The regular meeting of the Woonsocket City Council was called to order by Mayor Richard Reider at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2023, with the following members present: Darin Kilcoin, Arin Boschee, Derek Foos and Joel Rassel. Brandon Goergen and John Baysinger were absent. Finance Officer Tara Weber was also present. 

Motion by Foos, seconded by Boschee, to approve the agenda. Motion carried.

Motion by Rassel, seconded by Kilcoin, to approve the March 13th minutes. Motion carried. 

Motion by Kilcoin, seconded by Foos, to approve the March 20th minutes. Motion carried.

The Financial Statement was tabled.

Motion by Kilcoin, seconded by Foos, to approve the following bills:

TC ENTERPRISES $411.45 SHOP

South Dakota Municipal League WORK COMP $599.00 WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE

POWERPLAN $31,275.63 LOADER

PUBLIC HEALTH LAB $28.00 WATER

NORTHWESTERN ENERGY $5,858.10 UTILITIES

NORTHWEST PIPE FITTING $195.73 SHOP

MENARDS $396.71 SHOP

HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT $67.00 WATER

EXPRESS 2 $1,165.15 SHOP

FASTENAL COMPANY $227.87 SHOP

COLONIAL RESEARCH $603.05 SHOP

CODE ENFORCEMENT $1,500.00 PROFESSIONAL

ALPENA CO-OP $1,985.00 PROPANE 

ARAMARK $235.63 GENERAL

WASTE MANAGEMENT $5,200.86 GARBAGE

LOCAL LUMBER SUPPLY $18.20 SHOP

SANBORN WEEKLY JOURNAL $427.49 PUBLISHING

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE $167.65 SALES TAX

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA $2,813.18 PAYROLL TAX

SOUTH DAKOTA RETIREMENT PLAN $1,284.72 RETIREMENT

CARQUEST OF MITCHELL $549.98 SHOP

NAPA $216.71 SHOP

SANTEL COMMUNICATIONS $256.75 PHONE/INTERNET

EXPRESS STOP $43.30 SHOP

OLD BUSINESS

The council discussed cameras at the campground and lake.

The council discussed portable radios.

The council discussed the property tax for the building owned by the Woonsocket School occupied by the Woonsocket Community Caring and Learning Center. With the proper paperwork, the property tax will be removed. 

The council discussed the equalization process.

The council discussed the following items for the summer:

Terry Hill will be mowing again this year at the rate of $13.50 per hour, and Jay Ball will also help mow at the rate of $12.50 per hour.

Armando Rodriguez, Trey Weber, and Erica Howard will run the baseball and softball programs. Both the baseball and softball teams will play in the I90 league.

John Ames will work on getting the Depot in operational status. 

Richard Jensen will need to repair the picnic shelters.

The city crew will work on getting the pickle ball court set up.

The council discussed hiring an additional maintenance worker. An ad will be put in the paper, with interviews during the next council meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

The council discussed getting partitions in the restrooms. Motion by Kilcoin, seconded by Rassel, to order the ones that John Ames proposed.

Motion by Foos, seconded by Boschee, to approve the following renewal applications for 2023-2024 Malt Beverage Applications:

Schmiedt Enterprises – Woony Foods – 719 E 7th St – Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage and South Dakota Farm Wine;

Express Stop – 501 W 7th St – Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage and South Dakota Farm Wine;

Express 2 – 39759 South Dakota Highway 34 – Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage and South Dakota Farm Wine;

Woonsocket Webers The Muddy Cup – 105 S. Dumont – Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage and South Dakota Farm Wine.

The Community Wide Clean-Up is scheduled for May 18th. The city will also offer free dump the month of May during regular schedule hours.

With no further business to discuss, motion by Boschee, seconded by Kilcoin, to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. The meeting was adjourned.

Richard Reider

Mayor

(SEAL):

Tara Weber

Finance Officer

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Mayor Mark Chada called the meeting to order with Angie Larson, Sean Gromer, and Angie Meier in attendance. 

Tiffany Hoffman was a visitor for LCDF to the meeting discussing grants and the Horizon Grant Meeting coming up that LCDF will be attending.

A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, carried, to approve the April 3rd, 2023, minutes as read.

A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by Larson, carried, to approve the financials as presented.

Old Business:

Discussion was held on new water meters being installed.  Chada is waiting for a call back from the plumber as to when they are planning to start.  

Discussion was held on the water sample report.  

Discussion was held on when Dumpster Days will be. Meier called Miedema Sanitation to schedule dates and the days the dumpsters will be here. They are planning to drop them off on May 4th and will be picking them up on May 8th, 2023.  

An ad has been placed in the paper for the summer help position.  

Meier is meeting with South Dakota Rural Water on April 11th to update the Emergency Response Plan. Update – Meier met with South Dakota Rural Water, and the Emergency Response Plan is updated.

New Business:

Discussion was held on the meeting with Dawson Construction. Meier is planning to meet with them to discuss blading and ditching. 

Discussion was held on turning on electricity at the ballpark and turning on water at the ballpark. Meier will be calling Northwestern to turn on the electricity, and Chada will be turning on the water in the next couple of weeks.  

A motion was made by Gromer, seconded by Larson, carried, to approve the Drinking Water Report.  

Discussion was held on the water tower being cleaned. Maguire Iron was planning to clean it last fall, but with the weather that changed so quickly, they are planning to clean it this spring. Meier will be calling to schedule a time for the maintenance to be done.  

Discussion was held on the cleaning at the community center. Deep cleaning has been done, and the waxing will be done next week.  

Discussion was held on the Annual Report. A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, to approve the Annual Report.  

A motion was made by Larson, seconded by Gromer, carried, to approve the following claims for payment:

General AND WATER/SEWER: Faye Blindauer – $136.69 – Wages – Custodian, United States Treasury – $1,390.74 – Quarterly Taxes, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield – $2,706.58 – Health Insurance, Sanborn Weekly Journal – $48.25 – Advertising Minutes, and QuickBooks – $692.25 – Annual Dues.

The next board meeting will be held on May 1st, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Office.

Angie Meier

Finance Officer

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