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Council adopts sign‑size rule for Highway 50 and advances Home Rule Charter amendment to ballot
Summary
Vermillion City Council adopted Ordinance 15‑50 permitting larger freestanding signs along the SD Highway 50 bypass by an 8‑0 roll call, and advanced Ordinance 15‑51 to place a Home Rule Charter amendment on the June 2 ballot to align budget timing with state statute changes.
The Vermillion City Council on Feb. 17 adopted a sign regulation change and advanced a separate charter amendment to the ballot.
Sign ordinance adopted On second reading the council adopted Ordinance 15‑50, which updates sign dimensions and adds an allowance for larger freestanding signs along the South Dakota Highway 50 bypass. The council conducted a roll call and recorded eight yays and zero nays; the ordinance passed on second reading and will be codified per the city’s legislative process.
Home Rule Charter amendment to ballot Staff summarized an ordinance to place a Home Rule Charter amendment on the June 2 ballot to permit adjustment of the city’s budget‑setting timetable in light of a 2021 state statute change. Staff noted two minor drafting errors in the packet that would be corrected before second reading and recommended approval of the first reading to move the matter forward. Councilors voted to advance the ordinance to allow voters to decide the charter language on June 2.
Context Staff explained that because the Home Rule Charter was adopted by voters previously, any change to the charter must itself be approved by the voters. If approved on the June ballot, the council would be able to consider a later ordinance to change the city’s budget timetable to align with state law.
