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Council directs RFP for city attorney and rescinds Antilope Valley water-rights application

Milbank City Council · March 9, 2026
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Summary

Following an executive session, council directed Administrator Pendergrass to prepare a request for proposals for the city attorney position (City Attorney Mark Reedstrom to retire) and voted to rescind the DANR application for future water rights related to Antilope Valley.

After an executive session on personnel and legal matters, the council directed City Administrator Steve Pendergrass to prepare a request for proposals for the city attorney role; long-serving City Attorney Mark Reedstrom will be retiring. The motion directing the RFP was approved (motion carried 5-0 as recorded in the minutes).

Council also voted to rescind the application submitted to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) for future water rights for Antilope Valley. The executive session was held under SDCL 1-25-2(1) (personnel) and 1-25-2(3) (legal); the record shows the council returned from executive session and took these follow-up actions. No additional detail on the RFP timeline or the rationale for rescinding the DANR application was included in the minutes.