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Commission approves consent agenda, appoints Human Rights and law enforcement representatives

Brookings County Board of County Commissioners · August 4, 2026
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Summary

The board approved consent items including personnel actions and travel requests, appointed Jeff Struwe to the Human Rights Commission and Sergeant Tom Chester as the law enforcement representative to the BCAOC Advisory Board, and authorized filling two highway vacancies.

The commission approved multiple routine administrative items and several personnel actions on Aug. 4.

The consent agenda passed with a roll-call vote and included minutes from July 21 and July 30, travel requests for Sonia Mack, and a series of annual personnel reviews and a new hire (IT Administrator Mason Barton effective Aug. 17, 2026). The board also approved requests to fill a Heavy Equipment Operator and an Equipment Operator in the Highway Department.

Separately, the commission appointed Jeff Struwe to the Brookings Human Rights Commission and appointed Sergeant Tom Chester to the BCAOC Advisory Board as the Law Enforcement Representative. The board declared a check printer surplus for disposal and recorded a retirement effective Aug. 21, 2026 for Mike Erickson.