PIERRE — A group of South Dakota lawmakers sat through nearly five hours of testimony as the Study Committee on County Funding and Services held it’s first meeting at the State Capitol Wednesday. Legislators heard from state government official and representatives from county based entities like the State’s Attorneys, Sheriff and County Commission associations. Senator Randy Deibert says he saw a concerning theme among the presentations…
Public safety was a focused theme, but study chair Representative Roger Chase says they just touched the surface of the issues facing counties…
Chase says the Study Committee has quite the task in front of them…
The next meeting for the Study Committee on County Funding and Services is July 12th in Pierre.
