Pennington County Commissioners 
   315 Saint Joseph Street, Suite 156 
       Rapid City, SD  57701 
      (605) 394-2171
        Fax – (605) 394-6833



NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 9, 2008

The Pennington County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from interested 
persons to serve on the Pennington County Board of Mental Illness.  Appointments are for a 
three year period.  The Board is an administrative decision-making board which conducts 
hearings as needed to determine if a patient is in need of emergency commitment.  To apply, 
applicants should provide a written summary containing the following information:

	1.	State the applicant’s full name and home address, telephone number and county 	
		of residence.

	2.	Applicant should identify business or office address, if any, and social security 	
		number.

	3.	Please state if the applicant has ever been convicted, pled guilty or pled no contest 
		to any violation of federal law or regulation, or a felony violation of State law.

	4.	Please state if the applicant is a United States Citizen or authorized to work in the 	
		U.S. under a work visa.

	5.	Please give a summary of the applicant’s education, confirming graduation from 	
		high school, completion of any post secondary programs, listing any college 	
		degrees earned or post graduate programs completed.

	6.	Please state if applicant has been in the past or presently is an employee of the 	
		county, state or federal government.  If yes to any of these, please give the 		
		approximate dates of such employment, job title, and brief description of your 	
		work responsibilities.

	7.  	Identify and explain any past employment or other work/participation by the 	
		applicant in the mental health care field, in South Dakota or another state.

	8.	Please state if the applicant has ever held public office, whether by appointment 
		or election.

	


	9.	Please explain the applicant’s interest in appointment to this position and confirm 	
		that the applicant is a Pennington County resident.  Include any prior experience, 	
		either personal or professional, which the applicant believes will assist in the role 	
		of member of the Board.  In particular, include any past experience in 		
		participating in administrative decisions or being on a decision-making Board.

	10.	Presently, hearings are scheduled Monday through Friday commencing at 9:00 	
		a.m.  Applicants should identify at each day during the week when he/she could 	
		attend hearings, as needed.  If applicants are able to attend hearings two or three 	
		times a week on a regular basis, that should be explained as well.

	11.	The applicant should acknowledge they understand that the Board proceedings are 
		closed, and if appointed members of the Board are prohibited from discussing 	
		Board decisions with any non-Board member.

	12.	The applicant should acknowledge that any compensation received would be 	
		established by the Board of County Commissioners, and payment practices will 	
		be subject to the policies of the County Auditor.

Persons interest in filling a position may send their application directly to Greg Barnier, PCMBI 
Chairman, at 101 St. Joseph Street, Suite 201, Rapid City, SD 57701.

All responses must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 23, 2008