The Director of Equalization Office is seeking a Certified Assessor or Administrative Assistant. Please see the employment tab at the top of the page.
Hearing: At-Large vs Districts for Commissioners
November 16, 2021 by
Fall River County Commissioners want your input. Does Fall River County want to remain an at-large county for commissioner elections? This is the question that was brought to the Board at their last Commissioner meeting. In South Dakota, counties are allowed to redistrict or create districts only once in a decade after the decennial census is completed; in February of years ending in ‘2’. This is part of the process of equalizing districts. The question: Is there a districting plan that allows for more minority political success than the at-large plan?
Fall River County has looked at racial minorities and has shown that it is unable to create a district that would give a racial minority a majority vote within a single-member district. What the census doesn’t show is other types of minorities, such as political minorities. With this in mind, the Commissioners will be holding a hearing at the end of their December 2nd meeting to allow members of the public to speak in favor or against keeping the at-large commissioner system.
Do you feel there is a group in Fall River County whose vote is being quieted by the at-large system? Is this group sufficiently large and geographically compact enough that they would constitute a majority in a single-member district? Those who want to speak about this issue before the Commissioners, may attend the meeting on December 2nd, tentatively scheduled for 10:30 am. Those who cannot attend in person can contact the Auditor’s office at, 605-745-5130 as it will be possible to speak to the Commission via phone or to have a signed letter read aloud during the meeting. (Anonymous letters will not be read in the meeting.)
New Landowner Map Books
September 30, 2021 by
The new landowner map books for Fall of 2021 have been published. Book pages are available online for download and print for free. See our map book page. Bound copies of the entire book can be purchased from the Director of Equalization’s office at 1029 N River St for $20 (cash or check). If you plan to buy multiple copies please call ahead so we can have enough on hand, 605-745-5136.
Fall River County Highway Department is seeking an Admin. Assist./Office Mgr. Trainee
September 23, 2021 by
Fall River County Highway Department is seeking a part-time trainee to move into a full-time position with benefits once training is fully completed. See the 
employment tab for more information.
