1
00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:49,599
8:30 uh Tuesday, September 1st. I'll

2
00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:52,239
call the meeting of the Brookings County

3
00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:52,800
Commission to order. Uh please stand for

4
00:02:52,239 --> 00:02:55,800
the pledge of

5
00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,800
» Allegiance

6
00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:03,440
to the flag of the United States of

7
00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:08,159
America and to the republic for it

8
00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:12,840
stands one nation under God indivisible

9
00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:12,840
with liberty and justice for all.

10
00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:21,200
Moving on to item three is approval of

11
00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,319
the agenda. Do I have a motion to

12
00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:22,959
approve?

13
00:03:22,319 --> 00:03:23,680
» So moved.

14
00:03:22,959 --> 00:03:25,280
» Second.

15
00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,599
» Motion and a second. Any comments,

16
00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,519
corrections?

17
00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:30,560
Hearing none. All those in favor signify

18
00:03:29,519 --> 00:03:31,360
by saying I.

19
00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,840
» All right.

20
00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,280
» Post say nay. Motion carries. Number

21
00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,519
four is employee anniversary

22
00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:39,360
recognitions. And Commissioner Vanderwal

23
00:03:37,519 --> 00:03:41,440
is going to be doing that today.

24
00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:44,319
» Could I have Sue Bjordall come forward

25
00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:46,000
please?

26
00:03:44,319 --> 00:03:47,920
While she's walking up here, this is a

27
00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,720
certificate of appreciation presented to

28
00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:52,879
Sue Borall on this first day of

29
00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:55,280
September, 2026 by the Brookings County

30
00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:57,439
Commission in recognition of 10 years of

31
00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,439
dedicated exceptional service in the

32
00:03:57,439 --> 00:04:02,407
Brookings County Sheriff's Office. Thank

33
00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:02,407
you, Sue. [applause]

34
00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,920
Thank you again,

35
00:04:08,159 --> 00:04:12,799
Darren D. Young. Is he here today? There

36
00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:15,200
he is. While he's walking up here, this

37
00:04:12,799 --> 00:04:17,120
certificate of appreciation is presented

38
00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:19,359
to Darren D. Young on this first day of

39
00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,919
September 2026 by the Brookings County

40
00:04:19,359 --> 00:04:24,160
Commission in recognition of 10 years of

41
00:04:21,919 --> 00:04:26,000
dedicated, exceptional service in the

42
00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,898
Brookings County Sheriff's Office.

43
00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,918
Congratulations, Karen. Thank you

44
00:04:27,898 --> 00:04:29,918
[applause]

45
00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:36,199
much. Thank you.

46
00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,280
All right. Thank you very much. Number

47
00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:44,960
five, invitation for a citizen to

48
00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:47,840
schedule time on the commission agenda

49
00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:50,160
for an item not listed. There is a fivem

50
00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:52,000
minute time limit per person. Anyone

51
00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,600
wanting to speak during this agenda item

52
00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,680
must sign in prior to the start of the

53
00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,680
meeting. No commission action will be

54
00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,440
taken during this agenda item. Any

55
00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:02,320
requested action item may be scheduled

56
00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:04,560
for a future meeting date. Today we have

57
00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,759
a few signed in. We do have a pretty

58
00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:09,680
lengthy 900 a.m. So if we do hit that

59
00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:12,639
time frame, we will move to and come

60
00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:15,639
back to the public comment. First, Paul

61
00:05:12,639 --> 00:05:15,639
Johnson

62
00:05:25,538 --> 00:05:27,558
[snorts]

63
00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,840
Good morning.

64
00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,919
» Morning.

65
00:05:35,840 --> 00:05:42,560
» Um, just wanted to visit with you a

66
00:05:37,919 --> 00:05:47,919
little bit about the weed department.

67
00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:51,840
I am uh one of your uh people on that

68
00:05:47,919 --> 00:05:55,919
board and uh just want to comment a

69
00:05:51,840 --> 00:05:59,840
couple things on where I see some

70
00:05:55,919 --> 00:06:01,840
changes need to be made and

71
00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:05,680
um

72
00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:08,639
how I see that is I've got 40 years of

73
00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:10,479
experience working in weed control at

74
00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:14,880
SDSU

75
00:06:10,479 --> 00:06:22,960
and a couple years on the board here

76
00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:27,680
and I was on the um board in Codington.

77
00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:30,880
Um, first of all, I look at there is no

78
00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:34,960
overtime in that department.

79
00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:39,120
And when spraying season is going on,

80
00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:40,720
uh, there needs to be flexible hours

81
00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:44,240
overtime

82
00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:47,039
allowed to get the weed sprayed because

83
00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:50,880
if you don't spray them in time, they

84
00:06:47,039 --> 00:06:53,840
don't do any good. And that's one of the

85
00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:58,160
things you can say, well, overtime costs

86
00:06:53,840 --> 00:07:01,199
a lot, but I say overtime is really

87
00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:04,319
cheap because you're spraying right.

88
00:07:01,199 --> 00:07:06,560
You're getting a good job and you're

89
00:07:04,319 --> 00:07:10,240
doing that excellent. I mean, it would

90
00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:13,520
be just like telling Doug over here that

91
00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:16,400
right now when he's chopping silage, he

92
00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:19,120
can only run 40 hours a week and it's

93
00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:23,520
got to be these specific 40 hours that

94
00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:27,039
he can chop. And he would tell you,

95
00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:30,960
"Well, that ain't happening." And uh I

96
00:07:27,039 --> 00:07:36,160
guess I'm saying the same for this.

97
00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:39,280
The uh second part of it is um once you

98
00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:42,319
have decent control of what you're

99
00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:47,120
spraying, then you can start enforcing

100
00:07:42,319 --> 00:07:51,360
on farmers and other entities that may

101
00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:53,919
need to be taken care of. And uh uh from

102
00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:57,680
what I was [snorts]

103
00:07:53,919 --> 00:08:01,840
told at the last meeting anyway

104
00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:05,120
um if uh the weed soup would come here

105
00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:09,199
and request that they're going to put

106
00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:12,160
somebody under enforcement.

107
00:08:09,199 --> 00:08:15,759
The commission would not support

108
00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:21,360
uh that and allow that to happen.

109
00:08:15,759 --> 00:08:24,720
Um, now I'm not saying that's right, but

110
00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:28,000
all it amounts to is if they put

111
00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:29,520
somebody under enforcement,

112
00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:33,599
the

113
00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:35,599
either somebody is hired or the

114
00:08:33,599 --> 00:08:37,120
department goes out and sprays that

115
00:08:35,599 --> 00:08:40,959
area.

116
00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:42,640
And what that costs then is put on their

117
00:08:40,959 --> 00:08:44,159
taxes

118
00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:47,040
and

119
00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:51,279
it will be collected that way. They have

120
00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:53,440
to pay it before they pay their taxes.

121
00:08:51,279 --> 00:08:56,800
So if they just pay their tax amount,

122
00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:59,440
it'll go towards the bill. Um I was

123
00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:02,000
indicated that

124
00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:04,320
um you guys would not support that

125
00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:06,720
because it could go into contingency

126
00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:09,440
funds or whatever.

127
00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,279
uh for that time period until it does

128
00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:17,040
get paid.

129
00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:21,120
And uh um I I don't think we want to uh

130
00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:24,560
look at that because if that's the case,

131
00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:26,800
everybody in the county knows that they

132
00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:30,240
don't have to do anything.

133
00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:35,839
And uh I I think you're going to run

134
00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:38,320
into trouble uh there. Uh now uh the way

135
00:09:35,839 --> 00:09:41,040
it works on how somebody is put under

136
00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:42,880
enforcement so you know it just doesn't

137
00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:46,160
get done.

138
00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:48,959
The person in charge calls a meeting of

139
00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:52,720
the weed board and the weed board gets

140
00:09:48,959 --> 00:09:57,120
together and everybody on the weed board

141
00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:59,040
has to sign off on that. And so

142
00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:03,440
consequently

143
00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:06,240
uh that is the way it it would work. And

144
00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:11,279
those are the two things I see really

145
00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:14,640
need some uh help here in order to make

146
00:10:11,279 --> 00:10:16,399
it a more effective weed program and do

147
00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:19,600
a better job. Because if you're not

148
00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:22,480
going to do those two, uh you might as

149
00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:25,480
well just pull the budget and save the

150
00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,480
money.

151
00:10:28,807 --> 00:10:30,827
» [clears throat]

152
00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:35,399
» Thank you.

153
00:10:32,079 --> 00:10:35,399
» Thank you, Paul.

154
00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:44,279
» Next up, Mrs. White.

155
00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,399
» Good morning.

156
00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:57,040
» Morning.

157
00:10:54,399 --> 00:10:59,839
I am here today [clears throat] to

158
00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:04,000
support your nomination for Jeff Struy

159
00:10:59,839 --> 00:11:06,240
for the Human Rights Commission Board.

160
00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:10,240
I'm not sure if any city council people

161
00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:13,440
are here, but to just give uh an update

162
00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:16,640
to people here that um it was my

163
00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:20,160
understanding that you voted for Jeff to

164
00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:22,160
be on the board and the city council

165
00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:24,640
denied that.

166
00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,320
And just to read just the first

167
00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:28,800
paragraph, the mission of Brookings

168
00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:32,720
County Human Rights Commission is to

169
00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:34,640
impute and to approve improve human

170
00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,959
relations and civil rights in the

171
00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:39,200
Brookings area by fighting

172
00:11:36,959 --> 00:11:42,079
discrimination against individuals or

173
00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:45,040
groups because of their age, disability,

174
00:11:42,079 --> 00:11:47,839
race, color, ethnicity, sex, creed,

175
00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:50,800
religion, ancestry, national origin,

176
00:11:47,839 --> 00:11:52,720
familiar status, marital status, gender

177
00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,720
identity, sexual orientation and

178
00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:57,600
political affiliation.

179
00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:59,279
It promotes educational activities to

180
00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:03,600
make Brookings an inclusive and

181
00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:07,680
welcoming committee. Um my concern is

182
00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:11,200
here it says Brookings area. Um which

183
00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:14,720
which to me would include Brookings

184
00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:17,200
County um not just the city. So I feel

185
00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:20,560
your nomination was a great nomination.

186
00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:23,680
I think Jeff would be really good. Um, I

187
00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:26,079
feel as a resident the Brookings County

188
00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:28,480
Commissioner should have a say in who

189
00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:30,800
goes on that board.

190
00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:34,160
Um, again, I think Jeff would be a great

191
00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:37,279
addition. And I guess I'm here to say I

192
00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:39,600
hope that you and the city council can

193
00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:42,560
come up with an agreement

194
00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:44,639
um to to make this fair for everyone.

195
00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:47,360
And and again, I think Jeff would be a

196
00:12:44,639 --> 00:12:50,560
great addition. Thanks.

197
00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,560
» Thank you.

198
00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:56,279
Next up, Bill Lansman.

199
00:13:06,009 --> 00:13:08,029
» [clears throat]

200
00:13:08,560 --> 00:13:15,519
» Mine mine goes I I don't quite know

201
00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:17,799
where to start with it because uh my my

202
00:13:15,519 --> 00:13:19,440
daughter and I we were out yesterday

203
00:13:17,799 --> 00:13:21,760
[clears throat] taking signatures or

204
00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:23,680
talking to people about the power line

205
00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,200
and that and we're talking about you

206
00:13:23,680 --> 00:13:27,839
know we we've got a chance of getting

207
00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,360
your 20 foot set back and that but we

208
00:13:27,839 --> 00:13:32,800
were talking to people and what we're

209
00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:35,920
talking about is Why are we even letting

210
00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:37,760
that power line come down through here?

211
00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:42,240
Because what does it do for the state of

212
00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:44,800
South Dakota? And what bothered us is uh

213
00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:47,440
we haven't hardly seen anything in the

214
00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:50,399
papers or anything about this uh power

215
00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:54,079
line even coming down.

216
00:13:50,399 --> 00:13:56,320
And about 15% I'd say or 20% of the

217
00:13:54,079 --> 00:13:59,199
people we talked to yesterday had no

218
00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:01,920
idea that this power plant or this uh

219
00:13:59,199 --> 00:14:04,399
power line was coming down through here.

220
00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:07,040
And uh we've done some research and we

221
00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:08,800
can't figure out yet why it is coming

222
00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,720
down through here. What it's going to

223
00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,040
cost the state of South Dakota or the

224
00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:16,480
residents to have it come down through

225
00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:18,959
here. Uh there's some research we'd like

226
00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:22,639
to do on that. I I've got we went out

227
00:14:18,959 --> 00:14:25,760
yesterday, my daughter and I, and just

228
00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:28,480
driving around. We we collected 160

229
00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:30,720
signatures of people that do not want

230
00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:33,040
that power line down here. Tonight, I'll

231
00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:35,199
be at the uh zoning one, and that's

232
00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:39,279
where I will present this. But that I

233
00:14:35,199 --> 00:14:42,160
just wonder why for a county uh because

234
00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:46,320
we we found this goes way back to March

235
00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:50,320
or 25th or something like that of uh 20

236
00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:52,480
uh 25 that there was starting already

237
00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,560
that this power line was being talked

238
00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,079
about and things being done on it.

239
00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,079
That's all I wanted to say, but thank

240
00:14:56,079 --> 00:14:59,120
you for your time.

241
00:14:58,079 --> 00:15:02,440
» Thank you, Bill.

242
00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:02,440
» Thanks, Bill.

243
00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,480
Next up, Angela Dolly.

244
00:15:15,839 --> 00:15:21,519
Good morning everyone. My name is Angela

245
00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:24,480
Daly and I'm here representing Brookings

246
00:15:21,519 --> 00:15:26,399
Regional Humane Society.

247
00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,800
At our last meeting, I talked about

248
00:15:26,399 --> 00:15:30,720
finances, but today I want to talk about

249
00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:35,079
lives saved.

250
00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:35,079
Let's make it a good happyformational

251
00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:40,880
piece.

252
00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:43,199
Um, as if you know, um, most of the

253
00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:46,160
budget for Brookings Regional Humane

254
00:15:43,199 --> 00:15:48,320
Society, it comes through grants and

255
00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:52,160
fundraising efforts.

256
00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:57,040
That's about 58% of our budget.

257
00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:59,839
Uh the food pet food pantry is one of

258
00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:04,079
those programs that is housed at

259
00:15:59,839 --> 00:16:07,680
Brookings Humane Society and um receives

260
00:16:04,079 --> 00:16:11,440
money from grants to help it roll.

261
00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:15,120
Uh the pet food pantry has been used

262
00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:17,120
125 times and this is data up to mid

263
00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:21,320
August.

264
00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:21,320
125 times in 2026.

265
00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:30,240
Um there have been 389

266
00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:33,240
animal intakes up to mid August 19 or

267
00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,240
2026.

268
00:16:33,759 --> 00:16:39,120
If the need continues at this place,

269
00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:43,360
Brookings Humane Society will have

270
00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:47,440
helped 176 families in Brookings County

271
00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:52,079
with pet food by the end of the year.

272
00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:54,480
and 550 animals will have been helped to

273
00:16:52,079 --> 00:16:56,720
find a new home at the end of the by the

274
00:16:54,480 --> 00:17:01,639
end of 2026

275
00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:01,639
if everything continues at this pace.

276
00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:11,360
We have roughly a dozen foster homes.

277
00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:15,839
Foster homes will take bottle kittens

278
00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:20,000
will take uh dogs uh mothers and pups,

279
00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:22,720
mothers and kittens and help them uh

280
00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:24,640
reach the point in health where they are

281
00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:28,960
ready to be adopted out and find their

282
00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:31,600
new home. We thank those generous people

283
00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:34,600
for opening their homes to foster

284
00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,600
animals.

285
00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:41,280
In July of 2026,

286
00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:43,280
there were 76 animals

287
00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:45,520
uh brought into Brookings Regional

288
00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:48,559
Humane Society

289
00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:52,000
and by the end of the month, roughly 70%

290
00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:56,320
of them had found a new home.

291
00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:59,799
10% of them passed away and a final 20%

292
00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,799
are still waiting.

293
00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:04,880
I think this is a commitment to the

294
00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:08,000
people of Brookings County and the good

295
00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:10,160
work that they do, whether it's funding

296
00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,880
or fostering

297
00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:15,200
or just showing up at some events and

298
00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:19,360
giving us some money.

299
00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:22,559
I thank you for your time this morning.

300
00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:26,679
Thank you.

301
00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:26,679
Next, Rick Wyel.

302
00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:40,720
» Good morning, commissioners. Thank you

303
00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:42,799
uh for letting us uh speak this morning.

304
00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:45,600
Uh my name is uh Rick Wyel from Elton,

305
00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:47,200
South Dakota. And a couple things that I

306
00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:49,840
want to talk about. Number one, it just

307
00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:52,160
dropped uh last night that we have four

308
00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:54,880
ballot questions uh on this uh

309
00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:57,760
November's election. Uh two of them, one

310
00:18:54,880 --> 00:19:00,480
is uh US citizens to vote would be an

311
00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:02,400
amendment. And then also a 60% threshold

312
00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,760
for South Dakota constitutional

313
00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:06,400
amendments are going to be kind of the

314
00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:09,039
top uh discussions that will be there.

315
00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,799
But voters, educate yourself. Two,

316
00:19:09,039 --> 00:19:14,160
aquifers. I've noticed looking through

317
00:19:10,799 --> 00:19:18,240
the USGS uh mapping topology for

318
00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:21,440
Brookings County that it is not well

319
00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:23,360
surveyed. And so I'm asking Brookings

320
00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:25,440
County to actually get ahead of the

321
00:19:23,360 --> 00:19:27,919
curve based upon what we've seen now in

322
00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:30,480
Pennington County where they are running

323
00:19:27,919 --> 00:19:32,400
out of water and they don't have enough

324
00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:35,039
water to fight resources and some of the

325
00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:37,039
ranchers don't have enough water to take

326
00:19:35,039 --> 00:19:39,760
care of their crops or even their

327
00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:41,520
cattle. And so if we're going to be

328
00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:43,840
looking at data centers, we're going to

329
00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:46,240
have to understand this. And what's

330
00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:48,559
interesting is that

331
00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:51,520
most of the survey is looking at the

332
00:19:48,559 --> 00:19:54,880
surface water drift wells and really

333
00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:57,200
nothing below 500 ft uh within the

334
00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:59,120
mapping that I see at the USGS. So it'd

335
00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:02,960
be interesting to see do we have more

336
00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:05,360
water at the 900 uh foot level that we

337
00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:07,679
can access. And so if we're not looking

338
00:20:05,360 --> 00:20:11,200
at these things now, it's going to be

339
00:20:07,679 --> 00:20:13,760
more expensive later. The other

340
00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,679
important thing that broke yesterday is

341
00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,520
that Pennington County in one of their

342
00:20:15,679 --> 00:20:20,160
remote offices over at Wall, South

343
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:22,640
Dakota, is now shut down for the rest of

344
00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:24,799
the month of September because of cyber

345
00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,880
security incidents. And so I'm imploring

346
00:20:24,799 --> 00:20:28,960
you, and I've already been talking with

347
00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:30,960
a few of the uh county employees that

348
00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:33,200
with a new IT person, you've changed

349
00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:35,280
passwords, which is good. I would also

350
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,840
look at any router that is older than 3

351
00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:39,520
years. Get rid of it. Replace it. Also,

352
00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:42,400
you need to be controlling all of your

353
00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:45,840
VPN access. If you are not controlling

354
00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:48,880
the VPN keys for remote access, stop

355
00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:51,840
allowing that access. Also, any app

356
00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:54,640
that's being used to monitor any type of

357
00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:56,400
device or monitoring, that needs to be

358
00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:58,880
removed because most cell phones that

359
00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:01,760
we're all carrying are already infected

360
00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:04,080
with foreign software. And so we need to

361
00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:06,080
stop using those apps and start looking

362
00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:08,480
at different ways that we control remote

363
00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:11,440
access into those devices through

364
00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:13,679
secured laptops and VPN keys that you

365
00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:16,159
control. And I would also advise that if

366
00:21:13,679 --> 00:21:17,840
you're using any type of VPN service, if

367
00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:22,080
you haven't updated the key in the last

368
00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:23,814
90 days, do so. Thank you.

369
00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,834
» Thank you.

370
00:21:23,814 --> 00:21:25,834
[clears throat]

371
00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,640
All right. Number six on the agenda is

372
00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:36,480
consent agenda items containing the

373
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:38,559
minutes. Travel education requests,

374
00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:40,640
personal action notices, cellular

375
00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:43,120
cellular authorizations, and human

376
00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,840
services report. Do I have a motion to

377
00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:45,280
approve?

378
00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,880
» Motion approved. Second.

379
00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:50,679
» Motion is second. Do we have any

380
00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,679
comments, questions, concerns?

381
00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,000
» Hearing none. Call the role, please.

382
00:21:53,360 --> 00:21:54,400
» Vanderwal.

383
00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,120
» Hi.

384
00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:55,919
» Post. Hi.

385
00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:56,480
» Jensen. I

386
00:21:55,919 --> 00:21:56,880
» Hustler.

387
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,240
» Hi.

388
00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,799
» Motion carries.

389
00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,559
» Number seven, routine business. Approval

390
00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:03,200
of the claims. Do

391
00:22:02,559 --> 00:22:04,320
» I have a

392
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:04,799
» Motion to approve?

393
00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,159
» Second.

394
00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:09,679
» Motion is second. Any comments?

395
00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:10,240
» Hearing none. Call the role, please.

396
00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:10,559
» Post.

397
00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:11,039
» I.

398
00:22:10,559 --> 00:22:11,280
» Jensen.

399
00:22:11,039 --> 00:22:12,080
» Hi.

400
00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,640
» Vanderwal. Hi.

401
00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:12,960
» Hustler.

402
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,159
» Hi.

403
00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,480
» Motion carries.

404
00:22:14,159 --> 00:22:21,000
» Letter B on routine business is

405
00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:21,000
department head reports. Brent.

406
00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,840
Morning.

407
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:31,120
» Morning.

408
00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,640
» Well, a little bit of update what we've

409
00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:37,679
been working on here the past couple

410
00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:40,000
weeks. Um 8:19 2026, the sheet pile was

411
00:22:37,679 --> 00:22:43,600
removed up there at the Culvert site on

412
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:47,039
County Road 1 and the following Tuesday

413
00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:49,360
or uh the 25th of August, uh County Road

414
00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:52,960
One was reopened. We have not patched it

415
00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:56,159
yet. uh we want to let that settle out

416
00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:58,480
um good and now we've got a little rain

417
00:22:56,159 --> 00:23:00,559
on it to kind of help that process out

418
00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:03,120
and then later this fall we'll get that

419
00:23:00,559 --> 00:23:05,840
patched in then that'll complete that

420
00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:07,200
project. Uh we also are going to do some

421
00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,919
seating now that we're out of the

422
00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:12,720
seasonal limitations um to kind of wrap

423
00:23:09,919 --> 00:23:14,480
that project up.

424
00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:17,679
Uh

425
00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:20,000
yesterday I heard from Matt Bray um the

426
00:23:17,679 --> 00:23:22,240
rumble strips are going to be installed

427
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,960
this week

428
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:27,360
uh to kind of update you guys on that.

429
00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:28,720
Um 9:22

430
00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:30,559
uh we're going to be looking at our

431
00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:35,280
annual update to the Brookings County

432
00:23:30,559 --> 00:23:36,960
5-year plan. And I have not been updated

433
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,880
from Dunach on when they plan on

434
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:41,200
starting on Brookings County Road 2, but

435
00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:43,360
we are working on getting some stockpile

436
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:46,960
material up there. So once they get that

437
00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:49,600
overlay done or mill and overlay done,

438
00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:51,919
then we're going to be shouldering that.

439
00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:54,400
Uh mowers are continuing to work their

440
00:23:51,919 --> 00:23:57,600
way around the county uh in preparation

441
00:23:54,400 --> 00:24:01,200
for winter and we're hauling gravel over

442
00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:03,520
uh by Oakton on County Road 27.

443
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,360
That's what we've been up to the last

444
00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,440
couple weeks.

445
00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:10,159
» All right, who's got something for

446
00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:12,240
Brian?

447
00:24:10,159 --> 00:24:16,760
» Thank you.

448
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:16,760
Thanks, Brian. Sheriff.

449
00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:26,640
» Good morning.

450
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,880
» Morning, Sheriff.

451
00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:31,279
» Just a quick uh detention center

452
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,880
overview. The present time we have 58

453
00:24:31,279 --> 00:24:35,600
inmates

454
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:38,600
um 27 [clears throat]

455
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,600
uh

456
00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:44,799
excuse me 31 31 um we have 31 local

457
00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:48,240
inmates that are on Brookings County

458
00:24:44,799 --> 00:24:51,440
charges. Um we have one from Kingsbury,

459
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:53,120
one from Hamlin, two from Moody County

460
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,120
and two from the Department of

461
00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:58,320
Corrections and then we have 25 from the

462
00:24:55,120 --> 00:25:03,279
US Marshall Service. Um our daily

463
00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:07,520
average is um so far for 2026 is 57.5.

464
00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:11,760
So the jail stays uh but uh uh we always

465
00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:15,520
we always uh have room if uh weekends is

466
00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:17,919
always the busiest uh with uh everybody

467
00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:20,400
asks me with college starting is that a

468
00:25:17,919 --> 00:25:22,960
issue and really it's not. It's very few

469
00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:26,559
SDS students that come to jail. It's

470
00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:30,240
still our locos that still are are the

471
00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:33,919
the high volume for us. So, uh 247 we

472
00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:37,360
have 20 80 excuse me 80 participants, 37

473
00:25:33,919 --> 00:25:40,559
come in twice a day for uh PBTs. I have

474
00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:44,480
four on remote breath test. Scram is

475
00:25:40,559 --> 00:25:47,120
six. I have 20 that come in for UAS. So

476
00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:49,679
that that that area always always stays

477
00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:52,159
busy. Um [clears throat] the the

478
00:25:49,679 --> 00:25:54,320
deputies have been busy. Uh we had a

479
00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:58,320
fatality accident as you know on the

480
00:25:54,320 --> 00:26:00,640
interstate and u um

481
00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:03,360
uh which was a little hard on my guys.

482
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,880
They got there uh of course uh first

483
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:07,039
then we called the highway patrol to

484
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:08,559
come in and help us and then they took

485
00:26:07,039 --> 00:26:10,240
it over but they bring in their drone

486
00:26:08,559 --> 00:26:12,960
and map it and do all that. So it was

487
00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:15,600
just a sad sad accident. Uh, but there's

488
00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:17,520
been fog in the mornings and I urge

489
00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:20,240
motorists to pay attention to the fog

490
00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:21,760
and and turn their lights on and and

491
00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,760
that stuff because we're going to end up

492
00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:28,400
with some of those mornings with the fog

493
00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:30,480
and stuff. Um, also, uh,

494
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:33,840
this time of the year, pastures are down

495
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:35,440
and we get cows out calls, you know, we

496
00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,919
did put some stuff on Facebook and

497
00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:40,320
stuff, but I just urge urge land owners

498
00:26:37,919 --> 00:26:43,679
and animal owners to check their fences

499
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:45,279
and check check uh um, you know,

500
00:26:43,679 --> 00:26:47,120
everybody can have a cow out once in a

501
00:26:45,279 --> 00:26:49,600
while, but if the same person has the

502
00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:52,240
cows out all the time, they are subject

503
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:54,320
we keep track. I hate to do that, but if

504
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:56,080
their cows are out three times within a

505
00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:58,000
year, they can get charged on a city on

506
00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:59,600
a county ordinance. We don't like doing

507
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,240
that, but sometimes we have to get their

508
00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,679
attention. Um, most farmers or land

509
00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:05,200
owners when we tell them their cows are

510
00:27:03,679 --> 00:27:07,760
out, they'll check their fences and get

511
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:09,279
them repaired and stuff, but our main

512
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:13,760
thing is to keep them off the roads,

513
00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:16,559
especially at night. Uh, uh, also the

514
00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:18,159
highway departments, uh, you know, did

515
00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:20,400
the tops of the ditches, and that really

516
00:27:18,159 --> 00:27:22,320
helps. Of course, we still got a lot of

517
00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:26,320
county roads that have corn on the

518
00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:28,480
corners and and so forth. So, but uh um

519
00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:31,200
it helps to have the ditches mowed like

520
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:33,760
u like like they have been all summer's

521
00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:38,720
been been good with that. So, other than

522
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:41,039
that, um if you guys have any questions,

523
00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:42,799
» Sheriff, looking at uh the SRO part of

524
00:27:41,039 --> 00:27:45,600
your report here, the last couple weeks

525
00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:47,200
of August, looks like uh Deputy Crezy

526
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,240
was pretty busy in the schools.

527
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,039
» Yes. Yeah. Yeah.

528
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:49,760
» Yep.

529
00:27:49,039 --> 00:27:50,799
» Yeah. Yeah.

530
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,720
» So, that's a

531
00:27:50,799 --> 00:27:53,679
» Yeah, he stays he stays busy with the

532
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:54,000
three schools.

533
00:27:53,679 --> 00:27:54,640
» Yeah.

534
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,080
» Yeah.

535
00:27:54,640 --> 00:28:00,960
» Uh also, we're doing some different

536
00:27:56,080 --> 00:28:03,200
patrol patrol. Uh I have assigned uh

537
00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,559
jail staff that have marked cars that

538
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:07,039
come out in the morning and they do

539
00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:08,880
school patrol in the morning and I have

540
00:28:07,039 --> 00:28:10,799
one that lives in White and one lives in

541
00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:13,360
Elton and they're doing school patrol

542
00:28:10,799 --> 00:28:15,760
before they come to work. And so that's

543
00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:18,960
that way I got more coverage. Um, and

544
00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:20,320
then I worry about Aurora has uh I try

545
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:23,039
to get someone over there because the

546
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:26,320
bus stops there and picks up the kids

547
00:28:23,039 --> 00:28:29,279
and stuff and and uh so we're we're

548
00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:30,640
doing little little things different to

549
00:28:29,279 --> 00:28:32,720
have more coverage

550
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,960
» At uh beginning of school and so forth.

551
00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:33,760
So

552
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,720
» You bet. You bet.

553
00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:35,679
» Okay. Thank you.

554
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:38,159
» Thank you.

555
00:28:35,679 --> 00:28:40,000
» I guess I I would just add in there that

556
00:28:38,159 --> 00:28:43,279
also this time of year for the public to

557
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:44,720
remind them that uh it's harvest season.

558
00:28:43,279 --> 00:28:46,320
We're getting rolling. There's a lot of

559
00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:49,520
big trucks and equipment out there and

560
00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:51,120
we we generally try not to go too fast.

561
00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,840
So, you're going to have to be patient

562
00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:56,960
with us as we're traveling around on the

563
00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:58,320
county gravels and everywhere else. So,

564
00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,440
please be patient with us while we try

565
00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:02,080
to get the harvest out.

566
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:02,399
» Lot of silage trucks right now.

567
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,240
» Yeah.

568
00:29:02,399 --> 00:29:06,399
» Thank you.

569
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:08,399
» Jen, can you do her in three minutes?

570
00:29:06,399 --> 00:29:13,399
No, you don't have anything.

571
00:29:08,399 --> 00:29:13,399
» Okay, Bob, you got three minutes.

572
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,320
start.

573
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,320
» Okay,

574
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:25,279
we got a planning meeting tonight. Got a

575
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:27,279
We starts off with a joint joint city

576
00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:29,679
county planning meeting. Then we go to a

577
00:29:27,279 --> 00:29:32,640
regular county planning meeting. The

578
00:29:29,679 --> 00:29:34,159
United Ways looking at doing a volunteer

579
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:36,799
organizations

580
00:29:34,159 --> 00:29:39,760
active in disasters. We've got a meeting

581
00:29:36,799 --> 00:29:42,480
on the phone about 10:30 of that.

582
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:45,440
Thursday, we have a PPC meeting at the

583
00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:47,760
East Fire Station. The new generator,

584
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:50,000
the the portable generator that my

585
00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:52,159
office is getting is scheduled to be

586
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:55,919
delivered on September 11th down at the

587
00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:59,039
highway shop. I'll be gone next week, 14

588
00:29:55,919 --> 00:30:01,440
to 18 to the Spearfish. Richard was gone

589
00:29:59,039 --> 00:30:04,799
last week. He went to a planning

590
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:07,520
conference in Sou Falls.

591
00:30:04,799 --> 00:30:09,840
Richard will be in Sou Falls on Monday

592
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:14,159
the 21st for a crisis track training

593
00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:16,399
which is required by the LEMPG.

594
00:30:14,159 --> 00:30:18,159
The one of the wind tower companies is

595
00:30:16,399 --> 00:30:21,440
going to have a full scale exercise on

596
00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:23,919
September 24th. I passed out a drainage

597
00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:26,159
document to everyone. The one in front

598
00:30:23,919 --> 00:30:28,720
of you today is the latest one to

599
00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:30,320
include all the bridge data. So if it's

600
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,880
got page numbers on the bottom, that's

601
00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:35,120
the latest edition. I haven't been able

602
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:37,279
to digest it yet, but we will have to

603
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:39,039
I'll have to work with uh Miss

604
00:30:37,279 --> 00:30:41,919
Stepherson to set up another drainage

605
00:30:39,039 --> 00:30:45,360
meeting so we can discuss

606
00:30:41,919 --> 00:30:48,240
discuss that project again coming up

607
00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:52,000
and u

608
00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:55,320
with my office technician has been put

609
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,320
on medical

610
00:30:55,520 --> 00:31:02,559
leave and um so for the next

611
00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:04,399
approximately month you may very well

612
00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:07,200
walk down the hall and see my office

613
00:31:04,399 --> 00:31:10,960
closed with a sign on the door. We will

614
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:13,039
I typically contact my my leazison, let

615
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:14,720
them know we're leaving, but if there's

616
00:31:13,039 --> 00:31:16,799
only one person in the office and we get

617
00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:19,760
an emergency call, we have to scramble.

618
00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:22,080
So, we'll we'll take care of the public

619
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:24,320
and if anyone does miss us, we we got

620
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:27,039
procedures, cell numbers, and they can

621
00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:29,440
leave messages and everyone will be

622
00:31:27,039 --> 00:31:32,799
taken care of. So, that's all I got.

623
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:33,279
Anybody have anything for Bob?

624
00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:33,840
» All right,

625
00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:36,960
» Thank you.

626
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:38,559
» Thanks, Bob.

627
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:41,679
» All right,

628
00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:43,279
computer says it is 9:00. So, uh, we'll

629
00:31:41,679 --> 00:31:46,320
move to number eight, scheduled agenda

630
00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:47,919
items at 9 9:00 a.m. Letter A is a

631
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:50,240
public hearing and action to approve

632
00:31:47,919 --> 00:31:53,039
resolution 26-31,

633
00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:55,679
adoption of the 2027 provisional budget

634
00:31:53,039 --> 00:31:57,679
for Brookings County, South Dakota. Do I

635
00:31:55,679 --> 00:31:59,120
have a motion to approve?

636
00:31:57,679 --> 00:32:02,080
» So move. Second

637
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:04,960
» Motion and a second. Uh I will open the

638
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:08,240
public hearing. Uh public hearing is

639
00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:10,080
open. Do we have any proponents that

640
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:13,582
would like to come and visit about the

641
00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:15,602
provisional budget? Any proponents?

642
00:32:13,582 --> 00:32:15,602
[snorts]

643
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:22,919
Any proponents?

644
00:32:19,279 --> 00:32:22,919
Do we have any opponents?

645
00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,440
Any opponents?

646
00:32:27,039 --> 00:32:30,960
All right. I'll close the public

647
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:32,399
hearing. Uh board comments. Does

648
00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:34,080
commission have any comments or

649
00:32:32,399 --> 00:32:37,279
questions, concerns regarding our

650
00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:38,799
provisional budget?

651
00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:39,760
» Mr. Chair,

652
00:32:38,799 --> 00:32:42,960
» What's that?

653
00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:44,799
» Um just some background information.

654
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:47,600
This budget has been published and

655
00:32:44,799 --> 00:32:50,000
noticed for this public hearing time.

656
00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:54,159
This is the first step in adopting the

657
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:56,559
2027 annual budget that will be done on

658
00:32:54,159 --> 00:33:00,320
September 22nd.

659
00:32:56,559 --> 00:33:02,720
Um any changes that are made between the

660
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:05,919
provisional budget today and the annual

661
00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:08,880
budget on the 22nd um those will be

662
00:33:05,919 --> 00:33:12,080
specifically noted at that meeting on

663
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:14,559
the 22nd. So everyone is aware of any

664
00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:16,240
changes that we um are going to be

665
00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:19,919
making.

666
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:22,080
Uh we we will see a little some slight

667
00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:24,640
changes that we know of due to centrally

668
00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:27,200
assessed utilities. Um slight increase

669
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:30,399
in revenue for both the general fund and

670
00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:35,279
the the building fund. Um that will be

671
00:33:30,399 --> 00:33:38,159
coming on the 22nd. Um but what we have

672
00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:41,760
presented today is a balanced budget

673
00:33:38,159 --> 00:33:45,919
across all funds. no reserves are being

674
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:50,320
used and the levy also decreased

675
00:33:45,919 --> 00:33:56,240
slightly like 61,000th of a penny but um

676
00:33:50,320 --> 00:34:01,519
but it's down from uh it's $3.92

677
00:33:56,240 --> 00:34:03,279
in 2026 and 3.915 in 2027.

678
00:34:01,519 --> 00:34:05,200
» Okay.

679
00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:09,040
» Board have any comments questions? I

680
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:12,879
guess um like to visit the um I support

681
00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:15,760
the 25,000 for the library. U I'd like

682
00:34:12,879 --> 00:34:17,599
to in my opinion I think we could uh do

683
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:21,679
away with the voucher system if that'd

684
00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:25,440
be possible that was recommended.

685
00:34:21,679 --> 00:34:28,960
» I agree 100% with that. Fund the library

686
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:31,679
for 25,000 with no voucher system.

687
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:35,760
I do also uh you know after it was it

688
00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:37,440
was proposed um with the amount of the

689
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:40,480
25,000

690
00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:43,359
the voucher would not

691
00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:45,679
allow the majority

692
00:34:43,359 --> 00:34:47,679
of the of the individuals. It would uh

693
00:34:45,679 --> 00:34:48,480
it would limit it what what we could

694
00:34:47,679 --> 00:34:51,440
spend

695
00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:53,440
» And also it would increase uh increase

696
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:57,879
manpower and and and stuff in the

697
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:57,879
office. So I would support that as well.

698
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:04,240
I guess I would like to go back to the

699
00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:08,800
original amount that we decided in June

700
00:35:04,240 --> 00:35:10,560
and leave it at zero. Um, I still think

701
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:13,359
there's inefficiencies in the library in

702
00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:15,520
the way it's operated. I don't believe

703
00:35:13,359 --> 00:35:17,280
it serves the interests of all and

704
00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:18,880
they're not listening to all the county

705
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:22,320
members and I believe it is the

706
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:23,359
extortion that they've conducted in

707
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:25,520
saying that they're going to charge

708
00:35:23,359 --> 00:35:28,400
county residents is against South Dakota

709
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:30,240
law. So I don't think that they have a

710
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:31,839
their behavior warrants this type of

711
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:35,599
reward.

712
00:35:31,839 --> 00:35:38,240
There's also previous history of funding

713
00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:40,880
swaps with the city that I'm not sure

714
00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:43,440
how we got back into this, but we were

715
00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:46,320
funding things that were more county

716
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:49,280
directed and managed and the city was

717
00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:52,800
managing the library and other options

718
00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:55,839
and funded those options. So, I guess I

719
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:58,839
I would decline to do a voucher or the

720
00:35:55,839 --> 00:35:58,839
25,000

721
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:06,520
Okay. Do we have any other comments from

722
00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:06,520
the board?

723
00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:12,640
No. All right. Uh, call the roll,

724
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:13,599
please.

725
00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:14,079
» Jensen.

726
00:36:13,599 --> 00:36:14,720
» I.

727
00:36:14,079 --> 00:36:15,200
» Vanderwal.

728
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:15,680
» Hi.

729
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:16,240
» Post.

730
00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:16,960
» No.

731
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:17,280
» Hustler.

732
00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,680
» I.

733
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:20,680
» Motion carries.

734
00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:26,720
» Letter B. Public hearing and action to

735
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:29,040
approve resolution 26-32,

736
00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:30,640
a supplemental budget resolution. Do I

737
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:31,839
have a motion to approve?

738
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,400
» Move to approve.

739
00:36:31,839 --> 00:36:35,040
» Second.

740
00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:38,480
» Motion and a second. Uh I will open the

741
00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:40,720
public hearing uh on this uh resolution.

742
00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:42,640
Do we have any proponents that would

743
00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:45,640
like to come speak to this? Any

744
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,640
proponents?

745
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:49,400
Do we have any proponents?

746
00:36:49,839 --> 00:36:56,760
Do we have any proponents?

747
00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,760
Do we have any opponents?

748
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,200
Any opponents?

749
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:04,960
Do we have any opponents?

750
00:37:03,599 --> 00:37:07,680
Hearing none, I'll close the public

751
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:09,680
hearing and open uh comments from the

752
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:14,000
board.

753
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:16,480
» Mr. Chair, um this supplemental budget

754
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:19,839
resolution once again has been published

755
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:22,160
noticed for today. At this time, the

756
00:37:19,839 --> 00:37:26,000
dollar amounts that you see on the

757
00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:28,880
resolution include um money for the

758
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:31,200
Elkton ambulance funding that was

759
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:34,160
provided earlier this year, the

760
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:35,920
generators for both OAC, that's that

761
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:38,160
permanent generator out there, and then

762
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:40,720
the portable generator generator for

763
00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:43,760
emergency management. And then it also

764
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:46,640
corrects um the budget line for

765
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:50,400
transfers out basically for for the to

766
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:53,920
the county building fund. Um that was

767
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:59,040
for dollars that we transferred over to

768
00:37:53,920 --> 00:38:02,000
um the building fund for um the HVAC

769
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:03,920
project for this building. We had had

770
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:06,160
assigned some dollars and then when we

771
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:07,839
we did the transfer, we didn't we didn't

772
00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:09,440
supplement transfers out appropriately.

773
00:38:07,839 --> 00:38:12,560
So that kind of is just a correction

774
00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:15,520
item. So um

775
00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:17,040
that's that's it.

776
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:21,040
» Do we have any other comments from the

777
00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:23,760
board? Any concerns?

778
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:27,839
» I should note too that this resolution

779
00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:29,839
also includes um a a cash transfer from

780
00:38:27,839 --> 00:38:33,119
the general fund to the building fund of

781
00:38:29,839 --> 00:38:36,560
the 87725 and then general fund to

782
00:38:33,119 --> 00:38:38,880
emergency management fund of the 70,161.

783
00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:40,240
that that cash those cash transfers are

784
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:41,760
also included as part of this

785
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:43,680
resolution.

786
00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:47,160
» Okay,

787
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:47,160
any other comments?

788
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,280
» Hearing none, call the role, please.

789
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:50,480
» Vanderwal,

790
00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:52,160
» I post.

791
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,520
» Jensen, I

792
00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:55,760
» Motion carries.

793
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:57,920
» Letter C, action to approve resolution

794
00:38:55,760 --> 00:39:01,119
26-33,

795
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:02,480
FY26, Contingency Transfers. Do I have a

796
00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:04,480
motion to approve?

797
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:07,520
» Move to approve. Second.

798
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:10,000
» Motion. A second. comments.

799
00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:12,480
» Um, contingency. Uh, just kind of wanted

800
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,839
to get this these amounts transferred

801
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,000
down. We'll probably be looking

802
00:39:13,839 --> 00:39:17,520
obviously at at the end of the year at

803
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:22,480
contingency as well, but these were

804
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:26,320
things we knew of now. Um, the $8,800

805
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:28,160
um is for the the insulation at the dome

806
00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:31,359
at the courthouse to do some of that

807
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:33,599
work this year. Um the 143 is the bat

808
00:39:31,359 --> 00:39:37,040
mitigation over at the courthouse and

809
00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:39,839
then the 30,000 is for architectural

810
00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:42,720
services, professional services, looking

811
00:39:39,839 --> 00:39:45,040
at the Koopa restoration next year,

812
00:39:42,720 --> 00:39:47,920
spending that 30,000 this year for

813
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:52,320
architect fees to get us bid ready uh so

814
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:57,560
we can get that project done in 2027.

815
00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:57,560
» Any other comments from the board?

816
00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:00,640
Hearing none. Call the role, please.

817
00:39:59,599 --> 00:40:03,200
» Post. Hi.

818
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:04,800
» Jensen. Hi. Vanderwal. Hi. Hustler. Hi.

819
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:08,560
Motion carries.

820
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:11,119
» Letter D. Director of library services.

821
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:13,839
Asia Gustoson. Update on library summer

822
00:40:11,119 --> 00:40:14,720
programs for us.

823
00:40:13,839 --> 00:40:16,160
» Good morning.

824
00:40:14,720 --> 00:40:19,119
» Good morning, commissioners. Thank you

825
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:22,960
for having me. Um, I did also include

826
00:40:19,119 --> 00:40:24,880
our quarterly strategic plan report in

827
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:27,440
uh the paperwork that I have, but just

828
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:29,920
wanted to give you an update um or a

829
00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:33,040
recap of our summer reading program. We

830
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:35,520
um had our theme was unear a story which

831
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:38,000
was very dinosaur and paleontology

832
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:39,920
themed and it was a huge success. Um

833
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,400
everyone, adults, teens and children

834
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:45,839
really enjoyed the theme. This year we

835
00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:48,240
had 184 participating adults this year

836
00:40:45,839 --> 00:40:49,359
and that was um the best adult

837
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:53,040
participation in the summer reading

838
00:40:49,359 --> 00:40:56,560
program that we've had in like 10 years.

839
00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:58,800
Um our teens, which are notoriously hard

840
00:40:56,560 --> 00:41:01,680
um population to get into the library

841
00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:04,960
and be uh active, was very well

842
00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:07,520
attended. Um 129 signed up and attended

843
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:09,200
events. And our children are always very

844
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:14,560
excited for the summer reading program.

845
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:16,240
Um and we had 984 which is just under um

846
00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:17,520
what our numbers were pre-COVID. So

847
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:20,319
we're finally getting back to the

848
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:23,839
participation um that unfortunately had

849
00:41:20,319 --> 00:41:25,520
to go down through COVID. Um so really

850
00:41:23,839 --> 00:41:30,160
really excited about how our summer

851
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:33,440
went. Um we had a great um one of our

852
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:35,520
best participation um

853
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:38,720
events was our transportation fair which

854
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:40,880
is where we have um

855
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:45,920
vehicles from around the city um the

856
00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:50,000
hospital, police, parks, streets. Um we

857
00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:52,800
had 604 people attend that this year.

858
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:54,480
And then we did a really fun thing again

859
00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:56,800
really into that theme of unear the

860
00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:58,319
story and dinosaurs. We uh Miss

861
00:41:56,800 --> 00:42:01,920
Katherine, our children's librarian, did

862
00:41:58,319 --> 00:42:05,440
a paleontologist for a day program and

863
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:10,240
um it was 10 to two I think it was and

864
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:12,319
so they got to like um chip away geodess

865
00:42:10,240 --> 00:42:14,880
and find fossils and things. They got to

866
00:42:12,319 --> 00:42:17,200
put together and paint dinosaurs.

867
00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:19,440
There's just like I don't know 10 or so

868
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:22,160
different little stations for them to go

869
00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:25,280
to and that was a really really popular

870
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:27,599
event for them this year. Um the other

871
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:30,560
thing that we really pushed this year is

872
00:42:27,599 --> 00:42:32,560
our reading dragon program.

873
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:35,359
And we have we started this a little bit

874
00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:39,040
last fall for um the kids. And so

875
00:42:35,359 --> 00:42:41,680
reading dragons is a cardbased reading

876
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:43,520
incentive program which is encourages

877
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:45,440
children kindergarten and up to read for

878
00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:47,440
fun. Participants can track their

879
00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:49,040
reading, collect dragon trading cards,

880
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:50,880
and play card games all while learning

881
00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:52,880
good reading habits and gain lifelong

882
00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:54,960
love for reading. This is a

883
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:57,359
collaborative national reading program

884
00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:59,520
created by the Dover Public Library. No

885
00:42:57,359 --> 00:43:00,960
sign up is required. You just pick up a

886
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:02,720
reading log at the library and start

887
00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:05,520
tracking your time. Whether you're

888
00:43:02,720 --> 00:43:07,200
reading to yourself or someone else

889
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:09,040
or listening to an audiobook or someone

890
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:11,280
is reading to you, every 30 minutes

891
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:14,319
counts. So, they track their 30 minutes.

892
00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:16,640
Um, and then they get after their I

893
00:43:14,319 --> 00:43:19,440
think it's two hours of reading, they

894
00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:22,400
get a pack of cards and it's a family.

895
00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:24,319
Um, and then for the summer, all of our

896
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:28,160
staff, full-time and part-time, so 21

897
00:43:24,319 --> 00:43:29,680
staff members, got their own reading uh

898
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:32,480
card. So, we all had our own little

899
00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:34,800
avatars, and we would battle the kids.

900
00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:37,680
And so, it was like they would come and

901
00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:39,920
ask for specific um staff to get their

902
00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:42,240
card uh to win in their battles. And

903
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:44,960
it's basically rock, paper, scissors.

904
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:47,280
Um, and it's really fun. And the kids

905
00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:50,400
really, really, really enjoyed it. So we

906
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:53,760
had a very very successful summer

907
00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:55,280
reading program.

908
00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:57,760
Any questions?

909
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:59,200
» Anybody have anything for Adrian?

910
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:00,400
» Just want to say thanks for coming to

911
00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:01,040
the commission meetings. Much

912
00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:02,640
appreciated.

913
00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:05,640
» Thank you for having me. Have a good

914
00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:05,640
day.

915
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:10,880
» That concludes our scheduled agenda

916
00:44:08,319 --> 00:44:13,200
items. Uh I think we hit all the

917
00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:17,359
department heads. Bob, you were all

918
00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:18,720
done. Okay. Nobody else in in. So we'll

919
00:44:17,359 --> 00:44:21,440
move on to number nine, regular

920
00:44:18,720 --> 00:44:23,280
business. Action to approve resolution

921
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:25,040
26-34,

922
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:27,599
resolution updating the official pay

923
00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:29,680
plan for 2026.

924
00:44:27,599 --> 00:44:31,839
Do I have a motion to approve?

925
00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:35,599
» To approve. Second.

926
00:44:31,839 --> 00:44:38,560
» Motion in a second. Comments.

927
00:44:35,599 --> 00:44:40,560
» So this resolution updates the pay plan.

928
00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:42,079
Really the only thing that it does based

929
00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:45,520
on the discussion at the last meeting

930
00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:47,680
was add an additional um part-time

931
00:44:45,520 --> 00:44:50,079
correctional officer in the detention

932
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:52,240
center and that came down from the

933
00:44:50,079 --> 00:44:56,160
discussion that we had at the last

934
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:58,640
commission meeting um with Sheriff Stan

935
00:44:56,160 --> 00:45:00,400
making that request

936
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:02,400
» And it doesn't increase the budget it

937
00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:04,240
just increases the amount of staff that

938
00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:06,720
can use that budget. Correct.

939
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:10,520
» Correct.

940
00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:10,520
Do we have any other comments?

941
00:45:11,839 --> 00:45:14,400
» Hearing none. Call the role, please.

942
00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:14,960
» Jensen, I

943
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:15,359
» Manoral.

944
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:15,760
» Hi.

945
00:45:15,359 --> 00:45:16,160
» Post.

946
00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:16,720
» Hi.

947
00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:17,200
» Hustler.

948
00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:18,560
» Hi.

949
00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:21,280
» Motion carries. [clears throat]

950
00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:22,800
» Letter B. Action to approve resolution

951
00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:24,960
26-35,

952
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:28,160
a resolution approving annexation of

953
00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:29,200
territories by the city of Vulga. Do I

954
00:45:28,160 --> 00:45:30,400
have a motion to approve?

955
00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:31,280
» Move to approve.

956
00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:35,359
» Second.

957
00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:37,599
» Motion a second. comments.

958
00:45:35,359 --> 00:45:42,079
» The city of Vulga, I think there's a map

959
00:45:37,599 --> 00:45:44,160
here, um, coming up. They're annexing a

960
00:45:42,079 --> 00:45:48,319
couple of properties out on that west

961
00:45:44,160 --> 00:45:50,400
side um of of town.

962
00:45:48,319 --> 00:45:52,400
Basically, by statute, the co the county

963
00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:56,800
has to approve annexation. So, that's

964
00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:58,800
why this resolution is before you.

965
00:45:56,800 --> 00:46:00,800
» And that's kind of their kind of

966
00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:03,119
» They're one of their um like their clean

967
00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:06,319
dump site. And then it looks like maybe

968
00:46:03,119 --> 00:46:09,280
that archery range and there is that the

969
00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:12,000
wellhead area maybe too out that area

970
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:14,000
out by the gardens and the dog park and

971
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:15,359
» Southwest corner

972
00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:17,839
» Far west.

973
00:46:15,359 --> 00:46:20,720
» Yep.

974
00:46:17,839 --> 00:46:24,480
» Do we have any comments from the board?

975
00:46:20,720 --> 00:46:26,960
Bob with development. No.

976
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:27,599
» Okay. Hearing none. Call the role

977
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:28,240
please.

978
00:46:27,599 --> 00:46:28,560
» Vanderwal.

979
00:46:28,240 --> 00:46:29,119
» Hi.

980
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:29,599
» Post.

981
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:30,160
» Hi.

982
00:46:29,599 --> 00:46:30,480
» Jensen.

983
00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:31,359
» Hi.

984
00:46:30,480 --> 00:46:32,960
» Hustler. I.

985
00:46:31,359 --> 00:46:35,359
» Motion carries.

986
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:36,880
» Letter C, action to approve resolution

987
00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:38,880
26-36,

988
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:41,839
a resolution authorizing the purchase of

989
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:45,520
a 2027 Freightlininer

990
00:46:41,839 --> 00:46:46,720
114 SD plus based upon the price

991
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:49,200
established through the state of

992
00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:51,040
Minnesota bid process. Do I have a

993
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:52,560
motion to approve?

994
00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:53,200
» Move to approve.

995
00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:56,800
» Second.

996
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:59,359
» Motion a second. Comments. Brian,

997
00:46:56,800 --> 00:47:03,040
» How much like I mentioned to the board

998
00:46:59,359 --> 00:47:05,200
here when we met uh

999
00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:07,440
earlier this year to discuss it in the

1000
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:10,240
budget hearings is that uh we would

1001
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:14,960
purchase this truck and then uh later on

1002
00:47:10,240 --> 00:47:17,680
we would uh also purchase the plow and

1003
00:47:14,960 --> 00:47:20,319
equipment to you know right now this

1004
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:24,480
would be a semitr but eventually we'd

1005
00:47:20,319 --> 00:47:26,480
turn it into a uh plow and and a dump

1006
00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:29,200
truck and and would still be able to be

1007
00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:31,440
used for a a semi-truck. There's the

1008
00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:35,280
cabado system that we'd be putting on it

1009
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:39,280
to allow us to utilize this truck year

1010
00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:41,760
round. Um, and then I also uh wanted to

1011
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:44,800
point out that this is a budgeted

1012
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:48,800
purchase and I estimated at the time

1013
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:51,920
when I provided the plan in 2025 uh

1014
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:54,800
200,000 and this is well below that

1015
00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:58,079
price. So, uh, if there's any questions

1016
00:47:54,800 --> 00:48:01,520
on the budget, um, I'd be willing to try

1017
00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:04,720
to help answer any of that. But, uh,

1018
00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:07,760
that's what I got for you.

1019
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:09,119
» All that 200 or whatever is in our

1020
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:10,640
budget this year. We don't have to worry

1021
00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:12,160
about anything. This is something that

1022
00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:13,599
we just write the check for.

1023
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:17,280
» Correct.

1024
00:48:13,599 --> 00:48:20,960
» And I'm hoping that we will receive this

1025
00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:23,040
by the year end. is uh Chris was pretty

1026
00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:25,040
positive that we would see this by year

1027
00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:28,240
end and this is the same contract that

1028
00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:30,000
the state purchases off of. So uh state

1029
00:48:28,240 --> 00:48:32,559
of South Dakota's been purchasing off

1030
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:33,119
this bid also. So it is pretty fair

1031
00:48:32,559 --> 00:48:35,440
price.

1032
00:48:33,119 --> 00:48:37,599
» Okay. Is uh do you know of any other

1033
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:38,160
counties that have also purchased off

1034
00:48:37,599 --> 00:48:39,680
this?

1035
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:42,400
» Yeah, there's quite a few. Yankton

1036
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:44,240
County uh has purchased off this. Klay

1037
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:47,599
County has purchased off this. The city

1038
00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:51,520
of uh Spearfish has purchased off this.

1039
00:48:47,599 --> 00:48:54,079
Uh, same same bid.

1040
00:48:51,520 --> 00:48:56,240
» Okay. Any other comments from the board?

1041
00:48:54,079 --> 00:48:57,680
» Yeah, I I guess I believe I asked in

1042
00:48:56,240 --> 00:49:01,119
June and I think you were going to check

1043
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:04,000
on exactly how many miles do we get on

1044
00:49:01,119 --> 00:49:08,160
the vehicle that this is replacing.

1045
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:11,520
Well, the the vehicles that we uh just

1046
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:15,359
surplus, Doug, uh we surplused uh two

1047
00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:17,920
trucks here and they recently sold and

1048
00:49:15,359 --> 00:49:20,640
yes, they're under 300,000 miles, but

1049
00:49:17,920 --> 00:49:23,359
they are 300,000 hard miles when you

1050
00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:27,839
start plowing snow. Uh plowing snow is

1051
00:49:23,359 --> 00:49:30,319
very hard on them. Those trucks were uh

1052
00:49:27,839 --> 00:49:33,280
[snorts] just just right at 20 years

1053
00:49:30,319 --> 00:49:35,040
old. uh you know, so it's not the

1054
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:37,280
mileage we put on them, it's the work

1055
00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:39,520
that we ask them to do that's it's very

1056
00:49:37,280 --> 00:49:43,520
hard on them. Uh the salt's very

1057
00:49:39,520 --> 00:49:46,720
corrosive. Uh but those those are hard

1058
00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:49,760
miles. Three 300,000 very hard miles

1059
00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:52,319
within that 20-year period.

1060
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:53,440
» Okay.

1061
00:49:52,319 --> 00:49:53,920
» They haven't met a silage truck.

1062
00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:55,680
» What's that?

1063
00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:58,720
» They haven't met a silage truck yet.

1064
00:49:55,680 --> 00:50:00,240
» Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

1065
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:03,480
Any

1066
00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:03,480
other comments

1067
00:50:04,319 --> 00:50:06,720
» Hearing? None. Call the RO, please.

1068
00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:07,200
» Post.

1069
00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:07,839
» I.

1070
00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:08,160
» Jensen.

1071
00:50:07,839 --> 00:50:08,640
» I.

1072
00:50:08,160 --> 00:50:08,960
» Vanderwall.

1073
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:09,440
» Hi.

1074
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:09,760
» Hustler.

1075
00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:11,040
» Hi.

1076
00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:13,440
» Motion carries.

1077
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:15,599
» Letter D. Action to approve agreement

1078
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:18,000
26-50.

1079
00:50:15,599 --> 00:50:21,200
An amendment to the 214th Street F

1080
00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:24,640
feasibility and H&H study contract for

1081
00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:27,680
Brookings County 16A preliminary design

1082
00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:29,200
through the RTA grant program. Do I have

1083
00:50:27,680 --> 00:50:30,720
a motion to approve?

1084
00:50:29,200 --> 00:50:33,440
» So move. Second.

1085
00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:36,000
» Motion and second. Comments.

1086
00:50:33,440 --> 00:50:37,280
» So this this agreement updates the

1087
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:40,079
contract that we have with Banner

1088
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:42,720
Associates uh for the 214th Street

1089
00:50:40,079 --> 00:50:45,920
project. Um as you all know, we have the

1090
00:50:42,720 --> 00:50:50,160
$1.6 million rural tribal uh grant that

1091
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:52,640
we received. Um Banner has been doing a

1092
00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:55,040
lot of work out there for us. And so

1093
00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:57,760
this contract basically it gets it

1094
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:59,760
updated so that it meets um all the

1095
00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:02,640
federal requirements has all that

1096
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:06,480
language in there that they need uh for

1097
00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:08,640
the grant. Um the rural tribal

1098
00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:11,040
representatives did indicate that yeah

1099
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:12,800
we can we can go ahead and update this

1100
00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:15,440
and continue to use banner. We don't

1101
00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:18,640
have to create a separate RFP and and

1102
00:51:15,440 --> 00:51:21,520
start that process over again. Um Whail

1103
00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:24,079
and Blazius with Banner is here if you

1104
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:26,800
have any questions for him as well.

1105
00:51:24,079 --> 00:51:28,880
» This RTA grant is just for design and

1106
00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:30,640
that it's not for construction. Correct.

1107
00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:32,880
» Correct. It's Yeah. design and

1108
00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:35,760
engineering hopefully to get us to a

1109
00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:39,760
point where we're we're closer to being

1110
00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:42,319
bid ready. Um and it makes us more um

1111
00:51:39,760 --> 00:51:45,680
palatable for future grant opportunities

1112
00:51:42,319 --> 00:51:48,240
that might come about as well. I know I

1113
00:51:45,680 --> 00:51:50,720
was on the initial

1114
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:52,559
web call and there's a lot of reporting

1115
00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:56,240
and and things that we have to do to

1116
00:51:52,559 --> 00:51:58,160
make sure we do this and and uh I think

1117
00:51:56,240 --> 00:52:00,319
it's a it's a good program and I'm glad

1118
00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:03,760
we got did get this for that initial

1119
00:52:00,319 --> 00:52:05,680
start for that 214 16A.

1120
00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:08,559
» Do we have any other comments? I just

1121
00:52:05,680 --> 00:52:11,599
like to thank Whan from uh Blacius from

1122
00:52:08,559 --> 00:52:14,079
Banner and Stacy with the county uh for

1123
00:52:11,599 --> 00:52:16,480
all their hard work to to get to that

1124
00:52:14,079 --> 00:52:19,119
point. Uh without those two, I I feel

1125
00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:22,079
that we may not have qualified for this

1126
00:52:19,119 --> 00:52:24,559
grant. So, thank you both in your groups

1127
00:52:22,079 --> 00:52:26,319
for for your assistance with this.

1128
00:52:24,559 --> 00:52:28,480
» Yeah. And I think this grant really does

1129
00:52:26,319 --> 00:52:30,160
push the time frame for us to make

1130
00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:32,720
improvements to that road up

1131
00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:33,920
tremendously.

1132
00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:36,480
Larry,

1133
00:52:33,920 --> 00:52:38,640
» I'd like to also thank uh both Whan and

1134
00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:40,240
and Stace for all the work. Uh Kelly and

1135
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:43,520
I have sat in on a couple of these

1136
00:52:40,240 --> 00:52:45,359
meetings, but uh Whan, they're basically

1137
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:48,160
taking care of all the technical stuff

1138
00:52:45,359 --> 00:52:49,839
and being able to grant Banner is able

1139
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:51,440
to do the work now that they already

1140
00:52:49,839 --> 00:52:55,119
have a lot of this information. They can

1141
00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:58,319
plug it all in and satisfy FEMA and uh

1142
00:52:55,119 --> 00:53:00,000
um core of engineers concerns. And uh

1143
00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:02,720
like I said, this will this will put us

1144
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:05,680
a step up when uh we come to apply for

1145
00:53:02,720 --> 00:53:07,119
another federal grant. So

1146
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:09,760
» All right. Do you have any other

1147
00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:10,240
comments? Well, do you have anything for

1148
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:14,480
us?

1149
00:53:10,240 --> 00:53:16,640
» Um yeah, maybe just quick

1150
00:53:14,480 --> 00:53:18,319
Thank you. Oil and Blazius with Banner.

1151
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:20,079
Um I guess the only things that I would

1152
00:53:18,319 --> 00:53:22,880
note is there's a couple things that um

1153
00:53:20,079 --> 00:53:24,480
obviously uh as a partnership with the

1154
00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:26,880
county commission that that we'll need

1155
00:53:24,480 --> 00:53:29,440
to work together on. one um I would

1156
00:53:26,880 --> 00:53:30,960
encourage a committee to be formed from

1157
00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:33,119
the county commission or at least

1158
00:53:30,960 --> 00:53:35,119
members um obviously Commissioner

1159
00:53:33,119 --> 00:53:36,640
Jensen, Commissioner Vanderwal, um and

1160
00:53:35,119 --> 00:53:39,599
Commission Director Stephenson have been

1161
00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:42,079
working with uh the team throughout to

1162
00:53:39,599 --> 00:53:44,160
this point and and so um that certainly

1163
00:53:42,079 --> 00:53:45,920
makes sense. Um, you know, our goal

1164
00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:47,839
would be to put together an advisory

1165
00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:49,119
group as well to incorporate somebody

1166
00:53:47,839 --> 00:53:51,599
from the South Dakota Department of

1167
00:53:49,119 --> 00:53:53,200
Transportation. Um, because they are

1168
00:53:51,599 --> 00:53:54,720
going to be a big player in this

1169
00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:56,880
potentially moving forward with future

1170
00:53:54,720 --> 00:53:58,160
grant dollars for construction. Um, as

1171
00:53:56,880 --> 00:54:00,880
well as incorporating the city of

1172
00:53:58,160 --> 00:54:02,319
Aurora. Obviously, this ties um, over to

1173
00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:03,839
the city of Aurora within their city

1174
00:54:02,319 --> 00:54:06,800
limits on the east end on Brookings

1175
00:54:03,839 --> 00:54:08,640
County 23. um and then considering, you

1176
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:11,280
know, other entities potentially as a

1177
00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:14,000
small advisory group to um help

1178
00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:16,880
facilitate some of the the design

1179
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:18,960
process moving forward. Um Commissioner

1180
00:54:16,880 --> 00:54:20,480
Hustel, you noted the reporting that's

1181
00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:22,640
required for this. Obviously, that'll

1182
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:25,200
require some partnership between um some

1183
00:54:22,640 --> 00:54:27,177
of the Brookings County offices um so

1184
00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:28,640
that we can make sure that we

1185
00:54:27,177 --> 00:54:31,119
[clears throat] maintain the reporting

1186
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:33,520
on schedule as provided by the RTA

1187
00:54:31,119 --> 00:54:36,160
program. uh they seem very accommodating

1188
00:54:33,520 --> 00:54:37,760
to work with thus far. Um the main thing

1189
00:54:36,160 --> 00:54:41,200
that they had indicated is obviously

1190
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:43,920
timeliness of accomplishing milestones

1191
00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:45,760
at the deadlines that they set. So um I

1192
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:47,760
think as long as we work together to do

1193
00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:50,000
that uh we can find ourselves with a

1194
00:54:47,760 --> 00:54:52,800
successful project. So appreciate the

1195
00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:54,240
commission's consideration of this.

1196
00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:56,079
» Any other comments from the commission

1197
00:54:54,240 --> 00:54:57,119
from the board?

1198
00:54:56,079 --> 00:54:58,319
» Well and thank you very much.

1199
00:54:57,119 --> 00:55:01,040
» Thank you.

1200
00:54:58,319 --> 00:55:02,720
» Call the role please. Jensen. Hi,

1201
00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:05,359
» Vanderwal. Hi, Post. Hi,

1202
00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:07,520
» Hustler. Hi. Motion carries.

1203
00:55:05,359 --> 00:55:09,599
» Letter E. Action to approve agreement

1204
00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:11,280
26-51,

1205
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:13,200
a state of South Dakota Department of

1206
00:55:11,280 --> 00:55:15,920
Public Safety, Office of Emergency

1207
00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:19,359
Management, 2027, Local Emergency

1208
00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:20,640
Management Performance Grant Agreement.

1209
00:55:19,359 --> 00:55:21,680
Do we have a motion to approve?

1210
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:22,160
» Motion to approve.

1211
00:55:21,680 --> 00:55:24,559
» Second.

1212
00:55:22,160 --> 00:55:26,480
» Motion to second. Comments, Bob?

1213
00:55:24,559 --> 00:55:28,240
» Yes, sir. This is an agreement we've

1214
00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:33,359
been having in Brookings County since at

1215
00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:37,280
least 1999, if not before. And it pays a

1216
00:55:33,359 --> 00:55:40,559
portion of my salary, approximately 50%

1217
00:55:37,280 --> 00:55:44,800
of my my base salary and some of the

1218
00:55:40,559 --> 00:55:48,960
benefits. And it pays 25% pays 75% of

1219
00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:52,160
mine and 25% of Richard's for for doing

1220
00:55:48,960 --> 00:55:53,680
emergency management work. And of

1221
00:55:52,160 --> 00:55:55,359
course, it comes with several

1222
00:55:53,680 --> 00:55:58,319
stipulations.

1223
00:55:55,359 --> 00:56:02,079
This year, we're we was caught off guard

1224
00:55:58,319 --> 00:56:04,960
by u an injury. We were supposed to both

1225
00:56:02,079 --> 00:56:08,160
both go to a big meeting and take some

1226
00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:09,760
classes next week. Well, now I'm going

1227
00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:13,119
out there. I have to keep Richard back

1228
00:56:09,760 --> 00:56:14,799
here to main man the office. So, next

1229
00:56:13,119 --> 00:56:17,119
year I'm going to recommend maybe we

1230
00:56:14,799 --> 00:56:18,559
look at the requirements and and see if

1231
00:56:17,119 --> 00:56:20,480
we can meet them a little bit earlier.

1232
00:56:18,559 --> 00:56:23,440
Don't wait till the last minute. But

1233
00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:25,520
that's on me in my leadership. But uh

1234
00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:28,960
we've been do been doing this for years

1235
00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:32,079
and typically we get our

1236
00:56:28,960 --> 00:56:34,319
our final check right at the end of dur

1237
00:56:32,079 --> 00:56:37,200
the state's fiscal year ends September

1238
00:56:34,319 --> 00:56:39,520
30th. So first part of October they pay

1239
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:43,119
our they they pay everything to the

1240
00:56:39,520 --> 00:56:46,799
county and it does offset budgetary

1241
00:56:43,119 --> 00:56:48,559
considerations for for my office.

1242
00:56:46,799 --> 00:56:50,880
» All right. Do we have any questions for

1243
00:56:48,559 --> 00:56:52,960
Bob? Um, how many were required

1244
00:56:50,880 --> 00:56:54,720
workshops or whatever do you have to go

1245
00:56:52,960 --> 00:56:57,119
to per year for this? It

1246
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:58,880
» It it varies on each one. You have to I

1247
00:56:57,119 --> 00:57:00,559
could break it down. I I didn't break it

1248
00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:02,160
down today on that one, but but they're

1249
00:57:00,559 --> 00:57:04,400
all listed on the form and it changes

1250
00:57:02,160 --> 00:57:06,480
year to year on on what's required and

1251
00:57:04,400 --> 00:57:08,079
what's not required and certain

1252
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:10,319
certifications. You know, we've gone

1253
00:57:08,079 --> 00:57:13,200
after the certifications and we go after

1254
00:57:10,319 --> 00:57:16,960
everything every now and then. I guess

1255
00:57:13,200 --> 00:57:20,160
the biggest one is crisis track and we

1256
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:22,880
discussed it at the township meeting

1257
00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:25,440
next year 2027. We're going to try to

1258
00:57:22,880 --> 00:57:28,640
have them come in and give that class

1259
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:30,079
during the town township meeting to to

1260
00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:32,319
meet this requirement. That's the

1261
00:57:30,079 --> 00:57:32,960
shortcoming right now that we've got.

1262
00:57:32,319 --> 00:57:35,119
» Sounds good.

1263
00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:36,640
» And it's on me. I mean, I'm not I'm not

1264
00:57:35,119 --> 00:57:37,440
blaming anybody on it.

1265
00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:38,480
» Yep.

1266
00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:43,079
» Yep.

1267
00:57:38,480 --> 00:57:43,079
» Any other comments for Bob? Questions?

1268
00:57:43,119 --> 00:57:45,280
Thank you, Bob.

1269
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:46,319
» You're welcome. Thank you.

1270
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:47,359
» Call the role, please.

1271
00:57:46,319 --> 00:57:48,319
» Vanderwal, hi.

1272
00:57:47,359 --> 00:57:49,119
» Post. Hi,

1273
00:57:48,319 --> 00:57:50,000
» Jensen. Hi,

1274
00:57:49,119 --> 00:57:52,400
» Hustler. Hi.

1275
00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:54,799
» Motion carries.

1276
00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:58,480
» Moving to letter F, action to approve

1277
00:57:54,799 --> 00:58:01,200
agreement 26-52, a state of South Dakota

1278
00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:03,280
County contract for provisions of

1279
00:58:01,200 --> 00:58:04,319
community health services. Do I have a

1280
00:58:03,280 --> 00:58:04,960
motion to approve?

1281
00:58:04,319 --> 00:58:05,520
» So move.

1282
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:08,240
» Second.

1283
00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:10,480
» Motion a second. Comments. This is just

1284
00:58:08,240 --> 00:58:12,880
our annual agreement uh with the state

1285
00:58:10,480 --> 00:58:14,559
for the community health program here in

1286
00:58:12,880 --> 00:58:16,319
Brookings County.

1287
00:58:14,559 --> 00:58:19,280
» All right. Do we have any comments from

1288
00:58:16,319 --> 00:58:20,720
the board?

1289
00:58:19,280 --> 00:58:21,280
» Hearing none. Call the role, please.

1290
00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:21,680
» Post.

1291
00:58:21,280 --> 00:58:22,160
» Hi.

1292
00:58:21,680 --> 00:58:22,480
» Jensen.

1293
00:58:22,160 --> 00:58:23,040
» Hi.

1294
00:58:22,480 --> 00:58:23,280
» Vanderwal.

1295
00:58:23,040 --> 00:58:23,760
» Hi.

1296
00:58:23,280 --> 00:58:24,240
» Hustler.

1297
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:25,839
» Hi.

1298
00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:28,559
» Motion carries.

1299
00:58:25,839 --> 00:58:30,880
» Letter G. Action to add omitted property

1300
00:58:28,559 --> 00:58:32,240
to the assessment roles of Brookings

1301
00:58:30,880 --> 00:58:34,480
County.

1302
00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:35,200
» Motion to approve. So move.

1303
00:58:34,480 --> 00:58:39,000
» Second.

1304
00:58:35,200 --> 00:58:39,000
» Motion a second. comments.

1305
00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:46,240
» So, um, interim finance officer Jen

1306
00:58:44,319 --> 00:58:48,880
Beller provided a staff report. These

1307
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:51,760
were digesttor facilities, as I

1308
00:58:48,880 --> 00:58:52,880
understand it, that were originally they

1309
00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:54,240
were told that they needed to be

1310
00:58:52,880 --> 00:58:55,520
centrally assessed and now they're

1311
00:58:54,240 --> 00:58:57,839
coming back and saying they need to be

1312
00:58:55,520 --> 00:59:03,079
assessed locally. So, we're adding them

1313
00:58:57,839 --> 00:59:03,079
back to our locally assessed tax roles.

1314
00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:06,079
Board,

1315
00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:09,079
» Have any comments?

1316
00:59:06,079 --> 00:59:09,079
questions

1317
00:59:09,359 --> 00:59:12,160
hearing none. All those in favor signify

1318
00:59:11,119 --> 00:59:12,799
by saying I.

1319
00:59:12,160 --> 00:59:16,079
» I.

1320
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:18,160
» Oppos say nay. Motion carries.

1321
00:59:16,079 --> 00:59:20,400
» Letter H. Action to approve request to

1322
00:59:18,160 --> 00:59:22,400
fill vacancy for a temporary election

1323
00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:23,920
worker in the finance office. Do I have

1324
00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:24,480
a motion to approve? So move.

1325
00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:27,839
» Second.

1326
00:59:24,480 --> 00:59:30,160
» Motion a second. Comments?

1327
00:59:27,839 --> 00:59:33,119
uh one of the temporary election workers

1328
00:59:30,160 --> 00:59:35,680
is unable to work the general election

1329
00:59:33,119 --> 00:59:39,119
and so we would like to advertise that

1330
00:59:35,680 --> 00:59:41,359
position and get somebody hired. Um it's

1331
00:59:39,119 --> 00:59:43,359
really nice to be able to have all four

1332
00:59:41,359 --> 00:59:45,920
um is especially for this upcoming

1333
00:59:43,359 --> 00:59:47,359
election. We anticipate it being uh very

1334
00:59:45,920 --> 00:59:49,839
busy.

1335
00:59:47,359 --> 00:59:53,200
» All right, any comments from the board?

1336
00:59:49,839 --> 00:59:54,799
Any other comments?

1337
00:59:53,200 --> 00:59:56,240
» Hearing none. All those in favor signify

1338
00:59:54,799 --> 01:00:00,160
by saying I. I I

1339
00:59:56,240 --> 01:00:03,440
» Post a motion carries. Letter I, action

1340
01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:05,040
to approve a request to fill vacancy for

1341
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:06,720
a part-time corrections officer in the

1342
01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:07,599
detention center. Do I have a motion to

1343
01:00:06,720 --> 01:00:08,319
approve?

1344
01:00:07,599 --> 01:00:08,799
» So moved.

1345
01:00:08,319 --> 01:00:12,599
» Second.

1346
01:00:08,799 --> 01:00:12,599
» Motion to second. Comments

1347
01:00:14,000 --> 01:00:16,960
hearing none. All those in favor signify

1348
01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:17,680
by saying I.

1349
01:00:16,960 --> 01:00:21,200
» I.

1350
01:00:17,680 --> 01:00:24,319
» Post say a name. Motion carries. Letter

1351
01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:28,160
J. action to approve the transfer of a

1352
01:00:24,319 --> 01:00:29,680
2004 Chevy 4x4 pickup from the weed

1353
01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:31,119
department to the highway department. Do

1354
01:00:29,680 --> 01:00:32,400
I have a motion to approve?

1355
01:00:31,119 --> 01:00:36,240
» So move second.

1356
01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:39,440
» Motion second. Comments.

1357
01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:41,520
» Just helping replace one of our vehicles

1358
01:00:39,440 --> 01:00:44,799
that we surplused here a few years ago.

1359
01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:48,400
We never replaced it um due to the

1360
01:00:44,799 --> 01:00:50,160
availability of vehicles and I think we

1361
01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:53,280
can get some use out of it.

1362
01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:55,359
» All right. Any other comments?

1363
01:00:53,280 --> 01:00:56,240
Hearing none. All those in favor signify

1364
01:00:55,359 --> 01:00:56,960
by saying I.

1365
01:00:56,240 --> 01:01:00,000
» I. I.

1366
01:00:56,960 --> 01:01:02,400
» Post say nay. Motion carries.

1367
01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:04,720
» Letter K. Discussion. Possible action

1368
01:01:02,400 --> 01:01:07,280
regarding appointment of the of the

1369
01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:10,640
appointment to the Brookings City of

1370
01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:12,880
Brookings Human Rights Commission.

1371
01:01:10,640 --> 01:01:16,240
Do we have discussion on this?

1372
01:01:12,880 --> 01:01:20,280
» I got a couple questions. Uh, is this a

1373
01:01:16,240 --> 01:01:20,280
recommendation or an appointment?

1374
01:01:22,079 --> 01:01:25,400
Good question.

1375
01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:31,119
» This has always been an appointment. So

1376
01:01:29,119 --> 01:01:34,319
the com the county commission has

1377
01:01:31,119 --> 01:01:37,280
appointed um one member to the human

1378
01:01:34,319 --> 01:01:39,359
services com is that right? human rights

1379
01:01:37,280 --> 01:01:40,960
human rights commission sorry human

1380
01:01:39,359 --> 01:01:45,040
rights commission on and that's a city

1381
01:01:40,960 --> 01:01:49,040
board and then we also have three um

1382
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:53,599
appointments to the hospital board

1383
01:01:49,040 --> 01:01:56,160
so what I was told um after the

1384
01:01:53,599 --> 01:01:59,520
appointment of Jeff Stury to the human

1385
01:01:56,160 --> 01:02:03,520
rights commission was that the city

1386
01:01:59,520 --> 01:02:05,680
ordinance allows for the county to have

1387
01:02:03,520 --> 01:02:08,160
that appointment

1388
01:02:05,680 --> 01:02:10,960
the chart charter says the city's

1389
01:02:08,160 --> 01:02:12,720
charter says that the mayor makes takes

1390
01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:15,599
that appointment or takes that as a

1391
01:02:12,720 --> 01:02:17,680
recommendation and then it's with his

1392
01:02:15,599 --> 01:02:21,079
recommendation and approval by the full

1393
01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:21,079
city council.

1394
01:02:22,079 --> 01:02:25,920
This is the first time that that's

1395
01:02:23,920 --> 01:02:28,960
happened to my knowledge that they've

1396
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:30,480
taken our

1397
01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:32,480
recommendation or the county's

1398
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:34,799
recommendation or appointment rather and

1399
01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:37,520
then taken it to the full city the mayor

1400
01:02:34,799 --> 01:02:39,680
to city council for

1401
01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:43,119
full approval.

1402
01:02:39,680 --> 01:02:46,559
Were were the intentions of this uh

1403
01:02:43,119 --> 01:02:49,599
county recommendation to be a person

1404
01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:51,040
that lives outside the city limits or

1405
01:02:49,599 --> 01:02:52,240
was that never discussed?

1406
01:02:51,040 --> 01:02:55,240
» I don't think that's ever been

1407
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:55,240
discussed.

1408
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:03,200
» The one question I have was when this

1409
01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:04,720
was incepted, was that back in like

1410
01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:07,359
2017?

1411
01:03:04,720 --> 01:03:09,119
I I thought I understood. I'm just

1412
01:03:07,359 --> 01:03:12,319
wondering what the intent was at that

1413
01:03:09,119 --> 01:03:15,039
time from the from the city. Um because

1414
01:03:12,319 --> 01:03:15,520
this is a a city board, correct? But

1415
01:03:15,039 --> 01:03:18,640
» Correct.

1416
01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:19,200
» But they've asked the county to appoint

1417
01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:20,079
someone.

1418
01:03:19,200 --> 01:03:23,039
» Yes.

1419
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:25,440
» So in my mind it it was exactly that

1420
01:03:23,039 --> 01:03:28,880
where the city wanted maybe somebody to

1421
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:31,920
help you know the outering communities

1422
01:03:28,880 --> 01:03:34,000
is is just my guess. But uh again I'm

1423
01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:35,520
looking for feedback on that if anybody

1424
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:38,240
has any.

1425
01:03:35,520 --> 01:03:40,319
I I don't I don't know that it's

1426
01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:43,839
specifically stated that way. If the

1427
01:03:40,319 --> 01:03:47,440
commission wants to move forward um and

1428
01:03:43,839 --> 01:03:52,440
advertise that um appointment that way,

1429
01:03:47,440 --> 01:03:52,440
they you sure can. Um,

1430
01:03:52,559 --> 01:03:57,200
just know that I mean I guess you know

1431
01:03:55,599 --> 01:04:00,240
do you want us to go through the process

1432
01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:04,480
of advertising this position once again

1433
01:04:00,240 --> 01:04:06,480
knowing that um any appointment any

1434
01:04:04,480 --> 01:04:08,000
recommendation would still then go

1435
01:04:06,480 --> 01:04:10,160
through the mayor and the city council

1436
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:12,559
for approval

1437
01:04:10,160 --> 01:04:15,760
» Because this this position has a term

1438
01:04:12,559 --> 01:04:19,680
and and correct me if I'm wrong. the

1439
01:04:15,760 --> 01:04:23,520
individual that we had on the on the in

1440
01:04:19,680 --> 01:04:24,799
the position resigned before the end of

1441
01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:28,000
their term. Is that correct?

1442
01:04:24,799 --> 01:04:28,640
» Correct. I believe the term runs through

1443
01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:30,640
» 28.

1444
01:04:28,640 --> 01:04:33,920
» 28. I want to say the term runs through

1445
01:04:30,640 --> 01:04:36,400
the end of next year. The county had an

1446
01:04:33,920 --> 01:04:40,240
appointee and then that individual

1447
01:04:36,400 --> 01:04:42,240
resigned back in January of 2025. So our

1448
01:04:40,240 --> 01:04:48,079
our our position on the board has been

1449
01:04:42,240 --> 01:04:51,599
open for almost two years now

1450
01:04:48,079 --> 01:04:54,160
over a year and a half and we have

1451
01:04:51,599 --> 01:04:58,000
advertised it off and on and you know to

1452
01:04:54,160 --> 01:05:02,079
get interest in it. Um

1453
01:04:58,000 --> 01:05:02,480
and then yeah it

1454
01:05:02,079 --> 01:05:05,640
» You know

1455
01:05:02,480 --> 01:05:05,640
» We did

1456
01:05:07,920 --> 01:05:14,000
» I guess I would suggest that we delay

1457
01:05:10,400 --> 01:05:16,799
any action on this at this point. Um we

1458
01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:19,440
should maybe see how things shake out

1459
01:05:16,799 --> 01:05:22,160
with this nomination. I guess I'll refer

1460
01:05:19,440 --> 01:05:24,480
back to 17-022

1461
01:05:22,160 --> 01:05:26,079
of the Brooking City ordinances and

1462
01:05:24,480 --> 01:05:28,880
resolutions.

1463
01:05:26,079 --> 01:05:31,119
And uh the city council's comments

1464
01:05:28,880 --> 01:05:33,760
didn't say anything about it being an

1465
01:05:31,119 --> 01:05:37,440
outside of city limits person was why

1466
01:05:33,760 --> 01:05:39,760
they had rejected him. And otherwise

1467
01:05:37,440 --> 01:05:43,359
comments that they made were directly

1468
01:05:39,760 --> 01:05:45,280
discriminatory against his faith and his

1469
01:05:43,359 --> 01:05:48,079
political affiliations from what I can

1470
01:05:45,280 --> 01:05:51,680
gather because I listen to it and

1471
01:05:48,079 --> 01:05:53,200
directly from 17-022.

1472
01:05:51,680 --> 01:05:55,119
Whereas many in our community are

1473
01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:57,359
hurting and fearful as a result of the

1474
01:05:55,119 --> 01:05:59,280
rise of rhetoric and exclusion and

1475
01:05:57,359 --> 01:06:01,280
vilification.

1476
01:05:59,280 --> 01:06:03,680
And if isn't that isn't exactly what

1477
01:06:01,280 --> 01:06:07,039
they did to our nominee

1478
01:06:03,680 --> 01:06:09,520
was to exclude him and vilify him.

1479
01:06:07,039 --> 01:06:11,680
They're violating their very own

1480
01:06:09,520 --> 01:06:13,599
anti-discrimination

1481
01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:16,160
policy.

1482
01:06:13,599 --> 01:06:18,480
So maybe we just need to sit back and

1483
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:22,039
let's see where the where the chips fall

1484
01:06:18,480 --> 01:06:22,039
on this one yet.

1485
01:06:22,799 --> 01:06:26,920
Does board have any other thoughts?

1486
01:06:30,240 --> 01:06:37,200
Okay.

1487
01:06:33,200 --> 01:06:39,839
Do we have a motion to I'll call for a

1488
01:06:37,200 --> 01:06:42,079
motion if we have a motion. If we don't,

1489
01:06:39,839 --> 01:06:44,480
it will just

1490
01:06:42,079 --> 01:06:46,960
» Delay.

1491
01:06:44,480 --> 01:06:49,039
» Would it hurt to advertise for it, but

1492
01:06:46,960 --> 01:06:51,359
wait?

1493
01:06:49,039 --> 01:06:53,280
I mean, we

1494
01:06:51,359 --> 01:06:54,799
» We we can wait for the city council to

1495
01:06:53,280 --> 01:06:58,039
tell us who we're going to nominate like

1496
01:06:54,799 --> 01:06:58,039
last time.

1497
01:06:58,720 --> 01:07:03,280
» We advertised for how long,

1498
01:07:01,440 --> 01:07:04,960
but

1499
01:07:03,280 --> 01:07:07,599
through this process, there's been

1500
01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:10,079
people indicating that they would apply

1501
01:07:07,599 --> 01:07:12,960
if available. So,

1502
01:07:10,079 --> 01:07:15,520
» We had opened it up again the last time.

1503
01:07:12,960 --> 01:07:18,400
I don't I don't really think that I mean

1504
01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:21,920
this is an ongoing open

1505
01:07:18,400 --> 01:07:23,760
uh open seat that I don't I think we

1506
01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:26,319
would accept

1507
01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:28,400
nom applications not nominations we

1508
01:07:26,319 --> 01:07:32,480
would accept applications whether we

1509
01:07:28,400 --> 01:07:34,400
open this or not and then we would cross

1510
01:07:32,480 --> 01:07:36,799
that bridge when we got there if we

1511
01:07:34,400 --> 01:07:37,680
received a application.

1512
01:07:36,799 --> 01:07:39,200
» I don't think we really

1513
01:07:37,680 --> 01:07:41,280
» Technically we filled it.

1514
01:07:39,200 --> 01:07:46,079
» What's that? Technically, we filled it

1515
01:07:41,280 --> 01:07:49,920
until we retract him, our nominee.

1516
01:07:46,079 --> 01:07:52,160
» Well, according to their website, um the

1517
01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:53,680
and I'm just I'm just looking at their

1518
01:07:52,160 --> 01:07:57,920
website. According to their website,

1519
01:07:53,680 --> 01:07:59,839
Jeff was on on that board and if I if I

1520
01:07:57,920 --> 01:08:02,240
do remember right, if we look if we pull

1521
01:07:59,839 --> 01:08:05,039
that website, that is showing an empty

1522
01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:10,119
seat um for seat 10, which is the seat

1523
01:08:05,039 --> 01:08:10,119
that we we have now. So,

1524
01:08:10,960 --> 01:08:14,720
Yeah, he correct me. He did attend one

1525
01:08:13,599 --> 01:08:16,640
meeting. Correct.

1526
01:08:14,720 --> 01:08:18,239
» I believe I believe so. I believe

1527
01:08:16,640 --> 01:08:20,880
» They retracted him after that.

1528
01:08:18,239 --> 01:08:22,400
» I I believe he I was told that he did

1529
01:08:20,880 --> 01:08:24,640
attend one meeting.

1530
01:08:22,400 --> 01:08:26,480
» There's 10 positions you just said.

1531
01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:27,279
» There's 10 seats on that board. That is

1532
01:08:26,480 --> 01:08:30,239
correct.

1533
01:08:27,279 --> 01:08:33,199
» And up until our nomination, uh there

1534
01:08:30,239 --> 01:08:35,920
was two seats open. Uh seat six, uh

1535
01:08:33,199 --> 01:08:38,480
which is a city appointed and seat 10,

1536
01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:41,359
which is the county appointed. And I

1537
01:08:38,480 --> 01:08:43,199
believe seat six is filled now. I

1538
01:08:41,359 --> 01:08:44,400
believe it's been a couple days since

1539
01:08:43,199 --> 01:08:48,080
I've been on the website.

1540
01:08:44,400 --> 01:08:52,159
» What other entities uh appoint?

1541
01:08:48,080 --> 01:08:55,040
» It is uh uh recommendation from the from

1542
01:08:52,159 --> 01:08:55,359
the mayor. All all seats except for the

1543
01:08:55,040 --> 01:08:58,400
one

1544
01:08:55,359 --> 01:08:59,920
» One. Okay. I didn't know if there was an

1545
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:03,040
SDSU one or

1546
01:08:59,920 --> 01:09:06,960
» I think there's

1547
01:09:03,040 --> 01:09:08,480
there may be a SDSU representative, but

1548
01:09:06,960 --> 01:09:10,719
I

1549
01:09:08,480 --> 01:09:13,279
don't know if anybody's on their

1550
01:09:10,719 --> 01:09:15,440
website.

1551
01:09:13,279 --> 01:09:18,560
Let me just pull quick see if I can find

1552
01:09:15,440 --> 01:09:21,560
it as as fast as I can.

1553
01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:21,560
Um,

1554
01:09:26,719 --> 01:09:31,199
here we go.

1555
01:09:28,799 --> 01:09:33,199
Um,

1556
01:09:31,199 --> 01:09:34,880
while you're looking for that, I guess I

1557
01:09:33,199 --> 01:09:36,960
just hate to open up the county to the

1558
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:40,759
same risk that the city may be at at

1559
01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:40,759
this stage of the game.

1560
01:09:41,359 --> 01:09:44,359
Um

1561
01:09:47,920 --> 01:09:55,440
so there is a um the members include a

1562
01:09:52,560 --> 01:09:58,440
college student representative

1563
01:09:55,440 --> 01:09:58,440
uh

1564
01:09:58,719 --> 01:10:06,880
member member member vice chair chair

1565
01:10:01,360 --> 01:10:08,560
member and I am seeing um there is two

1566
01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:10,560
vacants

1567
01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:15,120
um

1568
01:10:10,560 --> 01:10:18,000
two vacant seats on on that board. So,

1569
01:10:15,120 --> 01:10:21,040
one of them I believe is ours and one of

1570
01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:26,199
them I believe is the city's um

1571
01:10:21,040 --> 01:10:26,199
appointed by the mayor and council. Um

1572
01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:32,080
and and

1573
01:10:29,280 --> 01:10:34,800
yeah, and the SDSU uh student

1574
01:10:32,080 --> 01:10:37,243
representative is uh appointed by mayor

1575
01:10:34,800 --> 01:10:39,263
with council approval.

1576
01:10:37,243 --> 01:10:39,263
» [snorts]

1577
01:10:53,679 --> 01:10:57,760
» And their website does say seat 10

1578
01:10:56,400 --> 01:11:02,679
appointed by Brookings County

1579
01:10:57,760 --> 01:11:02,679
Commission. That is on their website.

1580
01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:14,480
So with no motion, we'll move on

1581
01:11:12,080 --> 01:11:17,920
to item 10, commission department

1582
01:11:14,480 --> 01:11:17,920
director's report.

1583
01:11:18,480 --> 01:11:24,880
last um each Wednesday we are meeting on

1584
01:11:21,520 --> 01:11:26,400
the Samra Avenue project over in Vulga.

1585
01:11:24,880 --> 01:11:28,320
Um

1586
01:11:26,400 --> 01:11:31,520
in front of you is the most recent

1587
01:11:28,320 --> 01:11:33,280
construction schedule. Uh initially this

1588
01:11:31,520 --> 01:11:34,560
phase was supposed to be done well

1589
01:11:33,280 --> 01:11:39,040
initially it was supposed to be done

1590
01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:41,600
last year then it um moved to done by

1591
01:11:39,040 --> 01:11:44,560
Labor Day and now it has moved out to

1592
01:11:41,600 --> 01:11:47,679
the end of September. So, we continue to

1593
01:11:44,560 --> 01:11:49,280
meet weekly um over there trying to

1594
01:11:47,679 --> 01:11:53,360
encourage those contractors to keep

1595
01:11:49,280 --> 01:11:55,840
things moving along. Um, also included

1596
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:57,520
with my report as part as part of the

1597
01:11:55,840 --> 01:12:00,800
local emergency management planning

1598
01:11:57,520 --> 01:12:02,480
grant, the task reports for both Bob

1599
01:12:00,800 --> 01:12:04,960
Hill and Richard Hogan are included with

1600
01:12:02,480 --> 01:12:06,480
my report. I think they um were shared

1601
01:12:04,960 --> 01:12:08,000
with the finance office and they were

1602
01:12:06,480 --> 01:12:11,120
then told to present those to the

1603
01:12:08,000 --> 01:12:13,199
commission. So, those are part of my uh

1604
01:12:11,120 --> 01:12:15,280
report.

1605
01:12:13,199 --> 01:12:17,840
The

1606
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:19,920
deadline was yesterday for the rural

1607
01:12:17,840 --> 01:12:22,239
access infrastructure program. The

1608
01:12:19,920 --> 01:12:26,320
five-year plans for townships to turn

1609
01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:30,400
those in um was yesterday. Um I did

1610
01:12:26,320 --> 01:12:33,040
receive five-year plans from four

1611
01:12:30,400 --> 01:12:34,800
townships. Eureka Township, it looks

1612
01:12:33,040 --> 01:12:36,960
like they're planning on one project.

1613
01:12:34,800 --> 01:12:39,440
Richland is pro planning on a project

1614
01:12:36,960 --> 01:12:41,440
next year. Oak Lake Township has two

1615
01:12:39,440 --> 01:12:43,600
projects. And then Vulga Township has

1616
01:12:41,440 --> 01:12:45,280
two projects it looks like as well that

1617
01:12:43,600 --> 01:12:47,840
they're going to be submitting

1618
01:12:45,280 --> 01:12:50,080
applications for. Now at this point we

1619
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:52,880
just sort of wait. The next deadline is

1620
01:12:50,080 --> 01:12:56,239
October 31st where they have to submit

1621
01:12:52,880 --> 01:12:58,000
their applications, their resolutions

1622
01:12:56,239 --> 01:13:02,960
um

1623
01:12:58,000 --> 01:13:04,880
uh quotes um for the projects etc. So,

1624
01:13:02,960 --> 01:13:07,920
looks like we'll be looking at at least

1625
01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:11,760
a few townships did get um did get that

1626
01:13:07,920 --> 01:13:14,480
turned in. Also, um the news director at

1627
01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:16,159
the at Brookings Radio, JRo had reached

1628
01:13:14,480 --> 01:13:18,080
out and asked if the commission is

1629
01:13:16,159 --> 01:13:20,960
interested in doing a regularly

1630
01:13:18,080 --> 01:13:23,199
scheduled on-air visit similar to what

1631
01:13:20,960 --> 01:13:24,719
uh the city does now. I know the school

1632
01:13:23,199 --> 01:13:26,719
district, Brooking School District does

1633
01:13:24,719 --> 01:13:29,440
that now. they sit down sort of on a

1634
01:13:26,719 --> 01:13:31,120
planned schedule and visit with them

1635
01:13:29,440 --> 01:13:33,840
about kind of what's going on at their

1636
01:13:31,120 --> 01:13:36,320
entities. Is that something that um the

1637
01:13:33,840 --> 01:13:38,560
commission is interested in doing and is

1638
01:13:36,320 --> 01:13:41,520
you know is that something that you know

1639
01:13:38,560 --> 01:13:44,080
I can do that or myself and the chair or

1640
01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:45,760
even we can get a different commissioner

1641
01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:47,120
each time to come in and visit on the

1642
01:13:45,760 --> 01:13:50,080
radio about kind of things that are

1643
01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:51,760
going on. Um, I know they have reached

1644
01:13:50,080 --> 01:13:53,760
out. I think Jen in the finance office

1645
01:13:51,760 --> 01:13:56,960
has reached out regarding election

1646
01:13:53,760 --> 01:13:59,600
things and um and happenings. Um, I know

1647
01:13:56,960 --> 01:14:02,080
Bob goes on quite regularly to talk

1648
01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:04,159
about about things with his his

1649
01:14:02,080 --> 01:14:06,159
department. So, they just wanted to

1650
01:14:04,159 --> 01:14:09,199
extend that invitation. So, if it's

1651
01:14:06,159 --> 01:14:10,800
something that you are interested in,

1652
01:14:09,199 --> 01:14:13,760
um, I can work with Jay and get

1653
01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:15,280
something figured out and and whatnot.

1654
01:14:13,760 --> 01:14:16,800
Is that something

1655
01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:18,880
» I think that's a great idea. It's all

1656
01:14:16,800 --> 01:14:21,679
about transparency and government. And I

1657
01:14:18,880 --> 01:14:23,760
I think that's a a great thing that our

1658
01:14:21,679 --> 01:14:27,040
local radio station, our now locally

1659
01:14:23,760 --> 01:14:28,480
owned radio station, um has a has a feel

1660
01:14:27,040 --> 01:14:30,320
for that and a pulse on that. I think

1661
01:14:28,480 --> 01:14:32,080
that's a great great thing for the

1662
01:14:30,320 --> 01:14:35,360
county to be involved with. Doesn't have

1663
01:14:32,080 --> 01:14:38,480
to be the same people each week, but you

1664
01:14:35,360 --> 01:14:39,360
Stacy can then appoint somebody to uh to

1665
01:14:38,480 --> 01:14:41,280
do that. So,

1666
01:14:39,360 --> 01:14:42,239
» Yep. each week or each month or whatever

1667
01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:46,000
it is.

1668
01:14:42,239 --> 01:14:49,280
» I will I will work with Jay and get that

1669
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:50,719
all figured out here. Get a schedule of

1670
01:14:49,280 --> 01:14:54,640
see when they want us there. Other than

1671
01:14:50,719 --> 01:14:58,000
that, just a few upcoming um dates. This

1672
01:14:54,640 --> 01:15:01,840
coming Monday is Labor Day, so offices

1673
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:04,719
here will be closed. Um there is a

1674
01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:07,040
regional stakeholders meeting uh hosted

1675
01:15:04,719 --> 01:15:10,800
by Brookings Regional Growth Alliance.

1676
01:15:07,040 --> 01:15:13,520
That's um next Wednesday the 9th from

1677
01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:15,920
9:30 to 11:30 next door in the community

1678
01:15:13,520 --> 01:15:18,800
room. I think um invitations have been

1679
01:15:15,920 --> 01:15:20,880
sent out for that. Sou Valley another

1680
01:15:18,800 --> 01:15:24,159
energy sou valley energy brought some

1681
01:15:20,880 --> 01:15:26,400
kilowatts at Vulga 4:30 to 7 on

1682
01:15:24,159 --> 01:15:28,719
September 10th.

1683
01:15:26,400 --> 01:15:33,120
And then the majority of us will be down

1684
01:15:28,719 --> 01:15:35,280
in Sou Falls uh Monday this uh 14th of

1685
01:15:33,120 --> 01:15:37,600
September through Wednesday the 16th for

1686
01:15:35,280 --> 01:15:40,320
the fall convention SDACCC fall

1687
01:15:37,600 --> 01:15:43,199
convention.

1688
01:15:40,320 --> 01:15:44,640
Uh note September 22nd is the next

1689
01:15:43,199 --> 01:15:46,719
commission meeting. That's actually

1690
01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:52,000
three weeks from now because we will all

1691
01:15:46,719 --> 01:15:53,920
be in um Sou Falls on the 15th. Um we

1692
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:56,080
were going to we're pushing that to the

1693
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:59,440
second uh commission meeting for

1694
01:15:56,080 --> 01:16:03,280
September to the 22nd.

1695
01:15:59,440 --> 01:16:06,719
Um first district is their picnic is the

1696
01:16:03,280 --> 01:16:08,480
24th of September. Um up in Watertown I

1697
01:16:06,719 --> 01:16:11,120
know more information will come out on

1698
01:16:08,480 --> 01:16:13,679
that here I'm sure in the next couple of

1699
01:16:11,120 --> 01:16:17,040
couple of weeks out a little bit

1700
01:16:13,679 --> 01:16:19,679
further. Monday October 12th offices are

1701
01:16:17,040 --> 01:16:21,760
closed for Native American Day. I hope

1702
01:16:19,679 --> 01:16:23,520
you have on your calendars October 20th

1703
01:16:21,760 --> 01:16:28,320
that afternoon we have department head

1704
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:32,239
reviews at 1:00 um hobo day parade and

1705
01:16:28,320 --> 01:16:34,000
activities October 24th this year and

1706
01:16:32,239 --> 01:16:36,640
then just make sure you note too that

1707
01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:38,719
that first meeting of November the first

1708
01:16:36,640 --> 01:16:41,040
commission meeting is a Thursday

1709
01:16:38,719 --> 01:16:43,199
November 5th and that's due to um

1710
01:16:41,040 --> 01:16:48,080
canvasing the results from the general

1711
01:16:43,199 --> 01:16:50,480
election um earlier that week and then

1712
01:16:48,080 --> 01:16:52,480
that same afternoon on the 5th, we'll be

1713
01:16:50,480 --> 01:16:54,400
doing our road and bridge tour. 1:00

1714
01:16:52,480 --> 01:16:56,880
we'll leave from the highway department

1715
01:16:54,400 --> 01:16:59,440
and I'll be working with Brian and he

1716
01:16:56,880 --> 01:17:01,520
will be coming up with a wonderful

1717
01:16:59,440 --> 01:17:04,159
itinerary of stops that we will be

1718
01:17:01,520 --> 01:17:05,920
making that afternoon. So, um, other

1719
01:17:04,159 --> 01:17:07,120
than that, I don't have anything unless

1720
01:17:05,920 --> 01:17:11,159
you have questions for me.

1721
01:17:07,120 --> 01:17:11,159
» Anybody have anything for Stacy?

1722
01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:15,760
Hearing none, number 11, states

1723
01:17:13,920 --> 01:17:17,120
attorney's office report.

1724
01:17:15,760 --> 01:17:19,600
» None.

1725
01:17:17,120 --> 01:17:21,679
Number 12, commissioners reports.

1726
01:17:19,600 --> 01:17:24,640
Commissioner Vanderwal,

1727
01:17:21,679 --> 01:17:27,040
» Thank you. Um Stacy mentioned earlier,

1728
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:29,840
but I I want to say this uh too as well,

1729
01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:32,159
but September 14th through the 16th, the

1730
01:17:29,840 --> 01:17:34,000
annual convention. I'd encourage all

1731
01:17:32,159 --> 01:17:37,040
commissioners to go if they can. That's

1732
01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:39,360
a a great avenue to learn more about

1733
01:17:37,040 --> 01:17:41,440
what's going on and connect with other

1734
01:17:39,360 --> 01:17:44,719
commissioners to see what's working and

1735
01:17:41,440 --> 01:17:47,199
not working. I plan on attending that uh

1736
01:17:44,719 --> 01:17:49,040
upcoming

1737
01:17:47,199 --> 01:17:50,560
Um, I want to say a big thanks to the

1738
01:17:49,040 --> 01:17:54,640
highway department for getting those

1739
01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:56,880
signs up on the 466 north on the Hamlin

1740
01:17:54,640 --> 01:17:58,640
uh, Brookings County line. I got several

1741
01:17:56,880 --> 01:18:01,679
nice compliments from that. Thank you

1742
01:17:58,640 --> 01:18:05,840
for getting that done. Much appreciated.

1743
01:18:01,679 --> 01:18:07,920
Um, on Friday evenings, August 21, I

1744
01:18:05,840 --> 01:18:10,239
attended the Brookings County uh,

1745
01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:12,719
Republican picnic at Hillrest with

1746
01:18:10,239 --> 01:18:15,840
several others of you. uh great to get

1747
01:18:12,719 --> 01:18:17,199
out and uh talk with constituents. And

1748
01:18:15,840 --> 01:18:18,640
then the last thing I just want to

1749
01:18:17,199 --> 01:18:20,960
mention is I've been doing some

1750
01:18:18,640 --> 01:18:22,960
doctoring lately and I just want to

1751
01:18:20,960 --> 01:18:25,199
thank all of you for your understanding

1752
01:18:22,960 --> 01:18:27,760
and thoughts and prayers. I appreciate

1753
01:18:25,199 --> 01:18:30,400
that. I had a procedure done on uh

1754
01:18:27,760 --> 01:18:32,480
Friday and I I feel feel better a lot

1755
01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:35,760
better. So you don't know how good you

1756
01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:37,840
feel until or poor you felt until you

1757
01:18:35,760 --> 01:18:42,004
feel better. So thank you again.

1758
01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:42,004
» You look better, too. [laughter]

1759
01:18:44,880 --> 01:18:51,360
Commissioner Post.

1760
01:18:46,080 --> 01:18:55,440
» Yes. On the 24th, we had our weed tour

1761
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:57,600
and uh our meeting and our tour and we

1762
01:18:55,440 --> 01:18:59,280
were able to go around to uh you know,

1763
01:18:57,600 --> 01:19:01,280
one of the commenters earlier in the

1764
01:18:59,280 --> 01:19:04,560
meeting had discussed and we were able

1765
01:19:01,280 --> 01:19:06,960
to tour many of the places that had

1766
01:19:04,560 --> 01:19:09,840
potentially

1767
01:19:06,960 --> 01:19:12,960
um would have been subject to the action

1768
01:19:09,840 --> 01:19:15,440
that he was talking to or expressing.

1769
01:19:12,960 --> 01:19:17,199
But uh in in those instances, every

1770
01:19:15,440 --> 01:19:19,360
parcel that we looked at that had had a

1771
01:19:17,199 --> 01:19:21,600
complaint, the the thistles had been

1772
01:19:19,360 --> 01:19:24,320
taken care of and there wouldn't be any

1773
01:19:21,600 --> 01:19:28,239
reason to take action at this point to

1774
01:19:24,320 --> 01:19:30,800
continue on with that. Um I would say

1775
01:19:28,239 --> 01:19:33,520
that you know we did have quite a bit of

1776
01:19:30,800 --> 01:19:35,679
change in that department in the past

1777
01:19:33,520 --> 01:19:39,360
year and I thought that uh our

1778
01:19:35,679 --> 01:19:41,360
supervisor there had done a great job of

1779
01:19:39,360 --> 01:19:44,000
learning on the go and and keeping up

1780
01:19:41,360 --> 01:19:46,800
with as much stuff as we could with what

1781
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:49,600
was allowed and and things looked

1782
01:19:46,800 --> 01:19:51,600
relatively good compared from my two

1783
01:19:49,600 --> 01:19:54,960
years of experience of being involved

1784
01:19:51,600 --> 01:19:56,400
with that board. So that's my report.

1785
01:19:54,960 --> 01:19:58,960
Commissioner Jensen,

1786
01:19:56,400 --> 01:20:02,880
» On the 21st of August, I did attend the

1787
01:19:58,960 --> 01:20:06,320
Republican picnic. On the 27th, uh did

1788
01:20:02,880 --> 01:20:09,199
the conservation tour. Um it's always an

1789
01:20:06,320 --> 01:20:11,920
interesting uh tour and uh it was well

1790
01:20:09,199 --> 01:20:14,880
attended. Um that evening I briefly

1791
01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:17,120
stopped in the Sou Valley Electric uh

1792
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:21,120
meeting up in White

1793
01:20:17,120 --> 01:20:23,280
on the 30th. Uh I attended up in Gary,

1794
01:20:21,120 --> 01:20:25,199
South Dakota, the rural rally. I picked

1795
01:20:23,280 --> 01:20:29,760
up some handouts. I give to all the

1796
01:20:25,199 --> 01:20:33,199
commissioners here um on the 765 power

1797
01:20:29,760 --> 01:20:36,000
line up there on the yesterday had a

1798
01:20:33,199 --> 01:20:38,880
joint powers board meeting um on the

1799
01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:40,560
city county building maintenance and

1800
01:20:38,880 --> 01:20:45,120
that is my report.

1801
01:20:40,560 --> 01:20:46,880
» All right. And mine on uh on August 20th

1802
01:20:45,120 --> 01:20:49,440
uh we had a research park board meeting

1803
01:20:46,880 --> 01:20:52,159
in the morning uh gave some updates

1804
01:20:49,440 --> 01:20:54,239
about uh going on out the research park.

1805
01:20:52,159 --> 01:20:56,880
uh you know, you don't hear a lot about

1806
01:20:54,239 --> 01:20:59,520
the things that go on out there, but you

1807
01:20:56,880 --> 01:21:00,800
know, there's they've been a great in I

1808
01:20:59,520 --> 01:21:03,600
would I don't know if I call it

1809
01:21:00,800 --> 01:21:05,679
incubator, but there's a lot of neat and

1810
01:21:03,600 --> 01:21:09,440
uh and interesting companies that get a

1811
01:21:05,679 --> 01:21:12,640
start out there and uh

1812
01:21:09,440 --> 01:21:15,679
move out and and are a part part of the

1813
01:21:12,640 --> 01:21:18,320
county. I know um some information that

1814
01:21:15,679 --> 01:21:21,199
the research park shared uh yesterday on

1815
01:21:18,320 --> 01:21:25,760
social media, it's uh you know um

1816
01:21:21,199 --> 01:21:28,320
indirectly 170 uh employees uh have been

1817
01:21:25,760 --> 01:21:31,199
brought to Berkings County uh just based

1818
01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:35,120
on the workings on at the research park

1819
01:21:31,199 --> 01:21:37,040
and I know we we uh

1820
01:21:35,120 --> 01:21:38,880
are a financial supporter of that. Uh

1821
01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:41,280
the city's also a financial supporter of

1822
01:21:38,880 --> 01:21:44,320
that. It it really does. There's

1823
01:21:41,280 --> 01:21:46,880
companies out there that are uh one is

1824
01:21:44,320 --> 01:21:48,320
Aerofly that is a drone company that is

1825
01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:52,159
working with federal government and

1826
01:21:48,320 --> 01:21:54,080
federal grants uh doing great things.

1827
01:21:52,159 --> 01:21:56,239
There's another company out there that

1828
01:21:54,080 --> 01:21:59,840
uh and it the name of the company slips

1829
01:21:56,239 --> 01:22:02,239
my mind but they are uh bringing

1830
01:21:59,840 --> 01:22:06,000
technology to the older John Deere

1831
01:22:02,239 --> 01:22:09,040
tractors and tractors for GPS uh GPS

1832
01:22:06,000 --> 01:22:11,679
work um that John Deere doesn't support.

1833
01:22:09,040 --> 01:22:15,199
And I mean it's just some great

1834
01:22:11,679 --> 01:22:17,280
technology and and a great a great uh

1835
01:22:15,199 --> 01:22:20,080
asset to Brookings and Brookings County

1836
01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:21,920
out there at the research park. Um later

1837
01:22:20,080 --> 01:22:24,400
that afternoon I attended a regional

1838
01:22:21,920 --> 01:22:26,880
growth alliance uh board meeting. Uh if

1839
01:22:24,400 --> 01:22:28,880
you have not known they have moved. They

1840
01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:31,120
are down here in the old office peeps

1841
01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:33,280
building now. They actually locked up on

1842
01:22:31,120 --> 01:22:36,000
Friday, moved over and moved over today

1843
01:22:33,280 --> 01:22:37,600
or yesterday. I don't know when for sure

1844
01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:41,040
they're going to have the doors open,

1845
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:43,280
but I encourage uh encourage the public

1846
01:22:41,040 --> 01:22:46,159
to get over there, see their their new

1847
01:22:43,280 --> 01:22:48,400
facility. Uh talk with Lori and the and

1848
01:22:46,159 --> 01:22:50,000
the crew over there. um they're excited

1849
01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:52,239
to be in their new building and to show

1850
01:22:50,000 --> 01:22:55,280
it off and and I see great things to

1851
01:22:52,239 --> 01:22:58,560
come uh with the growth alliance uh not

1852
01:22:55,280 --> 01:23:00,639
only in Brookings but the the region as

1853
01:22:58,560 --> 01:23:02,159
well all of Brookings County and I look

1854
01:23:00,639 --> 01:23:04,480
forward to attending the stakeholder

1855
01:23:02,159 --> 01:23:08,480
meeting here next week.

1856
01:23:04,480 --> 01:23:11,199
Um on the 21st uh I did sit down uh with

1857
01:23:08,480 --> 01:23:14,560
the director of the growth alliance Lori

1858
01:23:11,199 --> 01:23:16,719
for for some coffee uh kind of just

1859
01:23:14,560 --> 01:23:18,480
chatting over how her last six months

1860
01:23:16,719 --> 01:23:22,080
have been going and and what her vision

1861
01:23:18,480 --> 01:23:24,560
is and and it's going to be a I with the

1862
01:23:22,080 --> 01:23:28,560
combination of all four of those uh

1863
01:23:24,560 --> 01:23:30,719
those uh entities um you know I think we

1864
01:23:28,560 --> 01:23:33,840
saw great success with downtown at

1865
01:23:30,719 --> 01:23:35,600
sundown and and then the the community

1866
01:23:33,840 --> 01:23:37,440
involved involvement that uh that

1867
01:23:35,600 --> 01:23:40,880
they're bringing in the past year. I'm

1868
01:23:37,440 --> 01:23:44,560
excited for excited for what uh that

1869
01:23:40,880 --> 01:23:46,719
organization has coming up. On the 25th,

1870
01:23:44,560 --> 01:23:48,320
I uh did attend the city council meeting

1871
01:23:46,719 --> 01:23:49,520
here in the in the chambers that

1872
01:23:48,320 --> 01:23:51,440
evening. I was sitting in the back of

1873
01:23:49,520 --> 01:23:55,440
the room uh during the city council

1874
01:23:51,440 --> 01:23:59,440
meeting, listened to the updates uh from

1875
01:23:55,440 --> 01:24:02,000
their vote from from our appointee and

1876
01:23:59,440 --> 01:24:04,800
also the Dakota Bank Center uh comments

1877
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:07,920
that came through. Um, you know, we'll

1878
01:24:04,800 --> 01:24:10,320
have to, you know, talk about things

1879
01:24:07,920 --> 01:24:11,760
with our achievement days and and what

1880
01:24:10,320 --> 01:24:14,320
that looks like moving forward because

1881
01:24:11,760 --> 01:24:16,159
we do have a stake in that uh Dakota

1882
01:24:14,320 --> 01:24:19,360
Bank Center and unfortunately I don't

1883
01:24:16,159 --> 01:24:21,600
know if we've been invited or privy to

1884
01:24:19,360 --> 01:24:24,080
any of those uh that committee that

1885
01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:26,400
they've been researching that. So, I'm

1886
01:24:24,080 --> 01:24:28,480
kind of disappointed in in that that

1887
01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:30,320
with us being a stakeholder in that that

1888
01:24:28,480 --> 01:24:34,560
we haven't had a voice at the table for

1889
01:24:30,320 --> 01:24:36,400
that. And then on the 27th I also

1890
01:24:34,560 --> 01:24:38,800
attended the conservation district tour.

1891
01:24:36,400 --> 01:24:42,000
Uh went around and of course Hudac over

1892
01:24:38,800 --> 01:24:44,239
there in Vulga uh is directly came out

1893
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:47,040
of the research park and what they've

1894
01:24:44,239 --> 01:24:49,199
increased to from the from year over

1895
01:24:47,040 --> 01:24:51,760
year. It's uh I don't know if it's the

1896
01:24:49,199 --> 01:24:54,400
research park but the economic uh

1897
01:24:51,760 --> 01:24:57,520
development center. They've had great

1898
01:24:54,400 --> 01:24:59,120
success and and uh and are really doing

1899
01:24:57,520 --> 01:25:02,000
something that nobody in the nation

1900
01:24:59,120 --> 01:25:05,920
does. So, it's nice to see that is my

1901
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:07,840
report. Uh, so we'll move on to number

1902
01:25:05,920 --> 01:25:09,760
13, executive session. We do have

1903
01:25:07,840 --> 01:25:12,639
executive session in accordance with

1904
01:25:09,760 --> 01:25:15,440
South Dakota codified law 1252

1905
01:25:12,639 --> 01:25:17,760
parentheses 1 and 4 for personnel and

1906
01:25:15,440 --> 01:25:19,920
contract negotiations. I would look for

1907
01:25:17,760 --> 01:25:20,960
a motion to enter into exec.

1908
01:25:19,920 --> 01:25:23,679
» So move second.

1909
01:25:20,960 --> 01:25:28,760
» Motion a second. All those in favor I

1910
01:25:23,679 --> 01:25:28,760
post say nay. Thank you very much.