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Highway superintendent reports bridge project and traffic counts; board approves limited vacation payout
Summary
Highway Superintendent Cimpl briefed commissioners on a bridge replacement north of Platte, equipment surplus and concrete crushing, and presented traffic counts; the board authorized up to 50 hours of vacation payout for Highway Department staff with over 175 accumulated hours because of staffing shortages.
Highway Superintendent Cimpl briefed the Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners on planned work and personnel pressures in the county road program and presented traffic counts taken in March‑April.
As recorded in the minutes, Cimpl discussed funding for a bridge replacement north of Platte, a potential surplus 16‑foot trailer, concrete crushing plans, and Brosz Engineering’s Randall water line work south of Platte. Two‑week traffic counts reported in the minutes were: South of Wagner 7,242; South of Platte 6,306; North of Lake Andes 972; East of Greenwood 405. The board discussed staffing shortages in the Highway Department and, by motion (moved Nick Stotz, second Colin Soukup), approved up to 50 hours of vacation payout for any Highway staff with more than 175 accumulated vacation hours; the motion carried unanimously.
Why it matters: the highway items affect local transportation infrastructure planning and maintenance schedules; the temporary vacation payout is a personnel measure intended to manage accrued leave during staffing constraints.
Next steps: Superintendent Cimpl and staff will continue project planning and report back to the board; the vacation payout will be implemented administratively for eligible staff as recorded in the minutes.
