Commission reviews outside-agency funding and recommendations for Triple B allocations

City Manager Amy Leon told the Yankton City Commission at its June 16 budget work session that staff had prepared recommended funding levels for outside agencies and for the city’s Triple B (third‑penny) economic development fund and sought commissioner feedback before the formal budget presentation.

Leon recommended $20,000 for Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health and said that amount could be paid from the South Dakota opioid fund because much of the agency’s work serves people affected by opioids. She recommended $4,500 for the Small Business Development Center and proposed funding Yankton Transit at $45,000 of a $55,000 request. Leon also recommended continuing a $45,000 contribution to the United Way collective‑impact allocation and recommended $14,884 for Planning District 3.

Leon explained that Triple B spending is governed by state statute and a city ordinance that limit uses to economic development, promotion and related uses; she said the fund generally cannot pay for routine police personnel costs. Because of those…