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Bennett County resident urges commissioners to resign, cites alleged budget violations
Summary
During public comment at a Bennett County commissioners meeting, a county taxpayer urged the resignation of multiple commissioners and alleged consecutive years of budget overspending and bid-law violations, citing a state audit and South Dakota statute 7-21-17.
A resident identified only as a Bennett County taxpayer used the meeting's public-comment period to call for the resignation of several county commissioners and to cite alleged budget overspending and state-law violations.
The resident said the county went "rigorously over budget" by "an estimate of $641,409 in 2024, and $455,000 in 2023," and referenced a total overspend figure of about $1,096,000. The speaker said the county auditor's biannual report, authored by State Auditor Al Schaffer, documented "numerous violations" including "illegal bid findings" (finding…
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