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Union County commissioners approve hires, renewals, claims and routine highway business; meeting adjourns
Summary
At the April 28 meeting commissioners approved two highway hires, multiple malt beverage renewals, a large list of audited claims and payroll, purchase of equipment, and accepted the county transportation plan; executive sessions were held for personnel and legal matters.
The Union County Board of Commissioners handled several routine and administrative items on April 28, approving hires, vendor claims, license renewals and routine highway business.
Among the actions recorded as carried: approval of 2026–2027 malt beverage renewals for multiple businesses; hiring Easton Buum and Hayes Johnson as laborer/flaggers at $18.50 per hour; acceptance of a low equipment bid from Equipt Truck & Machinery ($137,600); and the county’s auditing and approval of payroll and a long list of vendor claims across departments with CH Payroll (4/30/2026) recorded at $171,532.98. The board also accepted the Union County Transportation Plan certificate after a presentation by Highway Superintendent Buum.
The minutes record short executive sessions for personnel and legal matters (SDCL 1-25-2(1) and SDCL 1-25-2(3)) with no public outcomes noted. The board recessed periodically and adjourned at 1:03 p.m.; the next meeting was scheduled for May 12, 2026.
These routine approvals were recorded as motions and carried in the minutes; the record does not list dissenting votes for most items beyond the single recorded 3–1 vote on the speed-limit resolution.