Commissioner Joe Kippley

Minnehaha County LogoCommissioner Kippley has served on the Minnehaha County Commission since January 2023. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Dakota, and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Iowa. Commissioner Kippley currently works as the Public Health Director for the City of Sioux Falls.

Commissioner Kippley has served on the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire Board of Directors, the Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools Foundation Board of Trustees, and the City of Sioux Falls Districting Commission.

 

2026 Liaison Assignments

  • Board of Mental Illness
  • Courts
  • State's Attorney
  • Planning & Zoning/Parks
  • Public Advocate
  • PAO Advisory Board
  • Planning Commission
  • SECOG Executive Board
  • Urbanized Development Committee Member
  • Children's Home Society
  • Minnehaha County Fire Chiefs Association/Ambulances
  • Forward Sioux Falls
  • Lutheran Social Services - Family Violence Project