By Aberdeen Insider - October 3, 2024 in CITY OF ABERDEEN
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, September 23, 2024, 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 Erin Fouberg, Charlotte Liebelt, Rich Ward, Alan Johnson, Justin Reinbold, David Novstrup, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman. Council Member’s Rob Ronayne and Tiffany Langer were absent.
City Staff present were Robin Bobzien, Ron Wager, Stuart Nelson, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Dave McNeil, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Reinbold, second by Liebelt to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Liebelt, second by Ward to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2024 City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM
Julie Johnson appeared in the open forum to address the Council regarding Initiated Measure 28.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Johnson, second by Novstrup, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
REPORTS AND MINUTES FROM CITY BOARDS – Receive and place on file: 1. Aberdeen Airport Board Meeting on August 6, 2024, 2. K.O. Lee Library Board Meeting on August 20, 2024, and 3. Zoning Adjustment Board Meeting on August 8, 2024
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS LICENSE: Lance Lamport of Lance Lamport Construction
NEW TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSE: Justin Rohrbach
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
2023 AUDIT PRESENTATION
Finance Officer McQuillen introduced Cameron Zent of Eide Bailly to present the 2023 audit and findings.
ABERDEEN CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU MARKETING UPDATE
Executive Director and Outdoor Media Representative Casey Weismantel presented marketing updates from the Aberdeen Convention & Visitors Bureau
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 24-09-03R RESOLUTION REGARDING INITIATED MEASURE 28
City Manager Bobzien and City Attorney Wager presented the resolution. Motion by Novstrup, second by Ward to approve Resolution 24-09-03R. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 24-09-02 SUPPLEMENTING THE 2024 BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR VARIOUS UNANTICIPATED PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, AND EXPENDITURES
Finance Officer McQuillen presented the first reading of the ordinance. Motion by Johnson, second by Reinbold to approve the first reading Ordinance 24-09-02. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 24-09-03 SUPPLEMENTING THE 2024 BUDGET FOR VARIOUS PARKS, RECREATION, AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
Finance Officer McQuillen presented the first reading of the ordinance. Motion by Johnson, second by Liebelt to approve the first reading of Ordinance 24-09-03. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Liebelt, second by Reinbold to approve payment of the bills listed for September 23, 2024.
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: Utility $321.96: Dacotah Bank 30.08, Dacotah Bank 29.72, Dale Orth 48.73, Plaza Rentals LLP 6.00, Lester Harty 46.94, Corneal LLC 120.93, and James Washnok 39.56, Wellmark BCBS $220,000.00, Elavon Merchant Services $500.00, Paymentech LLC $4,000.00, United Parcel Service $1,000.00, Dacotah Bank $150.00, Northwestern Energy $175,000.00, Northern Electric $10,000.00, Marco Technologies LLC 75.69, RDO Equipment Co. 1,039.96, Cole Papers Inc. 767.65, Flexible Pipe Tools & Equipment 714.20, Jensen Rock & Sand Inc. – MO 348.65, Graham Tire Co. 300.00, Auto Value Parts/Hedahls 334.49, Jacobs Construction 84.18, Ken’s Alignment 110.16, Lawson Products Inc. 651.73, Mac’s Inc. 35.39, Double A Plumbing LLC 1,295.86, Midstates Group 50.00, Ringgenberg Electric Inc. 270.60, Avera St Luke’s Hospital 883.13, Crawford Trucks & Equipment 1,829.20, Stan Houston Equipment Inc. 588.99, Aberdeen Area Arts Council 30,000.00, Olson’s Pest Technicians 410.00, Harms Heating and Cooling 1,120.00, Dependable Sanitation 56.00, Cartney Bearing Co. 74.67, Arff Specialists LLC 4,950.00, Kirk’s Auto 2,863.08, Lien Transportation Co 484.50, Federal Express Corp. 18.07, Century Business Products 39.92, Menards Inc. 506.28, Jeromy Thorstenson 275.00, Borns Group 6,805.97, Tyler Technologies 12,480.00, Pomp’s Tire Service 355.74, L&T Lawn Care LLC 262.50, Lake Area Tech Foundation 350.00, American Solutions 51.75, Applied Concepts Inc. 10,303.65, Sanitation Products Inc. 1,347.87, Knight Towing 1,955.22, Diamond Dry Cleaning 6.00, G & R Controls Inc. 444.52, Guardian Life Insurance Co. 1,284.32, Woods, Fuller, Shultz 11,991.00, Sansio Inc. 1,004.00, Jebro Inc. 14,862.98, Transource Truck 210.97, Agtegra Cooperative 200.34, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 255.24, Interstate Battery Arling 459.85, Verizon Wireless 205.82, National Medal of Honor 220.35, Pioneer Research 1,754.83, Eide Bailly LLP 71,845.55, Constellation Newenergy 25.20, Dakota Electronics LLC 285.00, Fire Safety First 268.15, Rubberform Recycled Products 1,557.20, GPGFOA 150.00
Payroll for the period from September 8, 2024, through September 21, 2024, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance. EFTPS 155,430.21, SDRS 93,182.08, City Health Insurance 88,725.00, City Council 3,521.63, City Manager 8,725.75, City Attorney 7,904.55, Finance 16,382.98, HR 9,190.98, City Hall 2,031.35, Computer 5,508.11, Community Development 16,048.01, Engineering 12,907.01, Police 160,934.18, Mark Miller 35.59/hr, Fire 144,180.02, Bldg Inspect 7,108.95, Street 35,224.18, Traffic 11,053.40, Solid Waste 26,526.29, Devin Rice 19.20/hr, Transit 24,731.49, Trevor Podoll 19.50/hr, Library 30,171.24, Melvin Maldonado 19.20/hr, Economic Development 2,919.20, Cemetery 7,420.43, Mosquito Control 1,881.08, Meals on Wheels 558.20, PRF Admin 9,779.72, Recreation 10,465.58, ARCC 16,749.27, Aquatic Center 639.39, PRF Dome 6,752.81, Senior Center 5,315.85, Parks 26,659.34, D’artagnan Schmitz 15.00/hr, Randy Murphy 15.50/hr, Olivia Grohs 14.00/hr, Kennady Thompson 15.50/hr, Wylie Park 13,833.20, Forestry 10,343.36, Airport 19,237.70, Utility Storm 34,016.02, Daelyn Rainford 21.19/hr, Water Treatment 25,019.49, Utility Water 2,040.40, Water Reclamation 22,453.56, Utility Sewer 8,629.22, SBL Rides 2,332.23, Concessions 1,909.45, Rec Enterprise 8,553.27, ARCC Enterprise 39.00, Campground 3,446.45, Golf 12,237.00
Roll call vote to approve with Fouberg abstaining from Dacotah Bank, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Bobzien highlighted nominations for the upcoming Abby Awards. City Engineer Nelson provided updates on various street projects. City Manager Bobzien finished his report with employee acknowledgements.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Ward to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office.
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Finance Officer
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