Six months later, the Division of Emergency Management was asked to take over this staff duty. In order to fund this staff position, one cent per telephone line per month for all telephone lines in South Dakota is sent to the Division of Emergency Management. Other meetings attended are meetings of the public utilities commission and any other meetings were my attendance is requested. One of the first projects carried out was the formation of a statewide rural addressing system for South Dakota. This system is imposed by administrative rule in South Dakota and is uniform across the state.
Implementation is a local decision.
It also provides dispatcher training for public safety dispatchers.