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Votes at a glance: Yankton County Commission actions
Summary
Summary of formal motions and votes taken during the meeting, including abatements, bids, plats, a rezone, approval of the AAA collections contract, claims and minutes, and other routine items.
YANKTON — The Yankton County Commission recorded the following formal actions and outcomes at the meeting. Where the transcript recorded mover/second and the voice vote, that information is noted. Detailed discussion on several items is summarized in separate articles.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda approval (addition of an executive session for personnel): Motion by Dan; second by Wanda. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved.
- Abatement (Williamson) — denied: Motion to deny the first abatement for Williamson by Ryan; second by Wanda. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: denied.
- Abatement (veteran paperwork backlog) — approved: Motion to approve per recommendation by Ryan; moved by Dan, second by Ryan. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved.
- Highway supply bids: Motion to approve bids as recommended by the highway superintendent; moved by (commissioner) and seconded. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved. The superintendent noted competitive results and that a microsurfacing bid opening occurred in Sioux Falls and will be presented at the next meeting.
- Rezone in the city extraterritorial jurisdiction (request by Steve and Lori Drossman to rezone agricultural land to R-2 single-family residential): Motion by Wanda; second by Ryan. No public comment; voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved and will proceed to city commission for hearing.
- Plats: Three plats/replats were approved by motion and voice vote: LaCroix plat (motion by Dan; second by Ryan), ETJ plat (motion by Wanda; second by Don), and Becker’s Addition replat (motion by Dan; second by Ryan). Outcome: all approved.
- Hiring freeze: Motion by Don; second by Dan. Commissioners voted "aye." Outcome: approved. Department heads must request commission approval to fill essential positions during the freeze.
- IT position discussion postponed to March 4: Motion by Dan; second by Ryan. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: postponed to the March 4 meeting for further recommendation.
- February 4 meeting minutes: Motion to approve by Wanda; second by Don. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved.
- Claims approval: Motion by Wanda; second by Dan. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved.
- AAA Collections contract renewal (one year): Motion by Wanda; second by Ryan. Voice vote "aye." Outcome: approved pending any required attorney review noted in discussion.
- Auditor/Treasurer report, pool cash approvals and routine consents: Approved by motion and voice vote as presented.
Executive session: The commission moved into executive session to discuss personnel. No action was taken during executive session; the commission reconvened and adjourned.
Many motions were approved by voice vote and recorded in the meeting transcript with "aye" responses; the transcript did not include roll-call vote tallies for each member on most items.
