- About Brookings County
- Townships
Townships
Welcome to the Brookings County Township page
Contacting the county:
- Director of Equalization / Assessor: 605-696-8220 or equalization@brookingscountysd.gov
- Finance Office (Treasurer / Auditor): 605-696-8250 or finance@brookingscountysd.gov
Township annual meetings are held (by statute) on the 1st Tuesday of March
ANNUAL LETTER OF REQUIRED ITEMS
FORMS YOU WILL NEED
(Forms will be updated as necessary)
- Annual Statement: The Department of Legislative Audit forms are found on their “RESOURCES” pages located at: RESOURCES | Legislative Audit (sd.gov)
Locate TOWNSHIPS and click on the “+” or word TOWNSHIPS to expand the menu. It should look similar to this:
- Request to the county auditor
- Notice to the Brookings Co Auditor
- The base levy is the amount of tax dollars that a township has authority to collect. It is not what they might actually collect. The base levy is built from year to year and is the levy that is allowed to increase without an opt-out. It can be increased by the CPI (Consumer Price Index) as reported by the Department of Revenue and it can increase if you have growth in your township. This is how the legislature allows you to deal with inflation without having to do an opt-out.
- Township Opt Out information is found in the South Dakota Department of Revenue information on Opt Outs (excludes schools) for 2023.
- This document contains the forms needed to be completed on pages 6 and 7. Be sure to note the difference between the two forms.
- Road & Bridge Levy.This is a levy township boards can do without doing the opt-out process. The funds are specifically for use on roads and bridges. It is important to know the rules on this levy option so you don’t get in trouble. Please use the form for this as well. It requires a resolution and all to often it is written into the minutes as a motion.
- Combined Oath for the Chairman & Supervisors
- Combined Oath for the Treasurer & Clerk
- Clerk & Treasurer’s Bond
- Turn in a copy of your bond for both Clerk & Treasurer. If you file bonds with the Association of Towns & Townships, they will send me a copy like usual.
- Township Board Officer Information
- Full Maintenance and Minimum Maintenance Map
- Miles Maintained from 2020
Township Full Min Afton 42 10.5 Alton 47 Argo 48 Aurora 33 Bangor 38 Brookings 25.5 5 Elkton 21 4 Eureka 34 3 Lk Hendricks 17 Lk Sinai 30 5.5 Laketon 35 Medary 30 Oaklake 37 6 Oakwood 38 Oslo 43 Parnell 55 Preston 40 Richland 23.75 5.5 Sherman 21.5 11.5 Sterling 52 Trenton 39.25 Volga 47 Winsor 42 - Voter Registration Packet
- Packet will be mailed out to the clerk after the registration deadline passes. Have voters sign in as they check in to vote to keep their voting record up to date.
- Minutes
- For each type of levy your township utilizes, a separate notation should be in your minutes. A paragraph for the general (base) levy, a paragraph of the opt-out levy and a paragraph for the resolution (in full text) for the road and bridge levy.
- Retention Rates
Townships in Brookings County
Township |
Size (Square Miles) |
Population |
---|---|---|
Afton |
36 |
242 |
Alton |
36 |
225 |
Argo |
36 |
130 |
Aurora |
36 |
318 |
Bangor |
36 |
142 |
Brookings |
36 |
422 |
Elkton |
21 |
90 |
Eureka |
36 |
159 |
Lake Hendricks |
31.5 |
188 |
Lake Sinai |
36 |
174 |
Laketon |
36 |
167 |
Medary |
36 |
1438 |
Oaklake |
36 |
98 |
Oakwood |
36 |
183 |
Oslo |
36 |
197 |
Parnell |
36 |
138 |
Preston |
36 |
180 |
Richland |
31.5 |
198 |
Sherman |
36 |
226 |
Sterling |
36 |
376 |
Trenton |
36 |
167 |
Volga |
36 |
379 |
Winsor |
36 |
154 |
The population numbers are reflective of the 2010 census and measure township population outside city limits.