Mhm.
» We'll call the meeting to order the
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026. If everybody
would rise for the pledge allegiance.
» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
» All right, number three on the agenda is
approval of the agenda.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion and second. We do have to add
under number 12, executive session
125-2, parentheses four, for contract
negotiations.
Do I have any comments?
Hearing none.
All in favor, signify by saying aye.
>> Aye.
>> Opposed, say nay.
Motion carries.
Number four is an invitation for a
citizen to schedule time on the
commission agenda for an item not
listed. There's a 5-minute time limit
per person. Anyone wanting to speak
during this agenda item must sign in
prior to the start of the meeting. No
commission action will be taken during
the agenda item. Any requested action
item may be scheduled for a future date,
and we do not have anybody signed in.
Moving to number five, consent agenda
items, including the minutes, travel
requests, personal action notices,
cellular authorizations, and the human
services report. Do I have a motion to
approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion and a second. Any comments?
Hearing none, call the roll, please.
>> Vanderwall?
>> Aye.
>> Post?
>> Aye.
>> Miller?
>> Aye.
>> Jensen?
>> Aye.
>> Hostler?
>> Aye.
>> Motion carries.
>> Number six, routine business, approval
of the claims. Do I have a motion to
approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion and a second. Any comments?
Hearing none, call the roll, please.
>> Post?
>> Aye.
>> Miller?
>> Aye.
>> Jensen?
>> Aye.
>> Vanderwall?
>> Aye.
>> Hostler?
>> Aye.
>> Motion carries.
>> All right, department head reports.
Highway, Brian.
>> Morning.
>> Um, start off with our crack sealing. We
wrapped up on our chip seal project
roads. Uh, salt the sign the
road yesterday, and we're
going to be working on County Road 1
north of 14,
uh,
or
uh,
458th Avenue uh, north of 14 for about a
mile. We should be wrapped up with crack
sealing.
Um, we are starting to haul some pea
rock for that project, and [snorts] the other things we've been
working on, We, uh, we did some patching
with some cold mix and some gravel out
on
214.
Uh
we're trying to make it the best we can,
but like it Marty and I talked, I think
the only thing we did out there was
speed up traffic again. I know Marty
and I have been talking about doing some
additional signing out there as far as
getting some additional speed limit
signs put up and we'll continue to talk
about that, but we may be seeing some
intermediate signs out there to
help remind people that
the speed limit is 45 mph.
Um I'll maybe let Marty touch on a
little more of what he's finding out
there
or his deputies are finding out there,
but uh
Aside from that, uh
this
been rolling with the flow, kind of
wrapping up some of our county projects
and going to be starting on some culvert
projects here after
planting season
hopefully wraps up soon. I know we've
had pretty good conditions for the
farmers and it's also been good
conditions for the highway department to
get out there and get some work done.
But uh
Aside from that, just waiting to hear
from contractors on when we're going to
start some of our our
planned projects and and then um
here I'm sure within the next meeting
we'll be talking about a couple of
bridges here that we're going to be
bidding.
Um
I know that a letter was provided to the
county as far as the two structures that
we will be bidding on County Road 25 uh
north of Bushnell, um but before we
advertise for bids, that'll be announced
to you guys so we all kind of know
what's going on.
» All right.
Any questions for Brian?
>> Brian, do you have any updates on the
rumble strip stuff?
>> Um I talked to Matt.
Um he was going to to let me know. I
talked to him about another issue and I
did bring it up to him, but uh there
again, I believe when the contractor
gets in the area, uh he'll let me know
and I can and let you guys know.
>> But we are on the radar then.
>> We are on the radar.
>> Thank you.
>> I did also talk with Matt last week and
he happened to be in Pierre and he
talked to the contractor, I guess, and
it should be next week or the following
week is what they
uh anticipate anyway.
So.
» Thank you.
>> Say thank you.
>> Brian, if you could uh
could you just elaborate for the
townships that are listening again what
dollars are available for them to use
and what size
different structures that they can apply
for and
>> You get those funds and some of those
replacements and things.
>> let Stacy touch a little more on the
dollar amounts. Um I know we have some
money that
uh is allocated, you know, from at right
after the first of the year that's going
to be allocated for uh some of the
projects.
And those projects, uh Commissioner
Post, are projects for culverts 16
square feet in opening and less than 20
feet
uh you know, so anywhere between that 16
square feet in opening and and 20 feet
in opening.
Uh those culverts are are the ones that
are
uh intended for this program. Um
and the application process uh starts
with the 5-year plan and that's, you
know, be to be submitted in the fall. Uh
believe that's October 1st. And then as
project-wise
goes for uh each township to submit
applications for their structures based
upon
uh you know the original
survey that the county did for all
townships in the county.
Um
and then once that's submitted the
commission considers those at right
after the first of the year. I believe
you you guys can recall
uh
we did go through that process
right after the first of the year to
approve those structures and then you
know those projects are be to be
completed the you know throughout that
summer and then start that cycle all
over again with the five-year plan, the
applications, and then the approval by
the commission, and then the get-go to
get them going on that project. And that
does cost the townships 20%.
Uh the county was awarded
uh Stacy can touch on those numbers like
the initial fundings uh you know
just short of a million dollars the
first round and then you know following
that and I'll let her touch a little
more on that and uh
you know so we have used the you know a
good majority of our funding but there
is still a lot available out there.
And I printed out a a printout to for
Commissioner Jensen. I'd be more than
willing to print out you know what the
initial survey
uh what we did back in 2021 and 21 and
then I also went back uh through had the guys go through this winter and we
updated the RAF program um on the
state's website uh because there is
going to be an additional round of
funding coming and I wanted to make sure
that we had the culverts that had been
done updated on that website because
based or
that GIS database I should call it the
database determines uh still you know
what we're going to be getting for
funding
uh, based upon the structures that are
listed in that inventory.
>> Can Can you touch on the opt-out and the
levy?
>> Uh, I'll let Stacy do that.
>> The restrictions really have all been
removed. I don't the townships no longer
have to have an opt-out. They don't no
longer have to have that levy.
Um, basically it's due to structure size
is the is the limitation for culverts.
Uh, up on the screen now, you can see
where we were or where we're at. And of course 2026 is just an estimate based
on the
quotes that were provided to us for um,
for projects to be done in 2026. So,
you know, after all is said and done, we
have, you know, about 660,000
left. Plus, this does not include the
funding that we will receive at some
point later this year, I think.
>> I believe it's going to be sometime
after July 1st.
>> Yeah, after July 1st, we'll get
additional funding because the
legislature did provide additional funds
for this program.
Um,
>> and the amount of I believe it was 5
million per
>> Yeah, 5 million across all counties. So,
we'll get a portion of that.
Um,
coming up, I mean, 2026 is is done for
funding. Those projects were all
approved um,
back in
late last year or early this year.
The next step is um,
August the end of August is the deadline
for townships to submit their five-year
plans to my office.
That kind of triggers our indication
that they're interested in possibly
applying.
It It doesn't necessarily mean they
will, but that is the first step. They
have to submit a five-year plan by the
end of August. We have forms
for them to fill out for that plan. And
then by the end of October, we need to
[snorts] receive a resolution that says
they know that they're responsible for
20% of the project costs.
And then an application form for
one per per project. So, if they're
doing more than one culvert, they'll
need more than one application. And then
quotes from a contractor getting us a
just an estimate. We know that those
change cuz we're kind of looking at
things almost could be a year in
advance, but um so those things, the
resolution, the application, and the
quotes are due by the end of October.
And then the commission needs to approve
projects
for the following year. So, we would
approve projects for 2027 by January
15th of 2027.
>> [snorts]
>> Um Stacy, just to clarify, that
five-year plan is something that I think
there's some confusion among some of the
townships that they have to submit that
every year where they
>> that where they update it every year and
add new structures onto that list and then
hopefully taking some off that they've
gotten completed.
>> Correct.
>> Yes.
>> And there is a specific form that we we
have to help to assist them with
completing that plan.
>> What
When did they remove the opt-out and the
levy?
>> Oh, that's been
probably it's been a couple of years
probably now.
>> Um
>> And and it used to be that they couldn't
have do culverts on minimum maintenance
roads, and I think that was taken off as
well. I I think they realized that all
of these stipulations and the money
wasn't getting spent, so they removed
some of those things
to make it as easy as possible.
>> The reason I asked yesterday on the
website for the DOT, it still states in
there that you have to have an opt-out
or a
road levy in place.
And numerous townships in Brookings
assessed themselves a road levy.
It don't It could be a nickel, it could
be 30 cents up to 50 cents. Um
an individual from South Dakota LTAP
also said that they still needed to have
that opt-out and levy in place.
So, I don't know if Pierre hasn't got
the information out or
>> Yeah, I I didn't think that that was all
on there, but I'll do some more looking
into it.
» Anything else?
All right.
>> Thank you.
Brent.
Sheriff.
» Good morning.
>> Morning, Sheriff.
>> This is a quick detention overview. We
have 49 inmates. Uh
28 inmates are Brookings County inmates.
Uh and then 21 are from uh
Well, actually, we only have uh
two from Hamlin County right now, and
then 19 US Marshals.
And uh total, there's 84 on the 24/7
program, so that's still staying down.
Like I say, we've [snorts] been up to
157 participants.
84 is uh
a lot more manageable.
And uh so, but that area still uh uh
stays busy.
Uh
last week I went out to the utilities
and gave two presentations
on scams. And scams seem to be
uh going around right now, different
ones. Uh
actually,
the counties around us, probably the
whole state. We got the toll that comes
back and forth where you went through a toll in South
Dakota. I haven't found that toll booth
yet, though. I don't know, maybe Brian's
got one out in that county road
somewhere to help us out with bridges. I
don't know. Anyway, and so that's going
around and then we have the one with
unpaid uh traffic tickets and that and we try
to put as much as we can on Facebook as
people call in and and report that.
Also, it's garbage in the ditch season.
So, I want my guys to kind of be
watching the township roads. It seemed
like every every spring certain areas
get
um a dairy township in the southwest um
of Brookings seems to get in the ditches
and then
straight north seems to get. So, we'll
be putting some stuff on Facebook not to
throw your couches in the ditch and
stuff. So, but every we go through that
every year.
And then I have been talking with with
highway man Brian about some more
signage on 314. My complaints to the
office has come down, but if you read
the rants and raves, people still
complain of speeders and stuff out
there. But as far as into
actually into my office, and we're
trying to patrol that as much as we can.
We have not had any issues with with
overweight trucks at least while we've
been out there or any complaints, but I
thought maybe we could probably put some
more
signage, you know, probably west of the
Bennett Barn and on the other side
because that place will
start to get busy, too, you know, with
graduation stuff. And I'm not at least
we can maybe slow some of that speed
down if we have a couple more signs. And
there's there's big gaps without signs,
so maybe that could help us a little
bit, but Brian's good to work with with that type of stuff. So, um other
than that, unless you guys have some
questions.
So, we're waiting for the
construction season to kick in and and
wait for that stuff to stuff to happen.
Uh I'm sure we'll have issues when they
get to start working on 28 and traffic
coming down from the north and stuff,
but we'll handle the best we can. So,
yeah.
>> All right.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Thanks, Sheriff.
>> Sheriff.
>> Finance, Jen.
>> Good morning.
>> Not a lot of new things happening. Still
elections, obviously lots of interest in
elections this year um and in some of
the new bills and laws that were passed,
but
So, Jen is busy answering those
questions. Um
We went to Kiwanis Club and talked to
them about the new laws and elections.
That was fun.
Um
Taxes, first half taxes, all that's
wrapped up and done last week. Um
Just to give you some numbers. In the
month of April, we collected 27,246,493
dollars.
Um for the total year, we're at 52% of
the total taxes that are due. So, we're
right where we need to be for the year.
Get that first half done.
Um
Myself and Christine from the office
will be gone at spring workshop for the
next couple days. The office will be a
little more short-staffed, but they've
got it. They can handle it. Um
But otherwise, it's just
all the normal work. So.
>> Anybody have anything for Jen?
>> Thank you. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> County Development, Bob.
» Good morning.
>> Morning.
Bob.
>> The
We got a planning and zoning meeting
tonight.
And on May 14th, we've got a tabletop
exercise with our pandemic planning
coordinating committee {slash} pod
to cover our requirements.
Got a call from Dave Jacobson
about the burn ban. Looks like most of
the fire chiefs are leaning towards
lifting it. So, I guess at the next
commission meeting, we can put it on the
agenda
to to lift it.
And
we'll just keep an eye on the weather
between now and then, but
and go from there.
I got a
on April 28th, of course, I was gone for
3 weeks
first part of April. I got back and
April 28th, I've got a
invoice from Ambit Electric
for
our emergency operations center, which
is the East Fire Station.
Last year, we had talked about
putting the generator from this building
over there at the East Fire Station.
And we told them we'd pay half the
price, which is fine.
And they they hooked it up and never informed us
of the bill.
Well, April 28th, they did. They they
sent me a
The total price was $30,410
and the county share of that, of course,
is is half of that, which would be
$15,205.
So, just let you know at the next bill
cycle, I'll go ahead and pay that. We did make that
commitment on the emergency operations
center, so
I just feel we we need to do that.
On the Madary Township drainage issue,
we had discussed having a meeting
public meeting by the end of May.
They've got the environmental
assessment.
Looks Looks like the draft environmental
assessment's complete. Tomorrow, we're
trying to have a
conference call with
Corps of Engineers and and the NRCS at
the federal level with Banner
Associates.
Depending on what that call
looks like, then we will plan on our
public meeting. And I guess my question
to
the commission is,
do we want to have I I'm thinking May
19th is going to be too short for us to
get those public notices out. We want to make sure we notice this one
properly and also put it in the Town and
Country Shopper a couple of times to let
you know, in case we miss somebody with
the notification. We do want it in the
Town and Country Shopper for at least 2
weeks in my opinion.
So, does the commission have a date that
they'd be possible looking at?
If we go into June, of course, we got a Thursday meeting. I don't know
if that's feasible for the board to
meet. I guess I
didn't get a chance to talk to Ms.
Stephenson before.
Any thoughts?
>> You first.
» Are you talking
the first meeting in June?
» That first
>> Or do you want to do a special meeting?
>> But I thought Bob was
>> Do you want Are we talking a special
meeting or during a scheduled commission
meeting?
>> up to you up to the board.
>> [snorts]
>> If we If we do it on a commission
meeting, that's fine. We just need to
set a date and a time. So, after your
basic Typically, we do it after at a
regular commission meeting, then after
your regular business is done, or you
just stop the meeting and have the
drainage meeting, and then then it comes
back.
This will be a public hearing, so we'll take input
from the public at the
chairperson's discretion, of course.
» I don't
with as much as much input as we had on
our last meeting and stuff, I just
wonder if it shouldn't be something
special that we do just for this or what
what's the consensus of the board?
>> That would be my recommendation as well.
>> I mean, we had one before and
that's what I thought we were talking
about a special meeting, so
that's that'd be all we'd be talking
about, so.
>> Yeah.
>> Are you referring to the one we had at
the BCOAC?
>> Yes.
>> Was that 2 years ago in June, was it?
>> Yeah.
>> So, was that just a like public comment
or it wasn't a
was it official?
>> It wasn't a commission meeting.
>> a commission meeting. It was just a
public informational meeting and
discussion, correct?
>> Yeah, and this would be drainage board.
>> Okay, and this would be a actual
drainage board meeting.
>> Bob had speakers there and then the
public was able to express their
concerns also there, so.
>> But it wasn't an actual drainage board
meeting, it was just a public input
meeting.
>> Right.
>> But we we want to do a actual drainage
board meeting, is that your
recommendation, Bob?
>> recommend
that a way we've got the complete board
there and and the public understands
that you guys
getting [snorts] serious about the
matter.
Whereas if we only have a public input
type meeting, they're going to feel
maybe it's not that big a deal.
We want people to realize this if
they've got thoughts on this project, we
really would would like them at this
meeting.
» Any thoughts on dates or anything like
that, commission? What's your thoughts?
>> you have at the evening so people can
make it with work and that's what I
thought, June 1st in in evening.
>> We could have it. well, it's up to the
board discussion on what, when, and
where.
>> Yeah, June 1st works for me if we wanted
to do something like that, but of course
consensus.
>> Are we thinking I want it to be COAC
again?
>> Yeah.
>> If that's what you'd like.
>> Okay.
>> If we have it there, we can't It's much
harder to broadcast it though. So, if we
have it in in this room,
we could actually put it on our YouTube
channel and whatnot and you know,
potentially reach more people that way.
>> That's fine.
>> That'd be
>> I I think that would get us get it out
to more people as well if they couldn't
make it even though it's if we do like a
What time would you suggest us
6:30, 7:00?
>> 6:00?
Probably 6:00.
>> 6:00?
>> And then if it goes, you know, to 9:00,
it's people still get home
before supper.
Some of them.
>> Okay.
>> So, Monday, June 1st is
>> Monday, June 1st at 6:00 p.m.
>> We'll have to check the availability of
this room, but as long as the city's not
>> Correct. Yeah. I think the only thing,
Jenna, that's getting ready for
uh
voting
>> Yeah, that's okay though. We'll set up
early Tuesday morning.
>> Okay.
>> [snorts]
>> But as long as you can check it out with
Banner to make sure that it works for
those folks as well, correct?
>> Yeah, I'm already touched base. Like I
said,
yesterday I discussed everything with
Banners and
they understand we're having this and
they're going to They're also sending me
a uh a
addendum to the
contract that they've got.
Cuz they're not under the old contract.
I've got the money budgeted for 2026,
but the way they do their contracts, it
doesn't match necessarily my budget, but
yeah, we got the money in the budget to
hold this meeting and
>> But
>> So, we'll
>> That
>> We'll check on availability of room, but
other if it's everything's good, it
would be 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and
we'll start running ads and stuff. I'll
check with Joe also on the availability.
Well, this room, so never mind on that
one.
>> I just wonder with upcoming elections if
the night before might put too much
stress on some of our staff
as far as having it that night or not.
» It It would make a It would make a lot
more work
with uh Tuesday morning cuz we count
absentee. Janet's always going to say
it's fine,
but we count absentee's in here, which
means little stations with tables and
it's
>> Mhm.
>> I don't know. I mean, it's possible, but
it it will be harder.
>> All right.
>> Could we set your stations up at 9:00
after the meeting's over?
>> Yeah, I'll come in at midnight.
>> Well,
>> You just You just give us a map of what
you're wanting and we can we can make it
work.
>> Would Would we want to push it to June
8th? Move it that next Monday.
>> Move it back a week.
I don't think that changes anything as
far as the work we're going to be doing.
>> It doesn't change the work, but it it
helps with elections and and that.
>> and finance. That's one less headache
they have to worry about.
>> Yes.
Why don't we push it to June Check with
Banner see if June 8th at 6:00 p.m.
works for them. I think that would be
the best.
>> Mhm.
>> [snorts]
» Unless it's a campaign issue for some of
you.
>> Nope.
>> And other than that, I am working with the BCOAC and I had a Interstate
Power System come up yesterday. We We're
trying to get an estimate on what it
would take to do a generator down at the
BCOAC. So, once I get those numbers,
I'll get them to Miss Stephenson and
we'll we'll discuss it at the
appropriate meeting.
Other than that, that's all I have. Any
questions?
>> Uh Bob, I know where a year gone, we had
a uh, citizen speak about the
communications and radios within the
county. Was there talk of maybe doing an
audit of the radios within the county by
a
>> There is. We are
I haven't since I got back from my
vacation, I haven't talked to
Assistant Sheriff Bietler yet, but he
was going to contact the state of South
Dakota Communications Branch and see if
they can get us a contractor.
It is a good good segway.
We had a 911 meeting. There was a lot of
discussion on our communication system.
So, the 911
committee wants us to do an audit of all
the all the communications to include to
include all the repeaters throughout the
county and the radios and and talk to
each fire department and see what the
issues are.
And they wanted to be an independent
audit. They don't want they don't want
the local
radio people that sell those radios to
be doing it. So, we're going to work
with the state of South Dakota, try to
find a contractor,
get an RFP on what it would cost, and of
course, we'll bring it back to the
county commission
and uh, see if it's
financially feasible to do it. But, um,
yes, that's in the works, sir.
>> Okay.
Yeah.
All right. Anything else for Bob?
Thank you. Appreciate Bob.
All right.
>> [sighs]
>> Number nine number seven on agenda
items, uh, letter A, public hearing and
action to approve an on-off sale malt
beverage and South Dakota farm and wine
license
for Bella Cosa wedding and event venue.
Do we open the public hearing first or
do we call for motion?
>> You need a motion first.
>> for a motion.
>> So moved.
>> A second?
>> Second.
>> Motion and a second.
So, this point we will open the public
hearing.
Is there any proponents
that would like to come in and visit?
Any proponents?
Go ahead and step forward and just state
your name.
» [snorts]
» Morning.
>> Good morning.
>> My name is Teresa Hallman. I'm actually
the owner of Bella Casa and I'm excited
about this venture, but um it's actually
just going to be a wedding and event
center for
uh up to from two people up to 100
people for different not just for
weddings, but for anniversary parties,
private events,
uh special dinner dates if you guys have
people you like to take on dates. Uh
it'll be a fun place.
But that's why I'd like just a beer and
liquor license. I'm actually not going
to be allowing hard liquor on the
property even for events. I'm not going
to allow people to bring it in. So, I
just want to be able to sell wine by the
bottle,
wine by the glass or beer by the bottle
or by the keg. So, there's not even
going to be any
um
I don't even know what you call it, the
draft beers or anything like that. It's
everything's going to be pre-bottled or
in a keg.
So,
just going to be a an elegant event
place is what we're going for.
So.
>> Right.
Any questions for Teresa?
Thank you very much, Teresa.
>> Jen, this It says on off-sale malt
beverage is off-sale that
like
>> Yep, this would just be um similar to
the other businesses that we have uh
renewals with uh Dance Land, um the
Brookings Country Club, Shaw Dee. We've
got a multiple of uh businesses without
it throughout the county that have a
retail on off-sale malt beverage and
South Dakota farm wine. This is a type
of license where the county has an
unlimited amount. Um so there really is
no limit to to to give to the businesses
in the county. It's the liquor license
that we have a cap on and that's not
what she's applying for. So yes, this
would be a retail on off sale malt
beverage license
just like all the other
businesses that we give this to.
>> Okay Teresa.
All right. Thank you.
Is there any other proponents? Any
proponents?
Switching to any opponents. Is there any
opponents that would like to
comment? Any opponents?
I will close the public hearing and now
we can take comments. Is there any
comments from the board?
Hearing none.
We will go ahead and call the roll,
please.
>> One note before I call the roll, this
license we I did talk with the owner.
This license would go into effect July
1, 2026.
So nothing could be sold or anything
prior to that date. So and she is aware
of that.
So on to the roll call.
Miller?
>> Aye.
>> Jensen?
>> Aye.
>> VanderWal?
>> Aye.
>> Post?
>> Aye.
>> Hostler?
>> Aye.
>> Motion carries.
>> Thank you.
Letter B.
Second reading public hearing and action
to approve ordinance 26-03
an ordinance establishing a 45 mile an
hour speed limit limit upon a portion of
Brookings County Road 25 north of the
city of White, South Dakota.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is seconded. I will go ahead and
open the public hearing. Is there any
proponents to this? Any proponents?
Go ahead.
>> [clears throat]
>> Come forward.
>> [snorts]
>> Uh good morning. Matt Loggerstrom, mayor
of Waite. I uh want to thank you all for
considering this. Uh this is brought to
us by our residents of the golf course
north of town.
Um
as you all are aware, there's an access
road parallel to the highway in that
area. Um
what we're asking for at this speed
limit is to create a zone of awareness.
Um I believe that the top the start of
it will be at the top of the hill just
north of the golf course. It'll proceed
downhill to the bottom of the hill where
we have a 35 mph speed limit going into
town.
Um this is brought to me by the
residents of the golf course and
eventually the city.
Um
lots of people going back and forth in
that area, uh particularly this time of
year as we get uh the golf season up and
running.
Having people slow down a little bit,
especially as it's coming over the crest
of that hill, uh creates a good safety
awareness zone, especially for people
turning into that north access into the
main golf course.
Um
the people at the golf course are
extremely happy about this as it's
something that's going to be moving
forward, uh just creating an awareness
zone so we prevent accidents in the
future.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you.
Is there any other proponents? Any
proponents?
Any other proponents?
Is there any opponents?
We'll close the public hearing. Comments
from the board.
» Brian, when when will you be in
moving and installing signs?
>> Well, as it says in the uh
ordinance, the effective date is
June 4th, so we will be installing the
signs on June 4th.
>> Okay.
>> [snorts]
>> All right.
Hearing no more comments, call the roll,
please.
>> Jensen.
>> Aye.
>> VanderWal.
>> Aye.
>> Post.
>> Aye.
>> Miller.
>> Aye.
>> Hauser.
>> Aye.
>> Motion carries.
>> Letter C, action to approve agreement
26-28, an application for occupancy of
right-of-way of county highways made by
Brookings Municipal Utilities in Medary
Township.
Chad.
>> Good morning.
>> I'm Evan Henningson with the utilities.
Uh
we are looking at installing a new 8-in
water line south to the wastewater
plant. Um
we need this application to connect to
the existing water line that is on 44th
Street South in the ditch.
Um
if you have any questions, I can
definitely answer them.
» Do you have any questions?
>> Evan, uh there will be temporary lane
closures for this.
So, I just wanted to make sure the board
was aware that uh
what what do you estimate for time frame
and when do you intend on
performing this project?
>> Uh so, the work for this project won't
begin until after August 1st. Uh for
we're going to do a one-lane road
closure there.
Uh we're expecting one to do one to two
days uh to close that lane.
>> How will it be signed and and traffic
controlled on that? Will it be stop
signs on each end or will it be electric
How will you to be doing that?
>> Uh flaggers is our plan. Um if it goes 2
days, hopefully we can open that road up
overnight with barriers along the edge
and then start back up in the morning.
>> Okay.
>> [snorts]
>> That was my question on if it if it
stayed open at over overnight if how it
would work. So, okay.
» Any other comments from board questions?
>> And just to clarify that is along our
Brookings County Road 12 or 216th
Avenue.
» All right. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> Any other comments public?
>> Do we actually have the motion?
» From the board.
Hearing none.
>> We'll need a mo- we'll need a motion and
a second.
>> Motion to approve.
>> That's I was just going to call. Motion
and a second. Do we have any comments
from the board after the motion?
Hearing none. All in favor signify by
saying aye.
>> Aye.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
And we had all the department heads
already.
Moving on to number eight, regular
business. Action to approve agreement
number 26-39,
application of right of occupancy of
right of way of Brookings County
highways made by Joint Well Field Inc.
I'm in Eureka Township. Do I have a
motion to approve?
>> Move to approve.
>> Second.
>> Motion and a second. Comments?
>> They're going to be Brookings Dual Rural
Water will be the owner of this. The
Joint Well Field is across the road from
the new water treatment facility that
Brookings Dual Rural Water is building
along our County Road 7 or 466 Avenue
north of Bruce.
Um they are going to be directional
boring
uh
a water
line a 16-in PVC water line cased uh and
then also the accompanying that would be a
uh
um,
electric line to feed those wells in
order to to bring water across the road
to that facility. So, that's what these
two permits that you're going to be
considering from the joint well field
are
uh, about.
» Any comments or questions?
Hearing none, all in favor signify by
saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed, say nay.
Motion carries.
Letter B, action to approve agreement
26-40,
an application of right-of-way occupancy
right-of-way for county highways made by
joint well fields Inc. in your in Eureka
Township. Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion and second. Comments?
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed, say nay.
Motion carries.
Letter C, action to approve agreement
26-41,
an application
for occupancy of right-of-way of county
highways made by Sioux Valley Energy in
Oslo Township.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Have a motion and second. Comments?
>> Uh, going from overhead to underground,
and they're going to be working along
County Road 5 south of Volga.
» Any other comments?
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed, say nay.
Motion carries.
Letter D, action to approve the
following retail on-off malt beverage
and South Dakota farm wine licenses for
July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
And we'll take each one separately.
Letter 1, Cubbins LLC Arlington Beach
Resort. Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second. Comments?
>> Uh the only comment that I would have is
uh that we no longer require public
hearings for uh on renewals without
violation. So happy to report that all
of our businesses passed the compliance
check this last go around. So that's
great news.
>> All right. Any other comments?
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
Number two, CCNF Retail Inc.
Friendly Friendly's Fuel Stop, Elkton.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> Second.
>> Motion is second. Comments?
>> Uh the only comment that I would have on
this one, I didn't get a chance to check
early this morning when I got here, but
um the last time I checked they had not
paid their property tax, the the first
half of the property tax, and that is a
requirement.
Um again, I didn't get a chance to look
at it
uh this morning, so I don't know if you
want to
um amend that motion to maybe say
contingent upon paying the first half
taxes. I don't know if that would be
appropriate or if you want to Yeah, I'm not sure how
you want to handle that one.
>> Could we table that one until Jen checks
that out and then we can uh table it for
right now?
>> Yeah, I think we can set that one just
aside for now and move on. I think yeah,
Jen was going to make a call to check on
it. But it would be appropriate to amend
the emotion to make it contingent upon
payment of first half taxes.
>> Okay. I would look for that amendment.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> That amendment.
>> All right. So we have a vote on the
amendment. All those in favor signify by
saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Uh call for a
All in favor of the original
uh
motion including the amendment, all
those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries as amended.
Number three, Grass Roots Farm and
Garden.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Oh, Good Roots Farm and Garden, excuse
me.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second.
Comments.
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
K and K Enterprises, the Corner Gas and
Goodies. Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second. Comments.
>> [snorts]
» Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
Number five, Shady Vineyard Inc. Do I
have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second.
Any comments?
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
Letter six, SVK Properties LLC, which is
Midway Camp. Do I have a motion to
approve?
>> Motion to approve.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second. Comments.
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
Number seven, Wagon Wheel Resort LLC. Do
I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second. Comments.
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
Moving on, letter E.
Action to automatically supplement for
unanticipated expenses incurred and
reimbursement made to Brookings County
in the amount of 4,444
Is it 4,440?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. 4,440
dollars for reimbursement for work comp
audit to the general line listed.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion and a second, did I hear? Motion
[clears throat] and a second. Comments?
>> So work comp is sort of a always a
moving target and we get audited always
a year behind. So um we we pay the work
comp right away at the beginning of the
year and then they come back and audit
us for a prior year and then this year
we got some reimbursement money back. So
with that um you can see there's a kind
of a long list of different general
ledger lines there for the various
departments that went over on work comp
here at the beginning of the year. This
is to basically make them whole um so
we're not over budget at all in any of
those uh lines as we continue through
the budget here in 2026.
Any other comments or questions?
Hearing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
Letter F. Action to appoint an interim
finance officer until June January 5th,
2027 and set the salary for the interim
position. Do I have a motion to approve?
>> Move to approve.
>> Second.
>> What are what are we approving?
Jen Beller.
>> They Yes. Make that Make it a very clear
motion, please.
>> [laughter]
>> Do I have a motion to for an
appointment?
I move to approve to appoint Jen Beller
a deputy finance director as the interim
finance director
with the
I read it here somewhere with the pay
grade blah blah blah.
My recommendation is to move the
move Jennifer to a wage grade 13.
This is the wage grade that the finance
officer position is in and step one at
4183
per hour.
That motion?
That's the one. Okay.
It's read in the record. Do I have a
second? Second. Motion and a second. Any
comments?
>> [snorts]
» Hearing none. All those in favor signify
by saying I.
Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
>> [snorts]
» Letter G, action to approve the amended
bylaws, rules of procedure and policies
for Brookings County. Do I have a motion
to approve? So move.
Second. Motion and a second. Comments?
With the change to the code of conduct,
there was just some verbage in the
bylaws that also needed to be changed.
So due to that I
had made those amendments and then I'm
looking to reapprove the bylaws with
those changes.
>> [snorts]
>> Any other comments or questions?
Hearing none. All those in favor signify
by saying I.
Opposed say nay.
Motion carries.
We are down to number commission
department director report.
» I did um after the discussion at the
meeting a couple of weeks ago, I did
draft a letter to request an ex-officio
uh representation on the library uh
board for
um
uh for Brookings County be on the have
an ex-officio on the library board for
the city of Brookings. That letter was
included with my staff report. Also, as
part of the E911 board that we had uh
the meeting E911 board meeting that we
had a couple of weeks ago, too, they had
presented um numbers for from the last
uh 2026 year to date and then 23, 24, 25
numbers, call numbers. So, I just
included those in my report um just kind
of as an FYI item.
Other than that, just some upcoming dates. Make this bigger so you
can actually see it. Um
the the economic summit is going on as
we speak out at the Dakota Bank Center.
Um May next Tuesday, May 12th, we do
have that special joint meeting here in
the commission chambers with the city
uh Brookings City Council to um
deal with some ordinance changes uh with
the joint jurisdiction. That's at 5:30
here in the chambers.
May 25th is Memorial Day, so offices
will be closed that Monday.
Just a reminder that the regular
commission meeting for that first
meeting in June is Thursday, June 4th.
Again, that's to canvass the results
from the primary election that will be
held on June 2nd, that Tuesday. Um
That was kind of discussed earlier about
uh the finance office using this this
space for for elections on that day.
Um the vetter the Vietnam memorial uh is
the the replica memorial is coming to
Brookings June 10th through June 14th. I
believe there is going to be
a ceremony for that. I'll get some
additional information here on that.
We're already planning our safety week
um
June 8th through the 12th, I believe.
June 9th through the 12th. Um and the
picnic is from 11:00 to 2:00 on that
Thursday out at the OAC.
Um
I think we've talked about the the field
day. Budget hearings, make sure that
stays on your calendar. July 3rd is a
Friday. That is going to be the day that
the offices are closed for the 4th of
July.
Um we do have the conservation district tour August 20th.
Couple other things that have come up um
since since the agenda was posted, we do
have um a save the date for the CDI golf
outing. That will be Thursday, August
13th.
Um
uh the
Joe Salvati, our director out at the
OAC, had sent some information out on a
couple of things. Their RSO appreciation
dinner is going to be May 18th. That
will be um a Monday
at from 6:00 to 8:00 out at the OAC.
And then on May 20th, that Wednesday, is
their big welcome to summer event from
4:00 to 7:00 out at the OAC on
Wednesday, May 20th.
And then just this morning we got word
too that um next Tuesday, May 12th, that
morning is the Optimist Respect for Law
Day breakfast at the American Legion. Um
I think we need to RSVP if you plan to
go to that to Dan's office here um
today.
So, if you want me to do that, I
certainly can. Do you plan on going?
Yes, yes, yes. Doug, do you know? No.
Okay. I will I will get that over to
Lynn.
Um that's all I have unless you have
questions for me.
>> Any questions?
Number 10, State's Attorney Office
report.
We will move to number 11, Commissioner
reports. Commissioner Vanderwall.
>> Thank you. Uh Wednesday, April 22nd, at
1:00, I attended the Samara / 464
construction meeting in Volga.
On Thursday, April 23rd, at 8:30 that
morning, we had a 911 board meeting here
on this floor. And then on Wednesday,
April 29th,
um I attended, along with Commissioner
Jensen,
um a meeting with Banner on the 214
project. And then on Thursday, April
30th, I went to Watertown for a first
district meeting
at noon. And that's my report. Thank
you.
>> All right. Commissioner Post.
>> Yes, on Tuesday, the 28th, we had a weed
board meeting in
just barely had enough people there for
this time around, but we we made it
through our business, and that's all I
had.
» Commissioner Miller.
>> All right. On the 29th, I went to uh
>> [snorts]
>> the college for a bike path presentation
put on by the uh graphic artist and
landscape design group up there. Six
different proposals on a
bike path from Aurora to Brookings to
Volga. Um
The the young folks that did that did a
great job. It was That was a fun thing
[snorts] to be part of and to see how
that process works, and they they put a
lot of effort into that.
So,
I enjoyed that presentation. On the
30th, I was able to attend my first
board meeting for the domestic abuse
shelter. So,
>> [clears throat]
>> what's happening there and uh
and that's my report.
>> All right.
Commissioner Jensen.
>> On the 22nd, I also attended the Samara
Avenue construction project uh
over there, uh they'll complete the
project here after
uh I think in July sometime, uh but
there's just kind of a pre-construction
deal and they had some things they're
cleaning up on their initial uh project.
On the 23rd, I attended the Sioux Valley
Electric uh
meeting over in Elkton. It was a
pretty informational meeting. There was
uh they had a presentation on data
centers and they also had a presentation
on uh high voltage power lines, so
it was uh
kind of a good meeting I just happened
to attend and uh some good information shared there.
On the 27th, I had a hospital board
meeting. Uh we kicked off the meet
meeting by touring the
OB unit and it was interesting that uh
last year, I believe there was uh
430
uh births up there at the OB unit and it
was uh
about 212
uh boys and 218 girls. It was kind of
interesting, it's about even split, so
uh it was a good tour of that and after
that we had uh the general meeting. On
the 29th, also met with the Commissioner
Vander Wall at Banners for the progress
meeting on 214th Street and uh that's
all I have.
>> All right.
>> [clears throat]
>> And for my report, on the 23rd, uh like
Bob mentioned, uh we had an E911 uh
meeting in the in the next door room.
Uh talked about, as he as he mentioned,
uh finding somebody to audit our
repeaters and our radio systems county
wide. I think that's uh something that
we need to start looking at and also
looking at the radio systems in general
county wide.
Uh later that afternoon on the 23rd, I
did have a Brookings Regional Growth
Alliance board meeting.
Um talked about some of the new new
things going on. Of course, we touched
on the economic summit that's going on
today in uh
in that. On the 24th, uh
attended Shorty's Hot Box ribbon
cutting. Uh
that in
uh on 6th Street, which is uh going to
be a neat uh transition from food truck
to actual brick and mortar store. If
anybody hasn't been there, that's uh
it's a
very nice uh new new building.
On the 28th, I was able to attend the
Central Bank ribbon cutting uh for their
new building. Uh that was very well attended as well.
Then on the 2nd,
uh I attended the Jackrabbit Scholarship
Auction up at uh SDSU
at the Sanford Wellness uh sports
complex. Uh
They had uh close to a thousand people
uh in attendance there and raised uh
raised just under 3 million dollars for
scholarships for Jackrabbits. I think it
was one it was 2.96 million. So, very good for our student athletes. And
then on the 4th yesterday, I did attend
the White City Council meeting. Learned
about some of their updates and their uh
their things they have going on for the
next year with uh sewer and and water up
updates and and planning for Pioneer
Days. So, and that is my report.
Uh moving on to number 12, uh we do have
executive session that we added in
accordance to SDCL 1-25-2 {parentheses}
4 contract negotiations. Do I have a
motion to enter?
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Motion is second. All those in favor
signify by saying I.
>> I.
>> Opposed nay.
We are in executive. Thank you.
>> People have left.