Brookings-area agendas for the week starting June 15, 2025

Brookings County Commission

The Brookings County Commission will meet at 8:30 a.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

Employee anniversary recognitions for: Tom Chester five years in April; Matt Christensen 15 years in June; Christine Kreutner five years in June

Approve minutes

Travel and education requests

Personnel action notices

Cellular authorizations

Human Services report

Approve claims

BCOAC report

Finance officers report

First readings for zoning ordinance changes in Volga and Medary townships

Approve plats in the Foster, Koch, Lake Park Second and Turtle Bay additions

Approve a memorandum of understanding with the City of Volga, pertaining to the reconstruction of Samara Avenue

Approve construction contract with Bowes Construction for the reconstruction of Samara Avenue

Action to approve the notice of award to Bowes Construction for the Samara Avenue reconstruction project.

Action to approve a real estate purchase agreement with Brookings Area Transit Authority

Action to approve an abatement application made by Mary Raine in the amount of $421.14.

Action to approve an abatement application made by Delbert and Agnes Hertling Revocable Living Trust in the amount of $243.96

Action to approve a petition to create the Paradise Point Addition Road District

Budget supplements for the Sheriffs Office

Action to approve a request to fill vacancy for an appraiser in the Equalization Office

Action to approve a request to fill vacancy for a deputy sheriff

Action to approve a request to fill vacancy for a corrections corporal in the detention center

Action to approve updates to the employee policies and procedures personnel manual

Commission Department directors report

States attorneys office report

Commissioner reports and discussion items

Executive session

Brookings Human Rights Commission

The Brookings Human Rights Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. If a member of the public would like to join this meeting virtually, call the HR Dept. at (605) 692-6281 for meeting access. Items on the agenda include:

Approve agenda

Approve minutes

Public comments

Meeting schedule

HRC membership

Budget

Liaison reports

PEAK campaign report

DEI initiative report

Pride in the park

Juneteenth

Indigenous Peoples at the arts festival

Bystander to upstander training

Social media

Community outreach

Complaint process

East Dakota Water Development District

The East Dakota Water Development District board of directors will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the EDWDD office at 132B Airport Ave. in Brookings. Items on the agenda include:

Project assistance request from the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System for developmental support

Project assistance request from South Dakota State University for the 2025 drainage research forum

Project assistance request from he Consensus Council for the 2025 International Legislators Forum

Preliminary discussion of expanding the districts future-use water permits

Update on the establishment of a PFAS environmental testing laboratory at South Dakota State University

Updates on district activities

Other items of interest to EDWDD.

Brookings County Commission

The Brookings County Commission will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday 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

Budget hearings for: 4-H Extension; equalization; register of deeds; weed and pest department; states attorneys office; community health department; County Development Department; BCOAC; Finance Department; Commission Department; Highway Department; sheriff; non-mandated departments; revenue department

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