October County Comment

County CommentOfficial Publication of South Dakota Counties

October 2012 Volume 58, Number 8

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The official newsletter of South Dakota Counties211 East Prospect AvenuePierre, SD 57501Phone: (605) 224-4554 Fax: (605) 224-4833Website: www.sdcounties.orgWebsite: www.sdcc.govoffice2.comEmail: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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The opinions expressed within are not neces-sarily those of the South Dakota Association of County Commissioners (SDACC), South Dakota Association of County Officials (SDACO), South Dakota Association of County Highway Superintendents (SDACHS), or South Dakota Association of County Welfare Officials (SDACWO).

Membership CornerResources and Information

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

SD County ConventionSeptember 16 - 18, 2013

Spearfish Holiday InnSpearfish, SD

Lawrence County

County Commissioners/Welfare Spring WorkshopNew Officials Workshop

March 20 & 21, 2013Pierre, SD

Ramkota Hotel

SDACO Spring WorkshopMay 15 - 17, 2013

Pierre, SDRamkota Hotel

ATTENTION!

SDACC/SDACO/SDML Executive Board

MeetingsDecember 12 & 13, 2012

Pierre, SD

JOB OPENINGS

Thank you to all vendors, and the convention committees, for the great job done at convention. Also, thank you for the prizes I won.

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The Yankton County Commission seeks to hire someone for the

position of Administrative Highway Superintendent.

Benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, longevity pay, health insurance and a retirement plan. Starting pay is per current wage

schedule.

Applications will be received through October 26th, 2012.

Interested persons should contact Bill Balvin at the

Department of Labor, Yankton office 3113 Spruce Street,

605-668-2900, for application information. Special accommodations for

application or job information in alternative formats available upon

request.

SDACO Deputy Workshop

May 22 - 23, 2013Pierre, SD

Ramkota Hotel

The Brule County Board of Commissioners will be accepting

applications for the position of Director of Equalization until

December 21, 2012 at 5:00 pm.

Applications can be picked up at the Brule County Auditor's Office

which is located in the Courthouse

300 S CourtlandChamberlain, SD

or call the auditor at 605-234-4430.

Brule County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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2012 - 2013 Officers and & Board of Directors

PresidentAllen Sinclair

Yankton County

First Vice PresidentDelvin WorthPotter County

Second Vice PresidentCasey KrogmanMellette County

TreasurerPhylliss Pudwill

Walworth County

Past PresidentRobert JohnsonHarding County

DirectorsOscar Thompson

Aurora County

Dave AlbrechtSpink County

Francis HassClark County

David ForretteGrant County

Bill FloydSully County

Gerald BeningaMinnehaha County

Ron BuskerudPennington County

Ex-Officio MembersJim Schmidt - East RiverMike Ortner - West River

NACo RepresentativesDon Larson • Brookings CountyNancy Hansen • Brown County

WIR RepresentativeClint Farlee • Ziebach County

Allen Sinclair, Yankton County Commissioner

SDACC President

I would like to start my year as your Association President by thanking our out-going President, Bob Johnson, Harding County Commissioner. Bob has worked tirelessly to improve our Association. His efforts have contrib-uted to a spirit of all SD Counties suc-cessfully working together. Evidence of this is in the successful partnership now in place between the Officials and Commissioners. Bob will remain on our Association Board of Directors as the Past President. Congratulations Bob on a very successful Year—I look forward to working with you again this year. Our 2012 SD Counties Convention in Sioux Falls was well attended again this year. I have heard many positive comments—a very successful three days! Bob Wilcox and Kris Jacobsen led the way in planning and organizing our Convention—special thanks to each of them. The sessions were edu-cational and designed to help County government through the challenges that are ahead. A highlight of the Convention was the presence of Chris Rodgers—NACo President; and Larry Dix-- Associa-tion Executive Director. Both of these gentlemen are from Nebraska. Many

of the Conven-tion attendees had the op-portunity to visit with these outstanding public servants. Thanks to both of them for their presence and their remarks. September 26 and 27, I had the op-portunity to attend the SD Council of Juvenile Services’ Alternatives to Detention Conference in Sioux Falls. The 170 attendees were discussing methods of dealing with troubled juveniles. Their goal is to not jail juveniles as often—but still protect the public. Alternatives have been studied and proven successful. These alterna-tives may be beneficial to the juveniles involved and at the same time save counties money. A pilot program in Pennington and Minnehaha counties has proven to be very successful. Look for more details in the near future con-cerning this effort to better serve our juvenile offenders. What an honor it is to serve as your Association President!! Thank you so much for the opportunity to be a part of this great organization.

Congratulations to Gregory County!

Recipient of this year’s Public Awareness ContestSponsored by the SDACO Public Relations Committee


SDACO President’s ThoughtsDoreen Priebe, Brule County Treasurer


PresidentDoreen Priebe

TreasurerBrule County

First Vice PresidentLisa Schieffer

AuditorMeade County

Second Vice PresidentDonna Mayer

Register of DeedsPennington County

Secretary/TreasurerSue Ganje

AuditorFall River/Shannon County

Past PresidentJulie Risty

Register of DeedsMinnehaha County

ParlimentarianSheri KoeckTreasurer

Hand County

DirectorsSara GrimTreasurer

Gregory County

Kathy GlinesAuditor

Harding County

Becky MathiesenRegister of Deeds

Lincoln County

John HilegemannRegister of DeedsMcPherson County

Linette ChristensenTreasurer

Moody County

Julie PearsonAuditor

Pennington County

South Dakota Association

of County OfficialsHello everyone! Autumn has arrived and it is nice to see the cooler temper-atures! I think everyone was ready for the cool down after the heat wave over the summer.

I am honored to be the President for South Dakota Association of County Officials.

I look forward to this coming year as President, working with the executive board and the membership of county officials. I encourage everyone to get involved, whether it is on a commit-tee or on the executive board. I know from experience that serving on a committee or on the executive board; it is a great learning experience. It has been nice getting to know other county officials across the state and making many new friends.

I hope everyone enjoyed conven-tion this year. I heard lots of posi-tive comments about the new format for con-vention we had. It offered several different sessions you could chose from to attend. We had a record number of ven-dors this year that hopefully every-one was able to stop by and thank them for attending our convention. The vendors and sponsors are a big part of our organi-zation.

A big thank you

to Bob and Kris for the great job they did organiz-ing the conven-tion. I know it had to be chal-lenging with the new format.

I would like to thank Julie Risty for the great job she did as President. It will be hard to fill her shoes! But I am looking forward to working hard for SDACO.

Please call or email me with any ques-tions, concerns, or suggestions you may have. 1-605-234-4436 or [email protected]

Have a great fall and a great day!

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PresidentSarah Petersen

Codington County

Vice PresidentJerry Miller

Union County

SecretaryCarol Muller

Minnehaha County

Past PresidentKaren Romey

Pennington County

CCPR AdministratorKristie Jacobsen

SD Counties

South Dakota Association of County Welfare Officials

Sarah Petersen, Codington County Welfare Director With the theme of this year's conven-tion being "Counties Thru the Dec-ades", one could not help but reflect on past decades and the impact of the changes we have seen: in styles of dress, in social norms, and in our national, state and county structures. Our world is constantly changing, and at an ever-faster pace. What will the coming decade bring?

As we look at the decades past and plan the decade ahead, it is important to remember that years are built of individual days. Each day we make a choice in how our actions will affect that day, and possibly the decade to come.

As a county welfare director, each day bring something new. Every client who walks into my office is in the midst of a situation. My job is to deter-mine whether or not that situation fits into the state statutes of county poor relief under 28-13, and the policies that my county has developed. And even though their situation may not meet county guidelines, I have the choice to meet that person where they are today, or to bring my past experi-ences (positive or negative) into their situation. I can choose whether to give some understanding and extra atten-tion to their circumstance, or not. I can choose whether to value them as a human being, or not. There are days when I leave the office knowing I have done this; I have gone the extra mile. On other days, when I have not, I am thankful for the opportunity of a fresh start the next day; which I imagine is also the hope for many who struggle with poverty.

Each day will accumulate to shape the decade ahead. Each day I will make a choice in how my actions affect an individual... a day... a decade. It is

with great honor that I accept the responsibility of serving as president of the SDACWO. My desire and goal is to make a choice each day to offer my best in this leadership position.

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PresidentLenny Uhrich

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President ElectMerle HansonHamlin County

First Vice PresidentClint Degen

Hanson County

Secretary/TreasurerGreg Vavra

Jerauld County

Past PresidentRon KrempgesMiner County

NACE State DirectorRaymond Roggow

Union County

DirectorsShannon Rasmussen

Brule County

Rod PolleyClay County

Benny SchellCorson County

Ken McGirrMeade County

Glenn SpitzerMcPherson County

South Dakota Association of County Highway

Superintendents

Lenny Uhrich, Edmunds County

SD Assoc of County Highway Superintendents

27th Annual Regional Local Road ConferenceOctober 24-25, 2012 Ramkota HotelRapid City, South Dakota

The most affordable local road confer-ence in the nation providing local road managers an opportunity to learn and share ideas for building and maintain-ing local roads in challenging eco-nomic times.

Topics• Geosynthetic Reinforced Sub-

grades and Bases• NACE Update• Results of Dust Control Study• Dealing with Gravel Shortages

(Panel)• Challenges in Specifying &

Obtaining Good Surface Gravel (Panel)

• Alternatives to Paving (Panel)• Paving HBP Longitudinal Joint• Managing Expectations – It’s Not

Rocket Surgery• County Management-Yesterday,

Today and Tomorrow

• Retrore-flectivity Update – Signs and Pavement Marking

• “You Show Us” Awards

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ram-kota Hotel (605-343-8550) under the name of County Road Conference (LTAP) at a special conference rate for single or double occupancy. Registration:You may register at the conference.

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On the 2012 Ballot

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South Dakota voters will head to the polls on Tues-day, November 6th to elect one member of Congress, two Public Utilities Com-missioners, 105 state leg-islators and various county officials.

We are also considering seven ballot measures. The information on the ballot is-sues in on a pamphlet pub-lished by the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office.

The pamphlet provides a brief explanation from the At-torney General regarding each ballot measure, followed by statements from supporters and opponents explaining their view of the issues. To view or print the complete pamphlet, go to the Secretary of State’s website www.sdsos.gov and click on “2012 Ballot Questions Pamphlet”. This printed pamphlet can be found in your County Auditors office.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting Profiles Legislative Candidates On YouTube

All 105 of the seats in the South Dakota Legislature are up for election this year.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting is videotaping segments with South Dakota legislative candidates, and posting the videos on YouTube as they are completed. Each qualified candidate has been offered a free opportunity to present themselves and their views during a two-minute video.

The clips are a good way to meet candidates, get a quick overview of why they are running for office, and to find out what they consider the most important issues.

To view the videos, visit any of the following sites:SDACC - www.sdcc.govoffice2.comSDACO - www.sdcounties.org under the News tabSDPB - www.sdpb.org under the Election 2012 tab


Tips, Trends and Resources

Etiquette and Days To Honor The Flag

• New Year's Day, January 1• Martin Luther King Day, third Monday in January• Inauguration Day, January 20• Lincoln's Birthday, February 12• Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February• Easter Sunday (variable)• Mother's Day, second Sunday in May• Peace Officers Memorial Day (half staff), May 15• Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May• Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), last Monday in

May• Flag Day, June 14• Independence Day, July 4• Labor Day, first Monday in September• Patriot Day, September 11• Constitution Day, September 17• Columbus Day, second Monday in October• Navy Day, October 27• Election Day, first Tuesday in November• Veterans Day, November 11• Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November• Christmas Day, December 25• The birthdays of States (date of admission)• State holidays • Such other days as may be proclaimed by the President

of the United States

The American flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.

The American flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

The American flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.

The American flag should be displayed

on all days, but especially on the

following national and state holidays:

• The flag should be lighted at all times, either by sunlight or by an appropriate light source. • The flag should be flown in fair weather, unless the flag is designed for inclement weather use. • The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal. • The flag should not be used for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these pur-poses. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top. • The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be imprinted on anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or halyard. • The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations. • The flag should never have any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind placed on it, or attached to it. • The flag should never be used for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything. • When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoni-ously. • The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary. • When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.


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Largest City: HighmoreCounty Seat: HighmorePopulation: 1,420Organized: 1873Size: 867 square miles

The name of Hyde County came from James Hyde of Vermillion who was a member of the territorial legislature when the county was created in 1873.

Hyde County began with two sets of county offic-ers, one set favoring Highmore as the county seat, the other selected Holabird. Maintaining two sets of records and books and the necessary expenses of running two county governments saddled the county with a heavy debt load. A compromise was reached and the county seat was permanently moved to Highmore in 1884. The county then began to slowly pay off it’s debt. Settlers contin-ued to move in and the town of Highmore grew. Tragically on the night of June 20, 1892, the county courthouse burned down, but was soon replaced with the current brick structure.

One of the greatest problems was that of securing water. Settlers that expected to draw from shal-low wells were disappointed and moved back east. Those that stayed on and sank wells to depths of 70 to 100 feet became owners of large and prosperous farms in a matter of years.

The population of Hyde County consisted of Amer-icans, Scandinavians, a number of thrifty Bohemi-ans and many Crow Creek Native Americans.

Once the settlers discovered how to raise crops and draw water, immigration became heavy. The towns of Highmore, Holabird and Stephen grew by leaps and bounds.

Incorporated in 1882, Highmore has three pos-sible derivations. It is said to stand on the highest ground on the Northwestern railroad between the South Dakota line and the Missouri River. Some say it was named for a railroad surveyor who was a member of a famous English family of interior decorators. Another version is that it was named as a result of a foreign workers attempt to describe a rising slope of land by repeating “high more, high

more”. From 1880 to 1882, the area was known as Siding No. 5.

Holabird owes its name to an early day romance. Henry Wicker married Louise Holabird while rails were being laid and gave his bride’s family name to the new town.

Stephen was named for St. Stephen, patron saint of Hun-gary, and is the site of a Catholic mission.


County NewsNACo’s October National Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar Series

Many counties are responsible for critical infrastructure that is directly tied to cyber networks. It is impera-tive that county officials and staff are armed with the necessary resources, knowledge, and partnerships necessary to combat the threats.

NACo has teamed up with the Depart-ment of Homeland Security (DHS), National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Multi-State Information Shar-ing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) to bring you the following webinars highlighting county government’s role in protecting the Nation’s cyber infrastructure:

Stop.Think.Connect. Cybersecurity is our Shared ResponsibilityOctober 3, 20122pm-3pm EDT

Watch Recording: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/435436506

View Slides: Week 1 Slides

Kicking off NACo’s participation in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, NACo’s Cyber Task Force and the DHS will host a webinar on the key priorities and outcomes of DHS’s national campaign. Find out how your county can get involved as a partner. NACo’s Cyber Task Force will also share information regarding their support of the Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign.

Cyber Crime and Policy IssuesOctober 10, 20122pm-3pm EDT

NACo President Chris Rodgers along with experts from county law enforce-ment, the federal government and industry will be on hand to share the impact of cyber crime on local govern-ment and offer policies that can protect data.

Cloud Computing and Mobile Ap-plications: Safety Implications for County GovernmentsOctober 17, 20122pm-3pm EDT

What’s the big deal with cloud com-puting and mobility? Participate in NACo’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month webinar and you will find out. Cloud computing and mobility provide county governments with the ability to conduct business from any location; however, it also introduces a need for new informa-tion security measures. Leading the webinar is Keith Young, the secu-rity official in Montgomery County Maryland’s IT Department along with representatives from the MS-ISAC and industry.

Recruiting, Hiring and Retaining IT/Cybersecurity TalentOctober 24, 20122pm-3pm EDT

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The IT field is changing quickly and having the skilled staff to keep up with it can be challenging, but NACo’s Cyber Task Force and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) are working to address those challenges. Join NICE Task Lead Peggy Maxson to learn what steps they have put in place to build the cyber workforce for county governments.

Federal Cybersecurity Briefing and Potential Impact on County GovernmentOctober 31, 20122pm-3pm EDT

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Participate in the final webinar in NA-Co’s National Cyber Security Aware-ness Month series to find out about Federal programs supporting county government with materials, grants and other resources. Also, hear the indus-try view on the future of cyber security legislation.

These videos as well as support-ing documents are available

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Congressional DelegationDelegation Requests Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs

Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representa-tive Kristi Noem (R-SD) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to request a meeting in Hot Springs regarding the proposed changes to the Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS). The delegation was joined by Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Sena-tor Mike Johanns (R-NE), Representa-tive Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE). The Senators and Representatives expressed “frustration and disappoint-ment” in how proposed changes to the BHHCS have progressed. The BHHCS gave its word that the proc-ess would be open, transparent, and inclusive. However, a September 10, 2012 meeting between BHHCS of-ficials and the Save the VA Committee broke down when the BHHCS said it was not in a position to negotiate on its proposal. Since that time, many stakeholders have lost trust in the process and fear that the actions of the BHHCS over the past ten months were all for show. The Senators and Representatives wrote: “We remain committed to ensuring that our veterans receive the highest quality of care and believe that their voices and concerns need to be a part of any proposed changes. … Given the recent developments as to how this process is moving forward, we are requesting a meeting with you, the tri-state congressional delegation and members of the Save the VA Com-mittee in Hot Springs, SD. We believe that it is important you hear directly from the members of the community, our veterans, and other stakeholders directly affected.” The full text of the letter is below:

October 2, 2012 The Honorable Eric ShinsekiSecretary of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs810 Vermont Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 20420 Dear Secretary Shinseki: We write to express frustration and disappointment in how proposed changes to the Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS) have progressed. We were hopeful that the BHHCS would keep its word about making this process open, transparent, and inclusive, as you assured us would be the case in your letter dated May 18, 2012. We were assured that public comment and feedback would be seriously considered and, as appropriate, be incorporated into any final proposal. It has come to our attention that at a September 10, 2012 meeting between the BHHCS Veterans Administration (VA) and the Save the VA Committee (the Committee), the meeting broke down when the BHHCS said it was not in a position to negotiate on its proposal. Whether this was a misstatement or fact, trust has been lost, relationships damaged, and many fear that the actions of the BHHCS over the past ten months were all for show. When the BHHCS made the proposal public last December, stakeholders were led to believe that this was not a final proposal and input from the public would be given full and fair consid-eration. The Committee never intended its counterproposal to be an all-or-nothing alternative to the BHHCS proposal. They were led to believe, as were we, that the process moving forward would be collaborative. Recently, BHHCS sent its original proposal and all other proposals received to the VA Central Office (VACO) for review. We remain committed to ensuring that our veterans receive the highest quality of care and be-lieve that their voices and concerns need to be a part of any proposed changes. Several Veteran Service Organizations, tribal governments and the State of South Dakota have issued resolu-tions expressing serious concerns with the BHHCS proposal as written and concerns have also been raised by some veterans and organizations in Nebraska and Wyoming. Concerns such as the extent to which major components of the BHHCS plan have been vetted with private health care providers and facilities, how the BHHCS proposal can effectively provide care to veterans in areas already declared “medically underserved” or with Critical Access Hospital designa-tion, and concerns expressed by Native veterans relative to the Indian Health Service need to be considered. We are worried that these concerns may not have been addressed in the BHHCS proposal submitted to the VACO. These concerns are addressed in the Committee’s counterpro-posal. Given the recent developments as to how this process is moving forward, we are requesting a meeting with you, the tri-state congressional delegation and members of the Save the VA Com-mittee in Hot Springs, SD. We believe that it is important you hear directly from the members of the community, our veterans, and other stakeholders directly affected. We ask that this meet-ing take place as soon as possible and any action on this proposal be delayed until a meeting can take place. Finally, we ask for transparency as to how proposals are evaluated and what criteria are used to make any final decision. We appreciate your attention to this issue and your timely response. Sincerely, TIM JOHNSON JOHN THUNE KRISTI NOEMUnited States Senator United States Senator Member of Congress

MIKE ENZI JOHN BARRASSO CYNTHIA LUMMIS United States Senator United States Senator Member of Congress


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This year SD Counties plans to participate in “Christmas at the Capitol”. We encourage each

county to submit 5 ornaments in order to decorate a tree at the Capitol Building and

one at the Association Building as well.

We ask that the ornaments be approximately 5” by 5” in size, depicting your counties unique

qualities with a secure loop for hanging. Please send your ornaments to the association office or

contact us if you have any questions!Ornaments will not be returned as they will be used on a yearly basis.

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