Sanborn County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. with Chairman Jeff Ebersdorfer presiding. Other members present were: Steve Larson, Ray Ohlrogge, Gary Blindauer, and Paul Larson. Also present was Auditor Diane Larson. Motion by Ohlrogge, seconded by Blindauer, to approve the minutes as presented. All ayes. Motion carried. 

HIGHWAY

Stacy Mendenhall, Highway Superintendent, and Sheri Kogel, Administrative Assistant, met with the board.  Kogel presented a funding agreement with the State of South Dakota for $168,770.53 to replace or rehabilitate bridges classified in poor condition and are on the list compiled by the state. Motion by P. Larson, seconded by S. Larson, to enter this agreement. All ayes. Motion carried.

WEED BOARD

Motion by Blindauer, seconded by Ohlrogge, to meet as The Weed Board. All ayes. Motion carried. Several of the townships have been sprayed. County ditches are being worked on.  

MITCHELL REGIONAL AMBULANCE

Ken Stach, Clay Amick, Andy Ettswold, and Wes Stekl representing the Letcher Fire Department met with the board to discuss coverage in Sanborn County with the Mitchell Regional Ambulance.  Stach will be in touch with the Mitchell Regional Ambulance with some questions that need to be answered.  

RURAL ATTORNEY RECRUITMENT

Kelly Knaan met with the board to clarify some of the information given to the board previously.

DRUG TASK FORCE

Auditor Larson presented the joint powers agreement with the James Valley Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force. The purpose of this is to create a force to combine and coordinate law enforcement investigative services with the counties of Aurora, Davison, Hanson, and the City of Mitchell. This agreement will begin on April 1st of 2019 and continue for one year.  Motion by Blindauer, seconded by P. Larson, to enter into the agreement. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion by Ohlrogge, seconded by Blindauer, to pay the following bills. All ayes. Motion carried.

South Dakota Association of County Officials, Mod and Preservation $90.00

State Treasurer, Monthly Remittance $47,659.56

Towns, Townships, Schools, T&C, James River Water, Monthly Disbursement $274,836.21

William Pitz, Taxes in Trust $687.05

A-Ox Welding Supply, Oxygen Cylinders $123.77

SYNCB/Amazon, Supplies $188.62

AmeriPride Services, Laundry $263.25

AT&T Mobility, Cell Phone $57.88

Beadle County Sheriff, Prisoner Care $1,520.00

Beadle County Treasurer, Veteran Service Officer $1,875.00

Beck Ace Hardware, Supplies $13.99

Bound Tree Medical, Supplies $160.38

Brooks Oil Company, Fuel $2,347.28

Butler Machinery, Supplies $1,833.33

Butler Machinery, Road Grader Payment $61,527.46

Tom Carda, Mileage $58.80

Central Electric, Electricity $274.01

Douglas M Dailey, Court Appointed Attorney Fees $427.00

Dakota Counseling/Stepping Stones, Quarterly Support $625.00

Dakota Two Way, Supplies $131.40

Davison County Sheriff Office, Prisoner Care $665.00

Dawson Construction, Garbage $240.90

Double D Body Shop, Glass Repair $370.00

Express 2, Fuel $67.53

Farmers State Bank, Subpoenaed Documents $58.70

Farnams Genuine Parts, Supplies $232.19

Wayne Feistner, Oversize $576.00

First National Bank Omaha, Supplies $502.46

John Deere Financial, Supplies $33.30

Nyla Kappel, Supplies $99.86

Karl’s, Clean Air Conditioners $150.00

KO’s, Repairs $1,010.24

Lewis Drug, Medicine for Inmate $26.39

Local Lumber, Supplies $365.25

Mack Metal Sales Inc., Iron $146.40

Mitchell Clinic LTD, Prisoner Care $119.00

NorthWestern Energy, Electricity $42.01

Office Peeps Inc., Supplies $342.51

Physicians Claim Company, Monthly Fees $388.30

Pennington County Jail, Prisoner Transport $42.90

Pharm Chem Inc., Analysis $28.55

Pheasantland Industries, Supplies $55.36

Postmaster, Stamps $55.00

Sanborn County Ambulance, Meals $41.96

Santel Communications, Phone, Internet, Tech Support $2,545.11

Satellite Tracking, GPS for Prisoner $45.55

Spencer Quarries, Rip Rap $583.20

Sanborn Weekly Journal, Publishing $123.51

Travis Coulthard, Repairs $421.16

TMDE Calibration Labs, Diagnotics $215.06

Transource Truck & Equipment, Repairs $1,838.67

Tremco Products, Anti-Theft System $123.35

Waste Management, Garbage $316.53

Woony Foods, Supplies $153.99

There being no further business, motion by S. Larson, seconded by P. Larson, to adjourn the meeting.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  The next regularly scheduled meeting is Tuesday, July 2, 2019.  

Diane LarsonSanborn County Auditor

Jeff Ebersdorfer

Chairman of the Board, 

Sanborn County