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Minnehaha County Commission approves $2.15M PSAP contribution, absentee ballot drop boxes and annual mental‑health sessions for deputies
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Minnehaha County Commission approved a $2.15 million contribution to a joint PSAP with the City of Sioux Falls, authorized two absentee ballot drop boxes on county property, accepted a $38,033 grant for jail MAT medications, approved two lien compromises and required annual mental‑health sessions for certified deputies.
The Minnehaha County Commission on Sept. 8 approved a package of contracts, grant acceptances and personnel‑related changes while hearing its FY2021 budget proposal.
Commissioners authorized the chair to sign a Joint Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) agreement with the City of Sioux Falls under which the county will pay $2,150,000 for fixtures, furniture and equipment for a PSAP at the city’s Public Safety Training Facility. Carol Muller, the commission’s administrative officer, told the board the county’s responsibility covers those build‑out costs while the city handles construction; the motion passed with four ayes while Commissioner Barth briefly stepped out.
During a public budget hearing, Muller said the FY2021 budget stands at $113,293,582. Additions to the provisional budget included $50,000 contingency for operations at a planned triage center, $100,000 for medical exams related to mental‑health holds, $30,000 for higher building insurance premiums and a 15% increase forecast for health insurance premiums. The county budget includes $25,000,000 budgeted for capital projects and a General Fund…
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