Hand County Board of Commissioners
415 West 1st Avenue, Mail-slot 7, Suite 203
Miller, South Dakota 57362
Contact Information:
605-853-2182 (Auditor’s Office)
We no longer use faxes as means of document exchange.
MEMBERS of the COMMISSION
Commissioner District Map (Rural)
Commissioner District 2 & 3 (City of Miller & Miller Township)
Commissioner District 2 Map (within the City of Miller)
Front: Gib Rodgers & Jim Eschenbaum
Back: Greg Palmer, Luke Wernsmann & Jim Jones
Gilbert “Gib” Rodgers, Commissioner, District 1 (Re-elected in 2018)
- 2021 Chairman
- 2020 Vice-Chairman
- 20713 371st Avenue, Wessington, South Dakota 57381
- Home Phone: (605) 458-2378
- direct email: [email protected]
- 2021 Committee Appointments: Weed & Pest Board
- 2021 Department Liaison: Treasurer’s Office & Weed & Pest
Jim Jones, Commissioner, District 2 (Elected in 2016 & Re-elected in 2020)
- 2020 Chairman
- 218 East 8th Street, Miller, South Dakota 57362
- Mobile: (605) 204-1018
- direct email: [email protected]
- 2021 Committee Appointments: Library Board & Domestic Violence
- 2021 Department Liaison: Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Management & States Attorney
Greg Palmer, Commissioner, District 3 (Elected in 2018)
- 2021 Vice-Chairman
- 412 West 4th Avenue, Miller, South Dakota 57362
- (605) 870-0505)
- direct email: [email protected]
- 2021 Committee Appointments: Northeast Council of Governments (1 of 2) & Health Advisory Board, Railroad Authority Board
- 2021 Department Liaison: Custodian and Register of Deeds
Jim Eschenbaum, Commissioner, District 4 (Appointed & later elected in 2020)
- 35834 209th Street, Miller, South Dakota 57362
- Mobile Phone: 605-204-0373
- direct email: [email protected]
- 2021 Committee Appointments: Northeast Council of Governments (2 of 2)
- 2021 Department Liaison: Auditor’s Office, Assessor’s Office & Library
Luke Wernsmann, Commissioner, District 5 (Re-elected in 2018)
- 2018 Chairman
- 18790 354th Avenue, Miller, South Dakota 57362
- Home Phone: (605) 853-3848
- Mobile: (605) 204-0022
- direct email: [email protected]
- 2021 Committee Appointments: On Hand Economic Development Corporation, Railroad Authority Board
- 2021 Department Liaison: 4-H Office & Veteran’s Service Office
LINKS:
Secondary / Specific Webpages
December 30, 2019 –
Items submitted or acted upon at the meeting, not provided by link in the agenda:
- Bridge Project on 365th Avenue, South of 216th Street (Rhonda Ford’s) Added 01-07-2020
- Bridge Project on 365th Property Donation Docs
- Bridge Project on 365th Avenue (Plans and Diagrams)
December 3, 2019 –
Items submitted or acted upon at the meeting, not provided by link in the agenda:
- Quick Claim Deed of the Ree Heights highway department garage
- Degelman 15′ Mower referenced during meeting.
November 5, 2019 – Zoning Board of Adjustment – Conditional Use Permits for Sweetland Wind Farm 1 P.M.
November 5, 2019 – Regular monthly business meeting. 1:30 P.M.
The agenda for both meetings can be downloaded by clicking this text. (10-31-2019 at 9:00 P.M.)
The revised agenda (additions made on Friday November 1, 2019) and fixed some links to documents is found HERE.
- Documents are hyperlinked on the agenda for review.
- Executed Conditional Use Permit for Ratio, LLC (executed during the meeting)
Planning and Zoning / Board of Adjustment continuation from August 6, 2019
- Documents Submitted:
- Letter From US Fish and Wildlife Service (posted 09-18-19 @ 4:20p)
- Letter from On Hand Economic Development Corporation (posted 09-18-19 @ 4:20p)
- Ratio, LLC / Pipestone “South Dakota Odor Footprint Tool” (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:00a)
- South Dakota Odor Footprint Tool / SDOFT by Dick Nicolai
- South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska & University of Minnesota (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:00a)
- Email from Matt Schwarz (USFWS) (posted 09-20-19 @ 10:45a)
- Email from Kathy Tyler – Big Stone City, SD (posted 09-20-19 @ 12:45)
- Photograph provided by Kathy Tyler (posted 09-20-19 @ 12:45)
- Documents received from Robert Thaler (SDSU)
- Email from Lester Moeller (posted 09-22-19 @ 5:09)
- Email from Marilyn Reimnitz (posted 09.23.19 @ 1:45p)
- Email from Eleanor Iverson (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:10p)
- Email from Nick Fitzgerald (Pipestone) (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:12p)
- Email Attachment 1 from Nick Fitzgerald (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:13p
- Email Attachment 2 from Nick Fitzgerald (posted 09.23.19 @ 3:14p)
- Email from Chuck Engelmann et al (posted 09.24.19 @ 8:15a)
- Handout from Deb Bonebright during public comment.
- Pipestone Vet Services (Hand-out provided during meeting)
- Financial Documents for the proposed budget will be added after June financials are posted.
- Links to the documents are included in the wording of the agenda instead of as separate items. This is to clean up the agenda.
Audio Recording of the May 7, 2019 meeting 
Documents received during the May 7th, 2019 commission meeting:
- 2019.05.07 – ProTecDoxExecutionRoofRepl
- 2019.05.07 – CourthouseSkylightRestoration
- 2019.05.07 – WES-DraftOrdinancePlan
- 2019.05.07 – WES-DraftOrdinance
- 2019.05.07 – WES-BuildingPermitsCondUses
Items available during the commission meeting:
- 2019.04.23 – NECOG HazMitGrantDox
- 2019.05.07 – Zoning (AprilBuildingPermits)
- 2019.04.25 (MaltBevLicApp) Speedway-HiwayStore
- 2019.04.25 – Strasburg Plate for consideration (Christiansen Farms)
- 2019.05.07 – ChristensenFarms (WellStudy) (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – MidDakota (ReeHeights Easement)
- 2019.05.07 – HandCoAuditor (Replace PCx2-ConnectiongPt)
- 2019.05.07 – Auditor (Copier Purchase) (added 5.3.19)
- 2019.05.07 – Pipestone Vet Services – Hand Co 5-6-19 Introduction (presentation) added 5.6.19
- 2019.04.25 – Custodian (G&R Controls Quote) $1933.40
- 2019.04.25 – Custodian (ProTecWorkAgree)
- 2019.05.07 – Capital Ind (Sod Mulcher) (Highway Dept) (added 5.2.19)
- 2019.04.15 – ROD (March Statement of Fees)
- 2019 SpringWorkshopAgenda
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoZoning (WES ordinance work dox) Used during Commission Work Period
- 2019.05.07-GrowSD-2018_Hand County (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07-GrowSD-needs survey_poverty sim handout (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – SD-DOT (TransAltFunding) (Document added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – Weed (Chemical Bids)
- 2019.05.07 – AbanTankRemProgram
- 2019.05.07-Keeter (GoogleMap-GilbertTwp) (Drainage) (added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07-Keeter (GoogleMap-GilbertTwp)Color (Drainage) (added 5.2.19)
- 2019.05.07 – Keeter – Creek System (color)
- 2019.05.07 – Sheriff’s May Report
- 2019.05.07 – Spicer, Gary (AgreementtoPayTaxes)
- 2019.04.25 – Sweetland Wind (received by email, added to application in office) DOWNLOAD DOC ( 1 ), ( 2 ) or (3)
- 2019.05.07 – Notice to protect rights-of-way
- 2019.05.07 – MutAidRadioSystem (upgrade-SF)
- 2019.05.07 – HCEM (Monthly Newsletter)
Public Utilities Commission public hearing held at the Miller Community Center on April 25, 2019
Audio recording can be downloaded or listened to online by clicking this button 
Recording made in cooperation with The Miller Press / Hand County Publishing.
Documents provided by Sweetland related to their presentation during the meeting:
2019.04.26-Sweetland WF SDPUC Presentation – FINAL-c
2019.04.26-Sweetland – Filing Letter-c
- 2019.04.09 – Strasburg Addition Plate of Tract 1 (removed from consideration by the requestor)
- 2019.04.09 – County Board of Equalization (Oaths)
- 2019.04.09 – Consolidated Board of Equalization (Oaths)
- 2019.04.10 – HandCoAssessor (Consolidated Rpt)
- 2019.04.10 – HandCoAssessor (County Rpt)
- 2019.04.10 – HandCoPublishing (request for documents)
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoAssessor (TaxExemptStatusReport)
Zoning Board Hand-outs
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoZoning (WES ordinance work dox) (Date should be 2019.04.09)
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoZoning (Bonebright Photos) (Date should be 2019.04.09)
- 2019.04.19 – HandCoZoning (Noyes Letter) (Date should be 2019.04.09)
- 2019.04.04 – HandCoZoning (Email Request Lockner & Iverson)
- 2019.04.09 – HandCoZoning (Bonebright letter)
- 2019.04.09 – HandCoZoning (Bonebright, Deb letter)
- 2019.04.09 – HandCoZoning (Bonebright letter p2) (added 2019.04.18)
- 2019.04.02 – Quoin Financial Bank (auth signers) Redacted-a
- 2019.04.02 – Wildlife Control handouts
- 2019.04.02 – Sweetland Legislative Handout
- 2019.04.02 – Sheriff Report
- 2019.04.02 – NorthWestern Energy (App for use of ROW)
- 2019.04.02 – Christensen Farms – Adam Barka visit
- 2019.04.02 – SD DOT (Bridge Inspection Agreement)
- 2019.04.02 – SD DOT (Road Striping Agreement)
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – ROD Statement. handout
- 2019.03.12 – Pro-Tec (Roof replacement Bid)
- 2019.03.12 – Weathercraft Roofing (Roof replacement Bid)
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – Emerg Mgt handout
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – Sheriff handout
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – Hwy bid handout
- 2019.03.12 – Commission – HWY Asphalt Conf
- 2019.03.12 – Zoning Mtg Hand-Out 0 (Provided by Zoning Board)
- 2019.03.12 – Zoning Mtg Hand-Out 1 (Provided by Candice Lockner)
- 2019.03.12 – Zoning Mtg Hand-Out 2 (Provided by Candice Lockner)
