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Yankton commission approves pay adjustments, park payment and multiple contracts; adopts 2023 financial report
Summary
On Aug. 26 the City of Yankton commission approved a 2.34% base adjustment plus a one-step increase for certified officers, a 3% base adjustment for non‑represented employees, accepted the Westside Park pond project payment ($128,066.45), awarded sidewalk and construction contracts and adopted the 2023 CAFR.
The City of Yankton commission on Aug. 26 approved a slate of personnel, capital and contractual actions, including pay plan adjustments, contract payments and acceptance of the city’s 2023 comprehensive annual financial report.
Commissioners voted to authorize a base adjustment of 2.34% and a one-step increase on the pay plan effective Jan. 1, 2025, for regular full‑time certified officers as recommended in the meeting memorandum (resolution referenced in the transcript). The commission also approved a separate memorandum to implement a 3% base adjustment plus a one‑step increase effective Jan. 1, 2025, for regular full‑time non‑represented employees who are below the maximum of their pay ranges.
The commission accepted the completed Westside Park Pond Improvements Project and authorized the finance officer to issue a manual check to Parkway Construction in the amount of $128,066.45. City staff reported only minor punch‑list items remain and that a damaged lighting fixture will be replaced when available.
Councilors approved a change order for the Eighth Street construction project in the amount of $54,824.50 and awarded the sidewalk installation and concrete replacement portion of the active transportation program to Masonry Components Inc. for $95,365.36.
A development agreement for the Bluestem Reserve was approved with a corporate name adjustment only, and the commission accepted the City of Yankton 2023 comprehensive annual financial report as presented by Williams and Company.
All listed motions were moved, seconded and passed by roll call vote during the meeting; no recorded 'No' or abstention votes were announced on the floor. The commission adjourned after a brief recognition of Yankton Olympian/Paralympian Miles Kroske.
Details of the actions are listed below (as approved during the Aug. 26 meeting):
- Minutes and bills: minutes of Aug. 12 and the Aug. 13 budget work session approved; schedule of bills approved (voice/roll call). - Personnel: resolution to implement a 2.34% base adjustment + one step for certified officers effective 01/01/2025 — motion approved. - Labor contract: authorization for the mayor to sign an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (local ID noted in the packet) — motion approved. - Personnel (non‑represented): 3% base adjustment + one step effective 01/01/2025 — motion approved. - Capital project acceptance/payment: Westside Park Pond Improvements — authorize payment to Parkway Construction, $128,066.45 — motion approved. - Road tax assessment: resolution establishing the Yankton road tax assessment rate for 2024 — motion approved. - Construction change order: Eighth Street change order #1 — $54,824.50 — motion approved. - Contract award: Sidewalk installation and concrete replacement to Masonry Components Inc. — $95,365.36 — motion approved. - Development agreement: Bluestem Reserve — corporate name adjustment only — motion approved. - Finance: Acceptance of the 2023 City of Yankton CAFR as presented by Williams and Company — motion approved.
The meeting record shows each item was moved, seconded and adopted by roll call; staff indicated no substantive controversies in the recorded discussion on those agenda items.
The commission adjourned after recognizing local Olympian Miles Kroske.
