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Votes at a glance: council approves winery license, two ordinances, resolutions and personnel hires
Summary
Brandon City Council approved an on-sale wine license for Wild Berry Winery, adopted two second-reading ordinances (interstate signage overlay and plumbing code), approved resolutions on no-parking and a bridge inspection grant authorization, renewed a plant software-support contract and approved seasonal hiring.
The Brandon City Council approved a series of routine items and formal actions at its meeting, including a winery license for the farmers market, two ordinances on second reading, several resolutions and staff hires.
The council approved Wild Berry Winery's on-sale South Dakota wine license for 13 farmers-market dates in 2026. A staff member noted the winery has obtained this license in prior years.
On land-use and building-code matters, the council approved a second-reading ordinance to establish an interstate signage overlay district covering roughly 1,400 feet on each side of I-90, applying to nonresidential zoning and setting height and sign-area limits. The council also approved Ordinance 750 (second reading), which updates the local plumbing code to largely match Sioux Falls’ code while retaining local differences (for example, the city does not have a board of plumbing appeals and noted differences in plan-review fees).
On infrastructure and safety items, the council approved Resolution 04-26 designating no parking on South Chestnut Boulevard and Resolution 0526 to authorize a required bridge inspection (Cardi Road bridge) and participation in DOT’s inspection program (noting DOT’s typical 80/20 grant split and the city’s prior local share of $1,521.32). The council also approved a software-support renewal for the water and sewer treatment plant at approximately $5,766; staff and council discussed that the term appears to be one year but will confirm contract language.
Personnel and operational items approved included hiring a summer recreation director (Bethany) at $17 per hour and multiple seasonal parks employees.
All items on the consent calendar and the motions described above were approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted in the transcript. The transcript records that motions 'carried' on voice votes; no roll-call tallies or individual vote records were included in the text provided.
