Townships

Welcome to the Brookings County Township page

Contacting the county:

2023 Township Officers List


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)


Locate TOWNSHIPS and click on the “+” or word TOWNSHIPS to expand the menu.  It should look similar to this:

Screenshot of South Dakota Legislative Audit webpage


  • 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
    TownshipFullMin
    Afton
    4210.5
    Alton47
    Argo48
    Aurora33
    Bangor38
    Brookings25.55
    Elkton214
    Eureka343
    Lk Hendricks17
    Lk Sinai305.5
    Laketon35
    Medary30
    Oaklake376
    Oakwood38
    Oslo43
    Parnell55
    Preston40
    Richland23.755.5
    Sherman21.511.5
    Sterling52
    Trenton39.25
    Volga47
    Winsor42

  • 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.