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Union County commissioners publish 2026 salary list, confirm leadership and appointments
Summary
At their Jan. 6 meeting in Elk Point, the Union County Board of Commissioners published the county's 2026 salary schedule as required by state law and completed routine organizational business, nominating Kevin Joffer as chair and Mike Dailey as vice chair and approving multiple departmental appointments.
The Union County Board of Commissioners met Jan. 6, 2026, in Elk Point and published the county's 2026 salary schedule in accordance with SDCL 6-1-10, then completed annual organizational business including leadership nominations and multiple departmental appointments.
The board nominated Kevin Joffer to serve as chairman and Mike Dailey as vice chairman in the organizational meeting portion of the session. Commissioners also approved county depositories and legal newspapers and confirmed committee assignments and department appointments, with motions carried by the board.
The salary list entered into the minutes included monthly figures for elected officials and county staff. Examples from the published schedule: Kevin Joffer, Commissioner-Chairman, $1,850.00 monthly; Mike Dailey, Commissioner-Vice Chairman, $1,700.00 monthly; Kathy Zenner, State's Attorney, $8,826.01 monthly; James Prouty, Sheriff, $7,923.51 monthly; Katie Winquist, Auditor, $6,983.80 monthly. A full published list of monthly and hourly wages for county positions is in the meeting record.
Commissioners also established internal committees and representatives for regional bodies, appointed Myron Hertel as County Investment Officer, Jerry Buum as Highway Superintendent and Sherri Bousquet as County Assessor, among other appointments. Where the minutes record motions, the board carried those motions and recorded approval in the meeting minutes.
The board set its regular meeting schedule and confirmed other routine administrative policies; the next regular session is on Jan. 20, 2026.
