PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Study Committee on County Funding and Services will look to possibly recommend legislation to make county emergency management positions funded by the State of South Dakota. The Committee approved funding veteran service officers through the state. Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell was concerned about where in state government would take over the function…
The group considered adding search and rescue under the emergency management banner. Senator Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre was concerned about the efficiency of response to locals through a state agency…
Representative Tim Reisch also had concerns with adding search and rescue to the fold separately…
The Committee approved moving the emergency management idea forward 11 to three but voted eight to six to not approve moving search and rescue forward.
