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Kingsbury County reads Ordinance 76 on burn bans; board agrees to extend current ban
Summary
Emergency Management Director Kristen Longville read Ordinance No. 76 (amending Ordinance 72) on county burn-ban authority and the board agreed to keep the current burn ban in place for two more weeks; a second reading of Ordinance 76 was scheduled for May 5, 2026.
Emergency Management Director Kristen Longville updated the board on the county’s burn ban and recommended keeping it in place for another two weeks; the board agreed. Longville also described radio system issues for 911 calls and said the lines are "near end of life," noting she is exploring fiber optic or 5G cellular replacements and will return with recommendations.
Longville read Ordinance No. 76, an amendment to Ordinance No. 72 that allows the Office of Emergency Management and the chairman jointly to lift a burn ban only after gathering input from local fire chiefs and public notice through county channels. The ordinance text presented stated the removal of a burn ban must be jointly approved by the Kingsbury County Office of Emergency Management and the Chairman and that input will be gathered from local fire chiefs before lifting the ban. The board scheduled a second reading of Ordinance 76 for May 5, 2026; the minutes record no final vote at this meeting.
Longville also received approval to attend a tabletop hazmat exercise in Yankton on May 27, 2026.
