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Brookings County Commission enters executive session for contract negotiations
Summary
The Brookings County Commission voted to enter an executive session under South Dakota Codified Law §1-25-2(4) for contract negotiations after approving the agenda and receiving no signed public comments.
The Brookings County Commission voted to enter an executive session under South Dakota Codified Law §1-25-2(4) for contract negotiations at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in March 2025.
The motion followed approval of the meeting agenda and an announcement that no members of the public had signed up to speak during the public comment period, which carries a five-minute limit per speaker. Commissioners moved and seconded the motion to enter executive session; those present signaled their approval by saying “aye,” and the chair confirmed the commission was in executive session.
The commission cited SDCL §1-25-2(4) — the state statute that permits closed sessions for contract negotiations — as the legal authority for closing that portion of the meeting to the public. The transcript records no public remarks during the citizen comment period and no recorded roll-call vote or numerical tally on the motion; the verbal “aye” responses were recorded as the motion’s approval.
No formal public action on the contract negotiations was taken during the open portion of the meeting. The commission noted that any requested action arising from comments or from matters discussed in executive session may be scheduled for a future public meeting.
