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May 5, 2008
The Groton City Council met on the above date at City Hall at 7:25pm when a
quorum was reached for their regular first monthly meeting with the following
members present: Nyberg, Hendrickson, Hamilton, Heitmann, Brotherton, and Mayor
Rix presiding.
Randy Grismer, candidate for the Brown County Commission, came before the
Council to discuss his view of Brown County's future and any needs Groton has
experienced.,
The minutes were approved as read on a motion by Hamilton and seconded by
Hendrickson., All members present voted aye.
The financial report was approved as read on a motion by Heitmann and seconded
by Brotherton., All members present voted aye.
The following bills were allowed for payment on a motion by Nyberg and seconded
by Heitmann., All members present voted aye.
Executive Payroll, 818.09, salaries; Administrative Payroll, 4,041.01, salaries;
Public Safety Payroll, 7,798.68, salaries; Public Works Payroll, 13,760.02,
salaries; Recreation & Cultural Payroll, 2,774.35, salaries; Wells Fargo Bank,
10,838.01, WH & SS; City of Groton, 964.31, postage, wages, chg, dep ref; Consol
Federal Credit Union, 1150.00, emp savings; SD Supplemental Retirement, 400.00,
emp retirement; Office of Child Support, 336.00, child support; US Post Office,
132.17, postage; Dakotacare, 8748.21, insurance; Aflac, 465.54, emp insurance;
Aberdeen Family Physicians, 105.00, physical; Doubleday Large Print, 22.18, lp
books; Sandy Tullis 110.00 , wages; Ann Rix, 110.00, wages; Glenna Remington
110.00, wages; Gall's, 40.66 , organizer; Tony Goldade, 300.00, HWH sales
incentive; Groton Senior Citizens, 175.00, cc cleaning; Herron, Terry, 21.00,
meals; Lowary, Anita, 33.07, meeting; Mayou, Stacy, 238.90, mileage; Schroeder,
Luke, 60.45, deposit refund; SD Govt Fin. Off. Assoc, 150.00, registrations; SD
Human Resource Assoc, 70.00, registrations; Alltel, 337.95, cell phones; Avera
Queen of Peace, 175.50, drug tests; Bahr Construction, 4478.72, labor; Bjerke,
Jerry, 192.83, mileage, meal; Border States, 866.19, wire, splices; Burmeister,
46.80, guy grips; Clark Eng, 11191.50, eng ; Custom Cage, 615.00, car cage;
Curt's Bodyworks, 50.00, bus washing; CWD - Hogg's, 544.28, food, supplies;
Dacotah Bank14066.05, 03 C&G ; Groton Dakota Press, 381.12, publishing; Dakota
Supply Group, 2634.02, fittings; Diana Daly, 241.67, bus bookkeeping; Darrel's
Sinclair, 217.85, battery, repair; Discover, 5.49, candy; Doeden, Arlis,
1950.00, bus mgr; Duane's Inc, 1681.50, gas; Ecolab, 166.00, pest control;
Ellwein Brothers Inc, 5099.15, beer; Farmers Union Coop, 1666.66, dsl, gas;
Gall's, 304.32, caddy; Grafix Shoppe, 395.14, graphics; Groton Independent,
126.80, publishing; Groton Senior Citizens, 90.00, cc cleaning; HDSWW- Sioux
Falls, 2546.89, meters, fittings; Heartland Waste, 4710.03, garbage hauling;
Heartland Cons Power Dist, 1537.34, breaker loan; Heartland Cons Power Dist,
44,761.89, power; James Valley Telecomm, 1806.82, telecomm; Johnson, Drew,
1400.00, legal services; Johnson Bros Famous Brands, 4156.79, liquor; Jungle
Lanes, 300.00, HWH sales incentive; Kessler's, 14.42, food; Locke Electric,
377.82, repairs; Marshal Co Implement, 8649.99, mower; Menard's, 11.73,
cleaners; Michael Todd & Co, 125.06, paint; Mobile Electronic Service, 329.63,
repairs; Northwestern Energy, 1946.61, power delivery; Northwestern Energy,
309.53, nat gas; Office Max, 12.99, paper; Olson Backhoe & Trenching, 11.43,
repair; Omni-Site.net, 28.00, warning system; One Call Systems, 12.00, locates;
Paints & More, 652.37, dispatch, phone; Pepsi, 871.70, pop; Porter Dist Co,
2390.00, beer; Ramkota Hotel-Pierre, 77.00, motel; RDO Equipment-Farm, 463.88,
blade, belt, filter; Racom Corp, 42.40, comp access; Republic Beverage Co,
5001.84, liquor; Resco, 68.50, connectors; Runnings Supply, 2.55, tool; S&S
Lumber, 6131.80, shingles, wood; Sanitation Products, 463.50, broom; SD Dept of
Health, 234.00, testing; SD Retirement, 4713.65, retirement; SD State Treasurer,
7994.46, sales tax; Steffes Corp, 3737.00, hsu; Swenson, Christi, 33.88, movies;
Trail, 35.39, repair ; Chase Visa Card, 46.50, motel; Walmart, 261.35, food,
movies, photos; WEB, 7720.53, water; Wells Fargo Brokerage, 8359.96, 01 C&G , ;
Wells Fargo Brokerage, 5821.82, 98 C&G ; Wells Fargo Brokerage, 8182.00, 06 C&G
; Wesco, 564.35, lamps, sockets, meter; Western Area Power Adm 17,676.44, power
Moved by Nyberg and seconded by Hendrickson to adjourn the 120th City Council
sine die., All members present voted aye.
Roy L Olson, Mayor, Anita Lowary, Finance Officer
The 121st City Council convened immediately following the 120th Council's
adjournment with the following members present: Nyberg, Hendrickson, Hamilton
Brotherton, Heitmann, and Mayor Olson presiding.
Mayor Olson appointed Anita Lowary as Finance Officer, Stacy Mayou. as Police
Chief, and Drew Johnson as City Attorney., Moved by Nyberg and seconded by
Hamilton to approve these appointments., All members present voted aye.
An election of officers for the 121st Council was held. Nyberg nominated
Heitmann for President., Moved by Brotherton and seconded by Hamilton that
nominations cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Heitmann for President., All
members present voted aye., Heitmann nominated Nyberg for Vice President., Moved
by Brotherton and seconded by Hamilton that nominations cease and cast a
unanimous ballot for Nyberg for vice president., All members present voted aye.
Moved by Hamilton and seconded by Brotherton to approve bills on the first
meeting of each month and authorize the Finance Officer to pay all regular
monthly bills in a timely manner to avoid penalties and take advantage of
discounts., All members present voted aye.
Mayor Olson made the following committee appointments:
NECOG Representative - Sherwin Nyberg
Planning & Zoning Representative - Gary Heitmann
Fire Board - Doug Hamilton & Brett Anderson
Youth Representative - Clare Brotherton
Mass Transit Board - Deanna Hendrickson
Housing Commission - Deanna Hendrickson & Sherwin Nyberg
WEB Water Representative - Brett Anderson
Committees:, 1. Chairman, 2.Co-Chairman
Electric, Cemetery: 1. Hamilton , 2.Anderson
Rescue Squad, Water, Swimming Pool: 1. Nyberg, 2.Hendrickson
Parks & Skating, Streets, Baseball: 1. Heitmann, 2. Hamilton
Liquor, Other Recreation (Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Golf ), Wastewater,
Solid Waste/Dumpground: 1. Anderson, 2. Nyberg
Forestry, Airport, Finance Office, Legal: 1. Brotherton, 2. Heitmann
Library, Insurance, General Administration, Senior Citizens, Community Center:
1. Hendrickson, 2. Brotherton
Civil Defense, Economic Development, Police: 1. Mayor, 2. Brotherton
Department reports were given., The Transit report was reviewed., Discussion was
held on a street sweeping schedule, dust proofing streets, stop signs, electric
pole placement, water & sewer in park camping area, corner visibility, parking,
and the baseball scoreboard warranty.
A stipulation of the Rescue Squad grant required disposal of the old unit rather
than use by another department., The firemen returned the truck to the city and
it was declared surplus as junk and the finance officer was ordered to dispose
of it on a motion by Nyberg and seconded by Heitmann., All members present voted
aye.
Moved by Brotherton and seconded by Hamilton to authorize Finance Officers
Lowary and Guthmiller to attend the Finance Officers school in Chamberlain on
Jun 10-13., All members present voted aye.
A telephone call from Laverne Gardner was received requesting an extension on
his delinquent utility bill., An extension was granted until Friday, May 9, on a
motion by Heitmann and seconded by Nyberg., All members present voted aye.
Moved by Heitmann and seconded by Nyberg to authorize Terry Herron to go to
Pierre for the ICS Water training on May 29., All members present voted aye.
Review of all job descriptions began.
At 8:01pm Council adjourned into executive session to discuss personnel.,
Council reconvened at 8:50pm
Christi Swenson came before the Council to offer suggestions for a summer
recreation program from the youth center., She requested $6,000 for funding
these programs., Moved by Brotherton and seconded by Hamilton to grant $3,000
for additional wages and supplies., All members present voted aye.
A request from the Planning and Zoning Commission to have the building inspector
inspect the house at 106 N 2nd St was granted on a motion by Hamilton and
seconded by Nyberg., All members present voted aye., Other cleanup needs were
discussed.
Meeting adjourned.
Roy L. Olson, Mayor
Anita Lowary, Finance Officer
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