PREVIEW
(Agenda can be found on the city of Alcester’s Website.)
ALCESTER CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
JANUARY 10, 2022
ALCESTER CITY HALL
OLD SCHOOL CENTER, 500 Dakota Street
6:00 PM – MEETING
1. Open Meeting
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve Agenda
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No___
4. Approve Minutes of December 6 & 20, 2021 Meetings
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes___ No ____
5. Public Input: ___________________________________________________
6. Police Policy & Procedure Manual – Chief Schuller
a. Discussion: __________________________________
b. Motion to approve updates to Police Policy & Procedure Manual effective January 10, 2022
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
7. Police Department – Chief Schuller
a. Update:
b. Police Chief & Sheriff’s Spring Training, Deadwood, April 18-21, 2022
Motion to approve Chief Schuller attending, 3 nights stay, $77 per night, City Patrol Car
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No____
8. Community Center – Clint Nyreen
a. Update:
b. Motion to hire ________________________, Rate $______________, Position of: __________
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
9. 2022 Retainer Agreement
a. Motion to approve Retainer Agreement, Frieberg, Nelson & Ask, 2022
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
10. Street Purchases*
a. Discussion:
b. Motion to approve the purchase of JD 54” Snow Blower ($1,600), Ballast Box ($240), Cab ($385) Skid Steer brush (1,200); Renken Sales, Snow Fund
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
c. Motion to approve the purchase of JD Skid Steer Front Deck Mower ($1,800), Renken Sales, Solid Waste
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
11. 2022 Official Newspaper
a. Motion to approve the Alcester Union ~ Hudsonite, Official Newspaper for City of Alcester, 2022
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____No ___
12. 2022 Official Bank
a. Motion to approve Premier Bank, Official Bank for City of Alcester, 2022
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____No ___
13. Golf Course Tree Trimming
a. Discussion:
b. Motion to approve hiring Lukas Driesen, trim Maples, Holes 5&7, 9&7 Fairways, $2,100,
Golf Fund
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No____
14. Golf Carts
a. Purchase or Lease Discussion
b. Motion to: _____________
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____ No ___
15. Downtown Garbage Cans **
a. Discussion:
b. Motion to approve purchase of cans
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
16. Finance Office Updates – Pat Jurrens
a. Warrants
Motion to approve December Warrants
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____No ___
b. Resolution for City of Alcester 2022 Resolution of Fees***
Discussion:
Motion to approve the City of Alcester 2022 Resolution of Fees
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____No ___
c. 2022 Municipal Election Information
Vacancies / Election Terms
Election Date April 12, 2022
d. 2022 Salaries ****
Motion to enter into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2-1 – Personnel
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
Motion to approve the 2022 Salaries
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____No ___
e. Reminders & Updates
Dog/Cat License Deadline – January 31, 2022
Shovel all walkways & path to water meter
17. Updating Volunteer Roster for Workers Compensation*****
a. Motion to add Wanda Halverson, Pat Jurrens – Alcester Community Center
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
18. Executive Session – if needed
a. Motion to enter into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2-
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ____No ___
19. Adjourn
a. Motion to adjourn Council
Motion by: __________ Seconded by: __________ Vote: Yes ___ No ___
* Street purchases-coming out of the Snow Fund and the Solid Waste Fund-Perhaps the city should hire outside contractors to bid this service. That way we do not have a whole cupboard of toys that de-value over time, breakdowns costing the city fix-it money and save storage space.
** Down town garbage cans- When it was suggested to the council to place a couple of dumpsters in a central location to allow our older population to drop off their trash in this central location and not have to trot their trash cans across the street for the convenience of the trash man. FOPat argued that our rural citizens would bring their trash into town and dump for free.
SO FO PAT WHEN THE PARK TRASH BINS ARE LEFT OUT ALL WINTER, WHO DO THINK ARE FILLING THEM. TAKE A LOOK AT THE BINS ON THE SERVICE ROAD THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO SIXTH STREET. AND NOW YOU WANT TO BUY CANS FOR DOWN TOWN?
*** Resolution of for Fees. Ah yes, the ‘FO crap tax’ Folks you need to come. Have you received your water and sewer bills? These are usually referred to as enterprise funds. In other words the profit derived from these funds is used specifically for water and sewer projects. NOT for all these gadgets called support systems for our Sewer Facility or our Water Facility. These funds have all the look of a bait and switch fraud with the rationale well if we use the loader to scrape the crap off the concrete at our sewer facility we can use the sewer funds to pay for it and then we can use it for the Albatross parking lot.
**** Salaries-Salaries is not an Executive Session Subject! The only time a salary would fit into an Executive Session Discussion would be the discussion to increase the Salary of FOPat to $65,000.00 per year and is she worth it.
***** Volunteer Worker compensation naming Pat and Wanda with regard to the Alcester Albatross. Volunteer, now there are Two Oxymorons. For the health and welfare of the Albatross and the tax pocket books of the residents of Alcester, those type of volunteers should only be allowed at the Albatross to pick up a to-go order.
Come speak in Public Input. Let your Council members know!
Contact City Council
Mayor Dan Haeder 605-934-2287 605-770-7929
Councilman David Larsen 605-934-2434
Councilwoman Darla Reppe 605-934-2602
Councilwoman Linda Talbot 605-254-3074
Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples
Councilman Lukas Driesen
Patricia Jurrens 605-934-2517
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