GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE TO MEET
PIERRE – The Government Operations and Audit Committee will hold its second meeting of the 2025 Interim on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (CT). The meeting is being conducted via electronic conference and in Room 412 of the State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota, to allow for both remote and in-person participation.
The Government Operations and Audit Committee, chaired by Senator Taffy Howard (R-Rapid City) with vice chair Representative Marty Overweg (R-New Holland), will meet to discuss performance management reviews for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development; receive the annual report of the South Dakota High School Activities Association; look over annual reports on Building South Dakota programs; and review Workers’ Compensation Pooling Arrangement information. The full agenda is available online.
In addition to Senator Howard and Representative Overweg, members include Senators Red Dawn Foster (D-Pine Ridge), Chris Karr (R-Sioux Falls), Ernie Otten (R-Tea), and David Wheeler (R-Huron); and Representatives Julie Auch (R-Yankton), Eric Emery (D-Rosebud), Karla Lems (R-Canton), and Scott Moore (R-Ipswich).
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There are no surprises on this list of agenda items. The Chair and other key members of GOAC have placed targets on GF&P, GOED, the SDHSAA, and “government-sponsored economic development.” The work-comp pooling arrangements are a personal crusade by Sen. Sue Peterson. Expect this meeting to be brutal for the people who attend on behalf of the agencies and organizations.
Taffy is a committee chair? Lordy we’re at peak bran drain in this state.
GOAC? That’s what I do when I eat something bad or have the flu. Sometimes even projectile GOACing!