trustee. and speaking at each of the dis - ment of the Sami Jo Memorial West River Electric Association until 2019. This will allow us to In order to achieve her position trict meetings. She will chair Swimming Pool, preparing the held its 76th annual meeting Sat - collect more of what I call fixed as president, Anderson had to as - each of the executive board meet - annual report, budget and inven - urday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Wall at charges, like poles, wires and cend through the ranks of district ings, and will attend the National tory, attending all city council the community center. substations that are there chairman, trustee, second vice League of Cities in Nashville, meetings and ensuring that all President Andy Moon asked whether we sell you a kilowatt president and first vice president Tenn., and Washinton, D.C., as a needed documents are prepared the members, “Are we in the hour or not,” he said. before being eligible to be nomi - delegate. for those meetings, conducting right place? Is it the right time? CEO Dick Johnson gave an up - nated for the role of president. Anderson first became the New municipal elections, handling the Where do we go from here?” He date on the 2014 financials of the When a person has achieved Underwood city finance officer in requisition of all city funds and shared with the members that cooperative. He shared with the these ranks, the final step is to be October of 1980. In order to be - recording and verifying all city the board has reviewed the finan - members that WREA’s equity is nominated by the three-person come a city finance officer, a per - council activity. cial situation of the cooperative, up from last year to a 28.9 per - nominating committee. During son must be appointed each year Because she is also the human they have taken into account the cent, a 1.2 percent increase over the annual conference, nomina - by the city mayor, and the city resources director, Anderson growth in new plant, its current 2013. One thing they did during tions from the floor are also ac - council must concur with the ap - must address employee concerns and future financial position and 2015 to help save costs was to re - cepted, though Anderson said she pointment. Anderson has re - and questions and ascertain com - its equity. With all of these things finance some Rural Utilities has only seen this happen twice. ceived the appointment since pliance with state and federal re - in mind, they recently authorized Service loans with our secondary Anderson shares the excite - 1980, though she took a four year quirements. the general retirement of capital lender, Cooperative Finance Cor - ment of her recent election with hiatus at the end of the 1990s to When she first received the ap - credits in the amount of poration. With record low inter - her high school sweetheart and help bolster the struggling New pointment to her position in the $500,000, also authorizing est rates, they were able to save husband of 44 years, Daryl, who Underwood grocery store. When early 1980s, Anderson attended $250,000 in retirements to settle over $2.0 million in interest costs is her most avid supporter, ac - the store closed in 2000, Ander - intensive summer classes at estates of members who have over the next 23 years by doing cording to Anderson. The two also son returned to her position as South Dakota State University passed away. He informed the this. They continue with good have a daughter and three grand - city finance officer. for three years in order to become members that as they monitor growth in our service area with daughters who keep them busy, As city finance officer, Ander - a certified municipal clerk. “It where to go from here, one of the growth at Exit 61 by adding as well as a large extended family son is responsible to maintain a was a very good program with a WREA’s biggest challenges is its several new car dealerships, and including Anderson’s father, current financial account of all lot of information crammed in, as rates. Last fall, the board looked motels. They have the new addi - seven brothers, four sisters and water, sewer and garbage cus - classes were from 8 a.m. to 8 at a rate study completed with tion to Dakota Mill and Grain numerous nieces and nephews, tomers, including noting and col - p.m.,” Anderson said. the help of an outside consultant. and the new housing develop - all of whom remain close and in - lecting from those who are delin - Her recent election to the role “We developed a five year rate ment of Echo Ridge in the Wall spire her to do better, Anderson quent in their accounts. Ander - of president is not her first time strategy and that will allow us to area. Love’s Truck stop in the Box said. slowly increase the base charge continued on 8 Editorial Rural Living Tiger Tracks Public Notices Inside: 2 3 5-7 9 2 EDITORIAL The Post • October 22, 2015 Working For A Living Five things about public Chastity Julson Third Child Syndrome For as much as she loves life, it and the couch. 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