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Union County approves claims, hires part-time jailer and signs vendor contracts
Summary
The board approved audited claims including sizable payroll and vendor warrants, hired a part-time jailer at $20.25/hr, approved abatement and vendor contracts (including Siouxland Humane Society and state veterans aid), denied a deductible reimbursement, and entered executive session on personnel.
At its Nov. 25 meeting the Union County Board of Commissioners approved a comprehensive set of audited claims and took several routine administrative actions.
The claims docket the board carried includes payroll and departmental warrants; the minutes list BW Payroll (11/26/2025) at $104,442.18 and CH Payroll (11/26/2025) at $174,968.37. Vendor entries include Tyler Technologies maintenance $57,394.26, Ulteig Engineers, Inc. professional services $194,409.78, and Vikor tower removal $18,650.78, among many other vendor payments. The board moved to approve the claims; the motion carried.
The board approved the hire of Korbin Blacknum as a part-time jailer (30 hours, benefits) effective Nov. 17, 2025, at $20.25 per hour. The board approved two abatements: exempt abatement 2025-092 for $30.12 and flood abatement 2025-093 for $2,242.56. The board approved a contract with Siouxland Humane Society for 2026 (contract dollar amount not listed in the minutes) and approved a contract with the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs for state aid toward the salary of the County Veterans Service Officer (dollar amount not specified). The board also denied a deductible reimbursement claim for a retiree.
The minutes record that the board entered executive session for personnel under SDCL 1-25-2(1) from 11:13 a.m. to 11:46 a.m. The meeting adjourned at 12:05 p.m. until Dec. 9, 2025. Minutes were attested by Auditor Katie Winquist and signed by Chairman Kevin Joffer.
