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Votes at a glance: Joint City–County meeting May 12, 2026 — zoning ordinances approved unanimously
Summary
Summary of motions and roll-call votes from the May 12 special joint meeting: the City Council (6-0) and County Commission (4-0) each adopted matching amendments to the joint zoning ordinance; agenda approvals and adjournment motions also passed unanimously as recorded.
At the May 12, 2026 special joint meeting, the City Council and County Commission recorded the following formal actions:
- Agenda approvals: City motion to approve the joint meeting agenda (motion by Holly Tilton Byrne, second by Lisa Hager) carried on a city roll call (Doran, Hager, Specker, Tilton Byrne, Wendell and Avery recorded “aye”); County motion to approve the joint meeting agenda (motion by Larry Jensen, second by Kelly VanderWal) carried on a county roll call (Miller, Jensen, VanderWal and Hostler recorded “aye”).
- Ordinance adoptions: Brookings City Council adopted Ordinance No. 26-013 (motion by Wayne Avery, second by Holly Tilton Byrne); city roll-call recorded six “aye” votes and no “no” or abstentions. Brookings County Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2026-02 (motion by Dave Miller, second by Larry Jensen); county roll-call recorded four “aye” votes and no “no” or abstentions. The ordinances were published May 22, 2026 and are effective June 12, 2026.
- Adjournment: City and county adjournment motions (city: motion by Tilton Byrne, second by Doran; county: motion by Jensen, second by Miller) were recorded as carried with all members voting "aye."
