PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Hughes County Commission started the year with it’s organizational meeting. One of the first acts was to select a new Chair and Vice Chair…
Rob Fines will serve as the new Commission Chair. Tom Rounds was Chair and was selected to serve as the new vice-chair. The Commission also selected as it does annual the Pierre Capital Journal as the County’s official newspaper. However. Finance Officer Thomas Oliva told Commissioners he considered shopping that selection around…
Publication in official newspapers is a required part of local government actions like ordinance passage. Commissioner Tom Rounds was concerned about the infrequent publication and the county getting in tight spots…
Rounds along with Commissioner Randy Brown and coroner Matt Hardwick were also sworn-in to new terms and the Commission approved the appointment of the County’s Emergency Manager, Equalization Director, Highway Superintendent and Veterans Service Officer.
