By Aberdeen Insider - January 15, 2026 in ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOTICE OF 1/5/26 MINUTES
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, January 5, 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, David Novstrup, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman.
City Staff present were Dave McNeil, Ron Wager, Stuart Nelson, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Tanner Jondahl, Amber Schwab, Max Stoltenburg, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Nilson, second by Ward, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Liebelt, second by Ekanger, to approve the minutes of the December 22, 2025, City Council Meeting, as circulated. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
OPEN FORUM
Dacotah Prairie Museum Director Patricia Kendall presented updates, events and activities at the museum.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion by Ekanger, second by Ward, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
SET BID DATE ON JANUARY 27, 2026, until 2:00 p.m. for Hay Grass Land Leases
SET BID DATE ON JANUARY 20, 2026, until 2:00 PM for the 2026 Water Treatment Plant Roof Improvements
SET HEARING DATE ON JANUARY 20, 2026, at 5:30 PM for a Special One Day Retail On-Sale Beer, Wine, and Cider License for Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours event at Montgomery’s, 3502 7th Ave SE, on February 12, 2026
SET HEARING DATE ON JANUARY 20, 2026, at 5:30 PM for a Special One Day Retail On-Sale Liquor License for NSU Foundation dba APEX Events LLC, 2026 NSU Bourbon & Brews event at 620 15th Ave SE on April 24, 2026
LOTTERY NOTICE – receive and place on file: 4J Foundation and Yelduz Shriners
PAWN BROKER LICENSE renewal for BGT Pawn
SHOOTING GALLERY LICENSE renewal for Whitetail Bowmen Archery Club
TAXI DRIVER LICENSE renewal for Justin Rohrbach
2026 RETAIL LIQUOR, PACKAGE LIQUOR, AND RETAIL WINE LICENSE RENEWALS for various businesses in the city of Aberdeen, SD
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH CONSOLIDATED BOARD OF EQUALIZATION PURSUANT TO SDCL 10-11-66 THROUGH 10-11-77
Mayor Schaunaman presented Resolution 26-01-01R. Motion by Ronayne, second by Nilson, to designate Travis Schaunaman as a member and Rob Ronayne as the alternate member of the City Council to serve on the Consolidated Board of Equalization from April to May 2026 and approve Resolution 26-01-01R to establish consolidated board of equalization pursuant to SDCL 10-11-66 through 10-11-77. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #11 IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,949.78 FOR PCN 09GP (10TH AVE SE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT) TO PRAHM CONSTRUCTION INC. OF SLAYTON, MN
City Engineer Nelson presented the pay request. Motion by Liebelt, second by Ward, to approve Pay Request #11 in the amount of $35,949.78 for PCN 09GP (10th Ave SE Bridge Replacement) to Prahm Construction Inc. of Slayton, MN. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Ekanger voting no, all others present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW 2024 CATERPILLAR EXCAVATOR FROM BUTLER MACHINERY OF ABERDEEN USING SOURCEWELL CONTRACT # 011723-CAT
City Engineer Nelson presented the purchase request. Motion by Ekanger, second by Johnson, to approve and authorize the purchase of a new 2024 Caterpillar Excavator from Butler Machinery of Aberdeen using SourceWell Contract # 011723-CAT. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve payment of the bills listed for January 5, 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: Aberdeen Home Builders Assoc. 415.00, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce 15,000.00, Aberdeen Chrysler Center 1,368.80, Amazon Capital Services 43.32, American 3B Scientific LP 9,560.95, Auto Value – Aberdeen 1,209.50, Badger Meter Inc. 1,997.45, Bantz Gosch & Cremer LLC 1,713.76, Bound Tree Medical LLC 4,030.56, Brown County Fire Chiefs Assn. 50.00, Brown County Treasurer 57.40, Butler Machinery Co 275.55, Century Business Products 50.00, City Treasurer 7,500.00, Civic Plus LLC 36,807.07, Climate Control 852.90, Commtech Inc. 130.00, Core & Main LP 3,756.66, Crawford Trucks & Equipment 5,119.50, Crescent Electric Supply 352.82, Dacotah Bank Aberdeen 632.07, Dakota Doors Incorporated 66.33, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 129.07, Dakota Ink & Toner 1,629.98, Dependable Sanitation 304.00, Direct Automation LLC 5,185.75, Don’s Builders Hardware 26.00, Eddie’s Northside Sinclair 4,845.00, Federal Express Corp 19.06, Fire Safety First 150.34, Galls Inc. 9.50, Geffdog Designs 274.00, Graham Tire Co. 20.25, Grainger 55.20, Graymont (WI) LLC 23,112.40, Gutter Guys LLC 6.12, Hach Co. 2,074.38, Hawkins Inc. 9,947.74, Henry Schein Inc. 394.86, House Doctors Painting & Restoration 1,060.00, Hutcheson Engineering Products Inc. 6,453.57, IAFC 1,530.00, Interstate Battery Arlington 299.90, Jarman’s Water Systems 120.00, Jemco-Maxair 4,678.88, Johnson Feed Inc. 20,419.34, Ken’s Superfair Foods 60.00, Killoran Trucking & Brokerage 26,968.72, Knight Towing 24,255.00, Lawson Products Inc. 284.45, Linde Inc. 6,922.50, M & T Fire & Safety Inc. 392.92, MacQueen Emergency Group 1,418.44, Mac’s Inc 80.50, Marco Technologies LLC 363.95, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC 4,140.00, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. 115.06, Menards Inc. 172.76, Midstates Group 919.00, Minnesota Valley Testing Labs 513.75, Morrison Construction 84,798.95, MTI Distributing 2,327.15, NE Council of Government 7,405.33, Northern Electric 2,040.82, O’Reilly Auto Parts 153.27, Performance Oil & Lubricants 4,122.51, Pomp’s Tire Service 63.00, Prahm Construction Inc. 35,949.78, Pressure Washer Central 83.88, Prevention Magazine 300.00, RDO Equipment Co. 3,705.41, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 527.56, Sansio Inc. 1,261.25, Scott Blanchard 353.07, SD Department Health Lab 648.00, SD Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources 25,000.00, SD Fire Chiefs Assn. 200.00, SD Firefighters Assn. 1,325.00, SD Municipal League 16,743.00, SD Secretary Of State 30.00, Sdn Communications 3,810.00, Sesac 1,278.00, Share Corp 1,433.93, Shirley A. Jacobs 30,000.00, Shoe Science 180.00, Stryker Sales LLC 996.03, Target Solutions 22,865.91, Taylor Healthcare Products 380.28, Titan Access Productivity 787.78, Titles of Dakota 500.00, T-Mobile USA Inc. 2,488.20, Transource Truck & Equipment 73.00, US Bank Corp St. Paul 1,200.00, USA Blue Book 229.90, Vestis Group Inc. 497.13, Vollan Oil Co. 20,042.57
Payroll for the period from December 28, 2025, through January 10, 2026, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance. Roll call vote to approve, with Council Member Fouberg abstaining to Dacotah Bank, Mayor Schaunaman abstaining to Climate Control, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager McNeil discussed a previous meeting and Fire Chief Weig provided a brief on the recent fires.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Novstrup, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
Published once on January 15, 2026, at the total approximate cost of $82.16 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com and www.aberdeeninsider.com