74th Legislative Session -- 1999

Committee: Senate Local Government

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Dunn (Rebecca)
P      Kloucek
P      Madden
P      Reedy
P      Vitter
P      Shoener, Vice-Chair
P      Ham, Chair


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Arlene Ham.

MOTION:      TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING.

Moved by:      Senator Madden
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          HB 1088:   revise the requirements to determine if a building shall be connected to a public water system or public wastewater collection system.

Proponents:      Senator Marguerite Kleven
          Dennis Davis, SD Rural Water Systems
          Yvonne Vik, SD Municipal League
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Representative Willard Pummel

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1088

Moved by:      Senator Vitter
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (6-1-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Rebecca), Kloucek, Reedy, Vitter, Shoener, Ham

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Voting no:      Madden

          HB 1085:   allow certain persons on a county board of mental illness to serve more than two terms if appointed in the middle of a term.

Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Representative Donald Munson
         

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1085

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Madden
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (6-0-1-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Rebecca), Madden, Reedy, Vitter, Shoener, Ham

Excused:      Kloucek

MOTION:      PLACE HB 1085 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 175:   establish a uniform fee for filing or indexing instruments with the register of deeds office and eliminate the fee for a satisfaction or termination of certain instruments.



MOTION:      DO PASS SB 175

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Madden
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-1-1-0)

Voting yes:      Madden, Reedy, Vitter, Shoener, Ham

Voting no:      Dunn (Rebecca)

Excused:      Kloucek

          SB 99:   provide special assessment authority to ambulance districts and to declare an emergency.

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Proponents:      Leonard Naessig, Day County Commissioner
Opponents:      Gary Viken, Department of Revenue
Presented by:      Senator Paul Symens

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 99

Moved by:      Senator Dunn (Rebecca)
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-1-1-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Rebecca), Madden, Reedy, Vitter, Shoener

Voting no:      Ham

Excused:      Kloucek

          SB 87:   revise certain provisions relating to the annual property tax bill.

Proponents:      Rich Sattgast, SDACO
          Gary Viken, Department of Revenue
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Senator Harold Halverson

MOTION:      AMEND SB 87

f-87a

     On page 1 , line 9 of the printed bill , delete " and shall also carry the statement: "If the vote to increase property taxes had not " and insert " and shall be marked by an asterisk. The notice shall include the statement: "INDICATES A LOCAL DECISION TO OPT OUT OF THE TAX FREEZE." If the local vote to increase taxes had not passed, your taxes would not have included the items marked with an asterisk (*) " .

     On page 1 , line 10 , delete " passed, your taxes would be..." " .

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Madden
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 87 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Dunn (Rebecca)
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (5-1-1-0)

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Voting yes:      Dunn (Rebecca), Reedy, Vitter, Shoener, Ham

Voting no:      Madden

Excused:      Kloucek

          HB 1081:   permit certain municipal officials to serve in volunteer, unsalaried municipal positions.

Proponents:      Yvonne Vik, SD Municipal League
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Senator Harold Halverson

MOTION:      DO PASS HB 1081

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (6-0-1-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Rebecca), Madden, Reedy, Vitter, Shoener, Ham

Excused:      Kloucek

MOTION:      PLACE HB 1081 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 174:   revise certain provisions regarding the qualifications of a candidate for election to the office of county sheriff.

Proponents:      Senator Ken Albers
Opponents:      None
Presented by:      Dana Nelson, Governor's Office

MOTION:      AMEND SB 174

t-174

     On page 1 , line 14 of the printed bill , after " ballot " insert " for the general election. If there is a contested primary election for the office of sheriff, any candidate who fails to file the certification by the deadline specified in this section may not be declared the winner of the primary election or become the nominee for that political party. Excluding the votes cast for the candidate who fails to file the certification pursuant to this section, the candidate with the highest vote total shall be

declared the winner of the primary and the nominee for that political party. If there is not a contested primary election, and a candidate who has filed petitions pursuant to § 12-6-4 fails to file the certification within the time period specified in this section, the county central committee may appoint a replacement candidate pursuant to § 12-6-56. " .

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Madden
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 174 AS AMENDED

Moved by:      Senator Shoener
Second by:      Senator Vitter
Action:      Failed by roll call vote.   (3-3-1-0)

Voting yes:      Madden, Vitter, Shoener

Voting no:      Dunn (Rebecca), Reedy, Ham

Excused:      Kloucek

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Madden
Second by:      Senator Shoener
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Jean Smith______________________________
Committee Secretary