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Council approves code-enforcement contract and personnel policy updates after auditor recommendations
Summary
The council authorized the annual code-enforcement contract and approved updates to the personnel policy prompted by auditor recommendations on code, standards of conduct and holiday pay; the minutes show the motions carried though one 'ayes' line in the minutes is incomplete.
The Wessington Springs City Council authorized the annual Code Enforcement Contract and approved updates to the personnel policy on Feb. 2, 2026. The code-enforcement authorization was made by motion (Layton Schimke moved, seconded by Kari Fagerhaug) and recorded as carried with four ayes and zero nays.
Council discussed updates to the personnel policy prompted by auditor recommendations related to code and standards of conduct and holiday pay. Pat Fastnacht moved to approve the policy updates, seconded by Cherie Maxwell; the minutes indicate the motion carried, but the 'ayes' tally in the published minutes is incomplete (recorded as "Ayes: Nays: 0 M/C"). The minutes do not include the full text of the policy changes or the auditor's detailed recommendations.
