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Tea council approves consent agenda including hiring, pay adjustments and $334,716 in claims
Summary
The council approved a consent agenda covering minutes, claims, a part-time police hire, wage adjustments for part-time officers, a disabled veteran tax abatement, and an anniversary pay increase for the finance officer; the claims list in the minutes totals $334,715.59.
The City Council approved the consent agenda (MOTION 26-19), which bundled routine administrative items including the February 2, 2026 minutes, approval of claims and warrants, personnel actions and a tax abatement. The minutes list the February 17, 2026 warrants paid, totaling $334,715.59 and covering vendors such as Haug Construction, HDR Engineering, Confluence and the Tea Area School District.
Personnel items included hiring Lisa Smith as a part-time police officer at $31.32 per hour and increasing the hourly rate for part-time police officers Steve Lowry, Mark Russell and Justin Quigley to $32.58. The council also approved a Disabled Veteran Property Tax Abatement pursuant to SDCL 10-4-40 and an anniversary pay increase for Finance Officer Dawn R. Murphy to $114,233.60 per year ($54.92 per hour). The consent package passed unanimously; the minutes record that “All members voted AYE.”
These routine approvals were adopted by motion and are reflected in the minutes and the warrants list attached to the meeting record.
