MINUTES
MINUTES
Senator Taffy Howard, Chair
Representative Marty Overweg, Vice Chair
Second Meeting, 2025 Interim Room 412 – State Capitol
Thursday, May 8, 2025 Pierre, South Dakota
The first interim meeting of the Government Operations and Audit Committee was called to order by Senator Taffy Howard at 9:00 a.m. (CT) on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Room 412 of the State Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota.
A quorum was determined with the following members answering roll call: Senators Red Dawn Foster, Taffy Howard, Chair, Chris Karr, Mark Lapka, and Ernie Otten; and Representatives Julie Auch, Eric Emery, Karla Lems, Scott Moore, and Marty Overweg, Vice Chair.
Staff members present included Mitch Honan, Fiscal Analyst; and Michelle Deyo-Amende, Administrative Specialist.
NOTE: For the purpose of continuity, the following minutes are not necessarily in chronological order. All referenced documents distributed at the meeting are hyperlinked to the document on the Legislative Research Council website. This meeting was live streamed. Each section contains a hyperlink to the time stamp pertaining to that item in the
archived live stream available at sdlegislature.gov.
Approval of Minutes
Senator Otten moved, seconded by Representative Overweg, to approve the minutes of the January 2, 2025, Government Operations and Audit Committee meeting. The motion prevailed on a voice vote. (00:36.160)
Review of the FY 2024 Single Audit Report
Mr. Mike Kogelmann, Audit Manager, Department of Legislative Audit (DLA), presented the FY 2024 Report (Document 1). (03:57.720)
Ms. Lisa Scofield, Audit Manager, DLA, provided a review of the Single Audit and Federal Compliance findings (Document 2). (38:45.300)
Senator Otten moved, seconded by Senator Foster, to approve the FY 2024 Single Audit Report for the State of South Dakota. The motion prevailed on a roll call vote with 10 AYES. Voting AYE: Foster, Karr, Lapka, Otten, Auch, Emery, Lems, Moor, Overweg, and Howard. (01:08:23.320)
Review of the Brand Board 2024 Annual Report
Ms. Debbie Trapp, Director, South Dakota Brand Board, provided a review of the 2024 Brand Board annual report (Document 3). (01:09:23.100)
Representative Moore moved, seconded by Senator Lapka, to approve the 2024 Brand Board Annual Report. The motion prevailed on a roll call vote with 10 AYES. Voting AYE: Foster, Karr, Lapka, Otten, Auch, Emery, Lems, Moor, Overweg, and Howard. (02:04:19.220)
Review of the Functions of the State Board of Internal Control
Mr. Jim Terwilliger, Commissioner, Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM), reviewed the functions of the State Board of Internal Control (Document 4). (02:05:30.660)
Review the Annual Work Plan of the State Board of Internal Control
Ms. Allysen Kerr, Statewide Internal Control Officer, BFM, provided additional detailed information regarding the statewide internal control framework (Document 5). (02:22:43.720)
Review the Policies Governing the Use of Purchase Cards
Mr. Steve Berg, Director of Procurement Management, Bureau of Human Resources and Administration (BHRA), reviewed the policies regarding the use of purchase cards (Document 6). (03:04:37.600)
Mr. David McFarland, Fleet and Travel Management Director, BHRA, provided information on the Fleet travel system. (03:30:28.420)
Mr. Terwilliger provided information regarding other travel payment systems for state employees. (03:37:57.520)
Update the Status of the KNOWiNK Contract
Ms. Monae Johnson, Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State, provided an update on the status of the KNOWiNK contract. (04:13:29.700)
Update on the Fund Structure Used to Maintain Voter Lists
Mr. Orlyn Torfason, Director of Finance, Office of the Secretary of State, provided an update on the fund structure used to maintain voter lists as mandated by HAVA. (04:39:46.900)
Public Testimony
Ms. Jessica Pollema, Self, Sioux Falls, provided testimony. (05:00:02.060)
Ms. Leah Anderson, Minnehaha County Auditor, Sioux Falls, provided testimony. (05:17:05.840)
Mr. Rick Weible, Self, Elkton, provided testimony. (05:26:48.680)
Adjournment
Senator Otten moved, seconded by Representative Auch, that the Government Operations & Audit Committee adjourn. The motion prevailed on a voice vote. (05:39:50.200)
The Government Operations and Audit Committee adjourned at 3:51 p.m. (CT).