By Aberdeen Insider - September 3, 2026 in AUGUST 24, 2026
MINUTES
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.
CALL TO ORDER
MEETING ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne, Erin Fouberg, Charlotte Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Talmage Ekanger, Chad Nilson, and David Novstrup. Mayor Travis Schaunaman was absent.
City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Leif Redinger, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Tanner Jondahl, Amanda Fischer, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Deputy Mayor Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Liebelt, second by Fouberg, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Nilson, second by Novstrup, to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2026, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM
No one appeared in open forum to address the Council.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Ekanger, second by Ward, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for Input from Business Interests on a Potential Ordinance Regarding Data Centers
REPORTS AND MINUTES FROM CITY BOARDS – Receive and place on file: 1. Aberdeen Airport Board Meeting on June 4 and July 9, 2026, 2. KO Lee Library Board Meeting on July 7, 2026, 3. Parks & Recreation Board Meeting on July 8, 2026, 4. Zoning Adjustment Board Meeting on July 9, 2026
SET BID DATE ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2026, until 2:00 p.m. for 2026-2027 Snow Removal Services
SET PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for a New Retail On-Off Malt Beverage & SD Farm Wine License BBs Chophouse Inc., dba BBs Chophouse at 1401 6th Ave SW
SET PUBLIC HEARING ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. for a New Retail On-Off Sale Wine and Cider License BBs Chophouse Inc., dba BBs Chophouse at 1401 6th Ave SW
LOTTERY NOTICE – receive and place on file: Aberdeen Gymnastics Association and Dacotah Prairie Museum
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF BRAD GARDNER TO THE CITY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT BEGINNING AUGUST 24, 2026
Community Development Director Hubbart presented the reappointment. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ekanger, to approve the reappointment of Brad Gardner to the City Board of Zoning Adjustment beginning August 24, 2026. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PROJECT UPDATE
Wastewater Department Head of Banner & Associates Dennis Rebelein and Water Reclamation Superintendent Fischer presented the facility project update.
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER # 1 FOR THE WRF PHASE 1 IMPROVEMENTS WITH AN INCREASE OF $421.05 TO THE PROJECT TOTAL AND AN INCREASE OF 27 DAYS TO THE PROJECT TIME
Water Reclamation Superintendent Fischer presented the change order. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve Motion and second to approve Change Order #1 for project dollars and time increase, and to authorize the city manager to sign payment to PKG Contracting Inc. in the amount of $421.05. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Nilson abstaining, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF AMENDED ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
City Manager McNeil presented the amended agreement. Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve the Second Amended Animal Shelter Services Agreement, and to authorize the City Manager to execute the same. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF BID BY WRIGHT & SUDLOW INC. OF ABERDEEN, SD IN THE AMOUNT OF $244,593.00 FOR PROJECT CONC-2026-4 (STREET MAINTENANCE CONCRETE REPAIR II)
City Engineer Redinger presented the bid. Motion by Ronayne, second by Nilson, to approve the bid by Wright & Sudlow Inc. of Aberdeen, SD in the amount of $244,593.00 for project CONC-2026-4 (Street Maintenance Concrete Repair II). Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #4 FOR ST-2026-2 (NORTH DAKOTA ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS) IN THE AMOUNT $264,682.58 TO REEDE CONSTRUCTION INC. OF ABERDEEN, SD
City Engineer Redinger presented the pay request. Motion by Ekanger, second by Ward, to approve Pay Request #4 for ST-2026-2 (North Dakota Roadway Improvements) in the amount $264,682.58 to Reede Construction Inc. of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Liebelt, second by Ekanger, to approve payment of the bills listed for August 24, 2026.
Bills having been audited by the Finance Officer and fully itemized and authorize the Mayor or City Manager to sign, and the Finance Officer to countersign, all warrants for payment of the following approved bills: OptiLegra Inc. 25.84, Delta Dental of SD 207.68, Wellmark BCBS of SD 248,000.00, UPS 1,000.00, Elavon Merchant Services 500.00, Paymentech LLC 8,000.00, Paymentech LLC 251.25, Paymentech LLC 2,000.00, Dacotah Bank 150.00, CenturyLink 5,000.00, Northern Electric 10,000.00, Northwestern Energy 180,000.00, CWF Masonry & Construction 68,677.57, Aberdeen Chrysler Center 63.00, Amazon Capital Services 171.16, Auto Value – Aberdeen 27.21, Butler Machinery Co. 104.67, Century Business Products 25.28, CenturyLink 85.28, Chris Scott 280.00, Constellation NewEnergy 135.80, Core & Main LP 17,960.80, Crescent Electric Supply 930.08, D&O Trucking LLC 500.00, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 626.85, Dakota Supply Group 280.73, Dependable Sanitation 66.00, DiVal Safety Equipment Inc. 529.74, Farm Power Mfg. Inc. 101.42, Fastenal Company 62.61, Ferguson Waterworks #2516 8,204.17, Flexible Pipe Tools & Equipment 474.15, Guardian Life Ins. Co. 1,362.77, Heiman Inc. 2,011.92, Heiman PPE Care & Maintenance LLC 84.89, iWorQ Systems Inc. 13,250.00, Jebro Inc. 153,228.89, Jet-Line Sales & Service LLC 3,909.78, JGE Inc. 233.95, Lawson Products Inc. 419.32, Locators & Supplies Inc. 1,189.08, M & T Fire & Safety Inc. 150.35, Marco Technologies LLC 280.48, Menards Inc. 735.84, Michael Roemmich 280.00, MTI Distributing 2,043.93, NAPA Central 6.32, Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. 244.32, Pomp’s Tire Service 77.00, Premier Specialty Vehicles 158.91, Production Monkeys 200.00, RDO Equipment Co. 903.46, Reede Construction Inc. 264,682.58, Safety Service Inc. 321.75, Share Corp. 4,139.58, Street Smart Rental 25,250.00, Totally Tubular Mfg. 118.00, Verizon Wireless 381.73.
Payroll for the period from August 9, 2026, through August 22, 2026, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance.
EFTPS 196,247.78, South Dakota Retirement System 115,629.56, City Health Insurance 107,320.00, Governing Body Council 3,921.89, City Manager 9,360.60, Attorney 9,455.52, Finance Office 15,652.09, Human Resources 15,461.48, Municipal Hall 2,315.35, Computer Services 6,728.30, Community Development 19,099.20, Engineering 17,811.02, Police 192,434.05, Fire 191,631.47, Building Inspection 8,296.00, Street 54,365.46, Traffic Control 12,975.00, Utilities – General 39,327.25, Solid Waste 22,083.10, Wastewater Treatment 23,598.71, Utilities – Sewer 13,839.50, Water Treatment Plant 30,364.37, Utilities – Water 2,421.08, Airport 25,737.55, Cemetery 9,966.00, Transit 30,674.81, West Nile 5,750.86, Meals On Wheels 842.02, Culture and Recreation 10,990.53, Levi Edwards 14.25/hr, Concessions 9,964.26, Levi Edwards 14.25/hr, Admin 11,642.96, Participant Rec 12,167.15, Joseph Pierce 14.25/hr, Randal Murphy 16.00/hr, Kannon Coats 14.75/hr, Jonah Dignan 15.50/hr, Anizye Grode 14.50/hr, Derron Gulden 15.50/hr, Katrina Holzkamm 15.25/hr, Nickolas Schwab 15.25/hr, Elias Heier 14.75/hr, Thomas Suedmeier 21.00/hr, Randal Murphy 21.00/hr, Megan Kusler 21.00/hr, Katrina Holzkamm 18.00/hr, Shannon Broderson 21.00/hr, Chelsee Shortt 17.00/hr, Park Rec ARCC 18,962.23, Jennifer Ring 22.00/hr, Courtney Salzer-Whitney 16.25/hr, Desiree Sears 17.25/hr, Tia Swiontek 20.25/hr, Brigette Weisenburger 24.00/hr, Olivia Whitney 19.50/hr, Eliza Wurgler 14.50/hr, Madeline Zimmerman 19.50/hr, Ami Stewart 19.25/hr, Alyson Lang 16.25/hr, Katelyn Mehlhaff 19.50/hr, Robin O’Neill 22.00/hr, Gabriella Pasara 14.75/hr, Addyson Pettigrew 14.50/hr, Olivia Barnes 14.75/hr, Jackie Beving 16.00/hr, Greta Beyers 20.00/hr, Tabitha Beyers 19.25/hr, Grace Comes 15.75/hr, Marilyn Davis 21.00/hr, Ashton Dennert 22.00/hr, Jessica Deyo 21.00/hr, Samantha Fletcher 21.00/hr, Courtney Haverkamp 14.75/hr, Alyssa Heupel 19.50/hr, Aquatic Center 20,150.62, Park Rec Golf 12,331.25, Chris Ramsey 14.00/hr, PC Complex 4,241.69, Park Rec Senior Center 6,970.58, Campground 6,875.35, Parks 29,985.59, Juan Alcoverde 14.25/hr, Parks/Wylie 30,952.75, Forestry 13,732.78, Library 36,966.66, City Economic Development 3,169.60
Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Ronayne abstaining, Fouberg abstaining to Dacotah Bank, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager McNeil reminded Council members to submit Promotional Fund recommendations by August 28 to support final budget allocations. He noted that the first reading of the budget ordinance and public hearings for the budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are scheduled for September 8. The proposed budget book, featuring updated graphics and templates, is expected to be posted on the City’s website this week, with additional budget discussion opportunities planned in the coming weeks.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Nilson, second by Novstrup, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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