Commission

County Commission  

Lincoln County has a Board of five Commissioners who are elected by district to staggered terms of four years.  They are responsible for the over seeing of every service that each county office provides.  In general, County Commissioners are responsible for the care and preservation or sale of all county property; the audit of accounts of all officers having the care, management, collection or disbursement of any money belonging to the County; levying taxes; 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; and 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; and for zoning, solid waste and water management.

The County Commission meets at 8:30 a.m. on the first, second, and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
 

Mailing Address:
Lincoln County Commission

104 N. Main Street
Canton, SD  57013

Phone: 605-764-2581
Fax: 605-764-0134

Date Created: 05/29/2008 11:38 AM
Date Last Changed: 08/18/2009 11:14 AM

 


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