WHEREAS, Pursuant to SDCL 7-7-1.2, the Board of County Commissioners may, by ordinance, combine two or more county offices; and
WHEREAS, in the interests of economy and efficiency it appears appropriate to combine the offices of County Sheriff and County Coroner.
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Sanborn County Commissioners:
SECTION  ONE  – ESTABLISHMENT
Pursuant to SDCL 7-7-1.2, the Board of Sanborn County Commissioners hereby directs that the offices of Sanborn County Sheriff and Sanborn County Coroner shall be combined into a single office and that one person shall be elected to and shall perform the duties of the   combined offices.     The new combined office shall be known as the Sanborn County Sheriff.
SECTION TWO – IMPLEMENTATION
The Sanborn County Coroner shall be known as the Sanborn County Sheriff on the completion of the present Coroner term on January 2, 2017.
FIRST READING:   March 1, 2016
SECOND READING:  March 15, 2016
ADOPTED this 15th day of March 2016
ATTEST:
Jeff
Ebersdorfer
Chairperson
Sanborn County
Board of County
Commissioners
Diane Larson
Sanborn County
Auditor