Aberdeen City Council

18166 MINUTES ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Brown County Courthouse Commission Chambers, 25 Market Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota, June 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m., special meeting of the City Council. Mayor Travis Schaunaman presiding. Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Alan Johnson, Justin Reinbold, and Clint Rux. City Council Members Mark Remily, Dave Lunzman, Josh Rife, and Tiffany Langer were absent. City Staff present were Jordan McQuillen, Joe Gaa, and Ron Wager. CANVASS MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS County Auditor Cathy McNickle reported the June 7, 2022 Municipal Election vote results electing Erin Fouberg as the City Council Member – NE District, Charlotte Liebelt as the City Council Member – NW District, and David Novstrup as the City Council Member – SE District. Motion by Rux, second by Johnson to approve the returns of the City Election canvassed by the City Council and passage of Resolution No. 22-06-02R as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 22-06-02R RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF ABERDEEN, SD ON JUNE 7, 2022 WHEREAS, on the 7th day of June, 2022, there was held in the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota, an Annual Municipal Election in conjunction with the School and Primary Election for the purpose of electing a City Council Member-Northeast District, City Council Member-Northwest District, and a City Council Member-Southeast District, for five-year terms; and WHEREAS, at the Annual Municipal Election held in three voting centers in the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota on Tuesday, the 7th day of June, 2022, there were cast the following votes for Office of City Council Member-Northeast District, to wit: Erin Fouberg received 919 votes, Mark Remily received 238 votes, and Andy Schaunaman received 364 votes, there being a total of 1,521 legal votes cast; Office of City Council Member-Northwest District, to wit: Charlotte Liebelt received 667 votes, Jon Boon McNutt received 470 votes, there being a total of 1,137 legal votes cast; Office of City Council Member-Southeast District, to wit: Chad Nilson received 350 votes, Kyle Walz received 320 votes, David Novstrup received 523 votes, there being a total of 1,193 legal votes cast; and WHEREAS, the returns of said election have been delivered and canvassed by the City Council, and the official vote at the Municipal Election was as follows: Erin Fouberg received a plurality of the legal votes cast for City Council Member-Northeast District, Charlotte Liebelt received a plurality of the legal votes cast for City Council Member- Northwest District, and David Novstrup received a plurality of the legal votes cast for City Council Member-Southeast District. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY  18167 OF ABERDEEN, that the City Finance Officer is hereby directed to issue the proper Certificates of Election to Erin Fouberg elected City Council Member-Northeast District, Charlotte Liebelt elected City Council Member-Northwest District, and David Novstrup elected City Council Member-Southeast District for five-years terms beginning July 1, 2022. The foregoing Resolution was adopted at a special meeting of the Council on the 10th day of June, 2022. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, number of ayes 5, number of nays 0, members abstaining 0, motion carried. Prepared by Mary Campton for the Finance Office. /s/ Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer.