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Commissioners authorize liaison and chair to approve urgent jail construction changes up to $100,000; formal resolution to follow
Summary
Codington County commissioners on Oct. 14 authorized the chair to sign a construction directive for hydrant valves and delegated provisional authority to a commissioner liaison — with the chair as backup — to approve urgent jail design or construction changes up to $100,000.
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Codington County Board of Commissioners approved two actions to keep the county’s new jail construction moving when time‑sensitive issues arise.
First, the board voted to authorize the chair to sign a construction directive to address additional hydrant valves the city required during the jail build. The authorization was made by motion of Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Gable; the motion carried.
County commissioners then considered a broader request from the county’s owner’s representative,…
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