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Votes at a glance: Codington County Commission actions, Feb. 18, 2025
Summary
Commission approved routine agenda and minutes, accepted weed-chemical bids, approved a culvert quote, granted three abatements, authorized claims and 911 payments, approved a $237,000 automatic budget supplement to the state's attorney budget, and approved a personnel reassignment.
At its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting the Codington County Commission recorded the following formal actions (voice votes unless noted):
Votes at a glance
- Approve Feb. 18, 2025 agenda — Moved by Commissioner Gable; second by Commissioner Schwier; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve minutes of Feb. 11, 2025 — Motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Johnson; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Accept weed-chemical bids (Van Dees Supply, sole bidder) — Motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Gable; outcome: approved (voice vote). See separate article for product-level details.
- Approve quote for culvert replacement on County Road 91 (450 Eighth Ave.) — Motion by Commissioner Gable; second by Commissioner Schwier; quote $68,422.57; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve three tax-abatement applications — Motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Gable; outcome: approved (voice vote). Abatements read into record: $378.42 (property at 1201 First Avenue NE — purchased by tax-exempt entity), $1,005.57 (assessment program miss), and $2,227.64 (centrally assessed property through the state).
- Approve claims for payment (interim claims) — Motion by Commissioner Johnson; second by Commissioner McElhaney; outcome: approved (voice vote). County read an interim claims total of $35,109.20 and discussed a separate $9,011 item to be handled separately.
- Approve payment of 911 charges to City of Watertown for January — Motion by Commissioner Johnson; second by Commissioner Gable; amount $38,114.59; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve automatic budget supplement to the state's attorney budget ($237,000) to remit funds to Boys & Girls Club for JJRI — Motion by Commissioner McElhaney; second by Commissioner Gable; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approve personnel change: Cindy Fellmayer reassigned to treasurer's office administrative support at step 12, rate 26.66 (start 04/01/2025) — Motion by Commissioner Johnson; second by Commissioner Gable; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Enter executive session to discuss personnel with anticipated action following — Motion by Commissioner Gable; second by Commissioner Johnson; outcome: approved (voice vote); commission entered executive session at the end of the public meeting.
Most votes were recorded by voice with no roll-call tallies listed in the public transcript. The commission conducted these routine administrative approvals as part of its regular business; where amounts or specific identifiers were read into the record those figures are included above.
