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Votes at a glance: Codington County commissioners, March 4, 2025
Summary
The Codington County Commission approved a set of routine and program actions including an alcohol-sales approval for the Boys and Girls Club camel-race fundraiser, audit engagement, personnel hires, claims and travel requests; all motions passed by voice vote or unanimous assent at the March 4 meeting.
Codington County commissioners approved a package of routine and program actions during their March 4 meeting in Watertown.
Notable actions passed by voice vote or unanimous assent included allowing the Boys and Girls Club to sell alcohol at its annual Camel Races fundraiser, authorizing the chair to sign an updated MOU with the South Dakota Housing Authority (coordinated entry access point), approving a community service office closure for staff training, approving a single claims payment to the Watertown Public Opinion and accepting personnel and travel items.
Votes and key details (as recorded in the meeting transcript):
- Approve agenda for March 4, 2025: motion by Commissioner Gable; second by Commissioner Schwier; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Approve minutes of Feb. 25, 2025: motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Johnson; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Approve request for the Boys and Girls Club to sell alcohol at the Camel Races fundraiser at the Codington County Extension Center complex on April 25, 2025: applicant Kelly Jaderberg presented the request, saying the event is an annual fundraiser and this is the tenth year at the venue. Motion recorded as moved by McElhaney and seconded by Schwier; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Authorize chair to sign 2025 MOU with the South Dakota Housing Authority (coordinated entry access point): motion by Commissioner Johnson; second by Commissioner McElhaney; outcome: motion carries (voice vote). (See separate article for MOU discussion.)
- Approve community service office closure for staff to attend Transition to Success case-management training (full-staff training hosted locally, capped at 20 community members): motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Schwier; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Approve claims for payment: Watertown Public Opinion, $1,061.21 for January proceedings; motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Gable; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Approve personnel items: hire of Angie (last name transcribed as "Collagen"), substance use and justice programs coordinator, effective April 1, 2025; and hire of Bonnie Malingrath, accountant administrator in the auditor’s office, effective March 1, 2025; motion by Commissioner Gable; second by Commissioner McElhaney; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Approve travel requests: two deputy state's attorneys to attend annual training and conference in Deadwood (including DUI-prosecution training sponsored by highway patrol); motion recorded and approved; outcome: motion carries (voice vote). Staff said travel was budgeted.
- Audit engagement: County heard an opening audit conference from the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit (DLA) for the 2023–24 audit. DLA staff said the fiscal rate for 2025 is $94 an hour and estimated the local fieldwork might take 3–5 hours. Commissioners acknowledged the audit is a legal requirement. The engagement letter was presented and staff arranged signatures.
Each item above was recorded in the meeting transcript and approved as described; roll-call tallies were not recorded for these voice-vote approvals.
Why it matters: the approvals maintain routine county functions (paying claims, staffing and travel), authorize fundraising activity for a nonprofit that serves local youth, and keep the county’s role in statewide homelessness screening active.
The meeting adjourned after about 22–24 minutes of official business.
