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Votes and outcomes

- Approve minutes (June 2, 2025 special and regular meeting): motion carried (voice vote).

- Adopt agenda: motion carried (voice vote).

- Ordinance 15-34 (second reading, budget-adoption timeline): motion to deny second reading — passed by roll call (9-0); ordinance denied. (See separate article.)

- Masaba sales-tax rebate agreement: council approved a staff-recommended extension of the invoice-acceptance window to Sept. 30, 2025 (voice vote). (See separate article.)

- Approve building inspection services agreement with Elk Point: council approved an interlocal/contract agreement to provide plan review and inspections (motion carried, voice vote). Staff said expected workload is ~5 to 15 permits per year; agreements include a 30-day termination notice.

- Approve street closure requests: council approved temporary street closures for \"Thursday on the Plots\" summer events (July and August evenings), VCDC Oktoberfest (Sept. 26), and the Clay County Fair (Aug. 7'10 [end date clarified as Aug. 10]); police, fire and EMS had no objections.

- Automatic aid agreements for structure fires: council authorized the mayor to sign automatic aid agreements with Gayville, Elk Point and Wakanda providing predesignated equipment and personnel for confirmed structure fires; agreements initially run two years and auto-renew annually unless cancelled (motion carried, voice vote). Staff said there is no upfront cost to the city.

- Joint Powers Agreement amendment No. 10 (for dozer purchase financing): approved (motion carried, voice vote). The Joint Powers body with Yankton and county partners is used for landfill equipment financing.

- Resolution authorizing purchase of Caterpillar D6 7 track dozer (Butler Cat, Sioux Falls): approved. Total bid $639,194.01; trade-in value $127,850; net cost $511,344.01. The landfill fund budget had $700,000 for the purchase.

- Human Relations Commission appointment: Erin Burrow appointed to the Human Relations Commission (motion carried, voice vote).

- Vermillion Housing Authority reappointment: Rodney Oberle reappointed to the Vermillion Housing Authority (motion carried, voice vote).

- Ordinance 15-35 (first reading): council advanced the ordinance (tattoo/body piercing licensing changes) to second reading; the revision removes FBI/DCI background checks and would require clerk-of-courts records for seven years (motion carried, voice vote).

- Approve invoices payable (including item 64): council approved bills as presented (motion carried, roll/voice as recorded).

- Adjourn: meeting adjourned by motion.

Meeting notes: Several items were discussed minimally and approved on motion; most votes were by voice vote except where a roll-call was used (Ordinance 15-34 denial).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-06-16 City Council","oneSentenceSummary","A roundup of formal actions taken by the Vermillion City Council on June 16, including agreements, appointments, equipment purchases and event street closures.","taxTitle","Vermillion , Clay County, South Dakota","taxId",55677,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6198533,"Council approves extension for Masaba sales-tax rebate window until Sept. 30",1015,712000,1727000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3846330-576cc7e62efdf2d89e08b4ad0b4e60b4&start=712&end=1727","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3846330-576cc7e62efdf2d89e08b4ad0b4e60b4/thumbnail_712000.jpg","/articles/6198533/Vermillion/Clay-County/South-Dakota/Council-approves-extension-for-Masaba-sales-tax-rebate-window-until-Sept-30","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198533-cf3aa33750cacf358d9a29c53329e682/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172587&Signature=JiEiB2mbYgCRTI0BfDF0kn7YspklbfvD8RlxROcV3CSCnB9qSyS11oQ6KJT3~Lysj5fU-sIaMnv8kg1zbMy2BcUCCqwQKgNXvUnjWhdZdUUvij1psfGZoWNFbbFDgfN5UkXDs3X-p-ZFRFDYqq~7lvm12hxp4L6Bk62PQfU~HynAmvXLu5LuXWtuDAbFHTeSiZ4f~u4ZRH~0Nye3Yb9jmgqQBGJpY3gIxhyTpeHHdUQKyi6JmoFNkClW-28lBWXuVV3GkBatHY2TIs4URnxux1wE7Tge31GyOcyBdLRReGvBxyQbZZKEuvpxeqAGMkZksdPTQgL7Df~fqzjIXphjLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermillion City Council voted Jun. 16 to approve a request extending the end date of a sales-tax rebate (development program reinvestment) agreement with Masaba from June 30, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2025.

City staff and a Masaba representative told the council the extension was requested because of production and shipping delays on capital equipment and installation backlogs. Kevin Paraxos, identified in the meeting as Masaba's chief financial officer, said some equipment deliveries were delayed by roughly 12 weeks and installation by an additional four weeks; several final components had been stuck in port and only recently arrived. Masaba has not submitted any invoices for sales-tax rebates to date, staff said.

Under the agreement entered April 1, 2024, the city, the VCDC and Masaba agreed to rebate up to $250,000 of local sales tax generated by the project. The original agreement covered receipts dated between April 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025; Masaba asked the council to extend the invoice-acceptance window to Sept. 30, 2025. The project described in the agreement included a roughly $15 million building and approximately $50 million of equipment; the agreement also called for Masaba to convey a 1-acre lot (at least 50 feet wide along 300 And Seventeenth Street) to the city for a future lift station to serve the northeastern portion of the community.

Councilors pressed Masaba and staff on performance under the agreement: no sales-tax rebate requests have been filed, the building is substantially complete but internal finishing remained, and the one-acre lot had not been platted or conveyed. Staff advised there are no penalty provisions in the agreement; payments would be processed only after invoice submission and within 60 days of quarter-end per the agreement language. One councilor proposed a compromise to extend only part of the rebate; others argued shipment and installation delays justified a full extension.

A motion to approve the extension was made and seconded; the council approved the extension by voice vote. Councilors and staff noted the city has a vested interest in receiving the promised land and said staff will monitor compliance with the agreement's conditions.

Key details: the rebate cap is $250,000; Masaba and partners entered the agreement April 2024; original invoice window ran through June 30, 2025; extension requested to Sept. 30, 2025; staff reported no rebate payments have been made or invoices submitted to date.

What's next: Staff will continue to process any rebate invoices submitted under the revised window and monitor whether Masaba plats and conveys the agreed 1-acre lot.","The council approved a staff-recommended extension of the Masaba sales-tax rebate agreement end date from June 30 to Sept. 30, 2025, after Masaba cited equipment delivery and installation delays; no rebate invoices have been submitted to date and the company has not yet conveyed the agreed 1-acre lot.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6198538,"Vermillion council denies ordinance to extend municipal budget-adoption timeline",465,169000,634000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3846330-576cc7e62efdf2d89e08b4ad0b4e60b4&start=169&end=634","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3846330-576cc7e62efdf2d89e08b4ad0b4e60b4/thumbnail_169000.jpg","/articles/6198538/Vermillion/Clay-County/South-Dakota/Vermillion-council-denies-ordinance-to-extend-municipal-budget-adoption-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6198538-6d558b6a585aea5fa596dde8539ccac3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172587&Signature=W7SP-TkHnZ4rRhY~EKjGlbhi8-q1OzaqXVHoOesQLQ~PXjfH02an1EWEQdcuv2wO4Chr6HPWwqYrrf1TBD2iLtsPJhj4txU-BamCG~Sor~wHKQpcf8jjVQKqMeaExoYalc95V7Q~VFs-wLX8Vdn-~jlbYEK7Kb4AlFffGW2eWFf7y8L--f837f7g04vLPNzZwNmMrC6O-IBjMVzTO3C078staWvRAiQz5NR-8dqiqV-gnxbZe7D90x~0DbrSBmfQbxqCck2uhysi76M94cIxud8Q-ZgSJzDrCGRpBTjlxwykCr7sf7Dn70-qtGwtGA0yHIwslk-05mvjzRZOnpQM0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermillion City Council on June 16 denied the second reading of Ordinance 15-34, an ordinance intended to extend the city's deadline for introducing and adopting the annual budget to match a 2021 change in state law.

City staff informed the council the city's Home Rule Charter, adopted in 2020, contains date-specific budget-adoption language that conflicts with the timeline extension created by the state law change. Staff recommended the council either table or deny the ordinance and consider a Home Rule Charter amendment if the council wants the state timeline flexibility.

During discussion, staff said the conflict makes the ordinance unrecommendable until the charter language is changed and suggested appointing a charter review committee to propose any amendments for voter consideration. Council members debated whether to postpone the ordinance to a date certain or deny it outright; councilors noted a charter review could be timed with regular elections rather than a special election.

Councilor Murn moved to deny the second reading; the motion was seconded by Councilor Price. On a roll-call vote the council recorded nine yeas and zero nays. The council's action denies Ordinance 15-34, returning the city to its existing Home Rule Charter timeline unless and until the charter is amended by voters.

Council members thanked staff for the research and warned that denying the ordinance will require staff and the council to do additional work if the charter is later amended. Staff said they will review the Home Rule Charter and return with recommendations and a potential timeline for a charter review process.

Background: The ordinance sought to adopt a schedule that would allow municipalities more time to introduce and adopt the next fiscal-year budget, consistent with a 2021 state law change. City staff said the city's 2020 Home Rule Charter contains date-specific language that would conflict with that change.

What's next: Staff will review the charter and, if council gives direction, bring forward options for a charter review committee or proposed charter amendments for voter consideration at a future election.","The Vermillion City Council voted to deny second reading of Ordinance 15-34, which would have aligned the city's budget-adoption timeline with a 2021 state law; council discussed using a charter review to address the conflict with the city's Home Rule Charter.","actionData","errors"]

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