Commissioners

Codington County Commissioners:

     The Codington County Commissioners are responsible for the administration of every service that each county office provides.

     The Codington County Commissioners positions are part-time, and they serve a four year term. Each county in South Dakota has a board of 3-5 Commissioners.  They are elected to staggered terms of  4-years. Codington County Commissioners meet every Tuesday at 9:00 AM in the County Courthouse, 14 1st Ave. SE.

General Responsibilities:

• The care and preservation or sale of all county property

• The audit of accounts of all offices having the care, management, collection or disbursement of any money belonging to the county

• Levying taxes for County Services

• Construction and repair of bridges

• To open, lay out, vacate and change highways

• To purchase or acquire grounds for courthouse, jail or other building sites

• To establish election precincts in the county and appoint the judges of election

• As a board of equalization, to equalize the assessment roll of the county in the manner provided by law

• To furnish necessary equipment and supplies for county offices

• To superintend the fiscal concerns of the county and secure their management in the best possible manner

• To regulate the transaction of business in alcoholic beverages

• To make ordinances prohibiting the sale or exhibition of any obscene matter

• Zoning, solid waste and water management along with a host of other issues that arise affecting the county.
  
   

14 lst Ave. SE
Watertown, SD   57201
 

(605)882-6288

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Codington County Courthouse

Meets at 9:00 AM every Tuesday