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Commission approves transfers, salary increases, board appointments and routine fees
Summary
The commission approved contingency transfers totaling about $11,500, a 3% staff pay increase, several board appointments, retained existing malt-beverage and liquor license fees, and approved vouchers and bids.
At its meeting, the Buffalo County Commission approved several formal actions affecting budgets, personnel pay, board membership and routine administrative fees.
Contingency transfers: The register of deeds requested transfers to cover two negative balances: $500 for one account and roughly $11,000 to cover a highway department shortfall; the transcript records a request for $11,500 total. Commissioners moved to allow the transfers and approved them by voice vote.
Salaries and per diem: Commissioners reviewed current salaries and per diem for election workers and discussed cost-of-living adjustments in neighboring counties. After discussion, the board approved a 3% cost-of-living pay increase by voice vote.
Board appointments: The commission updated board rosters, including planning and zoning and the mental health board. Commissioners voted to expand and reassign certain seats and appointed Diane (a local health professional referenced in discussion) to the mental health board; motions to change membership passed.
Licenses and vouchers: Commissioners voted to retain existing retail on- and off-site malt beverage fees (the statutory minimum was cited), keep on-sale liquor license fees at $1,000, and approve vouchers including sanitation, newspaper, and equipment lease payments. The lease payment to Titan and membership with the South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance were among larger voucher items discussed.
Emergency manager contract: Commissioners discussed revisions to the emergency manager contract (adding quarterly reporting and multi-year terms) and asked staff to return a revised agreement for legal review before final approval.
All motions referenced above were made and approved by voice votes during the meeting; where a specific mover or second was not captured in the record, the minutes show the motions carried by voice vote.
