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Commissioners approve bridge grant applications, bridge repair contract, firewall upgrade, jail claims and hiring actions
Summary
At the July 21 meeting the board approved three bridge grant applications (including local shares for hydraulic studies), accepted a $17,000 riprap quote, authorized a firewall upgrade at the Extension Complex, approved $1.52 million in new-jail claims, and authorized advertising to hire three correctional officers.
The Codington County Board of Commissioners cleared a slate of operational and capital actions on July 21, approving multiple bridge grant applications, a local repair contract, IT equipment for the Extension Complex, claims for the new jail project, and hiring steps for correctional staff.
Infrastructure: The board voted to authorize applications to the state bridge improvement grant program for three bridges identified by Highway Superintendent Randy Fauvey. For two bridges on County Road 11 the board agreed to contribute 50% of the cost for required hydraulic studies to strengthen grant competitiveness: $29,600 for the bridge north of the road to the casino and $26,400 for the bridge south of Casino Road. Commissioners discussed the county wheel-tax level as a factor in the program’s point system. The board also approved a riprap repair contract for a washout on County Road 3-4, accepting Holloway Construction’s local quote of $17,000 instead of a higher alternate bid ($42,193.95) because Holloway could eliminate mobilization fees.
IT and facilities: Facility Manager Steve presented three firewall upgrade options for the Extension Complex to address capacity limits during large events. The board approved purchase of the MX75 unit at $3,294 (estimated to handle up to ~200 logged-in vendors/users), with Commissioner Johnson identified as the motion maker and McElhaney as the second.
Public safety and personnel: Sheriff Brad explained the request to advertise for three correctional officer positions — two vacancies (one due to an employee death and one from a transfer) and one newly budgeted position for an upcoming facility. The board authorized advertising and hiring so new officers can be trained and deployed as the facility comes online.
Claims and budget actions: Brenda presented claims for the new jail construction totaling $1,518,830.49 (architect, geotech, Integra and other invoices); the board approved payment. The board also approved an automatic budget supplement for Emergency Management of $115,043.09 related to a Krantzberg water-tower project and authorized a listed personnel step increase and a budgeted travel request for public-health staff training.
Procedural notes and next steps: Several items were approved by voice vote and will proceed to implementation steps (hydraulic studies, contract mobilization, vendor purchase and hiring). Commissioners asked staff to coordinate on scheduling and procurement; the board entered executive session later in the meeting to discuss personnel and indicated possible action afterward.
