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City manager outlines federal grant procurement requirements, new finance software and upcoming committee recommendations
Summary
City Manager Leon said contractors on a potential federal aviation grant will be required to seek disadvantaged businesses, noted a new financial software rollout and previewed special events committee recommendations for the next meeting.
City Manager Leon told the Yankton City Commission on Sept. 8, 2025, that if the city is awarded a federal aviation grant it will require contractors to pursue disadvantaged-business procurement practices consistent with federal requirements.
“If we are awarded a federal aviation grant, we will be making sure that the contractors do their due diligence to be sure that they're looking to procure any disadvantaged businesses that might be out there,” Leon said. He said contractors will be expected to follow federal procedures for outreach and documentation.
Leon also briefed the commission on the city's recently implemented financial software, described in the meeting as “Cassell.” He said Finance Director Lisa and her staff worked to present the schedule of bills in a familiar format while the new system is adopted, and invited commissioners to suggest additional formatting changes.
Leon said Luke Yeomans is working with community members on recommendations from the special events committee; those recommendations are scheduled to come before the commission at the next meeting. He added that Raelle Hummel, the deputy finance officer, may attend the next session in his stead if travel delays prevent his return.
On travel, Leon said he will attend the South Dakota Municipal League conference and a State E-911 Board meeting in early October and proposed splitting costs: the E-911 board to pay mileage and one overnight stay, and the city to cover the SDML conference hotel and associated costs. He asked commissioners to advise him offline if they preferred a different allocation.
The city manager's remarks were informational; no formal action or vote was taken on any of the items he described.
