Brookings Municipal Utilities

The Brookings Municipal Utilities board will meet at 1 p.m. Monday in the Utility Building at 525 Western Ave. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Bills and claims

• Invitation for citizen input

• Quarterly financial review

• Policy manual amendment

• Surplus equipment for destruction

• Scholarship program review

• Authorization to purchase gasoline for BMU

• Awarding of bids for fire hydrants, valves and related supplies for the Water Department and raw and treated water pipelines — phase 5 — for the Water Department

• Department reports

• IT strategic priorities

• 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

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 General Federation of Women’s Clubs

• FCCLA presentation

• Literacy Team Work presentation

• Performance Oversight Committee report

• Facilities and Construction Committee report

• Policy and Governance Committee report

• School Finance Committee report

• Ad Hoc Committee report

• General board member communications

• Superintendent’s 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

• Approve minutes

• Financial report

• Bills

• Approve personnel report

• Open enrollment

• Approve donated items

• Approve school calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27

• Agreement with Eide Bailly to investigate energy rebate opportunities for the new elementary schools

• Memorandum of understanding with Dakota Wesleyan University for student teachers

• Approve membership agreement with South Dakota Food Buying Group

• Memorandum of understanding with Rising Hope Counseling

• Schedule April 16, as the date for negotiations with the Brookings Education Association

• Appoint board member to serve as a representative on the Board of Equalization

• Executive session for personnel issues

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

• Current bills

• Open enrollments

• Student recognitions

• Public comments

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Food service inspection results

• Vehicle

• Board election update

• Valuations/budget work

• School counselor resignation

• Contract approvals

• NESC report

• Principal’s report

• Superintendent’s report

• School Board Recognition Week

• Legislative bill update

• School calendar update

• Select board member for Board of Equalization meeting

• Executive session for contract negotiations

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:

• Approve agenda

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Approve minutes

• Financial reports

• Bills

• Approve contract for assistant track coach

• Co-Op Architecture master plan update

• Elkton Lake Benton tuition agreement

• Activity bus graphic

• Driver’s education rates

• Discuss school calendar

• Discuss digital scoreboards

• Boy & Girls Club report

• NESC report

• Library report

• Business manager report

• Elementary principal’s report

• High school principal’s report

• Superintendent’s 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’s elementary commons. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Open forum

• Superintendent’s report

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• SRO report

• Approve minutes, financial statements and bills

• Open enrollments

• Resignations

• New hires

• Class size

• Executive session

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 comment

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Financial report

• February bills

• Second reading of an amendment to the ordinance pertaining to flood damage prevention in the city

• Salaries

• Preliminary plat of Blocks 1 and 2 of the Spilde Addition

• Resolution authorizing stop sign placements

• Property tax abatement request

• Appoint new planning and zoning member

• Appoint planning and zoning board chairman

• Community center discussion

• Project updates

• Fundraising committee update

• Fire department report

• Maintenance report

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

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• FCCLA presentations

• Public input on agenda or non-agenda items

• Request for consideration of mental performance coaching for student athletes

• Northeast Educational Services Co-op report

• BASE report

• Activities director report

• Administrative reports

• Legislative update

• Issue certificates of appreciation to School Board members for ASBSD School Board Recognition Week

• Open enrollments

• Follow-up discussion of school board retreat

• First draft of calendar for 2025-26 school calendar

• First reading of allergen awareness policy

• Consider plan to increase the advanced payment account balance from $6,000 to $10,000

• Plan to invest a portion of the district’s funds deposited at BankStar Financial from money market account to CD w/higher interest rate

• Executive session for student issues and personnel issues

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

• Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $615.41 for 1120 Western Ave.

• Action to abate property taxes in the amount of $4,342.89 for 900 20th St. S.

• Action on a resolution designating vote center locations, and the appointment of election superintendents and deputies for the April 8 combined municipal/school board election

• SDSU Student Association report

• Ex-officio reports

• Introduction and first reading on an ordinance amending code of ordinances to provide for removal of the Designation of "No Mow May" Second reading: Feb. 25

• Public hearing and action on an ordinance amending Chapter 94, pertaining to the creation of a new zoning district, Civic District, and associated supplemental regulations

• Action on a resolution authorizing the naming of Market Street and Prime Place.

• Action on resolution designating the City of Brookings as a Bee City USA Affiliate

• City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion

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 minutes

• Open forum

• City update

• Plastic water bottle fill stations

• Bee City USA council presentation update

• Subcommittee assignment updates

• Education and outreach subcommittee report

• Climate subcommittee report

• Waste subcommittee report

• Energy subcommittee report

• Local foods subcommittee report

• Park and recreation board liaison report

• Planning commission liaison report

• Historic preservation committee liaison report

• Local Emergency Planning Commission liaison report

• BATA liaison report

• SDSU student project ideas

• Mayor’s Award planning

• Call for future agenda items

Brookings Human Rights Commission

The Brookings Human Rights Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 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 Deptartment at 605=692-6281 for meeting access. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Introductions

• Public comment

• Discrimination ordinance

• HRC membership

• Vice chair report

• LGBTQ+ liaison report

• MLK street sign

• Followup on parental concerns

• Diversity stickers for laptops

• Police department liaison report

• School district liaison report

• SDSU liaison report

• CLEAR liaison report

• SDSU SA liaison report

• PEAK campaign

• DEI initiative

• Legislation

• Facebook site access

• Listening sessions

• Human trafficking training

• Complaint process

• Africans in the diaspora culture awareness

• Indigenous peoples report

Brookings Library Board

The Brookings Library Board will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings Public Library at 515 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Public comment on items not on agenda

• Librarian’s report

• Financial report

• Continuing education record

• Library Board meeting time: Change to 11:45 a.m. start time instead of noon

• Approve bills

• Library close dates

• Library strategic plan

• Annual state report

• Next meeting

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 update

• Public education subcommittee update

• Codes and design subcommittee update

• Incentives and partnership subcommittee update

• City council retreat

• CLG quarterly and annual reports

• CLG grant application

• Brochures distribution

• SDSU ID home tour request

• BRBA home show recap

• Volunteer board applications process

• Upcoming events

• Next meeting