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Nonmember subscription rate is $25.00. state agency personnel, National Association www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org MARK YOUR CALENDAR SouthEast Central District Meeting May 7, 2015 Sanborn County Courthouse Woonsocket, SD Randall Reservior District Meeting May 7, 2015 Pizza Ranch Platte, SD Sioux Valley District Meeting May 18, 2015 Location TBD SDACO Spring Workshop May 13-14, 2015 Ramkota Hotel Pierre, SD SDACHS Summer Meetings June 10 -11, 2015 Spring Creek Lodge Pierre, SD The opinions expressed within are not necessarily 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). Cover photo: Courtesy of SD Tourism April 2015 3 SD Association of County Commissioners Casey Krogman, Mellette County Commissioner It's a new month, March is behind us.A lot happened in March. On the ranch at home, baby calves are arriving. Then throw in the comments of board meetings. It doesn't leave much time. The state legislature finished session on the 13th. With a new road funding bill. I went to Pierre for a committee meeting on the 9th where several amendments were added. The next 4 days with several meetings a bill came out that could be passed. The biggest surprise was the emergency designation to put it in effect on April 1st. The next week was SDACC Spring Workshop which was a big success with presentations by J. Michael Blaska on Ethics, Roberts Rules, and Running An Effective Meeting.Every commissioner should have these classes as a first time or refresher course. Several other sessions included 2014 - 2015 Officers and & Board of Directors President Casey Krogman - Mellette County Randall Reservoir District Budgets,Transportation,Property Tax, Property and Liability Insurance Basics, SD DOT, Attorney Recruitment and Attorney General. If you never made it to the Spring Workshop you missed an informative meeting. I look forward to seeing all of you at the Annual County Convention to be held September 14-16 at the Pierre Ramkota Hotel and also at Spring Workshop next year. First Vice President Duane Sutton - Brown County James River Valley District Second Vice President Dick Kelly- Minnehaha County SouthEast District Treasurer Gary Jaeger - Deuel County Sioux Valley District Past President Delvin Worth - Potter County Upper Missouri Valley District Directors Don Reinesch - Brule County SouthEast Central District Dave Albrecht - Spink County James River Valley District Sioux Falls 605-543-5206 Rapid City 605-341-8780 Fargo 701-281-1718 Asphalt Distributors Crack Sealing Equipment Pothole Patching Equipment Francis Hass - Clark County Sioux Valley District Vacant Lake Region District Mike Ortner - Fall River County Black Hills District Bill Floyd - Sully County Oahe District Jeff Barth Minnehaha County LED Lights Snow Blowers Contact one of our three locations today for installation, service, & parts! www.ntecorp.com “Over 80 Years Experience” Hoists Dump Bodies Contractor Bodies 4 April 2015 Snow Plows Sanders Anti-Ice Systems Ron Buskerud Pennington County Ex-Officio Members Jim Schmidt - East River Vacant - West River NACo Representatives Mike Ortner • Fall River County Jim Schmidt • Lincoln County WIR Representative Clint Farlee • Ziebach County www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org SD Association of County Officials Donna Mayer, Pennington County Register of Deeds Happy Spring!! I am really really hoping for April showers!! The New Officials workshop was March 18th and 19th in Pierre. We had a total of 52 registrants, which included new officials and experienced officials. There were a lot of questions asked and everyone that attended picked up a wealth of information; even the experienced officials. We surprised a couple of the presenters that thought they would have a short presentation, but there were so many questions we would run out of time. I would strongly encourage the experienced officials to attend a New Officials Workshop in the future, because even when we think we remember it all, it is unbelievable what we don’t remember or don’t know. Also it is great for the New Auditors, Treasurers, and Register of Deeds to ask experienced officials questions. April is National County Government Month. This is a time for county offices to get out and spread the word to the public how the County Government works for them. Some ideas to spread the word on how County Government works is: have an open house, have tours for the government classes or any school classes, speak at local organizations, have a contest as to what county office does what, be creative and think outside the box?. sources, etc. Attached is a link that shows you a brochure that was passed out at the January, 2015 NACo Executive Directors and Presidents meeting http:// www.okacco.com/images/downloads/ wocm/why_ok_counties_matter.pdf . This brochure was created by NACo for the Oklahoma Counties, using the great resources and information NACo has developed about each of our individual Counties and our specific states. Check it out, please. Spring Workshop is coming up and will be held on May 13th and 14th in Pierre, SD. Remember to get your registrations in on time and set up your motel reservations. If you have suggestions for your group’s workshop agenda you may send them to Kris at [email protected]. This is a great opportunity to discuss with your fellow officials ideas, problems and get some answers, so we can work as a united group across the state. Thank you, Kris and Bob, for all the work you put into the workshops!!! Again, Happy Spring! and A Blessed Easter! Another resource is NACo, who is available to all of the South Dakota counties, because all of our counties are members. On their website, NACo has a portion dedicated to “Why Counties Matter” which has videos and brochures explaining how many roads and bridges a county is responsible to maintain and build, how much it costs to keep the public safe (ie. police, emergency management, fire protection), health and human rewww.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org South Dakota Association of County Officials 2014 - 2015 Officers and & Board of Directors President Donna Mayer Register of Deeds Pennington County First Vice President Debora Tridle Treasurer Lawrence County Second Vice President Cindy Brugman Auditor Codington County Secretary/Treasurer Sue Ganje Auditor Fall River/Shannon County Past President Lisa Schieffer Auditor Meade County Parliamentarian Kathy Glines Auditor Harding County Directors Linette Christensen (2015) Treasurer Moody County Becky Mathiesen (2015) Register of Deeds Lincoln County Susan Kiepke (2016) Auditor Davison County Myron Hertel (2016) Treasurer Union County Sherri Fuchs (2017) Auditor Charles Mix County Sandra Frasier-Shaffer (2017) Register of Deeds Bon Homme County April 2015 5 SD Association of County Welfare Officials Clayton Nelson, Brown County Welfare Director I love spring! It is the start of a new. The green grass, the flowers blooming and the warm sunshine peeking behind the light clouds is rejuvenating. It reminds us of what lies ahead and the beauty that is in each day. One thing that I really enjoy is spring cleaning. Getting rid of the things you no longer need that have been building up all winter, or longer. The South Dakota Association of County Welfare Officials (SDACWO) is working hard to do their spring cleaning as well. We recently updated our Welfare Medical Manual and are currently finalizing our regional training agenda so we can get to work on training everyone to meet today’s challenges. We currently have five regions designed to offer training sessions and opportunities for county welfare officials. We have a lot of new faces that have taken on the duties of Welfare Director. We also have many who play a dual role as Auditor and Welfare Director and it can be quite difficult to keep up with the constant changes in both areas. So, we will now have a way to ensure that everyone is up to date in the procedures and processes of county welfare assistance. other county welfare officials that were there. It’s always great to connect with everyone and have the needed conversations to address the questions, concerns or ideas of our dedicated welfare officials. South Dakota Association of County Welfare Officials 2014 - 2015 Officers and & Board of Directors One last note as I end this month’s article. I am reminded of some advice that a loved one told me recently that is so fitting for spring. As we talked, she told me that we all spend too much time worrying about the big picture that we don’t look at the little things that actually make the picture so beautiful. So, as you wake up to the warm, sunny days ahead, stop and smell the roses once in a while. You will see the South true beauty in each day and reflect on what truly is important in life. President Clayton Nelson Brown County Vice President Charlene Doorn Pennington County Secretary Michael Holzhauser Brookings County Past President Carol Muller Minnehaha County CCPR Administrator Kristie Jacobsen SD Counties Dakota’s Leading Public Financier We also just finished our spring workshop in Pierre and I was delighted to hear good reviews from many of the Trusted public finance partners since 1977 6 April 2015 www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org SD Assoc of County Highway Superintendents Clint Degen, Hanson County Highway Superintendent Greetings County Employees! Winter has been good to Hanson County, not much snow. The bad part, frost has totaled out about 12 miles of an oil road for us this spring. There is no real good fix for that this time of year. The highway dept. goes out every morning and removes as many of the large pieces as possible and fills the soft spots with gravel. The Asphalt Company will not be making Hot Mix until May so it will be a long spring of patching for now. Last year we overlayed 6 miles with a 2” mat @ $122,000 a mile. I wish our County could afford to overlay at least half of that 12 miles this year but our budget won’t handle that. We did get Senate Bill 1 passed but the 20% increase should have been 120% increase then we could have had a chance to repair our roads and bridges. At the next Commissioner’s meeting on April 7th I am going to approach the Commissioner’s about adopting a wheel tax. Hanson County has strug- gled to get it passed but that’s what we need to do for more funding and to be in the state programs. The NACE Conference is in Daytona Florida this month - April 19th - 23rd. Michael Baker from the University of Wyoming will be presenting on old bridges; I will be able to get some valuable information. Sounds like there will be a lot of good speakers and presentations at this conference. Like most of SD we need rain. We have put on a burn ban because of the dry conditions. They are calling for moisture next week, a good inch of rain will be nice. I have already seen a few farmers out in their fields, so spring planting is right around the corner! I hope everyone has their budget problems fixed with the 20% increase, to improve the roads and bridges. Rapid City, SD Sioux Falls, SD 1741 Deadwood Ave. 4201 N. Cliff Ave. 605-336-3434 605-388-0266 titanmachinery.com See some of you at NACE Conference in Daytona and hope to see you all at the summer meeting at Pierre on June 10th -11th 2015. South Dakota Association of County Highway Superintendents 2014 - 2015 Officers and & Board of Directors President Clint Degen Hanson County President Elect Rod Polley Clay County First Vice President Ken McGirr Meade County Secretary/Treasurer DJ Buthe Minnehaha County Past President Merl Hanson Beadle County Directors Glenn Spitzer (2015) McPherson County Benny Schell (2015) Corson County Brad Bowers (2016) Harding County Dirk Rogers (2016) Brown County Jeff Haessig (2017) Spink County Rusty Weinberg (2017) Davison County NACE State Director Merl Hanson Beadle County SD DOT Research Board Member Ken McGirr Meade County FHWA Region 8 County Road Advisor Greg Vavra SD LTAP Huge Selection of New and Used Inventory! Parts | Service | Rentals | Sales www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org April 2015 7 Tips, Trends and Resources SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Extends Grant Programs for 2015 Year Many of you are aware that for the past 5 years the SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund has offered two different grant programs to its members. Because these grant programs promote safety to our members, the SDML WCF Board of Trustees decided to offer both grant programs for the 2015 year on a first come first serve basis until the grant funds are exhausted. This first grant is in partnership with Stryker EMS to assist our membership in purchasing a Stryker Power-PRO™ cot or a Stryker Stair-PRO® chair. The intent is to provide a safer workplace for the voluntary EMT’s, firefighters, police officers, and all local governmental employees that assist the ambulance services to provide emergency transfer of patients. Congratulation to the 39 grant recipients listed below: •Arlington Ambulance •Faulk County •Bridgewater •Hoven •Douglas Co Amb – Corsica •Miner County •Douglas Co Amb – Armour •Wall •W. McPherson Co EMS •Yankton County •Watertown •Hecla HOUSING NEEDS STUDY PROGRAM •Hudson •Avon •Lead •Castlewood Amb District •Groton Area Fire & Rescue •LEMTA Perkins Co Amb •Lennox Area Ambulance •Wagner-Lake Andes Amb •Vermillion •Parker •Mitchell •Marshall County •Freeman •Sturgis •Spearfish Ambulance •Gregory •Gettysburg •Edgemont Ambulance •McIntosh •Aberdeen •Hill City Ambulance •Viborg •Tripp County Ambulance •Clark Ambulance Service •Willow Lake Ambulance •Ipswich Ambulance •Burke Ambulance The second grant is in partnership with Stan Houston Equipment to assist members with the purchase of an ICS® Saw Package. The ICS® saw is very beneficial in reducing the risk of injury during activities that require the use of a chop saw, particularly to cut and repair broken water pipes Continued on Page 9 Cost-sharing incentive program that helps find key housing issues. Communities with populations of 10,000 or less are eligible to participate in the program. To see if your community qualifies call or visit our website. 605.773.3181 800.540.4241 www.sdhda.org HELPING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA 8 April 2015 www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org Tips, Trends and Resources SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Extends Grant Programs for 2015 Year Continued from Page 8 in a confined space. Congratulation to the 32 grant recipients listed below: •Dell Rapids •Groton •Webster •Watertown •Deadwood •Philip •Sturgis •Onida •Custer •Woonsocket •Mitchell •Wagner •Winner •Elk Point •Lead •Mission •Pierre •Colman •Yankton •Box Elder •Beresford •Edgemont •New Underwood •Parker •Rosholt •Flandreau •Marion •Redfield •Huron •Faulkton •Gregory •Buffalo www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org Eligibility for these grants is very simple. The applicant must be a member of the SDML WC Fund as of the date of the grant application and in the year the grant is awarded. Also, the member must meet several selection criteria, including compliance with loss control safety recommendations. The complete list of selection criteria is outlined in the application. The SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund has always stressed the importance of using safety equipment and following safety procedures. There are many components to a successful safety program, beginning with leadership direction and support, which then flows to the supervisors and employees. We look forward to more participation in these programs and the reduction of injuries to your employees. If you have any questions or would like an application, please contact Brad Wilson or Ladene Bachtell at Insurance Benefits, Inc., 4901 S. Isabel Pl. #110, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Email: [email protected] or Phone: 800-233-9073. April 2015 9 Tips, Trends and Resources New Coverages for SDPAA Members Enhanced Crime Coverage Recognizing Members’ needs for more crime coverage than is typically provided through Employee Dishonesty Bonds required by statute, the SDPAA has replaced its Employee Dishonesty Coverage with Enhanced Crime Coverage for its Members. As opposed to traditional individual Employee Dishonesty Bonds, this new coverage covers all employees and elected and appointed officials of our local governmental entity Members and goes beyond the types of crime covered in Employee Dishonesty Bonds, further protecting our Members. The 2015 Enhanced Crime Coverage SDPAA has purchased on behalf of Members provides a limit $1,000,000 per occurrence with no aggregate. The Enhanced Crime Coverage includes coverage for the following: • Employee Dishonesty • Forgery/Alteration (covers losses caused by a person other than employees, and forgery or alteration of financial instruments) • Inside the Premises - Theft of Money or Securities (covers losses caused by persons other than employees when loss occurs while inside your premises, inside a banking premises, or outside your premises in the care and custody of a messenger) • Outside Premises (covers loss of money and securities resulting from the actual destruction, disappearance or theft while outside the premises in the care and custody of a messenger or armored motor vehicle company) • Money Orders and Counterfeit Money (covers losses resulting directly from): o The acceptance in good faith, in exchange for merchandise, money, or services of any post office or express money order issued or purported to have been issued by any post office, if such money order is not paid upon presentation o The acceptance in good faith, in the regular course of business, of counterfeit paper currency of the USA or Canada • Computer Fraud and Funds Transfer Fraud (covers loss of, or loss from damage to): o Money, securities and other property resulting directly from computer fraud o Money and securities contained in a transfer account on deposit at a financial institution resulting directly from funds transfer fraud. There are a variety of South Dakota statutes requiring Fidelity/Employee Dishonesty Bonds of various amounts for public entity employees, based upon the position the employee holds. The Enhanced Crime Coverage SDPAA is offering is “blanket” coverage meaning that if a Member chooses to purchase it, it covers all employees and elected and appointed officials of the local government entity. The SDML successfully worked with the 2015 Legislature for passage of a statute allowing the purchase of the blanket coverage to satisfy statutory bond requirements of local government entities. SDPAA Members who take advantage of the Enhanced Crime Coverage will see reductions in costs while increasing and broadening crime coverage. Depending on the number of employees of the entity, the cost of the Enhanced Crime Coverage is as little as $25 per year for SDPAA’s smaller Members and tops at $780 for the largest Member. These costs are considerably lower than those Members have been paying for statutory coverage while providing a significantly higher limit of coverage and broader coverage. Cyber Liability Coverage With constantly evolving technology, the exposures of data breaches become more and more relevant and Continued on Page 11 10 April 2015 www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org Tips, Trends and Resources New Coverages for SDPAA Members - Con’t Continued from Page 10 public entities are not an exception to this exposure. In the 2014 Verizon report, a report that is done annually in partnership with the US Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies worldwide, the public sector accounted for almost 75% of the 64,437 security incidents that were reported. While cyber liability is complex, continually evolving, and not wellunderstood, a cyber breach can be a very expensive event for a business, corporation, or public entity. Among expenses incurred due to a cyber breach are those associated with mandatory notification to all parties whose data has been breached, provision of credit monitoring services for those parties, replacement and restoration of electronic data, and public relations expense. In 2014, the average cost to an organization which suffered a cyber breach was $200 for each stolen or lost record. On behalf of our Members, SDPAA has decided to stay one step ahead of this exposure and has added coverage for Cyber Liability, both 1st and 3rd party coverages. On January 1, 2015 the SDPAA began providing Members with limited Cyber Liability Coverage at no cost for 2015. To better understand the coverage, we provide the following brief summary of this coverage: • Information Security and Privacy Liability – Pays on behalf of the Member damages and claims expenses excess of the retention which the Member shall become legally obligated to pay because of a cyber liability. • Privacy Notification Costs – Pays for the necessary costs to comply with breach notification and credit monitoring of parties whose data was breached. • Regulatory Defense and Penalties – Pays claim expenses and penalties which the Member shall become legally obligated to pay due to cyber liability. • Website Media Content Liability – Pays for damages and claim expenses resulting from acts committed in the course of covered media activities as defined in the policy. • Cyber Extortion – Indemnifies for costs incurred as a result of extortion threat. The Cyber Liability coverage SDPAA purchased on behalf of its Members through Great American Insurance Company has a $250,000 Cyber Annual Aggregate Limit per Member. Deductibles are $10,000 per Member with payroll figures of $5,000,000 or less and $25,000 for Members with payroll figures of more than $5,000,000. Should a Member suffer a cyber liability incident, the Member need only to report the incident to SDPAA’s claims administrator, Claims Associates, Inc. who will work with Great American Insurance Company to see that your reporting, notification, and credit monitoring needs are met as well as covered expenses paid. believes that for the well-being of our Members, we continually invest in the progression of our coverage so the Board of Directors took action to provide this limited coverage to Members at no cost in 2015. Since the coverage limits likely would not cover damages arising from a major cyber breach, SDPAA staff will work individually with Members to explain the program and options, giving Members an opportunity to purchase the levels of coverage which meet their needs for 2016. As SDPAA staff meets individually one-on-one with Members during 2015, the new Enhanced Crime and Cyber Liability Coverages will be explained. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected] or 800.658.3633. We make e-recording simple. simplifile.com | 800.460.5657 SDPAA strongly www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org April 2015 11 Tips, Trends and Resources Catastrophic County Poor Relief (CCPR) Tidbit Signed Releases and Verifiable Documentation SDCL 28-13-32.7 thru 28-13-32.9 plays a large role in determining if a person is eligible for county medical assistance. Signed releases and verifiable documentation are tools used to accurately determine a client’s ability to pay or purchase insurance. It is important to calculate the ability to pay form with accurate information and not information based solely on verbal acknowledgement. Signed releases allow a county to access and verify information, in the event the information provided by the client isn’t sufficient. It gives the county an extra tool to assist in the determination process. There are several types of releases. The three releases 12 April 2015 used most often are: 1.Medical release - A Medical release can provide access to medical records to help determine if a hospitalization was scheduled or emergency. A medical release can provide information on payments made to hospital facilities and/or pharmacies. 2.General release - A general release can be used to request information regarding wages or expenses such as utilities, rent, car payment, etc. 3.Social Security release - A release from the Social Security Office can assist in gathering information regarding a pending disability claim, retroactive Medicaid, monthly benefits, lump sum payments. Documentation confirms the accuracy of information provided during an in- terview or deposition. This verification is crucial in supporting either denial or approval of a medical claim. Documentation gathered should include: • Income information - items such as most recent tax return, past 60 days wages, child support payments, disability, retirement, unemployment or any type of income provided to the home (See SDCL 28-13-32.7 for complete listing). • Household resources as listed under SDCL 28-13-32.8. • Qualified household expenses as listed under 28-13-32.9 (2) including monthly living expenses items such as actual rent or mortgage, utilities, car payments for one vehicle, child care expenses for work, auto and life insurance, installment payments for medical bills and recurring medical care expenses. www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org County Elected Official Spotlight Becky Mathiesen, Lincoln County Register of Deeds Years as an elected official: I became the Register of Deeds in 2011. I started working in the office in 2004 as a Deputy. Three people (living or deceased) I’d invite to dinner: My Mom and Dad and my Grandma Matson. A dream I have is to: Retire out in the Black Hills and then winter in Arizona. Tom and I would be able to ride horses year round. You’d be surprised to learn that I: I have really good luck. I’ve won money, I’ve won 2 guns at wildlife banquets, and I’ve also won a free trip to Hawaii. One time I found $1,649.00 in cash after a baseball game in Harrisburg. The money was wrapped up in a handkerchief and the only identifying information was an envelope with first names written on it. I was able to find the rightful owners and returned the money. The money belonged to an elderly couple visiting from Arizona. They were very grateful and it made me feel good that I could help them out. The most adventurous thing I’ve ever done is: Rode horses in the badlands of South Dakota. We rode for three days on private property in the badlands. Our rides ranged from 12 to 17 miles a day. It was the most beautiful place I’ve ever ridden a horse. Some of the terrain was “rough” to say the least. We rode down some embankments that I didn’t think a horse could maneuver. I learned to just trust my horse and hang on. My favorite way to relax is: Ride my horse or sit by the fire pit at home with a “cold one”. I’m most proud of: My family. We’re just like any other family with our ups and downs but we love and support each other. My husband, Tom, is my biggest supporter. Our son, Jason, has grown up to be a very caring and loving son, husband and person. Our daughter-in-law, Elaina, has been a blessing to our family. Every morning I read: My phone messages and emails. My favorite meal is: This is a hard one because I love food. I would have to say fresh broiled scallops with angel hair pasta in a tomato sauce and steamed vegetables served with a glass of Pinot Noir. My pet peeve is: People who complain without trying to change the situation or don’t want to get involved. Like people who complain about our government but don’t bother to take the time and go vote. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou My motto is: No worries. Be Happy. The greatest lesson I learned was: To be fair and honest. When I was a little girl my dad caught me lying. He disciplined me and told me I made a “terrible liar”. I still remember that to this day. I chose to run for public service because: I grew up working in the restaurant industry and I’ve always enjoyed customer service. Becoming the Register of Deeds I was able to still work in customer service but in a different capacity. I like helping people. What I think will change in my county over the next 5 years is: Lincoln County will continue to grow. With the population increasing we will www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org need more employees to meet the needs of the public. Also, there will be advancements in technology that we will need to keep up with. People like convenience so we will have to continue to meet those needs. My favorite South Dakota attraction is and why: The Black Hills. Tom and I spend a couple weeks out in the hills exploring the National Forest on our horses. I love everything about it. The sights, sounds and smells. It feels like home to me. I describe myself as: An animal lover. We have dogs, cats, horses, chickens, cows and guineas. I love to take care of them and just have them around. What I could tell someone who is thinking about running for public office is: Becoming an elected official has been a very rewarding experience. It has definitely gotten me out of my comfort zone and has helped me grow as an individual. I have met some wonderful people along the way and had some great experiences. The hardest issue I have had to deal with as an elected official is: At times you will have sleepless nights. Being an elected official is a big responsibility. You have to remember all the good people around you that are there to help out; whether it be your office staff, co-workers, other elected officials and commissioners or our South Dakota Association of County Officials. April 2015 13 County News 2015 South Dakota Legislators DEMAND BRILLIANCE. Diamond Mowers is a company built from the ground up with American values and a Midwestern work ethic. Our first priority is to provide you with the toughest, smartest, most reliable and safest equipment in the market. For over 40 years we’ve offered face-to-face, handshake guarantees on every product we construct. PURCHASE WITH NO-BID HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF DIAMOND’S INNOVATIVE, VERSATILE AND DURABLE PRODUCTS: • Boom Mowers • Excavator Attachments DIAMOND MOWERS 27134 S. Parklane Drive Sioux Falls, SD 57106 14 April 2015 • Flail Mowers • Flexwing Mowers • Forestry Heads • Rotary Mowers • Skid-Steer Attachments FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT: Brad Block | 319.231.6392 [email protected] diamondmowers.com www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org County News Traffic Incident Responder Training The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety are working together in a nationwide initiative to train tens of thousands of traffic incident responders from the law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, communications, towing, and highway maintenance communities. The training was developed and is being financially supported through the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2). I have personally attended the course, which is an excellent mix of presentation and hands-on participation, and feel it is the most focused, up-to-date, and practical training available on this subject. The attached Training Program Brochure gives a good overview of the training. We are using a Train-the-Trainer approach to offer the training to the vast majority of emergency responders in South Dakota. We hosted our first Train-the-Trainer event in Pierre on December 18 and 19. The 12-hour course enables those attending to present a 4-hour training to local, front line responders, whether police, highway maintenance, emergency medical, towing, fire, communications, or other. The course was very well received by all of the 30 law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, emergency management, towing, and DOT staff that attended. See below some photos from that event. Our immediate goal is to train and equip trainers throughout South Dakota, so a very substantial portion of front-line responders in South Dakota can in turn receive training in 2015 and beyond. Our ultimate goal, of course, is to enable effective incident response and most importantly to ensure the safety of front-line responders. Upcoming Train-the-Trainer Training We are holding two more Train-the-Trainer events this spring. No other Train-the-Trainer events are planned for the remainder of the year. MITCHELL, SD Location: Ramada Inn, 1525 W Havens Ave Day 1: Monday, May 18, 2015 • 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Day 2: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 • 8:00 am – 12:00 pm RAPID CITY, SD Location: Ramkota Inn, 2111 N Lacrosse St Day 1: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 • 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Day 2: Thursday, May 21, 2015 • 8:00 am – 12:00 pm We will be able to accommodate up to 40 persons at each event, and will work to recruit a good mix of people from all communities—law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical, towing, emergency management, communications, and highway maintenance. Only persons who are committed to actively participating in training front-line responders should attend. To register, please contact Virginia Ripley in the SDDOT Office of Research at 605.773.3358 or at virginia.ripley@ state.sd.us. You must register by May 8 to attend. No walk-ins can be accepted. The course is free—there is no registration fee. Scholarships for lodging and meal expenses are available for qualifying workshop participants. Please contact Virginia Ripley for more information before you register. www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org April 2015 15 Congressional Delegation Delegation Concerned by Misguided ESA Listing of Northern Long-Eared Bat U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (RS.D.) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) expressed continued concern over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) misguided approach to addressing the decline of the northern long-eared bat population by listing it as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, not habitat loss, is the primary cause of northern long-eared bat deaths that have resulted in a sharp decline in population throughout many states in the bats’ range. “I’m disappointed by the April 1st announcement because the FWS’ approach does not focus on the real problem, which is that northern long-eared bat deaths are due to white-nose syndrome, not habitat loss,” said Thune. “This is why I recently introduced legislation that would prohibit FWS from listing the northern long-eared bat as threatened under the ESA.” “This is another example of federal overreach by this Administration,” said Rounds. “I applaud Sen. Thune and Rep. Noem for being leaders on this issue and will continue to innovative IDEAS work with them to rectify this misguided decision.” On October 14, 2014, Thune and Noem sent a letter to the FWS encouraging the agency to withdraw its proposed listing of the northern long-eared bat as endangered, and to refocus its attention on combating white-nose syndrome. On January 14, Thune and 12 of his Senate colleagues called on the FWS to revise the misguided and harmful forest management restrictions accompanying the endangered species listing released in 2014, and instead issue a regulation to allow normal forest management practices and minimize economic impact on states. On March 4, Thune introduced legislation to prevent the FWS from listing the northern long-eared bat under the ESA, and on March 24, Noem introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. The FWS has not listed a U.S. species as threatened or endangered with disease as a primary cause of widespread death loss for more than ten years. FWS acknowledges that the white-nose syndrome is the primary cause of devastating northern long-eared bat deaths. BRIDGE INSPECTION SERVICES Your Bridges Thorough Inspections Expert Advice ENGINEERING, SURVEYING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, WETLAND SERVICES Aberdeen Sioux Falls 16 April 2015 877-331-2505 www.clark-eng.com Watertown Minneapolis Practical Solutions www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org Tips, Trends and Resources Statewide Transportation Program Fund Program Update On December 22, 2014, a letter was sent indicating the South Dakota Department of Transportation would again be offering the Exchange Program where cities and counties could exchange their federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) allocation funds for state funds for this federal fiscal year. Under the previous program, you were allowed to exchange your federal funds for state funds, but not receive any of the state matching funds (which are equal to 18.05% of the total annual allocation). On February 2, 2015, an additional letter was sent placing the 2015 funding exchange on hold pending the resolution of legislative issues involving state highway funding. With the Governor's signing of Senate Bill 1, those issues have been resolved. As a result, the SDDOT and SD Transportation Commission will be moving forward with the proposal outlined in the Governor's State of the State Address by exchanging all annual federal STP allocations to counties and cities with state highway funds. The details for implementation of this new program and related issues are outlined below: Projects in the Current 2015-2018 STIP •.Projects currently programmed in the 2015-2018 STIP will proceed as federal aid projects to be let and administered by the Department as currently planned, unless you choose to proceed in a different manner by cancelling the planned project(s). Those entities with projects currently in the STIP will not begin receiving the annual STP funding exchange until the programmed projects are complete. •.If you wish to cancel your programmed federal aid project(s) and instead take the annual STP funding exchange, you must provide the Department a resolution to this effect prior to July 1, 2015 in order to be eligible for this year's exchange. Existing Statewide Infrastructure Bank (SIB) Loans •.If you currently have an agreement providing for repayment of a State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) loan, those agreements will be completed consistent with the terms of the existing agreement. You will begin receiving your annual STP funding exchange payment upon completion of repayment of the SIB loan. Annual STP Funding Exchange •.The exchange of your annual federal STP funds allocation will begin with FFY15's allocation for those entities that do The Department understands there may be specific situanot have a federal aid project programmed in the current tions that will need to be addressed and we look forward to 2015-2018 STIP. working through those on a case by case basis. We appre•.Funding provided will be state highway funds which must ciate your patient and understanding as we work through be used for highway and bridge construction, maintenance the details of transitioning to this new program. If you have and repair. questions or need additional information, please feel free to •Checks will be issued on or about July 1, 2015 and each contact Laurie Schultz at 605-773-8149 or any of her staff. year thereafter. •The amount of the payment will be equal to your annual federal STP allocation plus 50% of the previously Civil Engineering / Roadways Bridge Design / Inspection provided state matching funds. Payout of STP Fund Balances in Excess of Annual Allocation •..In addition to the annual exchange of each year's federal STP allocation, unobligated STP account balances will also be exchanged and paid out at the same rate. The payout of these funds will depend on the unobligated balance in your account and the total amount to be paid by the Department to all entities, but in no case over more than a five year period. • Payments for the STP account balances will be made yearly prior to September 30 Land/ Site Design & Development Drainage / Flood Studies Water Resources Water Distribution, Storage & Treatment Wastewater Collection & Treatment GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Surveying Construction Services Structural Engineering Architecture /Interior Design BANNER Engineering | Architecture | Surveying Brookings | Sioux Falls | Vermillion | Milbank | Rapid City www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org 605-692-6342 or Toll Free 1-855-323-6342 www.bannerassociates.com April 2015 17 SDACC Associate Member Directory CenturyLink Jeff Carmon 10th Floor, 125 S Dakota Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 339-6871 Internet and telecommunications Diamond Mowers Brad Block 27134 Parkland Dr Sioux Falls, SD 57106 Phone: (605) 368-5865 Agricultural mowers PurpleWave Auction Danielle Powers 825 Levee Dr Manhatten, KS 66502 Phone: (866) 608-9283 Auction Service Best Western SD Ramkota Hotels Jean Lacher 3211 W Sencore Dr Sioux Falls, SD 57107 Phone: (605) 334-2371 Hotels, Accommodations Clark Engineering 1410 W Russell St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 331-2505 2301 8th Ave NE #125 Aberdeen, SD 57402 Phone: (605) 225-3494 214 5th Ave, Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-8799 16 5th Street NE, Watertown, SD 57201 Phone: 605-880-3122 Engineering & Surveying Dougherty & Company LLC Tom Grimmond 110 S Phillips Ave Suite 203 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 339-9800 Finance RDO Equipment Brad Gietzen 2801 N Louise Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57107 Phone: (605) 336-2730 John Deere Equip Sales & Service Brosz Engineering Derek McTighe, PE 3030 Airport Rd, Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: (605) 224-1123 Architecture, Engineering, Surveying, Testing Correctional Risk Services DJ Kreal 215 Jamestown Park Dr #201 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: (615) 376-6101 Inmate Excess Medical Insurance Election Systems and Software Jamie Belmont 11208 John Galt Blvd Omaha, NE 68137 Phone: (402) 970-1118 Election services Risty Benefits, Inc Jamelle Moen PO Box 90335 Sioux Falls, SD 57109 Phone: (605) 338-1489 Insurance - Employee Benefits Butler Machinery Kelly Nystrom 3401 33rd St S, Fargo, ND 58104 Phone: (701) 298-1705 SD Caterpillar dealer Dakota Asphalt Pavement Assoc Ken Swedeen 3030 Airport Rd, Suite B Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: (605) 224-8500 Asphalt Association Equipment Blades Inc Brian Hunter 27127 Parklane Drive Sioux Falls, SD 57106 Phone: (605) 368-5221 Ground engaging tools, cutting edges Sayre Associates, Inc Monty Miller, P.E. 216 S Duluth Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 332-7211 Civil Engineering & Land Surveying Insurance Benefits Inc Karen Ripperda, Brad Wilson 4901 Isabel Place #110 Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: (605) 334-7252 Insurance SD Public Funds Investment Trust Carrie Harer 208 Island Drive Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 Phone: (605)224-8654 Cash management services Jebro Inc Mike Spohr 2303 Bridgeport Drive Sioux City, IA 51111 Phone: (800) 831-8037 Asphalt Products Supplier Team Laboratory Chemical Corp Michelle Maier PO Box 1467 Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 Phone: (218) 846-9490 Industrial chemical sales KLJ Engineering Rod Senn PO Box 3416 Rapid City, SD 57709 Phone: (605) 721-5553 Professional services - Engineering Titan Machinery Matt Leighton 4201 N Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 336-3434 1741 Deadwood Ave, Rapid City, SD 57702 Equipment Dealer Architecture Incorporated Lisa VandeVoort PO Box 2140, Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Phone: (605) 339-1711 Architectural Firm Banner Associates, Inc Doug Wessel PO Box 298, Brookings, SD 57006 Phone: (605) 692-6342 Engineering, Architecture, Surveying kljeng.com Little Falls Machine Inc Chris Schulte 300 Lindbergh Dr. S Little Falls, MN 56345 Phone: (800) 772-7569 Snow plow manufacturer McLeod Printing & Office Supplies Brad Zimmerman 1011 S Edgerton Mitchell, SD 57301 Phone: (605) 996-5151 Printing and office supplies NACo Prescription Drug Card Brad Stone 620 Epsilon Dr Pittsburgh, PA 15238 Phone: (412) 967-2307 Prescription Drug Card Our clients work on life-changing projects. 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Learn more about our services and explore career opportunities at kljeng.com 18 April 2015 Nationwide Retirement Solutions Jeffery Francis, Program Director Midwest Region-SD, ND, MN, WI Phone: (925) 221-7845 Retirement Programs Tyler Technologies Ron Pieracci, Territory Sales Mgr 2730 Ford Street Sioux City, IA 51103 Phone: (712) 258-1143 Software Ultra Inc / Connecting Point Doreen Singrey PO Box 1626 Watertown, SD 57201 Phone: (605) 882-1555 Computer Hardware and Software Unique Paving Materials Corp Kurt Nelson 3993 E 93rd St Cleveland, OH 44105 Phone: (800) 441-4880 Paving Materials www.sdcountycommissioners.org • www.sdcounties.org SDACO Associate Member Directory ArcaSearch Peter Fox, Western Regional Sales 103½ South Main St., Suite 4 Livingston, MT 59047 Phone: (855) 246-9944 www.arcasearch.com County records archiving Brosz Engineering Derek McTighe, PE 3030 Airport Rd, Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: (605) 224-1123 www.broszeng.com Architecture, Engineering, Surveying, Testing Convenient Payments Sharon Smith 48001 Fremont Blvd Fremont, CA 94538 Phone: (877) 829-7294 www.convenientpayments.com Payment solutions CoreLogic Tax Services Jeremy Kinkelaar 2500 Westfield Dr, Suite 102 Elgin, IL, 60124 Phone: (866) 780-8178 www.corelogic.com Accounts Receivable Collections Corperation Service Company Beth Stryzs 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400 Wilmington, DE 19808 Phone: (302) 636-5401 x63171 www.erecording.com Electronic Recording Services Credit Collections Bureau Matt McLeod PO Box 9490 Rapid City, SD 57709 Phone: (605) 381-5666 Accounts Receivable Collections DeMersseman Jensen Tellinghuisen Stanton & Huffman, LLP Roger Tellinghuisen 516 Fifth Street Rapid City, SD 57701 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (605) 342-2814 Law Firm Dougherty & Company LLC Tom Grimmond 110 S Phillips Ave Suite 203 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 339-9800 www.doughertymarkets.com Finance Insurance Benefits, Inc. Karen Ripperda, Brad Wilson SDML WC Fund Administrator 4901 Isabel Place, Ste 110 Sioux Falls, SD 57108 Phone: (800) 233-9073 www.sdmlwcfund.com SDML Worker’s Compensation Fund KLJ Engineering Rod Senn POBox 3416 Rapid City, SD 57709 Phone: (605) 721-5553 Professional services - Engineering McLeod Printing and Office Supply Shannon Zimmerman 1011 S. Edgerton Mitchell, SD 57301 Phone: (800) 952-2201 www.mcleodprint.com Microfilm Imaging Systems, Inc. Curt Reiter 2530 Harney St Omaha, NE 68131 Phone: (800) 346-1365 Document Imaging & Scanning Pierre Chamber of Commerce Laura Schoen Carbonneau, CEO 800 W Dakota Ave Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: (605) 224-7361 www.pierre.org Qualified Presort Service Brian Shaw 601 E 54th St N Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Phone: (605) 965-3209 www.qualifiedpresort.com Software Services Patti Guthrie 614 N Kiwanis Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104 www.softwareservices.com Phone: (605) 334-5200 Provider of software services TriMin Government Solutions Bill Juergens 2277 Hwy 36 West, Suite 101E Roseville, MN 55113 Phone: (651) 604-3617 www.trimingov.com Land Records Mgmt Systems Tyler Technologies - Local Govt Ron Pieracci, Territory Sales Mgr 2730 Ford Street Ames, IA 50010 Phone: (800) 646-2633 www.tylertech.com Ultra Inc./Connecting Point Doreen Singrey 504 Jenson Ave SE Watertown, SD 57201 Phone: (800) 529-5500 www.connectingpoint.biz County Software, Hardware Networking US Records Midwest Rick Marberg PO Box 573 Elk River, MN 55330 Phone: (763) 856-0111 Records Management Renew Your Associate Membership TODAY! Call (605)224-4554 Ramkota Hotels of SD Jean Lacher 3211 W Sencore Drive Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Phone: (605) 965-1423 www.regency-mgmt.com Hotels, Restaurants, Conferences Risty Benefits Roger R. Risty,President PO Box 90335 Sioux Falls, SD 57109-0335 Phone: (605) 338-1489 www.ristybenefits.com Employee Benefits - Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and HR assistance SD Public Funds Investment Trust Carrie Harer 208 Island Drive Ft. Pierre, SD 57532 Phone: (605)224-8654 www.sdpfit.org Cash management services Simplifile Melanie Gornick 4844 North 300 West, Ste, 202 Provo, UT 84604 www.simplifile.com Phone: (800) 460-5657 Fax: (801) 373-1417 Provider of e-recording services www.sdcounties.org • www.sdcountycommissioners.org April 2015 19 South Dakota Counties 211 E Prospect Ave Pierre, SD 57501 Ph: 605-224-4554, 1-800-439-5672 Fax: 605-224-4833 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
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