City Council Meeting

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF HERREID, SOUTH DAKOTA January 3, 2022 The Herreid City Council was called to order by Council President Adrienne Dupper on the above date at 7:30pm at City Hall. The following members were present: K. Rossow, P. Weisbeck, A. Dupper, L. Fuehrer, R. Rossow, K. Haar (via z=Zoom) and Mayor Weismantel (via z=Zoom). Also, present were: C. Dodds, Finance Officer; R. Goehring, Maintenance Supervisor; Orland Geigle, Prairie Pioneer. Moved by, Fuehrer seconded by R. Rossow to approve the agenda. All members present voted aye, motion carried. Moved by R. Rossow seconded by K. Rossow to approve the minutes from December 6, 2021. All members present voted aye, motion carried. Fuehrer moved, R. Rossow seconded, all members present voted aye, to approve the following regular claims: DECEMBER 2021 CLAIMS FINANCE PAYROLL $729.23 SEWER PAYROLL $1,827.70 STREETS PAYROLL $3,295.42 COUNCIL PAYROLL $1,893.18 MAYOR PAYROLL $637.21 BAUMANNS SERVICE STATION FUEL & JETTER SUPPLIES $386.52 CAMPBELL COUNTY BANK ACH FEES $29.60 CAMPBELL COUNTY-SHERIFF S DEPT SERVICES $2,062.46 CAROL OTTENBACHER CLEANING $80.00 DANR ENVIRONMENTAL FEES $450.00 ELMERS WELDING STEEL WELDING BUILD CRATES $358.75 FINANCIAL AGENT PAYROLL TAXES $1,410.85 HEARTLAND WASTE MANAGEMENT GARBAGE COLLECT $4,725.00 HERREID LUMBER SUPPLIES/SERVICES $19.46 HERREID SUPER STOP FUEL $85.29 INDUSTRIAL EQUIP & PARTS JETTER PARTS $913.95 KROONTJE, HEATHER REFUND UB PAYMENTS $2.50 LESTER GOEHRING HEADSTONE RON ROSSOW $50.00 MEYER, STEVE REFUND UB PAYMENTS $49.01 MOBRIDGE TRIBUNE ADVERTISING $632.50 MUNICODE SOFTWARE LIC RENEWAL $1,200.00 NICHOLAS DEIBERT MATERIALS/SUPPLIES $11.98 RIEKER ELECTRIC MATERIALS/REPAIRS $56.00 ROSSOW, WAYNE & LISA REFUND UB PAYMENTS $86.68 RYAN GOEHRING CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT $50.00 SABERTOOTH ELECTRIC GENERATOR DOWN PAYMENT $14,875.58 1  SABERTOOTH ELECTRIC SERVICE & BATTERY $560.49 SD ASSOC. OF CODE ENFORCEMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT MEMBERSHIP $40.00 SD DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES/FEES $15.00 SD GOV HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOC HR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP $25.00 SD GOV. FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOC FINANCE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION $40.00 SD MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 2022 MEMBERSHIP DUES $595.22 SD MUNICIPAL STREET MAINT ASSO MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION $35.00 SD ONE CALL LOCATES $1.12 SERVALL RUGS $98.79 SERVALL UNIFORMS $71.64 SLATER OIL & LP LP-CITY HALL $465.40 STEVE DUPPER 8 LOADS OF GRASS $328.00 TRUENORTH STEEL SEWER SUPPLIES $1,378.74 USDA - RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2010 HWY PROJ SEWER-INT $7,727.00 VALLEY TELCO LIFT STATION $170.78 VISA SUPPLIES/SERVICES $1,895.22 WEB WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER $6,543.86 K. Rossow moved, Dupper seconded, all members present voted aye, to approve the additional claim from A&B Repair LLC for sewer jetter repair services/fees in the amount of $400.00. An additional claim from B&B for $19,076.08, with a previous due date of December 31, 2021 stating 3 months of interest on payment #7 of the Sewer is now due February 1, 2022. An additional claim from EngTech for services/fees in the amount of $8,012.00 was not approved, pending more information from Trevor about the services billed. Sheriff’s Report – December 2021 Sheriff’s report was reviewed. Problem Resolution Forms-none Building Permits-none Public Comments Heard that Herreid Postmaster received a complaint from a resident that experienced trouble with an icy handicap walkway by the post office and The Water Hole. Salt was put on the ice, however the concrete lifted and made the walkway uneven due to lack of rebar installed when the State put them in for the US Hwy 83 project. Council noted that the sidewalk in front of a business is the responsibility of the property owner. Old Business: Marijuana Dispensary Ordinance-Kroontje to investigate and provide guidance. Animal Ordinance-Kroontje to provide updated information and guidance Pool Project- Heard Maintenance Goehring supervised/assisted a utility crew that surveyed at the pool. Sewer- no new information 2 SDDOT-no action Paving project Former FO, Neeley, started a spreadsheet that was shared with current FO, Dodds, who is working to prepare a roster of property owners with legal descriptions and associated costs. Street Lights Heard that Maintenance Goehring has Sabertooth Electric of Bismarck scheduled to inspect and repair the street lights that are not working along Highway 83. Sabertooth is waiting for photo eyes & new lift battery before repair is be done. Code Enforcement- no new information Cemetery- no new information 2022 Elections - City council election to be combined with the school board elections. New Business: Moved by R. Rossow seconded by Fuehrer to approve the new rate for Law Enforcement Funding Agreement for 2022 of $2,134. All members present voted aye, motion carried. Moved by R. Rossow seconded by Fuehrer to approve the Prairie Pioneer as the official newspaper designated for 2022. All members present voted aye, motion carried. Salary Resolution – to be discussed during executive session. Elections Date – City council election date will be April 12, 2022. Published Vacancies Council vacancies in 2022 will be: Ward I (Weisbeck), Ward II (K. Rossow), Ward III ( R. Rossow), all vacancies will be for 2-year terms. Vacancies will be published for 2 weeks during January 15-30, 2022. Maintenance Report Maintenance Goehring reported that all his certificates are due for renewal. Three lights are on order for the street. Community Center generator was inspected by Sabertooth for $400 fee. Upon inspection, a battery was replaced for $149. A generator for the lift station is on order. All city fire extinguishers were also serviced. Goehring was approved to attend an upcoming January conference in Pierre for continuing education regarding new covid procedure requirements with rural water for $250.00. Finance Report Fund balances, expenditures, revenue accounts, sales tax receipts were reviewed. FO Dodds noted USDA 2020 2 loan has been paid in full. The $65.00 monthly debit from the USDA 2020 2 loan will now be applied in addition to the USDA 2020 1 loan monthly debit of $630.00 for a new total of $695.00 on future payments. FO Dodds reported that delinquent utility accounts reviewed during the mtg. will have delinquency notices sent out unless billing customers have made prior arrangements with the city for payment. Executive Session At 8:30PM K. Rossow moved, Dupper seconded to go into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (1) personnel. All members present voted aye; motion carried. At 9:47PM Dupper declared the council out of Executive Session. Moved by K. Rossow, seconded by R. Rossow, all members present voted aye to approve the rates for all Council and Mayor to remain the same. Moved by Haar, seconded by Weisbeck, all members present voted aye to approve a $.50 wage 3 increase for the PT Maintenance, FT Maintenance Supervisor and FT Finance Officer positions to go into effect as of January 1, 2022. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be Tuesday, February 8th at 7:30pm. With no further business, meeting was adjourned at 9:50PM. _________________________________________ Adrienne Dupper, Council President ATTEST: __________________________________ Chessie Dodds, Finance Officer This institution is an equal opportunity provider. 4