Brookings-area agendas for the week starting March 9, 2025

Brookings Municipal Utilities

The Brookings Municipal Utilities Board will meet at 1 p.m. Monday in the Utility Building at 525 Western Ave. The meeting will also be available via Microsoft Teams. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Approve bills and claims

Invitation for citizen input

Executive session to consult with legal counsel and review communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters and discuss marketing or pricing strategies

Policy manual amendment

Surplus equipment for destruction

Designation of director and alternate director to Dakota MainStem board of directors

Sanitary sewer connection for City of Brookings Landfill

Application for water and sewer connection into the city water and sewer system Marketplace Lefevre Drive north of U.S. Highway 14

Purchase approval for mini excavator

Awarding of bids for chemicals for the Water/Wastewater Department

Department reports

Finance strategic priorities discussion

Executive session to discuss personnel issues

Brookings School Board

The Brookings School District Board of Education will meet at 5:15 p.m. Monday at Dakota Prairie Elementary School at 111 26th St. S. Items on the agenda include:

Comments from audience

Approve agenda

Conflict of interest declarations and waivers

BEST Award recipients

Presentation from the Brookings High School HOSA

Medary Elementary presentation

Performance Over-sight Committee report

Facilities and Construction Committee report

Policy and Governance Committee report

School Finance Committee report

Ad Hoc Committee report

General board member communications

Superintendents report

High school report

Middle school report

Camelot report

Dakota Prairie report

Hillcrest report

Medary report

PK-5 director of curriculum and instruction report

6-12 director of curriculum and instruction report

Special services report

Activities report

Child nutrition report

Director or instructional technology and knowledge management report

Director of transportation report

Business services report

Facilities report

Notice of review of policy on part-time enrollment

Adoption of new policy on video surveillance

First reading of policy on seclusion and restraint

First reading of revisions made to policy on early graduation

Approve minutes

Financial report

Bills

Approve personnel report

Open enrollment

Approve donated items

Approve audit report for 2023-24

Budget supplement

Approve memorandum of understanding for the school counseling practicum with Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Consider changes to the employee benefits plan

Approve memorandum of understanding with Brookings Area United Way in partnership wiht the Communities That Care Community Board

Evaluation for Dr. Schultz

Approve memorandum of understanding with the Board of Regents for the continuation of the Math 114 in-district course offering

Approve purchase of BHS laptops to ensure they arrive and are set up for students next fall

Executive session

Arlington School Board

The Arlington School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Financial statements

Bills

Open enrollments

Recognition of student achievements

Public comments

Conflict of interest disclosures

Capital outlay projects

Business manager report

Resignations and new contracts

Volunteer coach requests

NESC report

Principals report

Activities directors report

Enrollment

School calendar update

School calendar for 2025-2026

Executive session

Deubrook School Board

The Deubrook School District Board of Education will meet Monday in the library in the White School. Time to be determined the district will post on website and Facebook the correct time. If you do not have access to either of these, call the school at 605-629-1101 to find the correct time. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Introduction of guests

Good news report

Achievement spotlight

C onflict o f i nterest disclosures

Financial reports

Approve agenda

Lawn care

School calendar for 2025-26

Sixth-grade move to White

Administrator and DEA negotiations

Select board members to hand out diplomas

Frontline contract

Snow day makeup[

Board subcommittee proposal

Superintendents report

Activity directors report

Elementary principals report

Facility report

Community library report

NESC report

Executive session

Next meeting

Elkton School Board

The Elkton School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the school telecom room. Items on the agenda include:

Public comments

Approve agenda

Conflict of interest disclosures

Approve minutes

Financial reports

Bills

Co Op Architecture master plan update

Intent to offer administration contracts

Appoint board member to board of equalization

Boys/Girls Club report

NESC report

Library report

Business manager report

Elementary principal report

High school principal report

Superintendent report

Executive session for negotiations

Flandreau School Board

The Flandreau School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the school elementary commons. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Open forum

Superintendents report

Conflict of interest disclosures

Approve minute, financial statements and bills

Three resignations

Capital outlay and general fund budgets

Class size

Drivers education

Stipends

Special board meeting

Executive session

Discussion and approval of any action necessary from executive session

Sioux Valley School Board

The Sioux Valley School District Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the school library. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

District financial report

Consideration of claims

Conflict of interest declarations

Public input on agenda or non-agenda items

Request for consideration for Turfing the football field through fundraising efforts

Northeast Educa-tional Services Co-op report

BASE report

Activities Director report

Administrative report

Legislative updates

Recognition of teacher of the year and classified employee of the year

Open enrollments

Affirm that nominating petitions of Clay Bastian and Jayme Trygstad were received and declared in order for the open positions on the Sioux Valley School Board. There are currently two three-year term vacancies and only two petitions received; therefore, there will be no election on April 8

Drivers education fee for summer

Second reading and approval of 2025-26 school calendar

Second reading and approval of allergen awareness plan

Review and approval of corrective action for SPED complaint

Declare items surplus

Discuss potential dates for board negotiations committee to meet with SV teacher negotiators

Executive session for personnel issues

Resignations, new hires, re-assignments and lane changes

Offer contracts to administrators for upcoming school year(s) with terms TBD

Discussion regarding JK/K enrollment numbers w/possible decision on class sections

Discussion regarding MS/HS course offerings and related staffing decision

Aurora City Council

The Aurora City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Aurora Maintenance Shop. Items on the agenda include:

Public comments

Approve minutes

Financial report

Bills

Project updates

Vandals baseball

Fundraising committee

Approval of advertisement of bid for 250,000 gallon water tower project

Fire department report

Maintenance report

Clean up day date

Brookings County Commission

The Brookings County Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Invitation for a citizen to schedule time on the commission agenda for an item not listed

Executive session for contract negotiations

Brookings City Council/Brookings County Commission

The Brookings City Council and Brookings County Commission will hold a joint meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday followed by a regular meeting of the city council at 6 p.m. in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Joint meeting

Approve agenda

Public hearing and action on city and county ordinances to change the zoning within the joint jurisdictional area surrounding the City of Brookings (Rezone lots from a Joint Jurisdiction Agriculture District to a Joint Jurisdiction Business B-3 Heavy District)

City Council

Open forum

Approve minutes

Action on temporary alcohol/special event alcoholic beverage licenses from existing alcohol license holders

Action to abate the 2024 drainage fee in the amount of $73.68, Owners: Linda Moilan, Sherri Forrette, and Gary and Dianne Foster, Address: 2024/2026/2028 Rapid Valley Avenue in the River Run Addition

Action to abate the 2024 drainage fee in the amount of $73.68: Owner: Christine Condos, Address: 908 Christine Ave. in the Meadowwood Addition Addition

Action to abate the 2024 drainage fee in the amount of $73.68: Owner: Christine Condos, Address: 808 Christine Ave. in the Meadowwood Addition

Action on a resolution declaring surplus property

Action on a restriction agreement with Ryan Companies US Inc., for the Brookings Marketplace Parcel

SDSU Student Association report

Ex-officio reports

Downtown fire update

Discussion on city council member vacancy process

Introduction and first reading on an ordinance authorizing budget amendment No. 10 to the 2024 budget: Second reading and action: March 25

Introduction and first reading on an ordinance Amending Chapter 38 – Floods, of the Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the flood prevention and regulations: Public hearing and action: March 25

Second reading and action on Budget Amendment No. 1 to the 2025 budget

Public hearing and action on an ordinance pertaining to an application for a Conditional Use permit to establish a major home occupation (gunsmithing business) in a Residence R-1C Single-Family District (1630 Olwien Street)

Action on a resolution transferring contingency funds

Executive session for the purpose of consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters; and for the purpose of discussing marketing or pricing strategies by a board or commission of a business owned by the state or any of its political subdivisions, when public discussion may be harmful to the competitive position of the business

Brookings Sustainability Council

The Brookings Sustainability Council will meet at 4 p.m Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Open forum

City update

Growing Sustainable Communities Conference

Bee City USA

Lions Club presentation

Stormwater incentive program

Education and outreach subcommittee report

Climate subcommittee report

Waste subcommittee report

Energy subcommittee report

Local foods subcommittee report

Parks and Recreation Board liaison report

Planning Comm-ission liaison report

Historic Preservation liaison report

Local Emergency Planning Commission liaison report

BATA liaison report

SDSU student project ideas

Mayors awards planning

Downtown Brookings brainstorming

Call for agenda items

Brookings Human Rights Commission

The Human Rights Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve minutes

Public comment

Vice chair election

Annual report

Working groups report

Meeting schedule

Grace Act

HRC membership

MLK street sign

Budget

Brookings Police Department liaison report

Brookings School District liaison report

SDSU liaison report

CLEAR liaison report

SDSU SA liaison report

PEAK campaign report

DEI initiative

Legislative working group report

Social media working group report

LGBTQ awareness working group report

Community outreach working group report

Human trafficking working group report

Complaint process

Juneteenth

Arts Festival

Brookings Library Board

The Brookings Library Board will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings Public Library at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minute

Financial report

Librarians report

Continuing education record

Approve bills

Strategic plan for 2025-28

Meeting room policy updates

Brookings Historic Preservation Commission

The Brookings Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Survey subcommittee report

Public education subcommittee report

Codes and design subcommittee report

Incentives and partnerships subcommittee report

CLG grant application

Brochures distribution

Comprehensive plan amendment request

Historic Preservation Month planning

BRBA inquiry

Upcoming events

Next meeting

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