Lake County will hold several county commission interviews in closed session Tuesday morning to determine who will be appointed to the board.
Commissioner Chris Giles has been appointed state's attorney effective March 4. Current State's Attorney Ken Meyer announced he was stepping down in March to work for his family's company -- AH Meyer and Sons in Winfred.
Commissioners elected to take letters of interest from parties wishing to fill Giles' seat until Jan. 2015. The remaining two years of the commissioner and state's attorney terms will be determined by election in 2014. The county received a total of 14 letters of interest and plans to hold brief interviews in closed session with each candidate Tuesday beginning at 10:45 a.m. A second closed session for personnel purposes is planned at 9:45 a.m.
The county commission meeting begins at 9 a.m. Other appointments are as follows:
-- 9:15 a.m., Emergency Management Director Don Thomson, recreation trail grant coordinator and Lake Madison proposed recreation trail on the east side.
-- 9:30 a.m., Sheriff Tim Walburg, monthly report and joint powers agreement for law enforcement assistance.
-- 10 a.m., Zoning Officer Deb Reinicke, present conditional use application for Rustic Acres and two plats for consideration.
-- 10:30 a.m., Highway Superintendent Scott Mathison, S.D. Department of Transportation striping agreement and DOT signing and delineation project agreement.
Other discussion items include the S.D. DENR move to establish an outlet elevation for Lake Thompson and the county wage scale.
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