Read all about what Brookings-area governing agencies have planned in the week ahead. This file will be updated periodically throughout the week as new agendas arrive.
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Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School Board
The Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the Ramona gym. Items on the agenda include:
• Community meeting on proposed reorganization plan
• Public forum
• Approve minutes
• Consideration of claims
• Business manager financial report
• AD/transportation director report
• Principal’s report
• Superintendent’s report
• Conflict of interest disclosures
• Building project update
• Sub guaranteed maximum price
• Executive session
• Resignations
• Classified rate increase
• Driving rates
• Classified staff agreements
• Contract approvals
• Membership in SDHSAA
• Land agreement
• Preliminary 2025-26 budget discussions
• Next board meeting
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
• BEST Award recipients
• BHS Student Council spotlight
• 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
• Notification of review of policy on “library materials selection and adoption"
• First reading of revisions made to “wellness policy”
• First reading of revisions to policy on “part-time enrollment”
• Second reading of revisions made to policy on “early graduation”
• Approve minutes
• Financial report
• Bills
• Personnel report
• Open enrollments
• Approve revisions to policy on “early graduation”
• Emergency approval of new policy on “graduation ceremony decoration”
• Approve donated items
• Approve miscellaneous pay rates
• Consideration of five SDHSAA amendments
• Votes for SDHSAA representatives
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
• Monthly financial statements
• Current bills
• Open enrollments
• Public comments
• Conflict of interest disclosures
• Athletic complex update
• Preliminary budget
• Contracts and resignations
• NESC report
• Principal’s report
• Special education director report
• Activities director report
• Superintendent’s report
• Executive session for personnel issues
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 agenda
• Conflict of interest disclosures
• Approve minutes
• Financial report
• Bills
• FCCLA request
• SDHSAA amendments
• SDHSAA representatives
• Preliminary budget for 2025-26
• Annual audit
• Policy on graduation ceremony decoration
• Boys & Girls Club report
• NESC report
• Library report
• Business manager report
• Elementary principal’s report
• High school principal’s report
• Superintendent’s report
Flandreau School Board
The Flandreau School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the elementary commons. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Open forum
• Recognition of visitors
• Superintendent’s report
• Approve minutes, financial statements and bills
• Stipends
• Resignations
• New hires
• Capital outlay and general fund budgets
• Graduation policy on exchange students
• SDHSAA ballots
• Class of 2025
• Executive session
• Any action deemed necessary from 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
• Presentations
• Public input on agenda or non-agenda items
• Northeast Educa-tional Services Co-op report
• BASE report
• Activities director report
• Administrative reports
• Legislative updates
• Open enrollments
• Preliminary budget totals
• Procurement plan for child nutrition program
• Amendment to negotiated agreement
• Updates to elementary handbook
• Updates to middle school/high school handbook
• Consideration of changes to open enrollment policy
• Membership in SDHSAA
• Approve votes for SDHSAA representatives
• Votes for SDHSAA amdendments
• Student-built house surplus
• Declare items as surplus
• Executive session
• Personnel and staffing
Deubrook School Board
The Deubrook Area School District Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the commons in the White school. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve agenda
• Introduction of guests
• Conflict of interest declarations
• Financial reports
• Approve minutes
• Accounts payable and payroll
• Surplus
• Election update
• Audit report
• Policy review
• New contracts
• Review 2025-26 budget
• SDHSAA ballot amendments
• SDHSAA election ballots
• SDSU MOA
• Press box proposal
• C lassified snow day proposal
• Superintendent’s / JH-HS principal report
• Elementary principal’s report
• Activity director’s report
• Library committee report
• Facility committee report
• NESC report
• Executive session for 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:
• Presentation of election certificates and oaths of office
• Approve agenda
• Open forum
• Approve minutes
• Action to cancel the May 20, city council study session
• Action on temporary alcohol / special event alcoholic beverage licenses from existing alcohol license holders
• Action on annual on-off sale malt alcoholic beverage license renewals
• Action on a resolution authorizing the Brookings Summer Arts Festival Committee to have exclusive use of Pioneer Park
• A resolution awarding the bid for sign truck
• City employee promotion
• Public Works Week proclamation
• Older Americans Month proclamation
• Ex-officio reports
• Action to approve a tax increment financing agreement with Sixth St. Development LLC
• Action on a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a maintenance agreement with Sixth Street Development LLC
• Introduction and first reading on an ordinance pertaining to commercial corridor design review overlay district: Public hearing and action: May 27
• Public hearing on a planned development district
• Second reading and action on an ordinance amending Article III of Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances and pertaining to the International Fire Code
• Public hearing and action on a special event temporary alcoholic beverage application from the Brookings Cubs Baseball Group for the 2025 Brookings Cubs season
• Public hearing and action on a special event temporary alcoholic beverage application for the annual Brookings Volunteer Fire Association street dance
• Public hearing and action on a request to transfer an on-off sale malt license, with video lottery authorization, for 2515 6th Street, from On In 2 LLC, dba Boss’ Pizzeria & Sports Bar, Dallas Wilkinson, owner, to Den Wil Hospitality Group, Inc., dba The Lodge, Dennis Bielfeldt, owner
• Public hearing and action on a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into an full service on-sale restaurant liquor operating agreement for 2515 Sixth St., Den Wil Hospitality Group, Inc., dba The Lodge, Dennis Bielfeldt, owner
• Public hearing and action on annual malt alcoholic beverage license renewals for establishments which have failed an alcohol compliance check within the past 12 months
• City Council member introduction of topics for future discussion
Brookings Airport Board
The Brookings Airport Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:
• Approve minutes
• Amendment to hangar lease
• April 2025 operations
• April 2025 SDSU operations
• Project updates
• Potential hangar developments
• SDSU report
• FBO report
• Next meeting
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 agenda
• Approve minutes
• Open forum
• City update
• Eastern South Dakota Soil and Water Research Farm annual field day — July 9
• Garden Discovery Festival planning — May 18
• Follow up from last meeting
• 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
• LEPC liaison report
• BATA liaison report
• SDSU student project ideas
• Mayor’s Awards planning
• Downtown Brookings brainstorming
• Call for future agenda items
Brookings Library Board
The Brookings Library Board will meet at 11:45 a.m. 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 the agenda
• Librarian’s report
• Financial report
• Approve bills
• Reviews of policies on “unattended child” “acceptable behavior” and “book bag collection”
• Next meeting
East Dakota Water Development District
The East Dakota Water Development District board of directors will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System Water Treatment Plant, 31476 State Highway 19, in Vermillion.
Persons interested in participating in the meeting remotely (Zoom) should contact the district manager at 605-688-6741 or edwdd@brookings.net to request a meeting link. Items on the agenda include:
• Project assistance request from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources to help establish certain stream-gaging stations
• An informational presentation of the role and function of the DANR Geological Survey Program
• Discussion of future-use water permits held by water development districts and the state wetland protection policy
• Updates on District activities
• Other items of interest to EDWDD