[1:59] Mhm.
[2:44] » We'll call the meeting to order the
[2:46] Tuesday, May 5th, 2026. If everybody
[2:49] would rise for the pledge allegiance.
[2:54] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[2:56] United States of America, and to the
[2:59] republic for which it stands, one nation
[3:03] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[3:06] justice for all.
[3:15] » All right, number three on the agenda is
[3:17] approval of the agenda.
[3:20] Do I have a motion to approve?
[3:22] >> So moved.
[3:22] >> Second.
[3:23] >> Motion and second. We do have to add
[3:26] under number 12, executive session
[3:29] 125-2, parentheses four, for contract
[3:32] negotiations.
[3:35] Do I have any comments?
[3:40] Hearing none.
[3:43] All in favor, signify by saying aye.
[3:45] >> Aye.
[3:46] >> Opposed, say nay.
[3:47] Motion carries.
[3:49] Number four is an invitation for a
[3:50] citizen to schedule time on the
[3:52] commission agenda for an item not
[3:53] listed. There's a 5-minute time limit
[3:55] per person. Anyone wanting to speak
[3:57] during this agenda item must sign in
[3:59] prior to the start of the meeting. No
[4:01] commission action will be taken during
[4:02] the agenda item. Any requested action
[4:05] item may be scheduled for a future date,
[4:07] and we do not have anybody signed in.
[4:10] Moving to number five, consent agenda
[4:12] items, including the minutes, travel
[4:15] requests, personal action notices,
[4:17] cellular authorizations, and the human
[4:20] services report. Do I have a motion to
[4:22] approve?
[4:23] >> So moved.
[4:23] >> Second.
[4:24] >> Motion and a second. Any comments?
[4:30] Hearing none, call the roll, please.
[4:31] >> Vanderwall?
[4:32] >> Aye.
[4:32] >> Post?
[4:33] >> Aye.
[4:33] >> Miller?
[4:34] >> Aye.
[4:34] >> Jensen?
[4:35] >> Aye.
[4:35] >> Hostler?
[4:36] >> Aye.
[4:36] >> Motion carries.
[4:37] >> Number six, routine business, approval
[4:40] of the claims. Do I have a motion to
[4:41] approve?
[4:42] >> So moved.
[4:43] >> Second.
[4:44] >> Motion and a second. Any comments?
[4:50] Hearing none, call the roll, please.
[4:51] >> Post?
[4:52] >> Aye.
[4:52] >> Miller?
[4:53] >> Aye.
[4:53] >> Jensen?
[4:54] >> Aye.
[4:54] >> Vanderwall?
[4:54] >> Aye.
[4:55] >> Hostler?
[4:55] >> Aye.
[4:56] >> Motion carries.
[4:57] >> All right, department head reports.
[4:59] Highway, Brian.
[5:11] >> Morning.
[5:14] >> Um, start off with our crack sealing. We
[5:17] wrapped up on our chip seal project
[5:19] roads. Uh, salt the sign the
[5:22] road yesterday, and we're
[5:25] going to be working on County Road 1
[5:27] north of 14,
[5:29] uh,
[5:30] or
[5:31] uh,
[5:31] 458th Avenue uh, north of 14 for about a
[5:35] mile. We should be wrapped up with crack
[5:37] sealing.
[5:39] Um, we are starting to haul some pea
[5:41] rock for that project, and [snorts] the other things we've been
[5:45] working on, We, uh, we did some patching
[5:49] with some cold mix and some gravel out
[5:51] on
[5:53] 214.
[5:55] Uh
[5:56] we're trying to make it the best we can,
[5:58] but like it Marty and I talked, I think
[6:00] the only thing we did out there was
[6:03] speed up traffic again. I know Marty
[6:06] and I have been talking about doing some
[6:08] additional signing out there as far as
[6:10] getting some additional speed limit
[6:13] signs put up and we'll continue to talk
[6:15] about that, but we may be seeing some
[6:18] intermediate signs out there to
[6:20] help remind people that
[6:23] the speed limit is 45 mph.
[6:26] Um I'll maybe let Marty touch on a
[6:28] little more of what he's finding out
[6:30] there
[6:31] or his deputies are finding out there,
[6:33] but uh
[6:35] Aside from that, uh
[6:37] this
[6:39] been rolling with the flow, kind of
[6:41] wrapping up some of our county projects
[6:43] and going to be starting on some culvert
[6:45] projects here after
[6:47] planting season
[6:49] hopefully wraps up soon. I know we've
[6:52] had pretty good conditions for the
[6:53] farmers and it's also been good
[6:55] conditions for the highway department to
[6:57] get out there and get some work done.
[6:59] But uh
[7:01] Aside from that, just waiting to hear
[7:03] from contractors on when we're going to
[7:05] start some of our our
[7:09] planned projects and and then um
[7:12] here I'm sure within the next meeting
[7:14] we'll be talking about a couple of
[7:15] bridges here that we're going to be
[7:17] bidding.
[7:18] Um
[7:19] I know that a letter was provided to the
[7:21] county as far as the two structures that
[7:23] we will be bidding on County Road 25 uh
[7:26] north of Bushnell, um but before we
[7:30] advertise for bids, that'll be announced
[7:32] to you guys so we all kind of know
[7:34] what's going on.
[7:37] » All right.
[7:38] Any questions for Brian?
[7:40] >> Brian, do you have any updates on the
[7:41] rumble strip stuff?
[7:44] >> Um I talked to Matt.
[7:46] Um he was going to to let me know. I
[7:49] talked to him about another issue and I
[7:50] did bring it up to him, but uh there
[7:52] again, I believe when the contractor
[7:54] gets in the area, uh he'll let me know
[7:57] and I can and let you guys know.
[7:59] >> But we are on the radar then.
[8:01] >> We are on the radar.
[8:02] >> Thank you.
[8:04] >> I did also talk with Matt last week and
[8:07] he happened to be in Pierre and he
[8:09] talked to the contractor, I guess, and
[8:11] it should be next week or the following
[8:13] week is what they
[8:15] uh anticipate anyway.
[8:18] So.
[8:20] » Thank you.
[8:22] >> Say thank you.
[8:22] >> Brian, if you could uh
[8:24] could you just elaborate for the
[8:26] townships that are listening again what
[8:28] dollars are available for them to use
[8:30] and what size
[8:32] different structures that they can apply
[8:34] for and
[8:36] >> You get those funds and some of those
[8:37] replacements and things.
[8:38] >> let Stacy touch a little more on the
[8:40] dollar amounts. Um I know we have some
[8:43] money that
[8:44] uh is allocated, you know, from at right
[8:47] after the first of the year that's going
[8:49] to be allocated for uh some of the
[8:51] projects.
[8:52] And those projects, uh Commissioner
[8:55] Post, are projects for culverts 16
[8:58] square feet in opening and less than 20
[9:01] feet
[9:02] uh you know, so anywhere between that 16
[9:05] square feet in opening and and 20 feet
[9:08] in opening.
[9:09] Uh those culverts are are the ones that
[9:12] are
[9:13] uh intended for this program. Um
[9:16] and the application process uh starts
[9:20] with the 5-year plan and that's, you
[9:22] know, be to be submitted in the fall. Uh
[9:26] believe that's October 1st. And then as
[9:29] project-wise
[9:31] goes for uh each township to submit
[9:35] applications for their structures based
[9:38] upon
[9:39] uh you know the original
[9:42] survey that the county did for all
[9:44] townships in the county.
[9:46] Um
[9:47] and then once that's submitted the
[9:48] commission considers those at right
[9:50] after the first of the year. I believe
[9:52] you you guys can recall
[9:54] uh
[9:55] we did go through that process
[9:58] right after the first of the year to
[9:59] approve those structures and then you
[10:02] know those projects are be to be
[10:04] completed the you know throughout that
[10:06] summer and then start that cycle all
[10:08] over again with the five-year plan, the
[10:10] applications, and then the approval by
[10:13] the commission, and then the get-go to
[10:15] get them going on that project. And that
[10:18] does cost the townships 20%.
[10:21] Uh the county was awarded
[10:23] uh Stacy can touch on those numbers like
[10:26] the initial fundings uh you know
[10:30] just short of a million dollars the
[10:32] first round and then you know following
[10:35] that and I'll let her touch a little
[10:36] more on that and uh
[10:40] you know so we have used the you know a
[10:42] good majority of our funding but there
[10:44] is still a lot available out there.
[10:47] And I printed out a a printout to for
[10:50] Commissioner Jensen. I'd be more than
[10:53] willing to print out you know what the
[10:54] initial survey
[10:56] uh what we did back in 2021 and 21 and
[11:01] then I also went back uh through had the guys go through this winter and we
[11:06] updated the RAF program um on the
[11:10] state's website uh because there is
[11:14] going to be an additional round of
[11:15] funding coming and I wanted to make sure
[11:18] that we had the culverts that had been
[11:21] done updated on that website because
[11:23] based or
[11:25] that GIS database I should call it the
[11:28] database determines uh still you know
[11:31] what we're going to be getting for
[11:33] funding
[11:34] uh, based upon the structures that are
[11:36] listed in that inventory.
[11:39] >> Can Can you touch on the opt-out and the
[11:41] levy?
[11:42] >> Uh, I'll let Stacy do that.
[11:46] >> The restrictions really have all been
[11:49] removed. I don't the townships no longer
[11:51] have to have an opt-out. They don't no
[11:53] longer have to have that levy.
[11:55] Um, basically it's due to structure size
[11:58] is the is the limitation for culverts.
[12:01] Uh, up on the screen now, you can see
[12:04] where we were or where we're at. And of course 2026 is just an estimate based
[12:09] on the
[12:11] quotes that were provided to us for um,
[12:15] for projects to be done in 2026. So,
[12:19] you know, after all is said and done, we
[12:21] have, you know, about 660,000
[12:25] left. Plus, this does not include the
[12:27] funding that we will receive at some
[12:29] point later this year, I think.
[12:32] >> I believe it's going to be sometime
[12:34] after July 1st.
[12:35] >> Yeah, after July 1st, we'll get
[12:37] additional funding because the
[12:39] legislature did provide additional funds
[12:41] for this program.
[12:42] Um,
[12:43] >> and the amount of I believe it was 5
[12:45] million per
[12:46] >> Yeah, 5 million across all counties. So,
[12:49] we'll get a portion of that.
[12:51] Um,
[12:54] coming up, I mean, 2026 is is done for
[12:59] funding. Those projects were all
[13:00] approved um,
[13:03] back in
[13:04] late last year or early this year.
[13:06] The next step is um,
[13:10] August the end of August is the deadline
[13:13] for townships to submit their five-year
[13:15] plans to my office.
[13:18] That kind of triggers our indication
[13:21] that they're interested in possibly
[13:22] applying.
[13:24] It It doesn't necessarily mean they
[13:26] will, but that is the first step. They
[13:27] have to submit a five-year plan by the
[13:30] end of August. We have forms
[13:33] for them to fill out for that plan. And
[13:37] then by the end of October, we need to
[13:39] [snorts] receive a resolution that says
[13:42] they know that they're responsible for
[13:44] 20% of the project costs.
[13:47] And then an application form for
[13:50] one per per project. So, if they're
[13:52] doing more than one culvert, they'll
[13:55] need more than one application. And then
[13:57] quotes from a contractor getting us a
[14:00] just an estimate. We know that those
[14:02] change cuz we're kind of looking at
[14:03] things almost could be a year in
[14:05] advance, but um so those things, the
[14:07] resolution, the application, and the
[14:09] quotes are due by the end of October.
[14:12] And then the commission needs to approve
[14:14] projects
[14:15] for the following year. So, we would
[14:18] approve projects for 2027 by January
[14:21] 15th of 2027.
[14:25] >> [snorts]
[14:25] >> Um Stacy, just to clarify, that
[14:28] five-year plan is something that I think
[14:30] there's some confusion among some of the
[14:31] townships that they have to submit that
[14:33] every year where they
[14:35] >> that where they update it every year and
[14:37] add new structures onto that list and then
[14:40] hopefully taking some off that they've
[14:42] gotten completed.
[14:43] >> Correct.
[14:44] >> Yes.
[14:45] >> And there is a specific form that we we
[14:47] have to help to assist them with
[14:50] completing that plan.
[14:53] >> What
[14:54] When did they remove the opt-out and the
[14:57] levy?
[14:59] >> Oh, that's been
[15:01] probably it's been a couple of years
[15:02] probably now.
[15:04] >> Um
[15:04] >> And and it used to be that they couldn't
[15:06] have do culverts on minimum maintenance
[15:08] roads, and I think that was taken off as
[15:10] well. I I think they realized that all
[15:13] of these stipulations and the money
[15:15] wasn't getting spent, so they removed
[15:16] some of those things
[15:18] to make it as easy as possible.
[15:20] >> The reason I asked yesterday on the
[15:22] website for the DOT, it still states in
[15:24] there that you have to have an opt-out
[15:25] or a
[15:26] road levy in place.
[15:29] And numerous townships in Brookings
[15:32] assessed themselves a road levy.
[15:36] It don't It could be a nickel, it could
[15:37] be 30 cents up to 50 cents. Um
[15:41] an individual from South Dakota LTAP
[15:43] also said that they still needed to have
[15:45] that opt-out and levy in place.
[15:47] So, I don't know if Pierre hasn't got
[15:49] the information out or
[15:51] >> Yeah, I I didn't think that that was all
[15:55] on there, but I'll do some more looking
[15:56] into it.
[16:03] » Anything else?
[16:06] All right.
[16:07] >> Thank you.
[16:08] Brent.
[16:09] Sheriff.
[16:21] » Good morning.
[16:22] >> Morning, Sheriff.
[16:23] >> This is a quick detention overview. We
[16:25] have 49 inmates. Uh
[16:28] 28 inmates are Brookings County inmates.
[16:32] Uh and then 21 are from uh
[16:35] Well, actually, we only have uh
[16:38] two from Hamlin County right now, and
[16:39] then 19 US Marshals.
[16:42] And uh total, there's 84 on the 24/7
[16:45] program, so that's still staying down.
[16:47] Like I say, we've [snorts] been up to
[16:48] 157 participants.
[16:51] 84 is uh
[16:53] a lot more manageable.
[16:55] And uh so, but that area still uh uh
[16:58] stays busy.
[16:59] Uh
[17:00] last week I went out to the utilities
[17:02] and gave two presentations
[17:04] on scams. And scams seem to be
[17:07] uh going around right now, different
[17:09] ones. Uh
[17:11] actually,
[17:12] the counties around us, probably the
[17:13] whole state. We got the toll that comes
[17:16] back and forth where you went through a toll in South
[17:20] Dakota. I haven't found that toll booth
[17:22] yet, though. I don't know, maybe Brian's
[17:23] got one out in that county road
[17:25] somewhere to help us out with bridges. I
[17:27] don't know. Anyway, and so that's going
[17:29] around and then we have the one with
[17:33] unpaid uh traffic tickets and that and we try
[17:37] to put as much as we can on Facebook as
[17:40] people call in and and report that.
[17:42] Also, it's garbage in the ditch season.
[17:45] So, I want my guys to kind of be
[17:46] watching the township roads. It seemed
[17:48] like every every spring certain areas
[17:50] get
[17:52] um a dairy township in the southwest um
[17:56] of Brookings seems to get in the ditches
[17:58] and then
[17:59] straight north seems to get. So, we'll
[18:02] be putting some stuff on Facebook not to
[18:05] throw your couches in the ditch and
[18:06] stuff. So, but every we go through that
[18:09] every year.
[18:10] And then I have been talking with with
[18:12] highway man Brian about some more
[18:15] signage on 314. My complaints to the
[18:18] office has come down, but if you read
[18:20] the rants and raves, people still
[18:22] complain of speeders and stuff out
[18:24] there. But as far as into
[18:27] actually into my office, and we're
[18:29] trying to patrol that as much as we can.
[18:30] We have not had any issues with with
[18:34] overweight trucks at least while we've
[18:36] been out there or any complaints, but I
[18:38] thought maybe we could probably put some
[18:40] more
[18:41] signage, you know, probably west of the
[18:45] Bennett Barn and on the other side
[18:46] because that place will
[18:48] start to get busy, too, you know, with
[18:51] graduation stuff. And I'm not at least
[18:53] we can maybe slow some of that speed
[18:55] down if we have a couple more signs. And
[18:57] there's there's big gaps without signs,
[18:59] so maybe that could help us a little
[19:00] bit, but Brian's good to work with with that type of stuff. So, um other
[19:05] than that, unless you guys have some
[19:07] questions.
[19:10] So, we're waiting for the
[19:13] construction season to kick in and and
[19:15] wait for that stuff to stuff to happen.
[19:18] Uh I'm sure we'll have issues when they
[19:22] get to start working on 28 and traffic
[19:24] coming down from the north and stuff,
[19:25] but we'll handle the best we can. So,
[19:28] yeah.
[19:29] >> All right.
[19:29] >> Okay. Thank you.
[19:30] >> Thanks, Sheriff.
[19:30] >> Sheriff.
[19:31] >> Finance, Jen.
[19:41] >> Good morning.
[19:44] >> Not a lot of new things happening. Still
[19:46] elections, obviously lots of interest in
[19:48] elections this year um and in some of
[19:50] the new bills and laws that were passed,
[19:52] but
[19:53] So, Jen is busy answering those
[19:54] questions. Um
[19:57] We went to Kiwanis Club and talked to
[19:58] them about the new laws and elections.
[20:00] That was fun.
[20:02] Um
[20:03] Taxes, first half taxes, all that's
[20:06] wrapped up and done last week. Um
[20:09] Just to give you some numbers. In the
[20:10] month of April, we collected 27,246,493
[20:16] dollars.
[20:17] Um for the total year, we're at 52% of
[20:21] the total taxes that are due. So, we're
[20:22] right where we need to be for the year.
[20:24] Get that first half done.
[20:26] Um
[20:28] Myself and Christine from the office
[20:30] will be gone at spring workshop for the
[20:31] next couple days. The office will be a
[20:33] little more short-staffed, but they've
[20:35] got it. They can handle it. Um
[20:38] But otherwise, it's just
[20:40] all the normal work. So.
[20:43] >> Anybody have anything for Jen?
[20:46] >> Thank you. Thank you.
[20:47] >> Thank you.
[20:49] >> County Development, Bob.
[20:59] » Good morning.
[21:00] >> Morning.
[21:01] Bob.
[21:02] >> The
[21:04] We got a planning and zoning meeting
[21:05] tonight.
[21:07] And on May 14th, we've got a tabletop
[21:11] exercise with our pandemic planning
[21:13] coordinating committee {slash} pod
[21:16] to cover our requirements.
[21:20] Got a call from Dave Jacobson
[21:23] about the burn ban. Looks like most of
[21:26] the fire chiefs are leaning towards
[21:29] lifting it. So, I guess at the next
[21:31] commission meeting, we can put it on the
[21:32] agenda
[21:34] to to lift it.
[21:36] And
[21:37] we'll just keep an eye on the weather
[21:39] between now and then, but
[21:41] and go from there.
[21:43] I got a
[21:45] on April 28th, of course, I was gone for
[21:47] 3 weeks
[21:49] first part of April. I got back and
[21:51] April 28th, I've got a
[21:53] invoice from Ambit Electric
[21:57] for
[21:58] our emergency operations center, which
[22:01] is the East Fire Station.
[22:03] Last year, we had talked about
[22:06] putting the generator from this building
[22:08] over there at the East Fire Station.
[22:10] And we told them we'd pay half the
[22:12] price, which is fine.
[22:13] And they they hooked it up and never informed us
[22:18] of the bill.
[22:19] Well, April 28th, they did. They they
[22:22] sent me a
[22:23] The total price was $30,410
[22:27] and the county share of that, of course,
[22:28] is is half of that, which would be
[22:30] $15,205.
[22:32] So, just let you know at the next bill
[22:35] cycle, I'll go ahead and pay that. We did make that
[22:39] commitment on the emergency operations
[22:41] center, so
[22:43] I just feel we we need to do that.
[22:46] On the Madary Township drainage issue,
[22:49] we had discussed having a meeting
[22:51] public meeting by the end of May.
[22:55] They've got the environmental
[22:56] assessment.
[22:58] Looks Looks like the draft environmental
[23:00] assessment's complete. Tomorrow, we're
[23:02] trying to have a
[23:04] conference call with
[23:07] Corps of Engineers and and the NRCS at
[23:11] the federal level with Banner
[23:13] Associates.
[23:14] Depending on what that call
[23:17] looks like, then we will plan on our
[23:20] public meeting. And I guess my question
[23:22] to
[23:22] the commission is,
[23:24] do we want to have I I'm thinking May
[23:27] 19th is going to be too short for us to
[23:29] get those public notices out. We want to make sure we notice this one
[23:34] properly and also put it in the Town and
[23:36] Country Shopper a couple of times to let
[23:39] you know, in case we miss somebody with
[23:41] the notification. We do want it in the
[23:43] Town and Country Shopper for at least 2
[23:45] weeks in my opinion.
[23:47] So, does the commission have a date that
[23:49] they'd be possible looking at?
[23:57] If we go into June, of course, we got a Thursday meeting. I don't know
[24:03] if that's feasible for the board to
[24:05] meet. I guess I
[24:06] didn't get a chance to talk to Ms.
[24:07] Stephenson before.
[24:15] Any thoughts?
[24:16] >> You first.
[24:22] » Are you talking
[24:23] the first meeting in June?
[24:27] » That first
[24:28] >> Or do you want to do a special meeting?
[24:30] >> But I thought Bob was
[24:33] >> Do you want Are we talking a special
[24:34] meeting or during a scheduled commission
[24:36] meeting?
[24:36] >> up to you up to the board.
[24:40] >> [snorts]
[24:40] >> If we If we do it on a commission
[24:42] meeting, that's fine. We just need to
[24:43] set a date and a time. So, after your
[24:47] basic Typically, we do it after at a
[24:49] regular commission meeting, then after
[24:51] your regular business is done, or you
[24:53] just stop the meeting and have the
[24:54] drainage meeting, and then then it comes
[24:56] back.
[24:57] This will be a public hearing, so we'll take input
[25:02] from the public at the
[25:04] chairperson's discretion, of course.
[25:10] » I don't
[25:11] with as much as much input as we had on
[25:14] our last meeting and stuff, I just
[25:16] wonder if it shouldn't be something
[25:17] special that we do just for this or what
[25:20] what's the consensus of the board?
[25:21] >> That would be my recommendation as well.
[25:24] >> I mean, we had one before and
[25:27] that's what I thought we were talking
[25:29] about a special meeting, so
[25:31] that's that'd be all we'd be talking
[25:33] about, so.
[25:34] >> Yeah.
[25:35] >> Are you referring to the one we had at
[25:36] the BCOAC?
[25:37] >> Yes.
[25:38] >> Was that 2 years ago in June, was it?
[25:42] >> Yeah.
[25:43] >> So, was that just a like public comment
[25:45] or it wasn't a
[25:46] was it official?
[25:48] >> It wasn't a commission meeting.
[25:50] >> a commission meeting. It was just a
[25:51] public informational meeting and
[25:53] discussion, correct?
[25:54] >> Yeah, and this would be drainage board.
[25:57] >> Okay, and this would be a actual
[25:59] drainage board meeting.
[26:00] >> Bob had speakers there and then the
[26:02] public was able to express their
[26:04] concerns also there, so.
[26:05] >> But it wasn't an actual drainage board
[26:07] meeting, it was just a public input
[26:09] meeting.
[26:09] >> Right.
[26:10] >> But we we want to do a actual drainage
[26:12] board meeting, is that your
[26:13] recommendation, Bob?
[26:14] >> recommend
[26:17] that a way we've got the complete board
[26:18] there and and the public understands
[26:21] that you guys
[26:22] getting [snorts] serious about the
[26:23] matter.
[26:25] Whereas if we only have a public input
[26:28] type meeting, they're going to feel
[26:30] maybe it's not that big a deal.
[26:32] We want people to realize this if
[26:35] they've got thoughts on this project, we
[26:37] really would would like them at this
[26:38] meeting.
[26:41] » Any thoughts on dates or anything like
[26:43] that, commission? What's your thoughts?
[26:45] >> you have at the evening so people can
[26:46] make it with work and that's what I
[26:48] thought, June 1st in in evening.
[26:50] >> We could have it. well, it's up to the
[26:52] board discussion on what, when, and
[26:54] where.
[26:56] >> Yeah, June 1st works for me if we wanted
[26:58] to do something like that, but of course
[27:00] consensus.
[27:01] >> Are we thinking I want it to be COAC
[27:03] again?
[27:05] >> Yeah.
[27:05] >> If that's what you'd like.
[27:07] >> Okay.
[27:07] >> If we have it there, we can't It's much
[27:09] harder to broadcast it though. So, if we
[27:11] have it in in this room,
[27:14] we could actually put it on our YouTube
[27:16] channel and whatnot and you know,
[27:17] potentially reach more people that way.
[27:20] >> That's fine.
[27:20] >> That'd be
[27:21] >> I I think that would get us get it out
[27:23] to more people as well if they couldn't
[27:24] make it even though it's if we do like a
[27:27] What time would you suggest us
[27:30] 6:30, 7:00?
[27:32] >> 6:00?
[27:33] Probably 6:00.
[27:35] >> 6:00?
[27:36] >> And then if it goes, you know, to 9:00,
[27:39] it's people still get home
[27:41] before supper.
[27:43] Some of them.
[27:45] >> Okay.
[27:45] >> So, Monday, June 1st is
[27:47] >> Monday, June 1st at 6:00 p.m.
[27:50] >> We'll have to check the availability of
[27:52] this room, but as long as the city's not
[27:55] >> Correct. Yeah. I think the only thing,
[27:56] Jenna, that's getting ready for
[27:59] uh
[27:59] voting
[28:00] >> Yeah, that's okay though. We'll set up
[28:01] early Tuesday morning.
[28:03] >> Okay.
[28:05] >> [snorts]
[28:06] >> But as long as you can check it out with
[28:08] Banner to make sure that it works for
[28:10] those folks as well, correct?
[28:11] >> Yeah, I'm already touched base. Like I
[28:13] said,
[28:14] yesterday I discussed everything with
[28:16] Banners and
[28:18] they understand we're having this and
[28:21] they're going to They're also sending me
[28:22] a uh a
[28:24] addendum to the
[28:26] contract that they've got.
[28:28] Cuz they're not under the old contract.
[28:31] I've got the money budgeted for 2026,
[28:33] but the way they do their contracts, it
[28:36] doesn't match necessarily my budget, but
[28:38] yeah, we got the money in the budget to
[28:40] hold this meeting and
[28:43] >> But
[28:44] >> So, we'll
[28:45] >> That
[28:46] >> We'll check on availability of room, but
[28:47] other if it's everything's good, it
[28:49] would be 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and
[28:52] we'll start running ads and stuff. I'll
[28:53] check with Joe also on the availability.
[28:56] Well, this room, so never mind on that
[28:58] one.
[28:59] >> I just wonder with upcoming elections if
[29:01] the night before might put too much
[29:03] stress on some of our staff
[29:05] as far as having it that night or not.
[29:12] » It It would make a It would make a lot
[29:14] more work
[29:15] with uh Tuesday morning cuz we count
[29:17] absentee. Janet's always going to say
[29:19] it's fine,
[29:20] but we count absentee's in here, which
[29:22] means little stations with tables and
[29:24] it's
[29:25] >> Mhm.
[29:26] >> I don't know. I mean, it's possible, but
[29:27] it it will be harder.
[29:29] >> All right.
[29:30] >> Could we set your stations up at 9:00
[29:32] after the meeting's over?
[29:35] >> Yeah, I'll come in at midnight.
[29:36] >> Well,
[29:37] >> You just You just give us a map of what
[29:38] you're wanting and we can we can make it
[29:41] work.
[29:42] >> Would Would we want to push it to June
[29:43] 8th? Move it that next Monday.
[29:45] >> Move it back a week.
[29:47] I don't think that changes anything as
[29:49] far as the work we're going to be doing.
[29:51] >> It doesn't change the work, but it it
[29:52] helps with elections and and that.
[29:55] >> and finance. That's one less headache
[29:56] they have to worry about.
[29:57] >> Yes.
[29:58] Why don't we push it to June Check with
[30:00] Banner see if June 8th at 6:00 p.m.
[30:01] works for them. I think that would be
[30:04] the best.
[30:07] >> Mhm.
[30:09] >> [snorts]
[30:11] » Unless it's a campaign issue for some of
[30:13] you.
[30:14] >> Nope.
[30:15] >> And other than that, I am working with the BCOAC and I had a Interstate
[30:20] Power System come up yesterday. We We're
[30:22] trying to get an estimate on what it
[30:24] would take to do a generator down at the
[30:27] BCOAC. So, once I get those numbers,
[30:29] I'll get them to Miss Stephenson and
[30:31] we'll we'll discuss it at the
[30:33] appropriate meeting.
[30:35] Other than that, that's all I have. Any
[30:36] questions?
[30:37] >> Uh Bob, I know where a year gone, we had
[30:39] a uh, citizen speak about the
[30:42] communications and radios within the
[30:43] county. Was there talk of maybe doing an
[30:47] audit of the radios within the county by
[30:49] a
[30:50] >> There is. We are
[30:51] I haven't since I got back from my
[30:54] vacation, I haven't talked to
[30:56] Assistant Sheriff Bietler yet, but he
[30:59] was going to contact the state of South
[31:01] Dakota Communications Branch and see if
[31:04] they can get us a contractor.
[31:06] It is a good good segway.
[31:10] We had a 911 meeting. There was a lot of
[31:12] discussion on our communication system.
[31:14] So, the 911
[31:18] committee wants us to do an audit of all
[31:21] the all the communications to include to
[31:24] include all the repeaters throughout the
[31:26] county and the radios and and talk to
[31:29] each fire department and see what the
[31:32] issues are.
[31:33] And they wanted to be an independent
[31:34] audit. They don't want they don't want
[31:36] the local
[31:38] radio people that sell those radios to
[31:40] be doing it. So, we're going to work
[31:43] with the state of South Dakota, try to
[31:44] find a contractor,
[31:46] get an RFP on what it would cost, and of
[31:48] course, we'll bring it back to the
[31:49] county commission
[31:51] and uh, see if it's
[31:53] financially feasible to do it. But, um,
[31:55] yes, that's in the works, sir.
[31:57] >> Okay.
[31:59] Yeah.
[32:00] All right. Anything else for Bob?
[32:03] Thank you. Appreciate Bob.
[32:07] All right.
[32:08] >> [sighs]
[32:08] >> Number nine number seven on agenda
[32:11] items, uh, letter A, public hearing and
[32:14] action to approve an on-off sale malt
[32:17] beverage and South Dakota farm and wine
[32:19] license
[32:21] for Bella Cosa wedding and event venue.
[32:25] Do we open the public hearing first or
[32:27] do we call for motion?
[32:30] >> You need a motion first.
[32:31] >> for a motion.
[32:32] >> So moved.
[32:33] >> A second?
[32:34] >> Second.
[32:35] >> Motion and a second.
[32:38] So, this point we will open the public
[32:40] hearing.
[32:43] Is there any proponents
[32:45] that would like to come in and visit?
[32:48] Any proponents?
[32:50] Go ahead and step forward and just state
[32:53] your name.
[32:56] » [snorts]
[32:58] » Morning.
[32:59] >> Good morning.
[32:59] >> My name is Teresa Hallman. I'm actually
[33:01] the owner of Bella Casa and I'm excited
[33:05] about this venture, but um it's actually
[33:08] just going to be a wedding and event
[33:09] center for
[33:11] uh up to from two people up to 100
[33:13] people for different not just for
[33:15] weddings, but for anniversary parties,
[33:17] private events,
[33:19] uh special dinner dates if you guys have
[33:23] people you like to take on dates. Uh
[33:25] it'll be a fun place.
[33:26] But that's why I'd like just a beer and
[33:29] liquor license. I'm actually not going
[33:32] to be allowing hard liquor on the
[33:33] property even for events. I'm not going
[33:35] to allow people to bring it in. So, I
[33:37] just want to be able to sell wine by the
[33:39] bottle,
[33:41] wine by the glass or beer by the bottle
[33:44] or by the keg. So, there's not even
[33:46] going to be any
[33:47] um
[33:48] I don't even know what you call it, the
[33:49] draft beers or anything like that. It's
[33:51] everything's going to be pre-bottled or
[33:53] in a keg.
[33:55] So,
[33:56] just going to be a an elegant event
[33:59] place is what we're going for.
[34:01] So.
[34:02] >> Right.
[34:04] Any questions for Teresa?
[34:06] Thank you very much, Teresa.
[34:08] >> Jen, this It says on off-sale malt
[34:11] beverage is off-sale that
[34:13] like
[34:14] >> Yep, this would just be um similar to
[34:17] the other businesses that we have uh
[34:21] renewals with uh Dance Land, um the
[34:24] Brookings Country Club, Shaw Dee. We've
[34:26] got a multiple of uh businesses without
[34:28] it throughout the county that have a
[34:31] retail on off-sale malt beverage and
[34:33] South Dakota farm wine. This is a type
[34:35] of license where the county has an
[34:37] unlimited amount. Um so there really is
[34:41] no limit to to to give to the businesses
[34:45] in the county. It's the liquor license
[34:47] that we have a cap on and that's not
[34:50] what she's applying for. So yes, this
[34:53] would be a retail on off sale malt
[34:55] beverage license
[34:57] just like all the other
[34:59] businesses that we give this to.
[35:02] >> Okay Teresa.
[35:03] All right. Thank you.
[35:07] Is there any other proponents? Any
[35:10] proponents?
[35:13] Switching to any opponents. Is there any
[35:15] opponents that would like to
[35:18] comment? Any opponents?
[35:23] I will close the public hearing and now
[35:25] we can take comments. Is there any
[35:27] comments from the board?
[35:33] Hearing none.
[35:34] We will go ahead and call the roll,
[35:37] please.
[35:37] >> One note before I call the roll, this
[35:40] license we I did talk with the owner.
[35:44] This license would go into effect July
[35:46] 1, 2026.
[35:49] So nothing could be sold or anything
[35:52] prior to that date. So and she is aware
[35:54] of that.
[35:57] So on to the roll call.
[35:59] Miller?
[35:59] >> Aye.
[36:00] >> Jensen?
[36:01] >> Aye.
[36:01] >> VanderWal?
[36:02] >> Aye.
[36:02] >> Post?
[36:03] >> Aye.
[36:03] >> Hostler?
[36:04] >> Aye.
[36:04] >> Motion carries.
[36:06] >> Thank you.
[36:07] Letter B.
[36:09] Second reading public hearing and action
[36:11] to approve ordinance 26-03
[36:15] an ordinance establishing a 45 mile an
[36:17] hour speed limit limit upon a portion of
[36:20] Brookings County Road 25 north of the
[36:23] city of White, South Dakota.
[36:25] Do I have a motion to approve?
[36:28] >> So moved.
[36:28] >> Second.
[36:29] >> Motion is seconded. I will go ahead and
[36:31] open the public hearing. Is there any
[36:34] proponents to this? Any proponents?
[36:37] Go ahead.
[36:38] >> [clears throat]
[36:38] >> Come forward.
[36:40] >> [snorts]
[36:41] >> Uh good morning. Matt Loggerstrom, mayor
[36:43] of Waite. I uh want to thank you all for
[36:45] considering this. Uh this is brought to
[36:47] us by our residents of the golf course
[36:49] north of town.
[36:50] Um
[36:51] as you all are aware, there's an access
[36:53] road parallel to the highway in that
[36:55] area. Um
[36:57] what we're asking for at this speed
[36:59] limit is to create a zone of awareness.
[37:01] Um I believe that the top the start of
[37:03] it will be at the top of the hill just
[37:05] north of the golf course. It'll proceed
[37:07] downhill to the bottom of the hill where
[37:09] we have a 35 mph speed limit going into
[37:11] town.
[37:12] Um this is brought to me by the
[37:14] residents of the golf course and
[37:15] eventually the city.
[37:16] Um
[37:17] lots of people going back and forth in
[37:19] that area, uh particularly this time of
[37:21] year as we get uh the golf season up and
[37:23] running.
[37:24] Having people slow down a little bit,
[37:25] especially as it's coming over the crest
[37:27] of that hill, uh creates a good safety
[37:29] awareness zone, especially for people
[37:31] turning into that north access into the
[37:33] main golf course.
[37:34] Um
[37:36] the people at the golf course are
[37:37] extremely happy about this as it's
[37:39] something that's going to be moving
[37:40] forward, uh just creating an awareness
[37:42] zone so we prevent accidents in the
[37:44] future.
[37:46] >> Okay.
[37:47] >> Thank you.
[37:48] Is there any other proponents? Any
[37:50] proponents?
[37:53] Any other proponents?
[37:56] Is there any opponents?
[38:06] We'll close the public hearing. Comments
[38:08] from the board.
[38:11] » Brian, when when will you be in
[38:14] moving and installing signs?
[38:18] >> Well, as it says in the uh
[38:20] ordinance, the effective date is
[38:23] June 4th, so we will be installing the
[38:26] signs on June 4th.
[38:28] >> Okay.
[38:30] >> [snorts]
[38:32] >> All right.
[38:34] Hearing no more comments, call the roll,
[38:36] please.
[38:37] >> Jensen.
[38:38] >> Aye.
[38:38] >> VanderWal.
[38:38] >> Aye.
[38:39] >> Post.
[38:39] >> Aye.
[38:40] >> Miller.
[38:40] >> Aye.
[38:41] >> Hauser.
[38:41] >> Aye.
[38:42] >> Motion carries.
[38:45] >> Letter C, action to approve agreement
[38:47] 26-28, an application for occupancy of
[38:50] right-of-way of county highways made by
[38:52] Brookings Municipal Utilities in Medary
[38:55] Township.
[38:58] Chad.
[38:59] >> Good morning.
[38:59] >> I'm Evan Henningson with the utilities.
[39:02] Uh
[39:03] we are looking at installing a new 8-in
[39:05] water line south to the wastewater
[39:07] plant. Um
[39:10] we need this application to connect to
[39:12] the existing water line that is on 44th
[39:14] Street South in the ditch.
[39:17] Um
[39:18] if you have any questions, I can
[39:20] definitely answer them.
[39:24] » Do you have any questions?
[39:25] >> Evan, uh there will be temporary lane
[39:29] closures for this.
[39:31] So, I just wanted to make sure the board
[39:33] was aware that uh
[39:36] what what do you estimate for time frame
[39:38] and when do you intend on
[39:41] performing this project?
[39:43] >> Uh so, the work for this project won't
[39:45] begin until after August 1st. Uh for
[39:50] we're going to do a one-lane road
[39:52] closure there.
[39:53] Uh we're expecting one to do one to two
[39:55] days uh to close that lane.
[39:59] >> How will it be signed and and traffic
[40:02] controlled on that? Will it be stop
[40:03] signs on each end or will it be electric
[40:07] How will you to be doing that?
[40:08] >> Uh flaggers is our plan. Um if it goes 2
[40:11] days, hopefully we can open that road up
[40:14] overnight with barriers along the edge
[40:16] and then start back up in the morning.
[40:19] >> Okay.
[40:20] >> [snorts]
[40:20] >> That was my question on if it if it
[40:22] stayed open at over overnight if how it
[40:24] would work. So, okay.
[40:29] » Any other comments from board questions?
[40:32] >> And just to clarify that is along our
[40:34] Brookings County Road 12 or 216th
[40:37] Avenue.
[40:42] » All right. Thank you.
[40:43] >> Thank you.
[40:45] >> Any other comments public?
[40:47] >> Do we actually have the motion?
[40:50] » From the board.
[40:54] Hearing none.
[40:55] >> We'll need a mo- we'll need a motion and
[40:57] a second.
[40:57] >> Motion to approve.
[40:58] >> That's I was just going to call. Motion
[41:00] and a second. Do we have any comments
[41:02] from the board after the motion?
[41:06] Hearing none. All in favor signify by
[41:08] saying aye.
[41:09] >> Aye.
[41:10] >> Opposed say nay.
[41:11] Motion carries.
[41:14] And we had all the department heads
[41:15] already.
[41:16] Moving on to number eight, regular
[41:18] business. Action to approve agreement
[41:20] number 26-39,
[41:22] application of right of occupancy of
[41:25] right of way of Brookings County
[41:26] highways made by Joint Well Field Inc.
[41:29] I'm in Eureka Township. Do I have a
[41:31] motion to approve?
[41:33] >> Move to approve.
[41:34] >> Second.
[41:35] >> Motion and a second. Comments?
[41:37] >> They're going to be Brookings Dual Rural
[41:40] Water will be the owner of this. The
[41:42] Joint Well Field is across the road from
[41:45] the new water treatment facility that
[41:47] Brookings Dual Rural Water is building
[41:49] along our County Road 7 or 466 Avenue
[41:54] north of Bruce.
[41:55] Um they are going to be directional
[41:58] boring
[41:59] uh
[42:00] a water
[42:02] line a 16-in PVC water line cased uh and
[42:06] then also the accompanying that would be a
[42:11] uh
[42:13] um,
[42:13] electric line to feed those wells in
[42:16] order to to bring water across the road
[42:19] to that facility. So, that's what these
[42:21] two permits that you're going to be
[42:23] considering from the joint well field
[42:24] are
[42:25] uh, about.
[42:29] » Any comments or questions?
[42:35] Hearing none, all in favor signify by
[42:36] saying I.
[42:37] >> I.
[42:38] >> Opposed, say nay.
[42:40] Motion carries.
[42:41] Letter B, action to approve agreement
[42:43] 26-40,
[42:45] an application of right-of-way occupancy
[42:47] right-of-way for county highways made by
[42:49] joint well fields Inc. in your in Eureka
[42:52] Township. Do I have a motion to approve?
[42:54] >> So moved.
[42:55] >> Second.
[42:56] >> Motion and second. Comments?
[43:03] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[43:05] by saying I.
[43:06] >> I.
[43:07] >> Opposed, say nay.
[43:08] Motion carries.
[43:10] Letter C, action to approve agreement
[43:12] 26-41,
[43:14] an application
[43:15] for occupancy of right-of-way of county
[43:18] highways made by Sioux Valley Energy in
[43:20] Oslo Township.
[43:22] Do I have a motion to approve?
[43:24] >> So moved.
[43:24] >> Second.
[43:25] >> Have a motion and second. Comments?
[43:27] >> Uh, going from overhead to underground,
[43:31] and they're going to be working along
[43:32] County Road 5 south of Volga.
[43:37] » Any other comments?
[43:40] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[43:43] by saying I.
[43:44] >> I.
[43:45] >> Opposed, say nay.
[43:46] Motion carries.
[43:49] Letter D, action to approve the
[43:50] following retail on-off malt beverage
[43:53] and South Dakota farm wine licenses for
[43:56] July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
[44:01] And we'll take each one separately.
[44:04] Letter 1, Cubbins LLC Arlington Beach
[44:07] Resort. Do I have a motion to approve?
[44:10] >> So moved.
[44:11] >> Second.
[44:11] >> Motion is second. Comments?
[44:14] >> Uh the only comment that I would have is
[44:17] uh that we no longer require public
[44:19] hearings for uh on renewals without
[44:22] violation. So happy to report that all
[44:25] of our businesses passed the compliance
[44:27] check this last go around. So that's
[44:29] great news.
[44:32] >> All right. Any other comments?
[44:37] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[44:39] by saying I.
[44:40] >> I.
[44:41] >> Opposed say nay.
[44:42] Motion carries.
[44:44] Number two, CCNF Retail Inc.
[44:47] Friendly Friendly's Fuel Stop, Elkton.
[44:50] Do I have a motion to approve?
[44:52] >> Second.
[44:52] >> Motion is second. Comments?
[44:55] >> Uh the only comment that I would have on
[44:57] this one, I didn't get a chance to check
[44:59] early this morning when I got here, but
[45:01] um the last time I checked they had not
[45:03] paid their property tax, the the first
[45:05] half of the property tax, and that is a
[45:06] requirement.
[45:08] Um again, I didn't get a chance to look
[45:10] at it
[45:11] uh this morning, so I don't know if you
[45:13] want to
[45:15] um amend that motion to maybe say
[45:17] contingent upon paying the first half
[45:20] taxes. I don't know if that would be
[45:21] appropriate or if you want to Yeah, I'm not sure how
[45:26] you want to handle that one.
[45:27] >> Could we table that one until Jen checks
[45:29] that out and then we can uh table it for
[45:31] right now?
[45:31] >> Yeah, I think we can set that one just
[45:34] aside for now and move on. I think yeah,
[45:36] Jen was going to make a call to check on
[45:38] it. But it would be appropriate to amend
[45:41] the emotion to make it contingent upon
[45:43] payment of first half taxes.
[45:46] >> Okay. I would look for that amendment.
[45:48] >> So moved.
[45:49] >> Second.
[45:50] >> That amendment.
[45:51] >> All right. So we have a vote on the
[45:53] amendment. All those in favor signify by
[45:55] saying I.
[45:55] >> I.
[45:56] >> Opposed say nay.
[45:58] Uh call for a
[46:00] All in favor of the original
[46:03] uh
[46:03] motion including the amendment, all
[46:05] those in favor signify by saying I.
[46:07] >> I.
[46:08] >> Opposed say nay.
[46:10] Motion carries as amended.
[46:14] Number three, Grass Roots Farm and
[46:16] Garden.
[46:17] Do I have a motion to approve?
[46:19] >> So moved.
[46:20] >> Oh, Good Roots Farm and Garden, excuse
[46:22] me.
[46:24] Do I have a motion to approve?
[46:26] >> So moved.
[46:27] >> Second.
[46:28] >> Motion is second.
[46:30] Comments.
[46:34] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[46:37] by saying I.
[46:38] >> I.
[46:39] >> Opposed say nay.
[46:41] Motion carries.
[46:43] K and K Enterprises, the Corner Gas and
[46:46] Goodies. Do I have a motion to approve?
[46:49] >> So moved.
[46:49] >> Second.
[46:50] >> Motion is second. Comments.
[46:52] >> [snorts]
[46:56] » Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[46:58] by saying I.
[46:59] >> I.
[47:00] >> Opposed say nay.
[47:01] Motion carries.
[47:04] Number five, Shady Vineyard Inc. Do I
[47:07] have a motion to approve?
[47:08] >> So moved.
[47:10] >> Second.
[47:11] >> Motion is second.
[47:12] Any comments?
[47:17] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[47:19] by saying I.
[47:20] >> I.
[47:21] >> Opposed say nay.
[47:23] Motion carries.
[47:26] Letter six, SVK Properties LLC, which is
[47:29] Midway Camp. Do I have a motion to
[47:32] approve?
[47:32] >> Motion to approve.
[47:33] >> Second.
[47:34] >> Motion is second. Comments.
[47:40] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[47:42] by saying I.
[47:43] >> I.
[47:44] >> Opposed say nay.
[47:46] Motion carries.
[47:48] Number seven, Wagon Wheel Resort LLC. Do
[47:52] I have a motion to approve?
[47:53] >> So moved.
[47:54] >> Second.
[47:55] >> Motion is second. Comments.
[48:00] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[48:02] by saying I.
[48:03] >> I.
[48:04] >> Opposed say nay.
[48:05] Motion carries.
[48:08] Moving on, letter E.
[48:10] Action to automatically supplement for
[48:12] unanticipated expenses incurred and
[48:15] reimbursement made to Brookings County
[48:17] in the amount of 4,444
[48:21] Is it 4,440?
[48:23] >> Yes.
[48:24] >> Okay. 4,440
[48:26] dollars for reimbursement for work comp
[48:29] audit to the general line listed.
[48:33] Do I have a motion to approve?
[48:34] >> So moved.
[48:35] >> Second.
[48:36] >> Motion and a second, did I hear? Motion
[48:38] [clears throat] and a second. Comments?
[48:41] >> So work comp is sort of a always a
[48:43] moving target and we get audited always
[48:45] a year behind. So um we we pay the work
[48:50] comp right away at the beginning of the
[48:51] year and then they come back and audit
[48:53] us for a prior year and then this year
[48:56] we got some reimbursement money back. So
[49:00] with that um you can see there's a kind
[49:03] of a long list of different general
[49:05] ledger lines there for the various
[49:07] departments that went over on work comp
[49:10] here at the beginning of the year. This
[49:12] is to basically make them whole um so
[49:15] we're not over budget at all in any of
[49:17] those uh lines as we continue through
[49:20] the budget here in 2026.
[49:23] Any other comments or questions?
[49:28] Hearing none, all those in favor signify
[49:29] by saying I.
[49:31] >> I.
[49:32] >> Opposed say nay.
[49:33] Motion carries.
[49:35] Letter F. Action to appoint an interim
[49:38] finance officer until June January 5th,
[49:42] 2027 and set the salary for the interim
[49:45] position. Do I have a motion to approve?
[49:48] >> Move to approve.
[49:50] >> Second.
[49:50] >> What are what are we approving?
[49:52] Jen Beller.
[49:54] >> They Yes. Make that Make it a very clear
[49:57] motion, please.
[49:59] >> [laughter]
[49:59] >> Do I have a motion to for an
[50:01] appointment?
[50:05] I move to approve to appoint Jen Beller
[50:07] a deputy finance director as the interim
[50:13] finance director
[50:15] with the
[50:17] I read it here somewhere with the pay
[50:18] grade blah blah blah.
[50:23] My recommendation is to move the
[50:27] move Jennifer to a wage grade 13.
[50:30] This is the wage grade that the finance
[50:33] officer position is in and step one at
[50:35] 4183
[50:37] per hour.
[50:41] That motion?
[50:42] That's the one. Okay.
[50:44] It's read in the record. Do I have a
[50:45] second? Second. Motion and a second. Any
[50:48] comments?
[50:50] >> [snorts]
[50:53] » Hearing none. All those in favor signify
[50:55] by saying I.
[50:57] Opposed say nay.
[50:59] Motion carries.
[51:01] >> [snorts]
[51:04] » Letter G, action to approve the amended
[51:07] bylaws, rules of procedure and policies
[51:09] for Brookings County. Do I have a motion
[51:12] to approve? So move.
[51:15] Second. Motion and a second. Comments?
[51:18] With the change to the code of conduct,
[51:20] there was just some verbage in the
[51:23] bylaws that also needed to be changed.
[51:25] So due to that I
[51:26] had made those amendments and then I'm
[51:28] looking to reapprove the bylaws with
[51:30] those changes.
[51:32] >> [snorts]
[51:33] >> Any other comments or questions?
[51:38] Hearing none. All those in favor signify
[51:40] by saying I.
[51:42] Opposed say nay.
[51:44] Motion carries.
[51:46] We are down to number commission
[51:48] department director report.
[51:53] » I did um after the discussion at the
[51:56] meeting a couple of weeks ago, I did
[51:57] draft a letter to request an ex-officio
[52:00] uh representation on the library uh
[52:03] board for
[52:04] um
[52:05] uh for Brookings County be on the have
[52:07] an ex-officio on the library board for
[52:09] the city of Brookings. That letter was
[52:11] included with my staff report. Also, as
[52:15] part of the E911 board that we had uh
[52:17] the meeting E911 board meeting that we
[52:20] had a couple of weeks ago, too, they had
[52:22] presented um numbers for from the last
[52:25] uh 2026 year to date and then 23, 24, 25
[52:29] numbers, call numbers. So, I just
[52:30] included those in my report um just kind
[52:33] of as an FYI item.
[52:36] Other than that, just some upcoming dates. Make this bigger so you
[52:42] can actually see it. Um
[52:47] the the economic summit is going on as
[52:49] we speak out at the Dakota Bank Center.
[52:52] Um May next Tuesday, May 12th, we do
[52:55] have that special joint meeting here in
[52:57] the commission chambers with the city
[52:59] uh Brookings City Council to um
[53:03] deal with some ordinance changes uh with
[53:05] the joint jurisdiction. That's at 5:30
[53:08] here in the chambers.
[53:10] May 25th is Memorial Day, so offices
[53:13] will be closed that Monday.
[53:15] Just a reminder that the regular
[53:17] commission meeting for that first
[53:19] meeting in June is Thursday, June 4th.
[53:22] Again, that's to canvass the results
[53:24] from the primary election that will be
[53:26] held on June 2nd, that Tuesday. Um
[53:31] That was kind of discussed earlier about
[53:33] uh the finance office using this this
[53:35] space for for elections on that day.
[53:38] Um the vetter the Vietnam memorial uh is
[53:41] the the replica memorial is coming to
[53:43] Brookings June 10th through June 14th. I
[53:47] believe there is going to be
[53:50] a ceremony for that. I'll get some
[53:52] additional information here on that.
[53:55] We're already planning our safety week
[53:57] um
[53:58] June 8th through the 12th, I believe.
[54:01] June 9th through the 12th. Um and the
[54:04] picnic is from 11:00 to 2:00 on that
[54:07] Thursday out at the OAC.
[54:10] Um
[54:11] I think we've talked about the the field
[54:13] day. Budget hearings, make sure that
[54:16] stays on your calendar. July 3rd is a
[54:19] Friday. That is going to be the day that
[54:22] the offices are closed for the 4th of
[54:23] July.
[54:25] Um we do have the conservation district tour August 20th.
[54:30] Couple other things that have come up um
[54:33] since since the agenda was posted, we do
[54:37] have um a save the date for the CDI golf
[54:40] outing. That will be Thursday, August
[54:43] 13th.
[54:44] Um
[54:46] uh the
[54:48] Joe Salvati, our director out at the
[54:50] OAC, had sent some information out on a
[54:53] couple of things. Their RSO appreciation
[54:56] dinner is going to be May 18th. That
[55:00] will be um a Monday
[55:02] at from 6:00 to 8:00 out at the OAC.
[55:07] And then on May 20th, that Wednesday, is
[55:10] their big welcome to summer event from
[55:12] 4:00 to 7:00 out at the OAC on
[55:15] Wednesday, May 20th.
[55:17] And then just this morning we got word
[55:19] too that um next Tuesday, May 12th, that
[55:23] morning is the Optimist Respect for Law
[55:26] Day breakfast at the American Legion. Um
[55:29] I think we need to RSVP if you plan to
[55:31] go to that to Dan's office here um
[55:34] today.
[55:36] So, if you want me to do that, I
[55:37] certainly can. Do you plan on going?
[55:39] Yes, yes, yes. Doug, do you know? No.
[55:42] Okay. I will I will get that over to
[55:45] Lynn.
[55:46] Um that's all I have unless you have
[55:48] questions for me.
[55:50] >> Any questions?
[55:52] Number 10, State's Attorney Office
[55:54] report.
[55:57] We will move to number 11, Commissioner
[55:59] reports. Commissioner Vanderwall.
[56:03] >> Thank you. Uh Wednesday, April 22nd, at
[56:06] 1:00, I attended the Samara / 464
[56:09] construction meeting in Volga.
[56:12] On Thursday, April 23rd, at 8:30 that
[56:15] morning, we had a 911 board meeting here
[56:19] on this floor. And then on Wednesday,
[56:21] April 29th,
[56:22] um I attended, along with Commissioner
[56:24] Jensen,
[56:25] um a meeting with Banner on the 214
[56:29] project. And then on Thursday, April
[56:31] 30th, I went to Watertown for a first
[56:34] district meeting
[56:36] at noon. And that's my report. Thank
[56:39] you.
[56:40] >> All right. Commissioner Post.
[56:42] >> Yes, on Tuesday, the 28th, we had a weed
[56:45] board meeting in
[56:48] just barely had enough people there for
[56:50] this time around, but we we made it
[56:52] through our business, and that's all I
[56:54] had.
[56:56] » Commissioner Miller.
[56:58] >> All right. On the 29th, I went to uh
[57:02] >> [snorts]
[57:02] >> the college for a bike path presentation
[57:05] put on by the uh graphic artist and
[57:08] landscape design group up there. Six
[57:10] different proposals on a
[57:13] bike path from Aurora to Brookings to
[57:15] Volga. Um
[57:17] The the young folks that did that did a
[57:19] great job. It was That was a fun thing
[57:22] [snorts] to be part of and to see how
[57:23] that process works, and they they put a
[57:25] lot of effort into that.
[57:28] So,
[57:29] I enjoyed that presentation. On the
[57:30] 30th, I was able to attend my first
[57:34] board meeting for the domestic abuse
[57:35] shelter. So,
[57:37] >> [clears throat]
[57:38] >> what's happening there and uh
[57:40] and that's my report.
[57:42] >> All right.
[57:43] Commissioner Jensen.
[57:44] >> On the 22nd, I also attended the Samara
[57:46] Avenue construction project uh
[57:49] over there, uh they'll complete the
[57:51] project here after
[57:53] uh I think in July sometime, uh but
[57:56] there's just kind of a pre-construction
[57:57] deal and they had some things they're
[57:58] cleaning up on their initial uh project.
[58:02] On the 23rd, I attended the Sioux Valley
[58:04] Electric uh
[58:05] meeting over in Elkton. It was a
[58:08] pretty informational meeting. There was
[58:10] uh they had a presentation on data
[58:13] centers and they also had a presentation
[58:15] on uh high voltage power lines, so
[58:19] it was uh
[58:20] kind of a good meeting I just happened
[58:22] to attend and uh some good information shared there.
[58:26] On the 27th, I had a hospital board
[58:30] meeting. Uh we kicked off the meet
[58:32] meeting by touring the
[58:34] OB unit and it was interesting that uh
[58:38] last year, I believe there was uh
[58:40] 430
[58:43] uh births up there at the OB unit and it
[58:46] was uh
[58:48] about 212
[58:50] uh boys and 218 girls. It was kind of
[58:53] interesting, it's about even split, so
[58:56] uh it was a good tour of that and after
[58:58] that we had uh the general meeting. On
[59:01] the 29th, also met with the Commissioner
[59:03] Vander Wall at Banners for the progress
[59:05] meeting on 214th Street and uh that's
[59:09] all I have.
[59:10] >> All right.
[59:11] >> [clears throat]
[59:11] >> And for my report, on the 23rd, uh like
[59:14] Bob mentioned, uh we had an E911 uh
[59:18] meeting in the in the next door room.
[59:21] Uh talked about, as he as he mentioned,
[59:24] uh finding somebody to audit our
[59:26] repeaters and our radio systems county
[59:28] wide. I think that's uh something that
[59:30] we need to start looking at and also
[59:32] looking at the radio systems in general
[59:34] county wide.
[59:36] Uh later that afternoon on the 23rd, I
[59:38] did have a Brookings Regional Growth
[59:40] Alliance board meeting.
[59:41] Um talked about some of the new new
[59:43] things going on. Of course, we touched
[59:45] on the economic summit that's going on
[59:47] today in uh
[59:49] in that. On the 24th, uh
[59:51] attended Shorty's Hot Box ribbon
[59:53] cutting. Uh
[59:55] that in
[59:56] uh on 6th Street, which is uh going to
[59:58] be a neat uh transition from food truck
[1:00:00] to actual brick and mortar store. If
[1:00:03] anybody hasn't been there, that's uh
[1:00:05] it's a
[1:00:06] very nice uh new new building.
[1:00:09] On the 28th, I was able to attend the
[1:00:11] Central Bank ribbon cutting uh for their
[1:00:13] new building. Uh that was very well attended as well.
[1:00:18] Then on the 2nd,
[1:00:20] uh I attended the Jackrabbit Scholarship
[1:00:23] Auction up at uh SDSU
[1:00:25] at the Sanford Wellness uh sports
[1:00:27] complex. Uh
[1:00:29] They had uh close to a thousand people
[1:00:31] uh in attendance there and raised uh
[1:00:34] raised just under 3 million dollars for
[1:00:36] scholarships for Jackrabbits. I think it
[1:00:38] was one it was 2.96 million. So, very good for our student athletes. And
[1:00:45] then on the 4th yesterday, I did attend
[1:00:47] the White City Council meeting. Learned
[1:00:49] about some of their updates and their uh
[1:00:51] their things they have going on for the
[1:00:53] next year with uh sewer and and water up
[1:00:56] updates and and planning for Pioneer
[1:00:58] Days. So, and that is my report.
[1:01:01] Uh moving on to number 12, uh we do have
[1:01:04] executive session that we added in
[1:01:06] accordance to SDCL 1-25-2 {parentheses}
[1:01:09] 4 contract negotiations. Do I have a
[1:01:11] motion to enter?
[1:01:13] >> So moved.
[1:01:14] >> Second.
[1:01:14] >> Motion is second. All those in favor
[1:01:16] signify by saying I.
[1:01:18] >> I.
[1:01:18] >> Opposed nay.
[1:01:20] We are in executive. Thank you.
[1:01:22] >> People have left.