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Brown County 4-H

4-H Mission

4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.

 

4-H Age Requirements

Youth between the ages of 8 and 19 are eligible for enrollment in 4-H. Youth must be 8 years of age on or before January 1 of the current 4-H year to enroll. Youth turning 19 on or before January of the current 4-H year are no longer eligible for 4-H membership.

Emergency Management

"The mission of the Brown County Emergency Management department is to identify probable emergency situations that face the citizens of Brown County, develop the plans necessary to address these emergencies, identify and locate the resources necessary to carry out the plans, provide assistance and training to the responding agencies, and coordinate the multi-agency response to large disaster."

Equalization (County Assessor)

Department Responsibilities

The function of the Brown County Equalization is to establish an assessed value for every piece of property within the county. Those property values are then used to determine the real estate tax due from that property.

Non-agricultural property is assessed according to what value in dollars it would sell for on an open market. Agricultural property is assessed according to the amount of and capability of each different soil type within an agricultural property to produce an agricultural commodity.

Welfare

Responsibilities

The Brown County Welfare Department duties are to provide necessary support to ensure the survival of indigent clients who are county residents. Through an application process determination of assistance is based on South Dakota Codified law and County guidelines.

Assistance programs are available for: ...

  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Burial
  • Medical*

* Medical Assistance must be pre-approved

BE AWARE THAT A LIEN WILL BE FILED AGAINST YOU BY THE COUNTY WHICH YOU MUST PAY BACK IN FULL.

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