Community Funding Opportunity - FY 2020 County Budget
The Board of Meade County Commissioners announces FY2020 community funding opportunities for non-county organizations.
Your organization is welcome to submit an application for a county funding opportunity. Please follow this link for an online application: Community Funding Opportunity.
Completed applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 28, 2019.
Questions can be directed to Jerry Derr, Commission Assistant at: 605.720.1625 / jderr@meadecounty.org.
Control Room Operator - Meade County Jail
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR
Employment Opportunity: Job # 19-06
Posting Type: Open Announcement
Closing Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Starting Wage: $14.87 per hour
Part-Time Position: 24 Hours per week
Application Procedures: Please submit a Meade County application (https://www.meadecounty.org/employment-application to: Human Resources / 1300 Sherman Street STE 212 / Sturgis, SD 57785
General Statement of Duties
Under the general supervision of the Sheriff, Chief Deputy, and the jail administrator, the direct supervision of the shift supervisor, is responsible for operating the control console to monitor and control various functions of Meade County’s correctional operations and to provide guidance and direction to personnel.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
1. Observe monitor screens that transmit in sequence views of the correctional operations.
2. Operate control board to stop and maintain order of a location where an incident is developing.
3. Request appropriate personnel for assistance of any disruptive activity.
4. Watch Correctional Officers to ensure safety and maintain peace while they are working with inmates.
5. Open secured doors to authorized personnel and public to enter and/or exit correctional facilities when necessary.
6. Be aware if equipment fails and notify supervisor of equipment malfunctions.
7. Log and enter daily events into computer.
8. Monitor intercom system
9. Answer phones
10. Prepare reports.
11. Attend training, seminars and workshops as deemed necessary.
12. Perform duties in a manner consistent with safe practices and policies.
13. Perform other such duties and functions as deemed necessary.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience and Education:
1. High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certification.
Minimum one (1) year secretarial experience preferred.
Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment to include typewriter, copy machine, fax machine, computer, etc.
Knowledge with law enforcement a plus.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to demonstrate good communication skills, written and oral.
Ability to maintain a professional relationship with the general public and other employees.
Ability to demonstrate good organizational skills.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
The employee occasionally is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is frequently required to sit.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Ability to function effectively under stress.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Examination, Testing, and Certification:
The Examination, Testing and Certification described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Successful competition in written and/or oral interviews.
2. Other such examination as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Sheriff and/or County.
Meade County Gravel Zone Map
The Board of Meade County Commissioners has issued a disaster declaration in response to the damage to County infrastructure from the continued severe weather events.
Meade County, South Dakota, has suffered extreme damage, started by “an historic severe weather event of rare intensity” that occurred on March 13th and continued with rapid snowmelt, flooding, and additional severe weather events persisting to this day.
County roads have been divided into zones around existing stockpiles of gravel, and roads within each zone will be assessed by severity of damage and the worst areas will receive priority work.
The Board of Meade County Commissioners has authorized expending county funds for contract trucking, gravel crushing, and the utilization of all highway department assets in mitigating the damage to county gravel roads. Additionally, to expedite the repairs, the highway department is seeking to purchase gravel from non-county gravel pits as identified in the map below.
Road Closures - 05/23/2019
Due to current weather conditions (flooding and snow), Meade County has temporarily closed access to parts of the following roads: Maurine Road, Triple Creek Road, and Fox Ridge Road. See attached map for areas of closure.
Career Opportunity - Highway Superintendent
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
Employment Opportunity: Job # 19-5
Posting Type: Open Announcement
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Starting Wage: $64,292 -$83,865 per year DOEQ / Full-Time with Full Benefits
Application Procedures: Submit a Meade County application (https://www.meadecounty.org/employment-application to: Human Resources / 1300 Sherman Street STE 212 / Sturgis, SD 57785
Position Objective: The Highway Superintendent performs professional and administrative supervision and engineering work in directing the planning, design, construction, maintenance, improvement, and repair of County highways, roads, and bridges. The incumbent provides leadership to establish and achieve effective and strategic vision for the Highway Department.
This is an appointive position; the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to SDCL 7-8-20.
Essential Functions: Responsibilities include ensuring proper care of all County highways, roads, and bridges; supervising technical, skilled craft, and maintenance technician workers; preparing budgets; managing, developing and implementing county and department policies / procedures.
Actively involved in all personnel decisions including but not limited to; hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, workload requirements, maintaining employee morale, and promoting workplace safety.
Contract negotiation and administration, public relations, design and implementation of repair strategies.
Develop bid documents, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with other agencies and units of government, private businesses, subcontractors and project consultants.
Direct short and long range planning, programming, implementation and evaluation of operations and programs for County initiatives.
Coordinate with the State of SD Department of Transportation on state transportation programs and plans in the County and follow relevant rules and regulations.
Coordinate with township governing boards and perform the statutorily required administrative functions of South Dakota Statutes in relation to township requirements.
Coordinate county highway activities with the involved municipalities.
Ensure compliance with Federal, State and County standards and general policy established by the Meade County commission and the rules and regulations of the SD Department of Transportation.
This job specification should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive duties of the position. Incumbents may be required to follow any other instructions, and to perform any other related duties, as may be required.
Experience and/or Education: Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or directly related field, and/or 10 years’ experience of increasing responsibility in highway construction and managing of construction or government operations. An equivalent of education and experience will be considered.
Ability to obtain SD Highway Superintendent Certification
Valid driver’s license.
Working Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed both indoors in an office where noise and interruptions often occur and outdoors where the employee is exposed to outside weather conditions including; extreme cold, extreme heat, moving mechanical parts, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic chemicals, high volume traffic, heavy equipment and noise related to construction projects. Noise level may be loud at times.
May require working in excess of 40 hours per week to meet project deadlines or attend evening meetings and travel.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: Able to frequently sit, walk, stand, bend, kneel, stoop, reach and lift, push or pull and manual dexterity is needed to type, write, use a calculator, and answer telephone. Upper body strength is a requisite to lift/move 20 lbs. unassisted; and lift/move 50 lbs. with assistance. The ability to talk and hear via the telephone and through face-to-face communication is needed. May be required to use appropriate personal protective equipment.
