124 1st Avenue NW l PO Box 1207 l Watertown, South Dakota 57201-6207

Phone: (605) 882-5115 l FAX: (605) 882-5049

June 2015

First District Association of Local Governments Page 4

FIRST DISTRICT ASSOCIATION

OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

124 1st Avenue NW, P.O. Box 1207

Watertown, SD 57201

DUNS Numbers and

SAM.gov 1

Upcoming Dates 1

MY THOUGHTS…

Todd A. Kays,

Executive Director

2

Funds Awarded 2

Summer GIS Seminar

July 9th 3

STIP Meeting July 1st 3

FEMA Pre-Disaster &

Flood Mitigation Grants 3

June Governing Body &

July Picnic Scheduled 3

July 16th Picnic 4

First District Association of Local Governments

Phone: (605) 882-5115 or

1-800-981-9092

Fax: (605) 882-5049

Web: www.1stdistrict.org

First District Governing Board Officers

Dave Forrette ····························································· Chairman

Grant County At-Large Representative

Brenda Hanten·················································· Vice Chairperson

Codington County Commissioner

Gene Hexom ······························································ Secretary

Lake County At-Large Representative

Todd A. Kays ·················································· Executive Director

This publication is financed in part through a grant from the

Economic Development Administration.

WHAT? First District Annual

Catered Picnic

WHEN? Thursday, July 16th—Eat at

approximately 6:00 p.m.

WHERE? Codington County

Memorial Park, 1200 North Lake

Drive, Lake Kampeska

WHY? In appreciation of your

continued support for 44 years

Inside this issue:

First District News

June 2015

DUNS Numbers and SAM.gov

What is a DUNS number? Do you have a DUNS number? DUNS stands for Data

Universal Numbering System. A DUNS number is an identifying number used by

the Federal government like the Federal Employer Identification number. A

DUNS number is required by most of the State and Federal funding agencies in

order to apply for funding. To get a DUNS number you must contact Dun and

Bradstreet.

A DUNS number is required in order to register on SAM.gov. SAM.gov website

is a central registration for all entities that have financial dealings with the Federal

government. The website was originally set up for businesses and vendors that

have direct business dealings with the Federal government. The Federal

government has now extended this SAM.gov registration requirement to all

entities that receive Federal funding, including local governments. Most State and

Federal funding agencies are requiring applicants to be registered on SAM.gov

before they can apply for funding. Once you have received your SAM.gov

registration, there are annual or semi-annual maintenance activities required in

order to keep your registration active.

For more information or assistance with DUNS numbers or SAM.gov, please

contact the First District Office.

Upcoming Dates… June 18—Governing Body Meeting, First District Office

July 1—STIP Meeting, First District Office

July 1—Deadline for submission of information to First District for FEMA grants

July 3—July 4th Holiday Observed—First District Office Closed

July 9—GIS Seminar, Watertown

July 16—Annual First District Picnic, Memorial Park, 6:00 p.m.

April 30, July 31, Oct. 31, Jan 31—Deadlines for Local Infrastructure

Improvement Program

April 30, July 31, Oct. 31, & Jan 31—Deadlines for Economic Development

Partnership Program

April 1, July 1, Oct. 1, & Jan. 1—Deadlines for State Revolving Fund (SRF)

Applications

April 1, July 1, Oct. 1, & Feb. 1 —Deadlines for State Water Plan (SWP)

Applications

April 1 & October 1—Deadlines for CDBG Applications

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My thoughts. . .

By: todd a. kays,

Executive director

What can we do to expand and retain our

workforce? This question has relevance to both

private and public entities. Future available

workforce is dependent upon an area’s increase in its

population, be it natural or by migration. Available

workforce is and will continue to be a development

issue for the State. However, in counties with slow

population growth, aging populations and minimal

in-migration patterns, the ability to develop a

workforce will become crucial. “Slow population

growth means that labor supply growth… will also

be slow, inhibiting an area’s ability to create

economic prosperity and generate new jobs. Slow

population growth acts as a powerful constraint on

the productive capacity of a state.” (“Growth and

Change in South Dakota Labor Markets – Fogg &

Harrington, 2014). In addition to slow population

growth, many South Dakota counties will be

impacted by their aging populations. “According to

the population projections produced by the South

Dakota State Data Center located at South Dakota

State University, the 65 and older population will

increase by 95 percent by the year 2035. Ages 65

and over as a percent of population will increase

from 14 percent in 2010 to 23 percent through

2035.” (South Dakota e-Labor Bulletin, June 2013).

The aging of the existing workforce combined with

the decline in the number of workers ages 16 to 54

between 1990 and 2012 has resulted in the share of

older workers in the South Dakota workforce

increasing from one in seven at the end of the 1990s

to one in four in 2012 (Fogg & Harrington).

These demographic trends will have an impact

on how local units of government recruit new and

retain existing talent in its provision of necessary

and often required services. Realizing compensation

and benefit packages are an important tool for

employee recruitment and retention, the First District in

conjunction with the South Dakota Planning Districts

and the SD County Commissioners Association

conducted a wage and benefits survey. Planning and

Development District III gathered the results of the

survey and produced the document entitled “2015

County Wage and Benefit Survey”. This 150+ page

document provides an excellent resource for counties to

use in comparing wages and benefits paid in their

county and other counties across the State.

County government, like private business, needs to

be innovative in regards to recruitment and retention

strategies. Counties are in competition with other

counties and municipal governments when it comes to

attracting, recruiting or even poaching employees from

other public entities. In order to be competitive,

especially in counties with minimal population growth

and aging employees, counties will need to offer

competitive wage and benefit packages to existing and

perspective employees. This is a difficult task with the

limited resources available.

The First District is in the process of analyzing the

statewide information and producing a document that is

specific to First District counties. If you are interested

in specific information or analysis regarding the 2015

County Wage and Benefit Survey, please contact me.

With the busy activities of summer upon us, I just

want to take the opportunity to invite you to the

Governing Body meeting on June 18, 2015 and the

annual picnic on July 16, 2015. Hope to see you at

those events.

First District, in conjunction with District III and

Pictometry, will be hosting a GIS Seminar at the

Watertown Event Center Thursday July 9th from 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m.. All sessions are free to attend and lunch will

be provided.

Highlights...

First District’s NEW GIS Web Mapping site and all

of its functionalities to better serve you

District III’s mobile Cemetery Mapping App

Pictometry Presentation

RSVP to Amy at:

Phone: 605-882-5115

Email: amye@1stdistrict.org

$ Funds Awarded $

Clark Sanitary Sewer Project—$3,000,000 Consolidated Grant and $2,485,000 SRF Loan. Howard Sanitary Sewer Project—$1,764,000 SRF Loan. Sioux Rural Water System—$2,000,000 Consolidated Grant and $2,515,000 SRF Loan. Big Sioux Rural Water System (Madison Connection) - $2,000,000 Consolidated Grant and $1,014,000 SRF Loan. Florence Sanitary Sewer Project—$515,000 Community Development Block Grant.

Thursday, June 18th—At 3:45 p.m., the First District Governing Body will meet at the National Guard Armory, Highway 20,

Watertown, for a tour of the new facility. The Governing Body meeting will convene at the First District Office at 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 16th—First District will host the annual picnic at Codington County Memorial Park. Plan to

eat at 6:00 p.m. More information will follow later, at which time we will request an RSVP.

Summer GIS Seminar

July 9th

June Governing Body and July Picnic Scheduled

STIP Meeting to be held July 1st

Wednesday, July 1, at 10:00 a.m.,

representatives from the SD Department

of Transportation will be in the First

District office to give you a preliminary

look at the 2016-2019 “Tentative”

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

The “Tentative” STIP document lists the projects that

the SD Department of Transportation has scheduled in

Federal Fiscal Years 2016 through 2019. The purpose of

this meeting is to allow you to review and discuss the

proposed projects prior to public meetings that will be

held throughout South Dakota in July.

FEMA Announces Application Period for

Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants

Recently the Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) announced $180 million in funding available

through two Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant

programs: Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-

Disaster Mitigation (PDM). These two grant programs

provide states, tribes, and local governments funding for

eligible mitigation activities to strengthen the nation’s ability

to reduce disaster losses and protect life and property from

future disaster damages.

This program will fund projects such as generators, safe

rooms and various other disaster mitigation

projects. Complete applications are due to the South Dakota

Office of Emergency Management (OEM) by August 15,

2015. OEM will review the applications and select projects

to be forwarded to FEMA. OEM will enter the applications

into the eGrants system. The First District will use OEM’s

existing application process to submit any applications.

Since a benefit-cost analysis and preliminary environmental

review are requirements of this grant program, the First

District respectfully requests the submission of required

information to the First District office no later than July 1,

2015.

Further, if you had a previously submitted application that

was not selected for funding and would like to be

reconsidered for this funding opportunity, please contact

Ted or Greg at the First District.

mailto:amye@1stdistrict.org