Agendas for upcoming meetings in the Brookings area.
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Brookings School Board
The Brookings School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Dakota Prairie Elementary School at 111 26th St. S. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Conflict of interest declarations
• Comments from the audience
• BEST Award recipients
• Presentation from Heather Asmussen, special education director
• Performance Oversight Committee report
• Facilities and Construction Committee report
• Policy and Governance Committee report
• Human Rights Ad Hoc Committee report
• School Finance Ad Hoc Committee report
• Mental Health Coalition report
• General board member communications report
• Superintendent’s report
• High school report
• Middle school report
• Camelot report
• Dakota Prairie report
• Hillcrest report
• Medary report
• Director of curriculum and instruction report
• Director of special services report
• Director of activities report
• Director of child nutrition report
• Director of instructional technology and knowledge management report
• Director of transportation and buildings/grounds report
• Director of business services report
• Monthly financial overview
• Discussion on bond amount and project scope
• Update on COVID-19 items
• Update on facility plan progress
• Approve minutes
• Approve financial report
• Approve bills
• Approve personnel report
• Approve open enrollments
• Approve donated items
• Authorization for administration to obtain request for proposals for construction management at risk
• Approve ESSER proposed budget and expenditure plan
• Extension of administrator contract for the 2022-2023 school year
• Extension of the superintendent contract for the 2023-2024 school year with an option to extend for an additional year
• Approve negotiations protocol
• Moving the Jan. 24 school board meeting
Arlington City Council
The Arlington City Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building at 202 West Elm St. Items on the agenda include:
• Amending the water and wastewater funding application
• Second reading of election ward changes
• Time for public comment
Rutland School Board
The Rutland School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Rutland school media center. Items on the agenda include:
• Public forum
• Approve minutes
• Consideration of claims
• Financial report
• Northeast Educational Services Co-op report
• Superintendent’s report
• Conflict of interest disclosures
• Set school board election date – April 12 or June 7
• Resignation of two members of the teaching staff
• Executive session for personnel issues
Sioux Valley School Board
The Sioux Valley School District Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the school library media center. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
• District financial report
• Consideration of claims
• Public input on agenda or non-agenda items
• Northeast Educational Services Co-op report
• BASE report
• Activities director’s report
• Administrative reports
• Open enrollments
• Update on COVID numbers
• Follow-up discussion regarding the 2021 strategic planning survey
• Establish board election date; authorize the publication of board vacancy notices and set voting precincts in Volga, Bruce and Sinai
• Set date for evaluations of the superintendent and the business manager
• Executive session
• Clarify language to teachers’ negotiated agreement
• Amend part-time teachers contract due to change in schedule
Brookings City Council
The Brookings City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Open forum
• Approve minutes
• Action on a resolution designating the depositories for municipal funds
• Action on a resolution designating the official newspaper
• Introduction and first reading of an ordinance authorizing budget amendment No.1 to the 2022 budget: Second reading: Jan. 25
• Second reading and action on an ordinance authorizing budget amendment No. 6 to the 2021 budget
• Public hearing and action on a resolution of intent to lease real property at Brookings Airport to Medary Aviation, LLC
• Action on a resolution transferring Capital Improvement Project (CIP) sinking fund funds to the Brookings Public Library’s capital projects 2022 budget
• Action on a resolution approving Brookings Scholarship Program funding
• Action on a resolution authorizing the licensing of TK Cannabis LLC, dba Prairie Grass, as a medical cannabis dispensary
• City council member introduction of topics for future discussion
Sustainability Council
The Brookings Sustainablitiy Council will hold a virtual meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Approve minutes
• Open forum
• Guest speaker – Albert Patin, fabric recycling update
• City update
• 2022 budget
• Strategic plan update
• Subcommittee structure and membership
• Vacancies
• Marketing and communication subcommittee report
• Waste subcommittee report
• Energy subcommittee report
• Local foods subcommittee report
• Bicycle committee liaison report
• Human Rights Commission liaison report
• CLEAR liaison report
• Call for future agenda items