“Government is instituted for the common good: for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family or class of men”
John Adams
Mayor Tom Glas called the December 9, 2019, special meeting of the Alcester City Council to order at 5:00 p.m. with Councilwoman Melissa Kay, Councilwoman Darla Reppe, Councilwoman Linda Talbott, Councilman Dan Haeder, and Councilman David Larsen present. Absent were Alcester City Attorney and Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson. Also attending the special meeting was Gordon Richards from the Alcester Union-Hudsonite and Vickie Larsen.
Mayor Glas called for the approval of the Agenda for the special meeting. With no changes and no discussion the group approved the agenda with a unanimous vote of five (5).
Agenda item #4 was public input. Prior to the meeting I distributed copies of my input on the proposed variance at each council persons seat. I went over the contents of the document which was a rough draft of my opinion on the variance, errors and omissions to the form and content and citations of statute brought forth by attorneys and the infamous variance.
I pointed out to the council, a South Dakota Supreme court decision involving code, covenants and restrictions running with land violation. The high court found in favor of the complainant that the covenants had indeed been violated and went a step further to award the legal costs of enforcing the codes, covenants and restrictions.
I was asked the question when the final draft would becoming, I answered as soon as I had access to Mr. McGill’s opinion. In addition to that opinion, I will certainly take into consideration any argument mounted by the Alcester City Attorney in my answer.
After my presentation, Pat offered up an astounding comment. (00:06:35). Alcester Finance Officer Jurrens argued that Alcester a city of just 800 population did not need a variance form such as the one Union County uses. ‘Cause she knows everybody who comes in for variances and she uses information from Beacon-Schneider site. Uhm folks, the Beacon-Schneider site has a warning notation under the summary specifically a brief tax description. (Note: Not to be used on legal documents) Of course what Pat is passing off as a legal document is nothing more than the equivalent of a page ripped off from a First graders coloring book. Folks would you want the value of your life’s asset/property to be dependent upon the legal and financial judgment of Finance Officer Jurrens? She seems to struggle with those concepts.
So using Finance Officer Jurrens logic if a city of 800 people is too small to bother with legal documents for variances, then we can do an initiated measure, get rid of the Property Maintenance Code and ol’ Geoff Fillingsness. Right?
Agenda item #5– was the Second reading of the 2019-08 Pleasant Hill Cemetery Ordinance. The motion was made and seconded for the second reading of the 2019-08 ordinance. Let’s hope she got this right, who knows what might rise to the surface here.
Agenda item #6 Rumor has it the new police car has hit Iowa. Time to pay for the car. Finance Officer Pat has robbed the CBDG account once again to float her bookkeeping. Mayor Glas repeated the motion only where it the amount was $24, 744.00 to Wegner Auto and $8.00 to Premier Bank Check Fee- Ol’ eagle-eyes lost the dot and read the amount as $800.00 into his regurgitation of the motion.
Agenda item #7 Supplemental Appropriation Ordinance 2019-09- Folks this is the part of Finance Officer duties where the Finance Officer makes a mad scramble to come up with the funds to pay the bills she and Mayor Glas encouraged the council to spend. Normally referred to as Robbing Peter to pay Paul or Pat. Don’t forget that $4880 fee paid out to Pat where no one approved of the OT!
Agenda item #8 Committee meeting date for City vacancies. Committee members, Councilwoman Melissa Kay, Councilwoman Linda Talbott and Councilman David Larsen. Date was set for December 16, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. Will need job descriptions for librarian, solid waste (dump-ground) and Sextant (this one I will leave alone)
Mayor Tom Glas called the December 2, 2019, regular meeting of the Alcester City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. with Councilwoman Melissa Kay, Councilwoman Darla Reppe, Councilwoman Linda Talbott, Councilman Dan Haeder, Councilman David Larsen and Councilman Lance Johnson present. Sitting in for Sam Nelson, city attorney was Thomas Frieberg of Frieberg, Nelson and Ask, and who is also listed as city attorney under the retainer agreement.
Among the gallery were Amanda Ericson, Tena Keiser co-chairs of the Alcester Chamber of Commerce, Larry Anderson, representative from the cemetery group, and an impromptu appearance by William Shorma, District 16 Representative candidate. The group recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Making a brief appearance was former Alcester Finance Officer Mike Kezar who apparently been told he was to talk about his property situation but Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens Failed to place him on the agenda.
The council moved quickly to approve the agenda and the minutes of the November 4, 2019, meeting. Of course unanimously without discussion as usual.
Agenda Item #5-Next to be seen and not-so-seen was William Shorma, candidate for District 16 (Representative-a correction from the erroneously (00:03:50))agenda listed item as Senator Candidate. Notable candidate comment was (00:06:25) he wanted address the important, ‘key stake holder’ people in the communities: the city council, the chamber of commerce and the school officials as he stood with his back to the camera and the gallery. H-m-m so is that one calls putting your best side backward?
Agenda Item #6-Next up were the Chamber of Commerce request for temporary street closure for the Chamber sponsored Christmas Tree Lighting Party scheduled for December 6th. The council voted to close the street for the Chamber function.
Agenda Item #7-Input
I started the input with an explanation of the document I placed at each council members place and the Alcester city attorneys place. This document was a copy of the Regulations, Agreements and Conditions Running with Land which is attached to the Deed of property. This particular document was attached to the deed of Councilman Lance Johnson property address listed as 518A Anderson Street and future home of ‘hog barn and other mechanical things’?
I pointed out the obvious error the city council had the power to grant a variance to a piece of land over which they had no control to change the agreements, regulations and conditions attached to that land.
Councilman Lance Johnson stated he did not know of the deed attachment until (00:15:15), “…Tom Frieberg recommended Michael McGill to him… last summer Finance Officer Pat Jurrens dug up the Regulations, Agreements and Conditions Running with Land Document…”. At which point in the discussion Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens interrupted (00:16:19) with the statement that, “…what we were told by (presumably Mike McGill) the twenty-five year condition was illegal…” In case you do not know of Mike McGill, he is an attorney out of Beresford, SD. He has his own law practice, is not to the best of my knowledge a member of the Frieberg, Nelson and Ask firm, nor was Mr. McGill a signer or contributor to the document titled, “Regulations, Agreements and Conditions Running with Land which was prepared by Charles B. Haugland.
So by what right did Alcester Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens stick her nose into a civil matter? I had heard Finance Officer Pat Jurrens had been running around collecting signatures concerning Councilman Lance Johnson’s edifice to hogs and combines on Anderson Street but I had no personal knowledge with which to confirm the validity of the claim. But last night Alcester Finance Officer Jurrens comment (00:16:19) about the opinion from Mr. McGill seems to give some credence to the rumor.
So why was Alcester Finance Officer Jurrens involving herself in a civil legal matter on the part of Alcester Councilman Lance Jurrens trying to do an end run around the Regulations, Agreements and Conditions Running with Land Document attempting to cheat his neighbors out of the equity value of their homes.
Why is an attorney under retainer (Thomas Frieberg) to the city of Alcester as legal counsel to the CITY of Alcester recommending a lawyer (Michael McGill) to Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson to give him (Lance Johnson) and the City of Alcester (Mr. Frieberg’s Client) the power to negate the terms and conditions afforded by the legal document titled Regulations, Agreements and Conditions Running with Land and defraud the residents of Numsen’s Addition without their right to vote for themselves whether Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson can build a Hog House, Combine Cabin, Tractor Terminal ER or RV Rest Home!
As I understand it, any owner who has this Regulations, Agreements and Conditions Running with Land Document attached to their Deed can take Councilman Lance Johnson to court as well as the City of Alcester if they vote to allow a variance contrary to the RAC’s Running with Land that they have all lived by!
Agenda Item #8-Legal Updates
Involved a lengthy discussion of the cemetery and Ordinance 2019-08 with amendments.
Community Building-Auditorium and present city offices. The council voted to declare the auditorium surplus property. Motion called by Mayor Glas, Motion was made by Councilwoman Melissa Kay, Second came from Councilman David Larsen and with no discussion the council voted unanimously – six AYE votes to declare the City Auditorium Surplus property.
The next step is to decide whether the Auditorium will be summarily disposed of by 1) sealed bids, 2) realtor, or 3) public auction after another appraisal.
Folks the reality of the Community Building/Golf Club house is still just a malevolent will-o’-the-wisp hovering over our city. Sell the Auditorium where does the police department go? Sell the Auditorium where does the finance office go? Not to the Community Building/Club House without a public vote!! Despite Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens fervent hope.
Agenda Item #9-Variance for Councilman Lance Johnson tabled.
Agenda items #10 Street Update and #11 Water and Wastewater no reports from the department heads who were not in attendance. Oh Mayor Glas was given the okie dokie to sign the small community grant. Geesh, I hope he at least gets his signature over his name this time.
Agenda Item #12– Police Department-Chief Christie announced the PD was gifted with two brand new AED and he has taken the training to train others how to use the AED (automated external defibrillator). New police car is on its way.
AND ON CUE Alcester City Attorney Thomas Frieberg gathered his case and left 7:00 p.m. (01:02:01)
Agenda Item #13– Finance Office
Architect is almost finished with the kitchen. Are ya kidding me? I am sorry Wofgang Puck does not like the cold, Emeril Lagasse just got nibbled into oblivion and doesn’t want to move to Alcester. Julia Child passed on, and Rachael Ray’s Nutrish culinary art has gone to the dogs. So what we have here is a failure to communicate, short order cafe does not need a haute cuisine kitchen delicately placed between the bar and the biffy AND certainly cannot afford a staff commensurate with haute cuisine tips.
Resolution for Fees 2020 Pat’inflation has struck again and I do not mean helium go-fund- me jail bond balloons in the auditorium atrium. Although every time Mayor Glas walks in, there is certainly an updraft of hot air.
Finance Officer Patricia still wants to bell the cats. I think a certain FO should be belled.
It has been determined and if I understood the subject matter discussion correctly the 2019 audit is going to cost $8K. Finance Officer Patricia moaned, “I do my best and I work really hard” (01:30:20)
Supplemental appropriation, without a copy to follow along with it was a jumbled mash but the one thing that really caught my attention was the Robbing the water enterprise account of $50K to bolster the general fund. I am not sure that is legal. Water Enterprises funds must go to either pay to reduce water rates or upgrades of the water system not to go to the general fund where it could be used to purchase more clutter for the auditorium atrium. Or pay community center expenses arising out of the question, should the kitchen be next to the bar or should it be close to the fire exit.
The date for the Special Meeting in December was set for December 9, 2019, at 5:00 p.m.
Updates and reminders:
One reminder was missing, Item V as in the appearance in court for Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens for Violation of state and local Liquor laws. December 5, 2019, Union County Magistrate Court at 9:00 a.m. to answer the complaint with fines and fees.
Agenda Item #14– City Website- Still dinkin’ with the city website first voted and around $1500 was appropriate for its design and implementation. I told the council the South Dakota Municipal League would help set up our website as we are members of the SDML. Mayor Glas mumbled something about open meeting. Since I was (hearsay) accused of setting the council up in the ballot box violation complaint and that I should have said something. First I did not know at the time and Every time I try to advise when the council is erring, I get shut down and ignored just as I did last night when I spoke up about the South Dakota Municipal League.
Agenda Item #18 Executive Session at 7:57 p.m. to discuss Personnel-H-m-m At 8:21 p.m. the meeting was declared open and the council accepted the resignation of Librarian Dee Cole and Curtis Saugstad.
Agenda Item #19 Adjournment- Meeting was adjourned at 8:23 p.m.
“Oh, it’s cryin’ time again, an’ Alcester FO Pat is weeping
I can see by that lyin’ look she’s been scheming and
With what she told the deputies, it won’t be long before
It’s crying time again, an’ Alcester FO Pat will be weeping.”*
*(inspired by the song lyrics “Crying Time” by Buck Owens)
Definitions:
Embezzlement– “the fraudulent appropriation of property by one lawfully entrusted with its possession. To “…embezzle” means willfully to take or convert to one’s own use, another’s money or property, of which the wrongdoer acquired possession lawfully, by reason of some office or employment of position of trust. The elements of ‘offense’ are that there must be relationship such as that of employment or agency between the owner of the money and the defendant, the money alleged to have been embezzled must have come into the possession of defendant by virtue of that relationship and there must be an intentional and fraudulent appropriation or conversion of the money. The fraudulent conversion of the property of another by one who has lawful possession of the property and who fraudulent conversion has been made punishable by statute…” According to Black’s Law Dictionary 361 (Abridged 6th ed. (Centennial Edition (1891-1991))
Conversion-“an unauthorized assumption and exercise of the right of ownership over goods or personal chattels belong to another, to the alteration of their condition or the exclusions of the owner’s rights. Any unauthorized act which deprives an owner of his property permanently or for an indefinite time. Unauthorized and wrongful exercise of dominion and control over another’s personal property, to exclusions of or inconsistent with rights of owner.” According to Black’s Law Dictionary 231 (Abridged 6th ed. (Centennial Edition (1891-1991))
Ownership– Ownership refers to the ultimate and exclusive rights and control over property that have been conferred by a lawful claim or title.
The reason for the definitions above and the codes which will come after is Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens has received a Summons, she has run afoul of the law AGAIN.
See Summons below. If I remember correctly, in the Warrant of Arrest after Indictment # 63CR119-470 filed on October 2, 2019, Pat Jurrens’ bond was Conditional that she obey all federal, state and local laws and ordinances and that violation of any of these conditions may result in revocation of the bond. It appears she has failed to obey state and local law as it relates to alcohol and in my opinion embezzled from the city.
Yup Alcester Finance Officer Pat Jurrens threw a surprise birthday party for hubby. As Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise, Surprise, Surprise” Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens sent out Facebook Invitations as I understand it, which said BYOB. BYOB are ya kidding?
It is against the law! The Alcester Municipal Golf Course has been granted a Retail On-Sale Liquor License. (See Below)
Liquor licenses. All on-sale and off-sale liquor licenses within the city of Alcester shall be required to enter into operating agreements with the City of Alcester and shall be required thereunder to purchase ALL ALCOHOLIC beverages sold in such an establishment from the City off-sale establishment for resale under the operating agreement at a price of the actual wholesale cost to the City, transportation charges billed to the city and a markup of ten percent (10%) and such additional compensation or fee as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
4.0308 Possession of Alcoholic Beverages
Unless a special permit license shall be obtained from the City pursuant to this Chapter, it shall be unlawful to possess in any public place, street, alley, sidewalk, public park, place of amusement, or business establishment, not authorized to sell alcoholic beverages, pursuant to South Dakota law and the ordinances of the City of Alcester, any bottle whether or not containing alcoholic on which the seal has been broken and which bottle either did or does contain alcoholic beverages, or any glass, can or other container, containing alcoholic beverages.
IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY ON-SALE ALCOHOL AND MALT BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANY EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, OR OWNERS THEREOF TO ALLOW ANY PERSON TO LEAVE THE LICENSED PREMISES WITHIN THE CITY OF ALCESTER, WITH A CONTAINER OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN THEIR POSSESSION EXCEPT FOR THE SALE OF UNOPENED CONTAINS OF ALCOHOL AND MALT BEVERAGES, WHERE THE LIECENSEE HAS SOLD THE SAME UNDER AN OFF-SALE LICENSE.
*IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CONSUME ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE UPON THE PREMISES OF A LICENSED ON-SALE DEALER IF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WAS NOT PURCHASED FROM THE ON-SALE DEALER.
4.0313 Penalties Any person or any licensee hereunder found to have violate this Chapter shall be subject to the following penalties,
A. A fine not to exceed $500.00 for each day of violation of this Chapter shall constitute a separate violation as to the sale of any alcoholic beverage not purchased through the municipal off-sale licensee, each bottle or container sold shall constitute a separate offense.
B. The City Council of the City of Alcester may be majority vote, find that this Chapter has been violated and may recommend to the South Dakota Secretary of Revenue that the license of any alcoholic beverage licensee/establishment, found to have violated said chapter may be suspended or revoked pursuant to SDCL 35-2-10 and/or that, civil penalties as provided by SDCL 35-2-10.1 be imposed.
It is not enough that the City of Alcester Alcoholic Beverage Ordinances have been violated by Alcester City Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens but as I understand it Alcester City Finance office employee Wanda Halvorsen was working/serving at the Alcester City Golf Course Clubhouse on October 26, 2019, at the BYOB party and in her primary finance office position should have known city ordinance, had access to city alcoholic ordinance or had access to City Attorney Sam Nelson so she too is subject to alcoholic beverage violations.
Now there will be the familiar Patricia Jurrens whine, “…I didn’t know it was a violation..”. Below please see BOTH Mayor Tom Glas’ and Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens signatures on the 2015 Lease and Operating Agreement with Deems, BOTH Mayor Tom Glas’ and Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens on the 2017 Lease and Operating Agreement with Deems and the 2019 Deem Lease and Operating Agreement was recently signed. IT IS FINANCE OFFICER JURRENS JOB TO KNOW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THOSE LICENSURE DOCUMENTS.
Now we get into what I would term the EMBEZZLEMENT side of the alcoholic goat rodeo violations. Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens brought in by invitation (BYOB) and by her own hand, alcohol not purchased through the city of Alcester which benefitted her personally because this alcohol did not include the markup amounts which cheated the City of Alcester and its residents of the 10% plus fees and etc. markup.
Finance Officer Jurrens knew full well the terms and conditions she was violating and if there was any question, she had the counsel of Alcester City Attorney Sam Nelson to rely upon. She certainly has called upon ACA Nelson’s legal opinion on past occasion.
Now folks it isn’t just Alcester Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens on the hook but Ass’t Alcester Finance Officer Wanda Halverson not to mention it would seem by my reading, violations of Alcester City Ordinance 4.0308 could be levied against each and every surprise birthday party attendee on October 26, 2019.*
To the good citizens of Alcester, please note the following notice of Hearing on Application for Variance.
Stop this travesty of attacking property values on Anderson Street and Beck Drive. This property is zoned residential and Councilman Lance Johnson wants to erect a 22 foot high edifice to stupidity. STOP this, COME to the city council meeting AT 6:30 pm and TELL Councilman Lance Johnson to CEASE and DESIST this travesty upon property zoning. Tell the City Council to NO to the variance. Be prepared to REFER this Rooster’s violation of your property rights and valuations! If Councilman Lance Johnson wants a big red barn, hayseeds and etc. build that thang on his farm. He is violating the covenants that run with the land and is thumbing his nose at all Alcester residents.
An observation while constructing my argument to the South Dakota Office of Hearing Examiners and counterpointing Alcester City Attorney Sam Nelson’s quotation of statute in his denial letter.
What I found interesting is the citation of statute struck a chord of recognition. I had been going through the file of my 2016 application to the Office of Hearing Examiners to refresh my memory of process and elements of such a complaint when I came across a letter dated October 4, 2016, allegedly composed by Mayor Glas.
Please note the section which reads the City of Alcester is citing 1-27-1.5 (12) and (22) for denying the release of names. H-m-m why does that look familiar? Oh I know….
Now look a City Attorney Sam’s letter, please note the first paragraph section which reads, “…with respect to the 09/10/2019 request…SDCL 1-27-1.5 (12) and (22) exempt this information from disclosure…”
So did FO Pat get the 2016 citation from Beresford Sam? So was Mayor Glas and FO Pat already cutting Alcester City Attorney Haugland out?
Ode to Sam*
*inspired by the poem Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Seuss, D. (1960). Green eggs and ham. New York: Beginner Books.
I am Sam! That is WHO says I am-I am Sam? Yeah, I AM Sam!
Do you like to eat crow from a can?
Sam does not eat crow from a can, Sam? Sam is that WHO says I am?
I do not like to eat crow from a can.
I do not want to eat crow from your hand!
Would you like to eat crow from a can?
Would you like to eat crow from my hand?
I would not like to eat crow from your hand
Of that I sure am! Nope, no crow for Sam-I-am
I would not like crow in a tiny house listening to Straus…
I would not like crow on a Second street…
I would not like crow on a North Third street…
I would not like crow on a Fifth street…
I would not like crow on South Main…that would be a pain
I will not eat crow even ‘on the house’…
I will not eat crow with a trial team…
I will not eat crow with a marine…
I will not eat crow in a lobby, I will not eat crow with a lobby
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.”
Elvis Presley
…and neither am I…
Vickie
Mayor Glas called the November 4, 2019, regular city council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with Council members Melissa Kay, Linda Talbott, David Larsen, Dan Haeder and Darla Reppe present. Also present was Alcester City Attorney Sam Nelson, Chief Jeff Christie and Alcester Police Officer Austin Schuller. Absent again this month was Council member Lance Johnson.The council approved the agenda without change and the October 2nd meeting minutes without change.
video was to be inserted here but due to human error and foul up the memory card was compromised. My profound apologies.
Dwight Berglin presented the 2018 audit which was after a question posed by Councilman David Larsen concerning a rumored $60K shortage was approved as presented.
Mark DeRaney AMKO Advisors representative presented an option to change from the outstanding USDA Loans on the waste treatment and water tower to bonds. Mr. DeRaney needed signature approve by the mayor to move the process forward. The Mayor’s signature did not commit the city to anything more than a forward movement on the process. The council voted to allow the mayor to sign the agreement. Judging from the mayor’s expression, now they just have to ‘splain it to him.
I gave my opinion of the City Office proposed move to the Golf Course/Community building if it is built.
Gordon Richard of the Alcester Union-Hudsonite Newspaper asked the question, what progress was being made on the ballot box complaint and investigation. Alcester City Attorney paused, then answered, “…no comment…”.
Councilman Dan Haeder said he had been approached about a city dog park. Discussion ensued concerning where such a facility would be located the former ice skating rink in the park, maybe the ball field, who would pick up the poop–honor system (?) etc.
Agenda Item #8-Legal updates
Cemetery transfer 01/01/20
Sewer discharge/lines update-easement needed
On-sale liquor-Hillbillies not renewing their liquor license
Agenda Item #9-Community Clean Up
Possible condemnation of two properties
Agenda Item #10- Street Update
Street Update-sump pump discharge into street. No discharge in winter
Street sweeper-two broken sprockets and chain. Unknown fix-it charge.
Agenda Item #11- Police Dept. Up-dates
Meth resurgence
Suicide alerts
School sign battery issues
Advisory board make-up: Police Department, Fire Department, Alcester EMS and council members Haeder and Kay.
Agenda Item #13-Update given by Councilman David Larsen
Agenda Item #14-Tiny House
Contact Patrick from Secog for zoning change
Add R-4 to Residential district
Agenda Item #15-Finance Office
Approve Warrants.
City Letterhead change-FO Pat did not like the green.
2020 Resolution for Fees.
Community Building-according to FO Pat they must develope a menu to design the kitchen. Ya’all cannot afford the building let alone hire a chef that requires a speshal menu to design a commercial kitchen.
Approve $2500 appraisal fee on the auditorium. Mayor failed to ask for discussion during the motion process. Council voted to approve.
Approve operating agreements with local bars. With the community building bar set-up (no pun intended), the city will be a full-blown competitor with the private bars in the city.
Resolution of fees 2019-08 Waste water discharge-a 5% raise in fees with a specific minimum.
Water Deposits levied.
Flag Burning-Legion-Council approved.
Special Meeting set in December approved for December 30th at 6:00 p.m.
Reminders and updates.
Wanda brought up the need for extra funding for meals for kids. Councilman Dan Haeder made the comment, “…Prisoners eat free…”*
*Funds received for the inmate, from any approved source, while the inmate is in custody of the Department of Corrections will be deposited into the inmate’s account.
Inmates may use the funds in their bank account to purchase items such as writing supplies, hygiene items and snacks. Court ordered financial obligations, special program financial obligations and costs incurred while in custody of the DOC are automatically withdrawn from an inmate’s account.
Each inmate has a bank account set up in their name. There are a number of subaccounts that can be utilized depending on DOC policy.
*1-25-2. Executive or closed meetings–Purposes–Authorization–Violation as misdemeanor. Executive or closed meetings may be held for the sole purposes of:
(4) Preparing for contract negotiations or negotiating with employees or employee representatives;
Agenda Item #19-Council went into Executive Session at 8:12 p.m. ostensibly to discuss contracts with the mayor, the council, FO Pat Jurrens and Alcester City Attorney Sam Nelson.
FO Pat Jurrens exited the executive session at 8:36 p.m. and remained in the atrium pacing back and forth until the Council was declared out of executive session at 9:09 p.m. Take my word for it, this never happens unless the council is discussing FO Pat. Please note the agenda notations for Agenda Item #19, obviously there was some sort of decision to occur. What happened?
Agenda Item #20-Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel. SDCL 1-25-2-1*
*1-25-2. Executive or closed meetings–Purposes–Authorization–Violation as misdemeanor. Executive or closed meetings may be held for the sole purposes of:
(1) Discussing the qualifications, competence, performance, character or fitness of any public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee. The term, employee, does not include any independent contractor;
It is to be noted here the police department appeared to have been instructed to be available for Agenda Item#20 to be declared. Was there maybe some idea to interview about the Indictment?
Not only does Mayor Glas not know what’s going on, he wouldn’t know what to do about it if he did unless the fish line attached to his head ‘n’ held tightly in FO Pat’s upper hand was yanked so he could see FO Pat’s look-at-me nod!
I would like to touch on my input during last evening’s city council meeting. Once again I voiced my opinion that the city offices DO NOT belong in the community building.
I spoke of the insult to the merchants on main street. Finance Officer Pat Jurrens once was the president of the local chamber of commerce, yet she wants to abandon downtown Alcester in favor of ‘classier digs’ as Mayor Glas described the proposed community center at the golf course. As Mayor Glas and Finance Officer Pat Jurrens prated on that current golf course personnel could not handle scheduling for events. REALLY? And FO Pat can? Then tell me Mayor Magoo why did you violate Alcester City Ordinance to keep the city offices open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The stated excuse—that Pat and Wanda just couldn’t get their city work done does NOT ring true!
Mayor Glas prattled people do not come into Alcester to go to city hall, they come to shop. H-m-m, seems to me Mark DeRaney of AMKO Advisers came to city hall, representatives from Congressman Dusty Johnson came to talk to the council (who didn’t show up) at city hall, or people looking for city information come to downtown Alcester. Finance Office is too small for Finance Officer Pat?–get rid of the clutter—-you know that over-sized ear imprint wallpaper does take up room. Maybe move the police department to the old high school for convenience and privacy from the finance office wallpaper.
Oh ‘n’ of course the allure of the at-FO’s-fingertips ‘cordial atmosphere’. Well maybe residents would be inclined to attend city council meetings regularly. But imagine the executive session lengths, so maybe not!
As to the recognition, that only lasts until the new finance officer has a garage sale Pinterest find. Remember the donation plaque for the Auditorium? Not so much? It is no longer hanging in the atrium, so where did FO Pinterest consign that RECOGNITION? Your family named upon that plaque? ASK FO Pat! Peter and I donated a ball washer to the golf course, within weeks it was vandalized, destroyed and when the ball washer was replaced (I assume by insurance funds)—-Lo and Behold the ball washer had a new donor name. Thank you! Or when Peter and I donated Christmas lights, the lights stopped at the railroad tracks. Thank you! So my answer to the donate brochure Pat and Wanda spent city time assembling and mailing with the fond hope of ruling over the golf course community building —NO THANKS, as long as the plan is to move Alcester City Offices to the golf course community building—-ABSOULTELY NO !
I hear tell FO Pat is running around trying to get support for Councilman Lance Johnson’s Fifth Wheel Fiasco.
Councilman Johnson has violated the CCR’s that run with the land at 518A Anderson Street. Unfortunately the CCR’s allow for a change after twenty-five years which appear to be imminent for Lots One (1) through Eleven (11) of Block Seven (7), Lots One (1) through Three (3) and Lot Seven (7) of Block Eight (8), Lots One (1) through Four (4) of Block Nine (9) and Lots One (1), Two (2) and Seven (7) though Ten (10) of Block (10) of Numsen Addition, being a part of Tract Three (3) in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE1/4NW1/4) and in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW1/4NE1/4) of Section Twenty-Seven (27), Township Ninety-five (95) North, Range Forty-Nine (49), West of the 5th P.M., City of Alcester, Union County, South Dakota according to the recorded plat thereof.
Specifically note #items 1, #4, #5, #14, and #15 listed in the covenants. Read for yourselves.
To the folks living in the above mentioned Blocks, unless you want some boxcar type dwelling or storage garage next to your $200K home, vote against the change in CCR. It must be a public vote of A MAJORITY OF THOSE NEIGHBORS AND LAND OWNERS affected. It is not a vote of the council.
Tell FO Pat NO, tell Councilman Lance Johnson NO, A covenant change can mess with the value of your home and property investment—check it out for yourselves. It is your right!
Just tell FO Pat to take her DO AND WACKA-IT DOWN THE STREET!
NOTE: Significant beneficiary of this change Of Planning & Zoning is Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson who by his admission in the March meeting wanted to build a garage on North Anderson Street to house his fifth wheel trailer. First Lance Johnson has already violated “regulations, agreements and conditions running with land” on the parcel ID 01.11.10.1035. #1. “… No structure shall be erected on any of said lots except for residential purposes…”Residential purposes shall be defined as a single family or duplex residences…” #4. “No residential lot shall be re-subdivided…”
Folks we have a councilman who has seems to adhere to the theory of self-entitlement Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson during the April Mayoral Election allegedly destroyed campaign signs put up by Mayoral candidate Mike Bucholz, a witnessed event.
Then Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson got all Roosterie, a squawkin’, flappin’ his wings, puffin’ his chest out and struttin’ all stiff legged down to the Police Department alleging I trespassed on “his prop purty” and threatened to arrest me for criminal trespass.
What did I do? I asked the work crew where the building permit was, standing in the middle of Anderson Street. An’ ol’ Alcester Councilman Johnson got all bent out of shape. Imagine what he would have done if I had torn down his campaign posters?
Folks the definition of criminal trespass is below:
SDCL 22-35-6. Entering or refusing to leave property after notice–Misdemeanor. Any person who, knowing that he or she is not privileged to do so, enters or remains in any place where notice against trespass is given by:
Actual communication to the person who subsequently commits the trespass;
Posting in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of trespassers;
Fencing or other enclosure which a reasonable person would recognize as being designed to exclude trespassers; is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. However, if such trespasser defies an order to leave, personally communicated to him or her by the owner of the premises or by any other authorized person, the trespasser is guilty of criminal trespass, which is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Source: SL 1976, ch 158, § 35-2; SL 1977, ch 189, § 71; SL 2005, ch 120, § 290.)
But Alcester City Councilman Lance Johnson seems to think it is okay for him to rip down a campaign poster and signs—–stealing campaign signs violates the law.
So Councilman Lance Johnson it is okay for you to rip down and destroy campaign signs during an election but you threaten me for asking where your building permit is while standing in the middle of a public street?
Let’s talk about the building permit. FO Pat Jurrens says there is no requirement when the permit should be posted—
WRONG, LOOK AT THE PERMIT
LOOK AT THE APPLICATION—THIS IS RESIDENTIAL LAND NOT AG LAND—ALCESTER CITY COUNCILMAN LANCE JOHNSON FALSIFIED THE APPLICATION.
I have heard that Alcester City Council President Dan Haeder is pro tem mayor in Mayor Glas’ absence. I am troubled that Finance Officer Jurrens has not been placed on restricted duty or even relieved of her duties until a hearing has convened.
My rationale is if a grand jury found enough evidence to indict, issued an indictment, and an arrest warrant, how can the Alcester City Council have any confidence they are being told the truth especially in the light the Alcester City Council was encouraged by Finance Officer Jurrens to open the ballot box during the election canvass of April 9, 2019, when she knew better.
How can the council members trust a Finance Officer who according to the indictment lied to law enforcement not once but twice? What else don’t we know? What don’t we know about the interaction between Finance Officer Patricia Jurrens and Code Enforcement Officer Geoff Fillingsness and his affidavit to gain an administrative warrant of inspection?
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