By Aberdeen Insider - June 11, 2026 in JUNE 1, 2026 MINUTES
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, June 1, 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, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Tanner Jondahl, Joe Fitz and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Nilson, second by Ekanger, to approve the agenda. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
MINUTES
Motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to approve the minutes of the May 26, 2026, City Council Work Session Meeting, and minutes of the May 26, 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 Ronayne, second by Johnson, to approve the following items on the consent calendar:
PROCLAMATION: Men’s Health Month
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS LICENSE: RJ Improvements LLC
REQUEST FOR STREET CLOSURE – Bea Smith for a Block Party, CVB Street Closure for SDHSAA Girls Softball Ice Cream Social
COMMUNITY EVENT PERMIT for the following: CVB Ice Cream Social for SDHSAA Girls State Softball Welcome (contingent upon department approval), Arts in the Park, and Vitalant Blood Drive
Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL RETAIL ON-SALE BEER, WINE AND CIDER LICENSE FOR ABERDEEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENT AT ABERDEEN DENTAL, 4015 STEELE AVE, ON JULY 16, 2026
Mayor Schaunaman opened the public hearing for the special one-day alcohol license. Motion by Ekanger, second by Novstrup, to approve a Special Retail On-Sale Beer, Wine and Cider License for Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours event at Aberdeen Dental, 4015 Steele Ave, on July 16, 2026. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #8 FOR WT-2025-1 (WATER TOWER AND TRANSMISSION LINE) IN THE AMOUNT OF $799,296.62 TO DAHME CONSTRUCTION INC. OF ABERDEEN, SD FOR SCHEDULE A AND $231,762.00 TO LANDMARK STRUCTURES INC. OF FORT WORTH, TX FOR SCHEDULE B
Engineering Tech Fitz presented the pay requests. Motion by Ronayne, second by Ward, to approve Pay Request #8 for WT-2025-1 (Water Tower and Transmission Line) in the amount of $799,296.62 to Dahme Construction Inc. of Aberdeen, SD for Schedule A and $231,762.00 to Landmark Structures Inc. of Fort Worth, TX for Schedule B. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 FOR ST-2026-2 (NORTH DAKOTA ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS) IN THE AMOUNT $242,401.72 AND CHANGE ORDER #1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,902.99 TO REEDE CONSTRUCTION INC. OF ABERDEEN, SD
Engineering Tech Fitz presented the pay request and change order. Motion by Ward, second by Ekanger, to approve Pay Request #1 for ST-2026-2 (North Dakota Roadway Improvements) in the amount $242,401.72 and Change Order #1 in the amount of $19,902.99 to Reede Construction Inc. of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #1 FOR CONC-2026-3 (STREET MAINTENANCE CONCRETE REPAIR) IN THE AMOUNT $193,383.90 TO WRIGHT & SUDLOW INC. OF ABERDEEN, SD
Engineering Tech Fitz presented the pay request. Motion by Liebelt, second by Fouberg, to approve Pay Request #1 for CONC-2026-3 (Street Maintenance Concrete Repair) in the amount $193,383.90 to Wright & Sudlow Inc. of Aberdeen, SD. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
APPROVAL OF PAY REQUEST #12 IN THE AMOUNT OF $508,318.06 FOR PCN 09GP (10TH AVE SE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT) TO PRAHM CONSTRUCTION INC. OF SLAYTON, MN
Engineering Tech Fitz presented the pay request. Motion by Johnson, second by Ward, to approve Pay Request #12 in the amount of $508,318.06 for PCN 09GP (10th Ave SE Bridge Replacement) to Prahm Construction Inc. of Slayton, MN. 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 June 1, 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: Reed Fund 14,226.91, U.S. Bank 80,120.62, Prahm Construction Inc. 508,318.06, Aberdeen Chrysler Center 139.00, Adapco Inc. 3,355.40, All American Gasket 948.20, Aqua Pure Inc. 9,846.00, AT&T Cell 1,771.31, Atlas Carbon LLC 33,816.80, Auto Value – Aberdeen 1,655.55, Automatic Building Controls 338.00, Best Western Ramkota – Sioux Falls 690.00, Brown County Landfill 4.80, Century Business Products 50.00, Clayton Innis 94.00, Cole Papers Inc. 470.35, Convention Visitors Bureau 32,822.16, Crawford Trucks & Equip. 8.37, Crescent Electric Supply 320.96, Custom Installation Solutions 1,805.00, Dahme Construction 799,296.62, Dakota Electronics LLC 297.50, Dakota Fluid Power Inc. 367.74, Dakota Oil 820.60, Dakota Pump & Control 3,108.17, Dakota Supply Group 2,494.69, Dependable Sanitation 352.00, Diamond Vogel 35,193.75, Direct Automation LLC 5,490.00, DuBois Chemicals Inc. 10,876.80, Duininck, Inc. 1,456.00, Duncan Co. 3,184.03, Epic Solutions 292.48, Farm Power Mfg. Inc. 947.83, Fastenal Co. 67.92, FedEx Corp. 19.56, Gary Fischer 550.00, Gary’s Engine & Repair 52.00, Geffdog Designs 364.12, Grainger 130.53, Graymont (WI) LLC 5,978.20, Guardrail Enterprises 182.00, Haar Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 2,583.60, Hawkins Inc. 3,706.70, Heartland Powersports 16,654.18, IDEXX Distribution Inc. 430.02, Industrial Accessories Co. 549.51, Jet‑Line Sales & Service LLC 4,076.35, JGE Inc. 20,782.86, Jonah Stolp 45.00, Kyle Fadness 364.00, Kyle Stoddard 84.00, Landmark Structures I LP 231,762.00, Lawson Products Inc. 414.69, Lien Transportation Co. 40,194.90, Linde Inc. 8,053.80, Lisa Fischer 14.00, Locators & Supplies Inc. 897.68, MacQueen Emergency Group 21,871.05, Mac’s Inc. 237.55, Marco Technologies LLC 156.91, McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. 994.90, Menards Inc. 1,371.29, Mid-Continent Testing Lab Inc. 130.75, MTI Distributing 320.11, NCL of Wisconsin 1,421.51, Nelson Sales & Service LLC 634.52, Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. 309.35, Otis Elevator Co. 1,849.00, Performance Oil & Lubricants 4,418.37, Pomp’s Tire Service 361.58, RDO Equipment Co. 247.62, Reede Construction Inc. 242,401.72, Ringgenberg Electric Inc. 9,880.62, Runnings Supply Inc. #14 1,099.42, Safety Service Inc. 37.95, Sanitation Products Inc. 15,008.65, Share Corp. 2,000.58, The UPS Store #4543 93.63, Titan Access Productivity 89.50, T‑Mobile USA Inc. 2,524.20, Totally Tubular Mfg. 303.90, Univar Solutions USA Inc. 9,840.64, Vessco Inc. 346.64, Vestis Group Inc. 270.52, Vollan Oil Co. 7,281.64, Wright & Sudlow 193,383.90, Zackary Krage 364.00
Payroll for the period from May 17, 2026, through May 30, 2026, and city share of social security, old age & survivor’s insurance, retirement, health and life insurance. EFTPS 219,383.45, SD Retirement System 119,860.48, City Health Insurance 107,212.50, Governing Body Council 3,921.89 City Manager 9,360.60 Attorney 9,003.51, Finance Office 19,691.28, Human Resources 16,040.43, Municipal Hall 2,315.35, Computer Services 6,780.28, Community Development 19,099.20, Engineering 11,396.19, Police 209,997.63, Justine Charles 37.02/hr, Fire 198,937.36, Jaydon Leidholdt 23.82/hr, Eilene Hulscher 23.82/hr, Building Inspection 8,296.00, Street 51,821.66, Traffic Control 14,038.01, Utilities – General 41,063.99, Solid Waste 23,946.34, Hunter Kern 21.25/hr, Wastewater Treatment 30,755.25, Utilities – Sewer 16,686.42, Water Treatment Plant 28,248.11, Utilities – Water 2,398.41, Airport 31,253.49, Cemetery 10,320.81, Transit 31,390.87, West Nile 4,160.38, Meals On Wheels 736.69, Culture and Recreation 15,904.11, Rhianna Troske 14.00/hr, Concessions 18,954.59, Kaylene Sauer 15.75/hr, Hailey Fesler 14.00/hr, Damian McIntosh 13.75/hr, Evelyn Moe 14.50/hr, Admin 12,281.79 Participant Rec 25,332.58, Marcus Woolverton 14.25/hr, Juan Alcoverde 14.25/hr, Park Rec ARCC 31,358.93, Kaelyn Schutter 19.50/hr, Aquatic Center 37,372.68, Quinton Anderson 16.25/hr, Zachary Haugen 16.25/hr, Park Rec Golf 12,132.83, PC Complex 5,132.04, Park Rec Senior Center 6,777.61, Campground 8,124.61, Parks 35,350.97, Parks/Wylie 34,952.12, Forestry 14,600.94, Library 34,601.72, City Economic Development 3,169.60. Roll call vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager McNeil discussed recent weather events, provided a status on the city weather warning system and recommended the public to continue to self-monitor adverse or impending weather.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Ekanger, second by Johnson, to go into executive session to discuss litigation and contract matters, pursuant to SDCL §1-25-2(3). Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. The Council moved into executive session at 5:45 p.m.
Motion by Ward, second by Liebelt, to end executive session and return to open meeting. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. The council returned to open meeting at 6:42 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Ekanger, second by Johnson, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:42 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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