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Votes at a glance: Codington County Commission actions April 15 — claims, travel, and executive session
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Codington County Commission approved routine business: agenda and minutes, claims (including a $21,410.86 jail‑project payment), a $37,453.45 911 pass‑through to Watertown, travel requests and authorized an executive session. A list of motions and outcomes follows.
The Codington County Commission took a series of routine actions on April 15, approving the meeting agenda and minutes, county and project claims, travel requests, and a motion to move into executive session. Below is a concise list of each formal action recorded in the meeting and its outcome.
Votes at a glance
- Approve agenda for April 15: Motion carried by voice vote (mover: Commissioner McElhinney; second: Commissioner Gable).
- Approve minutes for April 8: Motion carried by voice vote (mover: Commissioner Johnson; second: Commissioner McElhinney).
- No abatements: Action taken to approve no abatements (motion carried).
- Approve county claims packet: The claims packet for the current cutoff showed total claims of $30,689.49, of which $2,301.30 was state pass‑through and the county portion totaled $28,388.13. Motion to approve county claims carried (mover: Commissioner McElhinney; second: Commissioner Gable).
- Approve payment to Tigra for new jail project: $21,410.86; motion carried (mover: Commissioner McElhinney; second: Commissioner Gable).
- Approve 911 pass‑through payment to city of Watertown: $37,453.45 (February 2025 payment); motion carried (mover: Commissioner Johnson; second: Commissioner McElhinney).
- Approve travel requests: Several travel requests (community service office staff training; veteran service office travel and training) were approved; motion carried.
- Motion to enter executive session under agenda item 19: Motion carried by voice vote (mover: Commissioner Johnson; second: Commissioner McElhinney).
Each of the actions above was recorded by the clerk during the meeting; commissioners approved the listed motions, generally by voice vote. Several items included staff presentations or numeric detail discussed at the meeting (claims totals and the specific dollar amounts listed above).
