14 Broadcaster Press April 9, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com We’re all ears. Your opinion is something we always want to hear. Questions? Call, write us or contact Comments? us via e-mail and let us Story Ideas? know how we are doing. 201 W. Cherry •Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-4429 • classifieds@plaintalk.net South Dakota Has A Balanced Budget For FY2020 Governor Kristi Noem signed final appropriations bills for FY2020 in late March. “In South Dakota, our system of budgeting works,” said Liza Clark, South Dakota’s chief financial officer. “The three branches of government work together to prioritize our citizens while responsibly using the resources available to us. South Dakota is on the right track, and this budget positions us well for the future. We should be proud of our hard work.” The final appropriations bills Noem signed this week include: •10 percent inflation for nursing homes. This equates to nearly $18.1 million in total ongoing funds for nursing homes. •6.5 percent inflation for community support providers (CSPs). This equates to over $9.0 million in total ongoing funds for the CSPs. •Other community-based providers will get 3-4 percent. Non-community-based providers will get an average of 1.5 percent. •A 2.5 percent increase to the target teacher salary for K-12 general education and special education. •2.5 percent for technical institutes. •2.5 percent increase in salaries for our state employee workforce, plus funding to structurally balance the state’s health plan. •Funding to confront the meth epidemic, including: education, enforcement, and treatment. •Match funding for Statewide 211. 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CH BOOK 67 #6 Sump Pump City Ordinance 1 7 Sump pumps 8 been installed in many Vermillion homes to remove have groundwater collected by foundation drains and thereby prevent water 3 8 2 4 damage to basement walls and floors. This water is not polluted and does 7 any 2 8 3 not require 5 treatment before being discharged to a waterway. Sanitary sewers, however, collect waste from 5 4 6 2 3 homes, other buildings and businesses. This 1 4 waste must be treated prior to discharge to a waterway. The discharge of sump pumps to 8 5 2 1 6 floor drains and to indoor plumbing can result in hydraulic overloads of the sanitary sewer. 2 3 8 9 4 When sewer lines become overloaded, 4 6 7 8 sewage can back up into homes and businesses. Therefore, it is against Vermillion 8 9 7 City Ordinance to discharge a sump pump to the sanitary sewer system. We want to protect all homeowners from sewer backups. 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If you have any questions concerning the proper discharge of sump pumps, feel free to contact Wastewater at (605) 677-7077 or wastewater@cityofvermillion.com. © 2008 KrazyDad.com and to declare an emergency •SB182 – An act to revise the special education property tax levy for school districts and to revise the state aid to special education formula •SB187 – An act to define electric bicycles and to provide for the regulation of electric bicycles •SB191 – An act to appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the expenses of state institutions, interest on the public debt, and for common schools •HB1084 – An act to provide for specific classification of affordable housing structures for purposes of taxation •HB1099 – An act to provide for the designation of a caregiver to receive information regarding residents of treatment facilities •HB1187 – An act to authorize the Bureau of Administration to conduct a study of the Flaming Fountain on Capitol Lake, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency •HB1189 – An act to provide for a period to cure certain campaign finance violations •HB1201 – An act to revise provisions regarding group pheasant hunts for disabled veterans •HB1204 – An act to exempt certain sales of goods and services by minors from the sales tax •HB1209 – An act to revise certain provisions regarding vapor products •HB1216 – An act to increase certain civil penalties for fleeing from police •HB1219 – An act to revise certain provisions regarding surplus line insurance •HB1254 – An act to make appropriations from the water and environment fund and its revolving fund subfunds for various water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency •HB1256 – An act to make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to revise the income eligibility requirements for property and sales tax refunds, and to declare an emergency