ORDINANCE 2022 - 01

ORDINANCE 2022 - 01

AN ORDINANCE REPEALING

EXISTING GRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONER VOTING

DISTRICTS  AND ESTABLISHING NEW VOTER DISTRICTS BASED UPON 2020 CENSUS, PER SDCL

7-8-10 AND 7-8-12, BY DIVIDING GRANT COUNTY INTO FIVE  (5) COUNTY COMMISSIONER

DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY OF GRANT, SOUTH DAKOTA: 

Section 1. That Ordinance 2022-01 of Grant County, SD is hereby to read as follows:

Commissioner Districts: The County shall be divided into five (5) districts and shall be designated respectively as First District, Second District, Third District, Fourth District and Fifth District. The districts shall be described by setting for the certain street or avenue designations or other landmarks that divide and border the commissioner districts. Any reference to street or avenue below shall mean an imaginary line running down the approximate middle of each street or avenue. The commissioner districts of Grant County are as set forth below and by the map thereof. Any discrepancies shall be resolved by reference to the map rather than the physical descriptions set forth herein.  A map illustrating the boundaries and location of each commissioner district is kept on file with the County Auditor.

First Commissioner District will include the precincts in Milbank of 2-2 and 3-3.

Second Commissioner District will include the Townships of Adams, Alban (west of 480th Avenue to 478th Avenue), Georgia, Grant Center (south of 151st Street to 154th Street), Madison, Troy, and Vernon and the Towns of Albee, LaBolt, Revillo and Strandburg and precinct in Milbank of 1-2.

Third Commissioner District will include the Townships of Blooming Valley, Farmington, Grant Center (north of 151st Street to 148th Street), Kilborn (west of 472nd Avenue), Lura, Mazeppa, Melrose (west of 173 Street), Osceola, Stockholm and Twin Brooks and the Towns of Marvin, Stockholm, and Twin Brooks and the precinct in Milbank of 3-2.

Fourth Commissioner District will include the Township of Alban (east of 480th Ave), Big Stone Township, Kilborn Township (east of 472nd Avenue), Melrose Township, and the City of Big Stone.

Fifth Commissioner District will include the precincts in Milbank of 1-1, 2-1 and 3-1.

Adopted this 4th day of January, 2022.

Douglas Stengel

Chairman

Grant County 

ATTEST:

Karen M Layher

County Auditor

First Reading: December 21, 2021

Second Reading: January 4, 2022

Adopted: January 4, 2022

Published: January 12, 2022

Effective Date: January 31, 2022

  All ordinances and resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions in conflict with this ordinance are hereby expressly repealed and from and after the effective date of this ordinance, this ordinance shall take precedence over any other ordinances or resolution previously adopted.