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Yankton commission approves budget, licenses, purchases and appointments in Sept. 23 session
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting the Yankton City Commission adopted the 2025 budget ordinance, approved an alcohol license transfer, authorized employee benefits for 2025, approved a fireworks permit and body camera purchase, set a rezoning hearing and appointed Tyler Lohr as deputy city attorney.
The Yankton City Commission handled a slate of routine and administrative items during its Sept. 23 meeting, adopting the 2025 budget ordinance and approving several licenses, purchases and appointments.
The commission adopted Ordinance 1083 on second reading to appropriate funds and set levies for the 2025 fiscal year (01/01/2025–12/31/2025) after no public comment. It also approved the transfer of a retail on-off sale farm winery license from DBC LLC (owner listed as Lauren Soukup) to Nino Ventures LLC (Francisco Nino), doing business as Broburger Bar.
On employee benefits, the commission approved the Health Insurance Committee's recommendation for 2025 group health, dental, vision, life insurance, an employee assistance program, flexible spending and an employee wellness program. Commissioner Mosher recorded an abstention because her husband is a city employee; the rest of the roll call voted aye.
Other items approved by roll call included authorization for a public fireworks display on Dec. 5 to be launched from the top-left of the Meridian Bridge to coincide with the Holiday Festive Lights tree lighting and a purchase of body cameras and associated software from Motorola Solutions for the Yankton Police Patrol Division at a cost of $81,501.
The commission introduced Ordinance 1084, a rezoning request from A-1 (agriculture) to R-3 (two-family residential) for property owned by Yankton Thrive Inc., and set a public hearing for Oct. 15, 2024.
Ross (city attorney) introduced Tyler Lohr, who told the commission he graduated from Buena Vista University (2021) and the University of South Dakota School of Law (May 2024), said he was sworn in earlier in the day and asked to be added to the list of attorneys authorized to represent the city; the commission approved the appointment and related contract updates.
A consent agenda item approving an Eagle Scout project by Garrett Hawes at Sir Tomah Park (benches with skate-friendly flooring at the hockey rink) was approved without objection.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters.
Votes at a glance (roll-call results as read at the meeting): Ordinance 1083 (budget) — approved; Alcohol license transfer — approved; Employee benefits 2025 — approved (1 abstention); Fireworks permit (Dec. 5) — approved; Body cameras purchase ($81,501) — approved; Ordinance 1084 (rezoning) — introduced and hearing set; Tyler Lohr appointment — approved.
