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County hires jailer and crewman; highway superintendent updates snow operations, Bryan Township seeks storage
Summary
The commission approved two county hires and a VSO contract, heard a snow-operations update from the highway superintendent and discussed Bryan Township’s request for storage for a grader; no action was taken on storage or highway policy.
The Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners approved two personnel hires and the Veterans Service Officer contract and received operational updates from county highway staff and a Bryan Township representative at its Dec. 29 meeting.
The board approved hiring Nichole Frank as a jailer at $22.68 per hour (effective Dec. 17, 2025) and Cindy Porter as a crewman at $22.02 per hour (effective Dec. 22, 2025). The hires were approved by motion of Vice Chairman Nick Stotz and seconded by Chairman Colin Soukup; minutes record the votes as unanimous.
The commission also approved the county's Veterans Service Officer contract with the State for 2026 on a motion by Stotz and second by Soukup.
Highway Superintendent Doug Cimpl provided a snow-pushing update, indicated a resolution will be needed to permit boring under a county road and raised the county-vehicle question for possible snow days; the board took no action during the meeting. Neil Von Eschen, representing Bryan Township, described the township’s interest in renting storage space for its road grader; the board asked staff to gather additional options.
An executive session to discuss personnel was held under SDCL 1-25-2; it began at 11:04 a.m. and ended at 11:16 a.m. with no action taken.
The meeting adjourned at 11:17 a.m., and the board scheduled its next regular meetings for Jan. 5 and Jan. 22 at the courthouse.
