Meade County Commission appoints auditor, considering applications for treasurer
News StaffJune 4, 2021Local
Courtesy PhotoKevin Forrester has been sworn in as Meade County Auditor. He replaces long-time auditor Lisa Schieffer who resigned in May.
STURGIS, SD – A long-time employee as Meade County’s Facility Manager and IT Director has been appointed to fill the county auditor’s role. Kevin Forrester’s appointment comes following the resignation of long-time auditor Lisa Schieffer on May 11.
Meade County Auditor, Kevin Forrester
Forrester was sworn into office on Tuesday, June 1. He will fill out the remainder of Schieffer’s term which expires in March of 2023. He may run for another term at the time, if he chooses.
A series of lawsuits against Meade County for nearly a decade s worth of tax assessments of a housing development near Ellsworth Air Force Base may be heading toward a resolution.
Meade County Auditor Lisa Schieffer resigns
Gary MatthewsMay 12, 2021Local
courtesyMeade County Auditor Lisa Schieffer Resigns
STURGIS, S.D. – After more than 28 years of service, Meade County Auditor Lisa Schieffer has tendered her resignation.
She made her announcement during Tuesday’s Meade County Commission meeting.
In a release, Schieffer said it had been a “great honor to serve as Auditor on behalf of the citizens of Meade County,” and that it was with “great difficulty that she announce her resignation,” but did not offer an explanation as to why she was leaving.
Schieffer realizes she is leaving before her term is over, but stated she was extremely grateful for the people of Meade County for their confidence in her.
STURGIS â A years-long battle by the town of Buffalo Chip to retain its status as an incorporated municipality was officially dissolved in minutes Tuesday by the Meade County Commission.
The controversy began in 2015 when area residents petitioned the Meade County Commission to incorporate Buffalo Chip campground as a city.
The beginning of the end of the town came on Nov. 12, when the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that Buffalo Chip was not a town. The justices were reaffirming a ruling by Fourth Circuit Court Judge Gordon Swanson from February of 2019.
Swanson said Buffalo Chip was not lawfully incorporated as a municipality. He ordered that the town be precluded from exercising its corporate rights and be dissolved.