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WINSTON CHURCHILL

https://youtu.be/WYUHCMFzVFY?si=gFnIpCBbNk-UUcfI

The July 18, 2023, Alcester City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Lukas Driesen with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by the council and members of the gallery.  Present were Councilwoman Darla Reppe, Councilwoman Kendra Hatle, Councilman Kerry Hedden, Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples, Councilman Kyle Van Den Hul,Brian Johnson, Alcester City Attorney Sam Nelson and Alcester City Attorney Austin Felts.  This happened before recording began.

* I will note here that I am transcribing this information solely and directly from the recording of the July 18, 2023, meeting October 27, 2023.         

Agenda item #3  Approve Agenda.  Approved

Agenda item #4  Public Input  (00:19.39) Public input was received by Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples and Councilwoman Kendra Hatle.  (00:08:26.47) “Bookkeeping schooling” from an unknown female. 

My opinion of this query/interrogation, is that this individual has little to no experience in Class II (those with populations of 500 to 5000) South Dakota Municipal bookkeeping/accounting.

Agenda item #5   Community Center/Golf Course  (00:13:23.30)  Update was given by Landon Nygard.  Discussion of needed a double door freezer.

Agenda Item #6   Employee matter   (00:21:41.67)  Executive session SDCL 1-25-2.1 discussion from 6:23 P.M. to 8:19 P.M. which given the roll call vote taken at 7:53 P.M. in the July 24, 2023, special meeting, culminated in the termination of Patricia Jurrens as Alcester City Finance Officer. 

Agenda item #7   Police Department  (00:22:46.41)  Discussion and updates included the ever present need for part-time law enforcement, the need for hire wages for the department and the lack of cooperation between the sheriff’s department with regard to mutual aid situations.

Agenda item #8   Legal Updates (00:40:24.84)  After the action discussed in Agenda item #6 any need for update was not shareable.

Agenda item #9  East Clark Building Permit  (00:40:38.43)  This issue involved a commentary by Cecil Gylfe and John McDaniel with regard to the railroad easement and FCS building permit.  At no point in the video nor in Finance Officer Pat Jurrens rendition of the July 18, 2023, city meeting minutes did I hear or see an approval to issue a building permit to FCS for their scales.  (00:52:27.70)  Executive session SDCL 1-25-2.3 Legal counsel in at 8:49 P.M., out at 9:12 P.M.

Agenda item #10  Fairgrounds Evidently was tabled to the next meeting.

Agenda item #11   Camera Quote  (00:53:25.36) 

Agenda item #12   Burn permit   (00:54:04.44)  Flag retirement

Agenda item #13   Finance Office Update  (00:54:51.18) 

Agenda item #14   Executive session not needed  (00:01:01.57)

Agenda Item #15    Adjourn  (00:01:11.02)   9:19 P.M.

*This video was delayed in publication. Many things were going on, I had someone else video the meeting and it took me forever to get back to it and process it. I do apologize.