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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, pay request, art donation, Meals on Wheels support, fair demo fees, Saxton Drive light

City Commission ยท June 22, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved the consent agenda (minutes, fuel costs, personnel actions), a pay request to HK Solutions for sewer mainlining work, accepted a donated downtown statue, approved city volunteer weeks for Meals on Wheels, agreed to a reduced solid-waste rate for pony barn demolition material, and approved installation of a street light on Saxton Drive.

The commission took a series of routine and project-specific actions during the meeting.

Key formal actions (motions moved and seconded; roll-call votes taken): - Consent agenda: Approved (items included June 15 minutes; fuel costs; acknowledgement of the voluntary resignation of Alex Griffin Griffith as a volunteer firefighter effective July 5, 2026; seasonal hires for parks and Splash Central; payment of bills). - Pay request 5.1: Approved pay request number 14 to HK Solutions for project 2024-08 (sewer mainlining) covering grouting services; engineering recommended approval. - Donation/resolution (agenda item 6.1): Approved the donation agreement and resolution to accept the statue titled "Paul Rivere" as city property at 333 Dakota Avenue South; one commissioner announced an abstention prior to the roll call. - Meals on Wheels support (agenda item 6.2): Approved city employees to volunteer one week per quarter (four weeks per year) without requiring use of PTO; staff to coordinate sign-ups with department heads. - South Dakota State Fair (solid waste fees): Approved a reduced (half) solid-waste fee for pony barn demolition material to facilitate cleanup and disposal at the city's C&D site, with landfill-bound material handled per state regulations. - Saxton Drive street light (agenda item 8.3): Approved installation of a street light mid-block on Saxton Drive to connect to an existing electrical box; commissioners noted staff will identify funding source.

Transcript did not record complete roll-call tallies for all items; where a specific abstention or other vote detail was stated in the meeting discussion, it is noted above. Implementation tasks (insurance confirmation for the donation, volunteer coordination for Meals on Wheels, and scheduling for street-light installation) were assigned to relevant departments.