PIERRE, (KCCR) — A bill to raise the bid thresholds for cities, counties and school boards has cleared the House State Affairs Committee of the South Dakota Legislature. House Bill 1055 would increase the value of items needing to go through the bid process from 500 to 2500-dollars. Presho mayor Angela Ahlers says the current process can get costly for small entities…
Representative Jon Hanson of Dell Rapids thought the bill could create unfair situations…
Representative Oren Lesmeister of Parade says residents already have plenty of notice of governing bodies getting rid of property…
The measure moves to the House floor on by an 11 to two margin.
