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Cover photo: State of SD www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org Spring 2019 3 SD Association of County Commissioners Gary Jaeger, Deuel County Commissioner I would like to wish each and every we still need to county commissioner, county official, get the word out and county employee a Happy New to counties that 2018 - 2019 Officers and Year and may your dreams and wishes this tool is avail- & Board of Directors come true in this year of 2019. able to use for every county. President Also I would like to welcome all new Some of the past Gary Jaeger - Deuel County Sioux Valley District county commissioners, county of- legislation has ficials, and employees who will be had good inten- First Vice President reading the Presidents’ Comments tions but some Cindy Heiberger and articles for the first time in your flaws in the working mechanism have Minnehaha County County Comment newsletter. Kris does been found and are being corrected Second Vice President a wonderful job with this publication. as I write this article. Some of it is in Deborah Russell This publication keeps all its members the coding or a lack of of understand- Fall River County informed on what’s happening with ing about what’s covered and what meetings, workshops, and how we isn’t. This is why Executive Director Treasurer conduct business and ourselves during Bob Wilcox and Deputy Director Kris Brenda Hanten - Codington County Sioux Valley District meetings with Roberts Rule of Order, Jacobsen are very busy staying in con- which keep meetings moving forward tact with all parties necessary to look Past President orderly. Sometimes you will see how out for the interests of your county’s Dean Wagner- Harding County emotions play a large part of these association. Black Hills District meetings. Directors Your Association President has been Duane Sutton - Brown County Remember to try and come to the on the road attending District Meet- Lake Region District Commissioner’s Workshop in March. ings and if you have a District Meeting It’s very beneficial for networking coming up, contact me by text to 605- Jim Schmidt - Lincoln County with your colleagues and getting to 881-7178, or email @ G.54jaeger@ South East District know how your Association works for icloud.com, I have also attended the Vacant you. Agland Assessment Tax Force meet- Sioux East Central District ing in Pierre, Transportation Alter- I will be touching on other topics in natives that are safe alternatives for Bill Floyd - Sully County this article: the counties have an obli- school children, adults walking to and Oahe District gation to pay for court-ordered mental from school work or for recreational Vacant evaluations for both Adult Justice purposes. Kris and I took in the South Upper Missouri Valley District and Juvenile Justice. This is part of Dakota Towns and Townships, listen- the Mental Evaluations Reform Act ing and networking with other associa- Casey Krogman - Mellette County Randall Reservoir District from the Supreme Court Chief Justice tions on how we can work together on Gilbertson, and funded through Dept. commons interests in this 2019 Legis- Ron Buskerud of Social Services and administered lative session. I think I have rambled Pennington County through the South Dakota Associa- on enough. tion of County Commissioners. This NACo Representative Jim Schmidt • Lincoln County competency evaluation is to see if the I hope these comments find everyone defendant is mentally stable enough safe now that it looks more like winter WIR Representative to stand trial, not part of the sentenc- outside for snowmobiles, the live- Clint Farlee • Ziebach County ing or during probation period. While stock producers, and those who have working on this committee with Greg to work outside keeping roads open. Sattizahn, Unified Judicial System Remember, now the days are getting director of policy and legal services longer. and Executive Director Bob Wilcox and going through the applications, May God Bless and be Safe. 4 Spring 2019 www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org SD Association of County Officials Raynelle Mueller, Grant County Treasurer South Dakota Association Greetings, everyone!! Happy New Thank you Year!! Appreciation for what we have again!! of County Officials had in the past and anticipation for In keeping 2018 - 2019 Officers and what is to come with the New Year in tune with ‘in & Board of Directors is another way to say “out with the with the new’, President old, in with the new”. We have a new I am going to Raynelle Mueller Governor, Cabinet heads, state em- include an ab- Treasurer ployees, new legislators, new county breviated version Grant County Commissioners, and new local elected of the “Interview officials. Questions” that First Vice President Susan Kiepke I would like to express my appre- have been done in previous issues of Auditor ciation and thanks to all of the elected ‘The Comment’, so those who want Davison County officials and Commissioners who have to know a bit more about me will be started or continue with their terms of able to, so here goes: I was appointed Second Vice President office. I would also like to express my the Grant County Treasurer on April Traci Radway Register of Deeds thanks and best wishes to those elected 1st, 2003, and have not had opposition Haakon County officials who have retired from their for my position since. Three people positions. Your years of service and I would like to invite to dinner would Secretary/Treasurer knowledge are very much appreciated be my Dad, his Dad, and my Mom’s Sheila Hagemann and your wisdom will be missed. Best Dad (all deceased). I think it would be Auditor Turner County Wishes on your future adventures!! great for them to be able to meet the I am writing this article on the family they haven’t. A dream of mine Past President 11th hour …. My schedule got a little is to be able to finally get the boxes Brian Hunhoff wonky after the calendar page flipped unpacked from our closets that got Register of Deeds with more tasks to accomplish than stashed when we moved into our new Yankton County time available. I would like to thank house in 2011. You might be surprised Parliamentarian all of you for the opportunity to travel to learn that I was a Senate page dur- Jane Naylor to Washington, DC for the President’s ing the 1974 Legislative Session. The Finance Officer and Executive Director’s Meeting.