Minnehaha County - Minutes

Minnehaha County
_________ Minutes _________
THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY COMMISSION CONVENED AT 9:00 A.M. January 21, 2020, pursuant to adjournment on January 14, 2020. Commissioners present were: Barth, Bender, Beninga, and Karsky. Commissioner Heiberger was absent. Also present were Olivia Larson, Commission Recorder, and Margaret Gillespie, Senior Deputy State’s Attorney.
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Karsky, to approve the agenda.  4 ayes.
MINUTES APPROVAL
MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Beninga, to approve the January 10, 2020, Special Commission Minutes.  4 ayes.
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Beninga, to amend the January 14, 2020, Commission Minutes to correct the spelling of two names, the listing of two job titles, and the listing of a university in the Refugee Resettlement Item 10.  4 ayes.
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Karsky, to approve the January 14, 2020, Commission Minutes as amended.  4 ayes. 
VOUCHERS TO BE PAID
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Karsky, to approve the following bills totaling $2,824,607.37.  4 ayes.
A&B Business Lease-Rental Agmt 65.95, A&B Business Maint Contracts 391.83, A-1 Pumping & Excav Tea-Ellis Range 150.00, Abn Army Surplus Uniform Allowance 210.00, Active Generations Advertising 47.00, Ada County Crths Copy Fees 7.00, Airgas USA Lease-Rental Agmt 63.07, Airway Svc Auto/Small Equip 185.12, Airway Svc Gas Oil & Diesel 134.16, Anderson, Jennifer Bd Evals Minnehaha 1,477.50, Angel, Edward P Attorney Fees 2,115.85, Argus Leader Subscriptions 29.10, Argus Leader Media Publishing Fees 1,724.06, Armor Correctional Contract Svcs 74,393.91, Ashley Trankle Education & Training 30.00, Automatic Building Jail Repairs & Maint 148.98, Automatic Building JDC Maint 240.00, Avera McKennan Blood Withdrawal 154.40, Avera McKennan Hospitals 5,914.28, Avera McKennan Other Medical Svcs 847.67, Avera McKennan Professional Svcs 987.15, Avera McKennan Psych Evals 1,750.00, Axis Forensic Toxico Lab Costs 150.00, Bara, Elizabeth Welfare Rent 750.00, Boyer Ford Trucks Truck Repairs & Maint 75.04, Braun, Mason Investigators Exps 117.60, Brentwood Apts Welfare Rent 835.00, Brian Hanegan Program Activities 300.00, Brownells Other Sup 37.13, Butler Machinery Hvy Equip Rprs & Maint 85.14, Callyo 2009 Investigators Exps 1,800.00, Center For Family Professional Svcs 637.00, Century Business Contract Svcs 839.93, Century Business Maint Contracts 237.38, Centurylink Contract Svcs 13.46, Centurylink Telephone 1,749.96, Chagolla, Albert Interpreters 80.83, Climate Systems HHS Maint 140.00, CMS Communications Data Processing Equip 1,430.00, Constellation Natural Gas 5,379.72, Correct Rx Pharmacy Contract Svcs 1.00, Culligan Water Maint Contracts 35.00, Dahl, Bryan Welfare Rent 1,000.00, Dakota Fluid Power Hvy Equip Rprs & Maint 724.80, Data Systems Maint Contracts 3,500.00, Deans Distributing Gas Oil & Diesel 106.35, Deer Hollow Welfare Rent 664.00, Dell Marketing Data Processing Equip 1,334.28, Denherder Law Attorney Fees 304.70, Double H Paving Snow Removal 7,486.25, Douglas Cnty Sheriff Return Of Svc 62.00, EH Hospitality Motels 525.00, Evans, Jerald L Welfare Rent 500.00, First Dakota Title Professional Svcs 4,150.00, Fleetpride Truck Repairs & Maint 199.44, Forward Sioux Falls Misc Exp 2,000.00, Fred The Fixer Building Repairs & Maint 45.00, Frieberg Nelson Bd Exp Fees Minnehaha 101.00, Galtell Properties Welfare Rent 480.00, Garretson Community Transportation 360.00, Gaylord Bros Program Activities 355.41, George, Aaron Welfare Rent 862.50, Glory House Misc Exp 5,000.00, Goebel Printing Office Sup 149.95, Goebel Printing Printing/Forms 5,037.65, Graham Tire Auto/Small Equip 1,104.00, Grainger Heat, Vent & AC Repairs 397.55, Grainger HHS Maint 70.60, Grainger Small Tools & Shop Sup 41.16, Guzman, Sandra V Interpreters 25.00, Hanson Logowear Uniform Allowance 142.07, Hartford’s Best Pain Auto/Small Equip 374.30, Heimdal, Marie Ann Court Reporters 72.20, Helpline Center Help!Line 5,000.00, Hobby Lobby Stores Program Activities 50.83, HOV Svcs Microfilming 544.96, Hurtgen, Timothy T Welfare Rent 550.00, HyVee Pharmacies 110.02, I State Truck Center Truck Repairs & Maint 287.12, Innovative Office Furniture & Office Equip 2,000.00, Integrated Tech Data Processing Equip 4,735.00, Integrated Tech Repair/Renos 4,106.67, Intek Contract Svcs 25,220.63, Interim Healthcare Professional Svcs 871.50, Interstate All Batt Other Sup 37.50, Interstate Office Office Sup 4,131.83, JCL Solutions Inmate Sup 822.96, JCL Solutions Kitchen/Cleaning Sup 3,288.09, JE Dunn Construct Jail Expansion Construct 2,036,054.00, JLG Architects Jail Expansion Prof Svcs 33,106.46, Kamrath, Lyndee Business Travel 61.15, Knecht, Andrew J Attorney Fees 1,529.50, Kolbeck Law Child Defense Attorney 47.50, Kone Contract Svcs 9,270.00, Kone Maint Contracts 970.92, Kurita America Hold Building Repairs & Maint 30.01, Kurita America Hold Heat, Vent & AC Repairs 22,177.69, Lamp Interpreters 120.00, Laughlin Law Attorney Fees 615.20, Laughlin Law Child Defense Attorney 352.00, Leaf Capital Funding Office Sup 137.02, Lewis Drugs Pharmacies 1,713.74, Lifescape Misc Exp 5,000.00, Luverne Supermarket Welfare Food 22.15, Lyon County Sheriff Return Of Svc 47.90, Medstar Paramedic Transportation 800.00, Menard Building Repairs & Maint 36.06, Metro Communications Clinics Auxiliary Svcs 280.00, Metro Communications Misc Exp 37,463.08, Midcontinent Com Data Communications 248.00, Midcontinent Com Telephone 85.00, Midway Svc Gas Oil & Diesel 3,654.58, Midwest Wellness Professional Svcs 3,200.00, Minnehaha Cnty Fmly Memberships 40.00, Minnehaha Conserv Misc Exp 2,000.00, Mitchell, Linc Investigators Exps 16.38, Multicultural Center Interpreters 330.00, Napa Auto Parts Auto/Small Equip 225.41, Nautilus Holdings Welfare Rent 500.00, Nebraska Salt & Gr Road Material Inventory 6,171.27, Northern Heights Dev Welfare Rent 790.00, Northern Truck Equip Truck Repairs & Maint 396.56, Nybergs Ace Hardware Safety & Rescue Equip 227.89, Odea, Steve C Welfare Rent 500.00, Olivier Miles Holtz Child Defense Attorney 334.00, Olson Law Firm Attorney Fees 6,607.32, Paragon Health Blood Withdrawal 4,440.00, Parkway Apts Welfare Rent 500.00, Penbrooke Place Apt Welfare Rent 700.00, Petersen, Miranda Business Travel 71.40, Polk County IA Return Of Svc 48.56, Powderhouse Welfare Rent 500.00, Premier Real Estate Welfare Rent 1,524.00, Prestox Outside Repair 255.00, Prodata Computer Maint Contracts 540.00, Qualified Presort Publishing Fees 616.67, Quality Efficiencies Motels 1,250.00, Roeller Properties Auto/Small Equip 20.00, Roeller Properties Truck Repairs & Maint 900.00, Running Supply Building Repairs & Maint 20.76, Running Supply Parts Inventory 64.99, Running Supply Small Tools & Shop Sup 7.69, Sanford Clinic Blood Withdrawal 40.00, Schaaf, Kenneth D Welfare Rent 500.00, Schulte Auto HIDTA Grant 300.00, SDACC Memberships 29,309.00, SDACO Due To Other Govs 6,146.00, SD Public Assurance Comprehensive Gen Liability 57,646.10, SD Public Assurance Professional Insurance 139,557.88, SD Public Assurance Property & Liability 10,911.95, SD Society Of Prof Memberships 50.00, SECOG Misc Exp 25,638.00, Security Labs Maint Contracts 325.00, Sentinel Offender Electronic Monitoring 2,385.27, Short Elliott Hend Architects & Engineers 28,355.66, Sioux Falls City Blood/Chemical Analysis 2,450.00, Sioux Falls City Program Activities 35.00, Sioux Falls City Water Sewer 658.74, Sioux Falls Develop Misc Exp 500.00, Sioux Falls Ford Auto/Small Equip 460.75, Sioux Falls Ford Lease-Rental Agmt 3,000.00, Sioux Falls Rubber Office Sup 74.95, Sme Sales & Market Education & Training 55.00, Snoozy, Scott Welfare Rent 700.00, South Dakota Multi Memberships 275.00, Southeastern Behav Crisis Intervention Program 6,358.60, Southeastern Behav Misc Exp 42,367.00, Split Rock Apt Welfare Rent 500.00, Spring Centre Apts Welfare Rent 700.00, St Francis House Professional Svcs 260.85, Stan Houston Equip Electrical Repairs & Maint 779.24, State of SD Amts Held Daily Scram 2,806.00, State of SD Amts Held Remote Breath 623.00, State of SD Blood/Chemical Analysis 4,698.00, State of SD Contracted Construct 100.00, State of SD Due To Other Govs 3,891.00, State of SD Furniture & Office Equip 240.23, State of SD Printing/Forms 735.77, State of SD Telephone 384.00, Strange Farrell John Attorney Fees 1,341.00, Streichers Uniform Allowance 880.00, Sturdevants Auto Parts Inventory 108.31, Summit Food Svc Child Care Food 4,086.04, Summit Food Svc Inmate Sup 137.67, Summit Food Svc School Lunch Program 1,122.83, Tegra Group Jail Expansion Prof Svcs 18,284.20, Terrones, Jared Investigators Exps 20.66, Think Tourism USA Advertising 1,450.00, Thomson Reuters Amounts Held For Others 708.75, Thomson Reuters Legal Research 1,906.49, Thomson Reuters Subscriptions 255.98, Three Falls Welfare Rent 162.00, Transource Truck Parts Inventory 35.40, Tyler Technologies Software 23,000.00, Tzadik Sioux Falls Welfare Rent 1,867.00, Tzadik Taylors Place Welfare Rent 1,400.00, US Bank Trust-Administration Fees 3,450.00, US Foods Other Sup 26.73, US Foods Professional Svcs 987.47, VB Falls Terrace Welfare Rent 2,800.00, Verizon Wireless Safety & Rescue Equip 40.01, Victoria Estate Welfare Rent 500.00, Victorville Sheriff Return Of Svc 40.00, Wadley, Darin Program Activities 300.00, Walmart Stores Pharmacies 46.98, Washington County Return Of Svc 140.00, Wayne County Sheriff Return Of Svc 58.68, Welker, Donald J Welfare Rent 600.00, Williamsburg Welfare Rent 682.00, Woodbury County IA Return Of Svc 45.00, Xcel Energy Electricity 1,373.32, Xcel Energy Road Maint & Material 16.93, Xcel Energy Welfare Utilities 1,113.46, Yankton County Return Of Svc 100.00, Yankton County EMS Contract Svcs 145.74, Yankton Medical Clin Physicians 218.33, Yemam, Nassir Interpreters 25.00.
REPORTS
The December 2019 Register of Deeds Official Statement of Revenue Report was received and placed on file in the Auditor’s Office.
PERSONNEL
MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Beninga, to approve the following personnel changes.  4 ayes.
New Hires
1. Jessica Lichty, Digital Discovery Technician for the State’s Attorney’s Office, at $20.96/hour (14/2) effective 1/22/20.
Step Increases
1. Korey Dosch, Appraiser for Equalization, at $28.90/hour (15/13) effective 1/28/20.
2. Christopher Lilla, Equalization Director for Equalization, at $3,432.00/biweekly (24/3) effective 1/7/20.
3. Heather Irwin, Senior Elections Technician for Elections, at $23.14/hour (12/10) effective 1/2/20.
4. Keith Wynia, Air Guard Supervisor for the Air Guard, at $32.69/hour (16/16) effective 1/19/20.
5. Nathan Staton, JCOI/Community Supervision Monitor for the Juvenile Detention Center, at $26.83/hour (12/16) effective 12/27/19.
APPOINTMENT
MOTION by Beninga, seconded by Karsky, to approve Resolution MC20-07, Appointment of Minnehaha County State’s Attorney. By roll call vote: 4 ayes. Crystal Johnson, State’s Attorney, thanked the Commission for the appointment, spoke on her years of service, and spoke on looking forward to moving the office forward.
RESOLUTION MC20-07
APPOINTMENT OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney’s elected office became vacant on December 6, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Presiding Judge of the 2nd Circuit of the South Dakota Unified Judicial System appointed an interim acting attorney for the State’s Attorney’s Office effective December 6, 2019 per SDCL 7-16-2; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is responsible to fill by appointment vacancies in county offices per SDCL 3-4-3 (2);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY 
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, that it hereby appoints Crystal Johnson to serve as the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney, effective January 21st, 2020, and shall serve until January 5, 2021 at such time as the swearing in of the State’s Attorney elected by Minnehaha County voters on November 3, 2020.
Dated this 21st day of January, 2020
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION: 
Jean Bender
Chairman 
ATTEST: Bob Litz, Auditor 
Olivia Larson 
Deputy Auditor
BRIEFING
Lynne Keller Forbes, South Eastern Council of Governments Executive Director, gave a presentation on the South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG) highlighting the following areas: the structure of SECOG, 2019 revenues, project development and funding applications, 2019 secured funding and return on investment, land use regulation tools, coordination of the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the South Eastern Development Foundation, and Dakota Business Finance.
AGREEMENT
Drew DeGroot, Senior Deputy State’s Attorney, presented a Blood Draw Services Agreement between Minnehaha County and Paragon Health & Wellness, LLC (Paragon). Testpoint Paramedical, LLC, the former vendor, changed ownership and is now named Paragon. Through the agreement, Paragon would provide on-call blood draw services at the Minnehaha County Jail for inmates and those brought to the corrections facilities. The following rates would apply: request for on-call blood draw services that is successfully fulfilled at $120.00 each; if request for services is cancelled after arrival at the facility there is a $60.00 fee; court-related appearance at $120.00 each; and if court-related appearance is cancelled after arrival there is a fee of $60.00. These professional services are exempt from the bidding process under SDCL § 5-18A-14. MOTION by Beninga, seconded by Karsky, to authorize the State’s Attorney to sign the Blood Draw Services Agreement between Minnehaha County and Paragon Health & Wellness, LLC ending on October 21, 2020, with automatic one-year renewals.  4 ayes.
SURPLUS
Pam Nelson, Treasurer, requested the surplus of thirteen POS Cash Register Systems all under Asset #1145. New registers were purchased from Retail Data Systems Inc., who was willing and able to properly dispose of the old registers at no cost to the County. MOTION by Barth, seconded by Karsky, to declare Asset #1145 (13) POS Cash Register System as surplus for the purpose of disposal through Retail Data Systems Inc. By roll call vote: 4 ayes.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Carol Muller, Commission Administrative Officer, gave a report of the 2020 Legislative Session highlighting bills that impact Minnehaha County. Ms. Muller explained that Craig Dewey, Assistant Commission Administrative Officer, is working with Senator Wayne Steinhauer to gather co-sponsors for a local option bed, board, and booze tax bill.
LIAISON REPORTS
Commissioner Karsky reported on last week’s joint meeting of the Minnehaha County and Lincoln County Economic Development Associations. The Associations are actively searching for a new executive director.
Commissioner Barth reported on a session he attended in Pierre with legislators, the rural water systems, and the water development districts. Commissioner Barth reported on concerns regarding comments made by a legislator during the session who spoke on not being in support of the replacement of bridges and gravel roads.
Commissioner Beninga reported that the Sioux Empire Fair Board Audit Report has been released. The audit came out clean with minor issues.
Commissioner Bender reported on meeting with DJ Buthe, Highway Superintendent, last week. The Highway Department is doing a large amount of work to maintain County roads, as well as future planning. They work collaboratively with other entities such as the Urbanized Development Commission and the Metropolitan Planning Organization. Commission Bender noted that, due to the freeze/thaw cycle, people should expect some pot hole issues in the Spring.
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Beninga, to recess the Minnehaha County Commission Meeting at 9:35 a.m.  4 ayes.
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Karsky, to reconvene the Minnehaha County Commission Meeting at 9:44 a.m.  4 ayes.
MOTION by Barth, seconded by Beninga, to enter into Executive Session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (1), (3) and (4).  4 ayes.
MOTION by Karsky, seconded by Barth, to adjourn.  4 ayes.
The Commission adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION:
Jean Bender
Chair
ATTEST:
Olivia Larson
Deputy Auditor
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