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Votes at a glance: Codington County commission actions on Aug. 26
Summary
The Codington County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 approved routine agenda items, three plats, participation in an emergency-management grant, claims and travel requests, accepted a highway bid and entered executive session; this roundup lists each recorded formal action and its outcome.
The Codington County Board of Commissioners took the following recorded actions on Aug. 26. Where the transcript recorded mover and seconder, those names are included; where the transcript recorded only an outcome, the outcome is stated.
- Approve Aug. 26 agenda: Motion by Commissioner McElhaney, second by Commissioner Gable. Outcome: approved.
- Approve Aug. 19 minutes: Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Scheuer. Outcome: approved.
- JC Hopper Second Edition plat (approx. 17-acre industrial-zoned lot north of the county highway shop): Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Gable. Outcome: approved. Conditions noted: subdivision subject to Watertown and county zoning ordinances; applicant waives right to protest annexation under City of Watertown requirements if further subdivision occurs; property capped at 10 animal units in the city’s wellhead protection district per staff recommendation.
- Mary Maryland Bach (2025-11) plat (5-acre farmstead exemption lot north of Highway 20): Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner McElhaney. Outcome: approved.
- Brodie Robinson (2025-12) plat (about 8.5-acre farmstead exemption): Motion by Commissioner McElhaney, second by Schwier. Outcome: approved.
- Participate in the Local Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program (action to participate in state-administered grant to partially fund emergency management positions): Motion by Commissioner McElhaney, second by Commissioner Gable. Outcome: approved. Staff noted the grant letter states up to 50% of the emergency management director's salary and benefits may be covered; county match and exact percentage have varied in recent years.
- Accept bid for County highway truck-storage improvement (Bid base 3): Motion by Commissioner Gable, second by Commissioner McElhaney. Outcome: approved (accept Basin Construction bid of $417,203). See separate article for project scope.
- Approve Health Equity monthly maintenance fee: $84. Motion to approve (mover recorded as Matt Galaney; second by Commissioner Gable). Outcome: approved.
- Approve salary claims: $820,819.05. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Gable. Outcome: approved.
- Approve travel requests (West Nile conference; community services event related to justice-involved individuals and substance-use disorder): Motion by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner McElhaney. Outcome: approved.
- Executive session (pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(5)): Motion by Commissioner Schwer, second by Commissioner Johnson. Outcome: approved; board entered executive session and reported no action at the meeting’s end.
Several routine housekeeping items were also announced (courthouse closure for Labor Day on Sept. 1) but required no vote. The board noted it will consider authorizing processing of claims on Sept. 9 while the commission is at a conference and formally approve them on Sept. 16; that item was placed on the agenda for the coming week.
