Updated Jan. 14, 2025

Brookings-area agendas for the week starting Jan. 12, 2025

Posted 1/10/25

Read all about what Brookings-area governing agencies have on their agendas in the week ahead. This file will be periodically updated throughout the week as new agendas arrive.

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Updated Jan. 14, 2025

Brookings-area agendas for the week starting Jan. 12, 2025

Posted

Brookings Municipal Utilities Board

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 through Microsoft Teams. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Approve bills and claims

• Invitation for citizen input

• Wastewater cost of service presentation

• Department highlights for 2024

• 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

• Review mission statement

• Review 2025 meeting topics

• MRES federal legislation positions

• Surplus equipment for trade in

• Surplus equipment for destruction

• Awarding of bids for a WWTP digester pump replacement

• Department reports

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 by Mickelson Middle School

• 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

• Human services report

• Notification of review of policy on “wellness policy”

• Notification of review of policy on “wellness procedure”

• Notification of review of policy on “seclusion and restraint”

• Notification of review of policy on “early graduation

• Approve minutes

• Financial report

• Bills

• Approve personnel report

• Approve donated items

• Approve negotiations protocol

• Approve Swiftel naming and marketing advertising agreement

• Approve resolution on proposed school voucher program

• Approve memorandum of understanding between Rising Hope Counseling and Camelot Intermediate School

• Executive session

• Action after executive session if needed

• Executive session

Flandreau School Board

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

• Approve agenda

• Open forum

• Recognition of visitors

• Superintendent’s report

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Approve minutes

• Financial statements

• Bills

• School calendar for 2025-26

• High school gym roof bids

• Additional track coach

• Approve audit report

• Set date for school election

• Executive session

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 minutes

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Approve minutes

• Financial reports

• Bill for December

• Co Op Architecture master plan update

• Update policy on “policy development and adoption”

• Update policy on “purchasing procedures”

• Update policy on “inventories”

• Elkton Lake Benton tuition agreement

• School voucher resolution

• Set school board election dates

• Discuss board policy on “library materials selection and adoption”

• Plan to livestream school board meetings

• Daktronics scoreboard meeting update

• PSEO classes GPA standards

• Boys & Girls Club report

• NESC report

• Library report

• Business manager report

• Elementary principal’s report

• High school principal’s report

• Superintendent’s report

• 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 media center. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• District financial report

• Consideration of claims

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Presentation from Marty Stanwick, Brookings County sheriff

• Public input on agenda or non-agenda items

• Northeast Educational Services Co-op report

• BASE report

• Activities director report

• Administrative reports

• Open enrollments

• Strategic planning survey for 2024

• Auditor’s report

• Appoint representative for joint planning commission with City of Volga

• Approve bus bid and payment for non-CDL 14-passenger mini-bus

• Establish school-board election date and authorize publishing board vacancy notices

• Set date for evaluations for superintendent and business manager

• Executive session

• Personnel issues

Deubrook School Board

The Deubrook School District Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the commons area of the school in Toronto. Items on the agenda include:

• Open forum

• Approve agenda

• Introduction of guests

• Good new report

• Achievement spotlight

• Strategic plan update

• Conflict of interest declarations

• Financial report

• Approve minutes

• Accounts payable and payroll

• Use of district funds to support a private school

• Consideration of school voucher resolution

• Esser review

• First reading of change to policy on “complaint against school employee”

• Roof repair

• Set election date

• Request insurance quotes

• Softball official pay

• Superintendent’s report

• Principal’s report

• Facility Committee report

• NESC report

• Community library report

• Executive session for personnel issues

• Next meeting

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

• Executive session for personnel issues

• Recess at noon

• Reconvene from executive session at 1 p.m.

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 to cancel the Jan. 21, City Council study session

• Action on a resolution designating the depositories for municipal funds

• Action on a resolution designating the official newspaper

• Action on a resolution designating purchase authorities

• Action on special event temporary alcoholic beverage license requests

• Proclamation: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. rally and marade day

• SDSU Student Association report

• Ex-officio reports

• Action on a resolution authorizing the lease of 50 Club Car Tempo Golf Carts through NB Golf LLC

• Introduction and first reading on an ordinance accepting the report of the Brookings City Charter Commission, ratifying the formation of the Charter Commission, and setting the election date for submission of the proposed charter amendments to the voters: Second reading and action: Feb. 28

• Introduction and first reading on an ordinance to change the zoning (Rezone 1115 West 20th St. S. from Agriculture A District to Residence R-3 Apartment District): Public hearing and action: Jan. 28

• Public hearing and action on an ordinance to change the zoning (Rezone Lots 1 and 2 in Block 1 of Bowes Addition from an Agriculture A District to a Residence R-1ASingle-Family District)

• Public hearing and action on Resolution 25-005, a resolution of intent to lease real property at the Brookings Regional Airport to Civil Air Patrol Inc.

• Public hearing and action on a request for an on-off sale malt license, with video lottery authorization, for GP2, LLC to be located at 406 Main Ave., Suite D

• Public Hearing and action on a request for a video lottery authorization for GP2, LLC to be located at 406 Main Ave., Suite D

• City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion

Brookings City Council

It is possible that at least four City Council members may be present at the KwikStar open house and ribbon cutting on Jan. 16, from 8 to 10 a.m. Though a majority of City Council members may be present, no official city business will be acted upon.

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

• Election of officer

• Approve minutes

• Continuing education record

• Library board bylaws

• Meeting room policy

• Financial report

• Librarian’s report

• Next meeting

Brookings County Housing and Redevelopment Commission

The Brookings County Housing and Redevelopment Commission will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

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

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Staff reports

• Financials

• Election of officers

• Next meeting

Brookings Airport Board

The Brookings Airport Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda Include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• December operations

• December SDSU operations

• Bid results for hay land lease

• Airport conference

• Project updates

• Winter operations

• SDSU report

• FBO report

• Other items

• Next meeting