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Humboldt Natural Gas Board approves 6% raise for Gas Utility Manager
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Humboldt Natural Gas Board approved a 6% raise for Gas Utility Manager Eugene Betz following an executive session; the board recorded the action as a carried motion after returning to open session.
The Humboldt Natural Gas Board voted on Dec. 16, 2024, to grant a 6% pay increase to Gas Utility Manager Eugene Betz following an executive session. President Sam Eastlick moved the motion and Kristi Gambs seconded; the minutes state the motion "to approve Eugene Betz for a 6% raise" and record that the motion carried.
The board entered executive session at 6:45 p.m. under SDCL-1-25-2 and exited at 6:57 p.m., according to the meeting minutes. The minutes do not record a roll-call tally by name for the raise motion, but note the motion carried by voice vote ('all ayes'). The action was recorded immediately after the executive-session return and is listed as an official personnel decision in the minutes.
The board did not attach implementation dates or budget-line references to the raise in the minutes. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2025, where any follow-up personnel or budget items would appear on the agenda.
