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Votes at a glance: Minnehaha County Commission actions on June 9, 2020
Summary
The Minnehaha County Commission approved routine motions including the agenda, minutes, vouchers totaling $665,777.23, multiple personnel actions, abatements, intergovernmental agreements, a right-of-way purchase, and authorized the triage center agreement. One abatement passed 4–1.
The Minnehaha County Commission took a series of procedural and substantive votes on June 9, 2020, including budgeted payments, personnel actions, abatements, intergovernmental agreements and a right-of-way purchase.
Key votes and outcomes:
• Approve agenda, May 26, 2020 Commission minutes, and vendor vouchers totaling $665,777.23 — Motion by Barth; all motions carried 5–0.
• Personnel approvals — New hires, promotions and step increases across departments were approved by motion (5 ayes). New hires included front-desk attendants, Safe Home staff and several deputies and office positions; promotions and step increases were recorded with effective dates noted in the personnel report.
• Abatements — The commission approved a $3,867.02 abatement for D&D Enterprise Rev Trust and a series of City of Sioux Falls parcel abatements for 2019 property taxes (roll call votes). A $13,394.94 abatement for Cleveland Center Apartments LP passed 4–1 with Commissioner Barth voting nay.
• Public hearings and license renewals — The commission approved renewals for CC&F Retail Inc. dba Friendly’s Fuel Stop (Baltic) and 38 Roadhouse after owners described corrective steps following compliance check violations; both renewals were approved 5–0.
• Agreements and property actions — The commission authorized an agreement with Lincoln County to provide building inspection services during absences of the Chief Building Official (county pays $65 per inspection; 24-month term), approved a Right-of-Way purchase of 0.46 acres from William K. Bly and Jon H. Bly for $3,956 to allow culvert reconstruction, and authorized the chair to sign the Sioux Empire Triage Center Joint Participation Agreement (see separate coverage).
• Policies — The commission approved the 2020 Minnehaha County Affirmative Action Plan and reclassified the Equalization Office Statistician position from pay grade 15 to 16 effective 6/13/2020.
Votes were recorded by roll call where noted; most motions passed unanimously. The meeting closed with reports on elections and liaison updates and was adjourned until June 16, 2020.
