James River
Water Development District
2024 Board of Directors
Mike Wiese, Chair
Director 1
Representing Aberdeen voting districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7; those portions of voting district 12 East Aberdeen Township that are contained by voting district 7 Aberdeen, and south of 131st Street or 24th Avenue Northwest; and those portions of voting district 16 West Aberdeen Township that are surrounded by voting district 3 Aberdeen.
605-228-1237
Randy Stanley
Director 3
Representing the cities of Westport, Columbia, Claremont, Groton, Stratford, Verdon, Frederick, Warner, and Hecla in Brown County; Palmyra, Osceola, Savo, Liberty, Hecla, Portage, Allison, Frederick, Richland, Greenfield, Lansing, North Detroit, Franklyn, Oneota, Brainard, Shelby, South Detroit, Carlisle, Westport, Garland, Columbia, Claremont, Ravinia, Lincoln, Ordway, Cambria, Putney, Riverside, Henry, Groton, Gem, West Hanson, East Hanson, West Rondell, East Rondell, Garden Prairie, Highland, Mercier, New Hope, Warner, and Bates townships in Brown County; those portions of voting district 12 East Aberdeen Township not in director area 1 or 2; those portions of voting district 16 West Aberdeen Township not in director area 1 or 2; the cities of Britton, Eden, Lake City, and Langford in Marshall County; and Buffalo, Dayton, Dumarce, Eden, Fort, Hamilton, Hickman, Lake, Lowell, Miller, Newark, Newport, Pleasant Valley, Red Iron Lake, Sisseton, Stena, Waverly, Weston, and Wismer townships in Marshall County.
605-228-5059
Director 5
Representing Huron voting districts W01 P2, W01 P4, W02 P4, W03 P3, W7-P1, W7-2 P5, W8-1 P3, and W8-2 P5.
605-354-8501
Dennis Bennett, Treasurer
Carol Millan, Vice-Chair
Director 7
Representing all of Hanson County and Davison County except the city of Mitchell voting districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19; the cities of Plankinton and Stickney in Aurora County; Pleasant Valley, Bristol, Belford, Cooper, Firesteel, Palatine, Plankinton, Hopper, Pleasant Lake, Dudley, and Aurora townships in Aurora County; the cities of Dimock and Parkston in Hutchinson County; and Starr, Cross Plains, Liberty, and Susquehanna townships in Hutchinson County.
605-996-9169
Dan Klimisch
Director 9
Representing the cities of Freeman, Tripp, Olivet, and Menno in Hutchinson County; Wolf Creek, Grandview, Kassel, Valley, Molan, Wittenberg, Kulm, German, Sharon, Oak Hollow, Fair, Kaylor, Capital, Clayton, Foster, Milltown, Pleasant, Silver Lake, and Sweet townships in Hutchinson County; and all of Yankton County except the City of Yankton east of West City Limits Road, west of Ferdig Avenue, north of Highway 50 or 31st Street, and excluding census block 4026 and including census block 1006.
605-857-3799
Robert Braun, Secretary
Director 2
Representing Aberdeen voting districts 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11; and those portions of voting district 12 East Aberdeen Township that are surrounded by voting district 11 Aberdeen; and those portions of voting district 16 West Aberdeen Township that are surrounded by voting district 8 Aberdeen.
701-290-2849
LeRoy Braun
Director 4
Representing all of Spink and Sanborn Counties; the cities of Broadland, Wessington, Wolsey, and Hitchcock in Beadle County; and Nance, Bonilla, Altoona, Whiteside, Allen, Broadland, Wessington, Wolsey, Hartland, Fairfield, Pleasant View, and Theresa, townships in Beadle County; and Beadle County voting districts 01, 04, and 05.
Dan Koupal
Director 6
Representing Mitchell voting districts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19.
605-770-7749
Director 8
Representing the city of Yankton east of West City Limits Road, west of Ferdig Avenue, south of Highway 50 or 31st Street, and census blocks 4026, 4046, and 4051, and excluding census block 1006.
605-830-1916
Patricia Cerny
NOTICE OF VACANCY
The following offices will become vacant due to the expiration of the present terms of office of the elective directors on December 31, 2024:
Director 2, 4, 6, and 8
In accordance with South Dakota Codified Law 46A-3B-4, persons interested in seeking a director position may obtain nominating petitions at the James River Water Development District office, the Secretary of State’s office, and the respective county auditors’ offices.
Petitions must be filed with the Secretary of State’s office by 5:00 P.M on March 26, 2024 or mail by Registered Mail by March 26, 2024.