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Commission approves appointments, SRO MOU, animal-shelter agreement and city finances
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Lead City Commission appointed a member to the Historic Preservation Board, approved the school resource officer MOU and an updated animal shelter agreement, and voted to pay $305,007.05 in bills and accept October financials showing a $915,066.13 balance.
The Lead City Commission on Nov. 18 completed several routine actions including an appointment to the Historic Preservation Board, approval of a memorandum of understanding for the school resource officer, acceptance of an updated animal-shelter agreement, and approval of bills and October financial statements.
Commissioners voted to appoint Pamela Berth (transcript includes a clarification of pronunciation/spelling as “Barath”) to a three-year term on the Historic Preservation Board after a motion and second were made and the vote carried.
The commission approved the annual memorandum of understanding for the school resource officer between the city and the Deadwood school district. The chair described the MOU as a recurring agreement the city has approved in prior years; the chief had no additional comment during the motion and the item carried.
Police and staff also briefed the commission on an updated agreement with the Friends of Twin City Animal Shelter that clarifies responsibilities between departments for animal intake, release and daily care. The police chief summarized the shelter’s role in daily operations: “They do all that. They do the feeding, the walking, etcetera,” and commissioners moved and seconded to approve the revised agreement between Lead and Deadwood.
Finance reported payroll totaling $71,549.36 and a bills list totaling $305,007.05; commissioners approved payment of the bills. The October financial report showed a balance of $915,066.13. The chair noted sales tax revenues had exceeded budget but that a recent audit adjustment required the city to return approximately $100,000 that had been collected in error; despite that, the commission approved the October financials.
Other business included an engineer’s report on a water-supply line project (five bids received; low bidder identified; a 30-day categorical environmental notice posted before loan funds can be pulled), a reminder about a library pie sale and community events, and a notice of a special meeting on Nov. 20 to discuss the philosophy and process for funding city-supported organizations. The commission adjourned the open session to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters and indicated no further action would follow from the closed session.
