Codington County commissioners approve routine agenda items, set July 7 tax‑deed auction
June 17, 2026 | Codington County, South Dakota
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The Codington County Board of Commissioners met June 16, 2026, and approved a slate of routine actions including contracts, claims, personnel actions and a date for a tax‑deed auction.
The board awarded a bridge repair contract for a damaged pier on 43rd Street (Bridge 15‑220‑161) to Holloway Construction at a quoted price of $20,000 and approved the motion by voice vote. County staff said the damage was caused by flooding that undercut a pier and the repair will include placing concrete under the pier and riprap to stabilize the area.
Commissioners also approved a vendor quote from Blackburn Foundation Repair for sidewalk lift/repairs at the Extension Complex; the dollar amount in the verbal record was unclear in the transcript and the board approved the packeted quote by motion.
The board authorized the chairman to sign a fiscal‑year contract amendment extending an existing contract through the new period; the amount noted in the transcript was ambiguously formatted and was recorded here as “amount not specified in the public record.”
On fiscal items, the board approved claims and abatement applications. The minutes record a claims total of $95,521.14 as presented. The board approved a 911 pass‑through payment of $40,232.51 to the City of Watertown per contract and authorized a utilities payment of $9,064 to Watertown Municipal Utilities for the new jail build. A commissioner recorded a recusal on a specific vote (noted in the transcript).
Personnel actions approved included the hire and step placement for Deputy Sheriff Brandon Fever effective July 1, 2026, and the hiring of Joseph Stefen as a part‑time correctional officer effective June 15, 2026, along with multiple annual step increases for county employees as listed in the packet.
The board set the tax‑deed property auction for July 7, 2026 at its board meeting and appointed property appraisers Shauna Constant, Jackie Manning and Steve Mulling to value the surplus properties identified (lots 26–28 in block 2 and portions of the vacated alley as described in the recorded deed). The deed was recorded in Book of Deeds 427, page 2285 (record number 1996) and the county took the property by tax deed on Dec. 16, 2025, according to the staff presentation.
Other approvals included a travel request for extension staff supported by SDSU funding ($1,200) and several routine claims and payments. All motions noted in the transcript carried by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies in the public record.
The board moved to executive session under SDCL 1‑25‑2 to consult with legal counsel and to discuss one personnel matter; minutes record no expected action following executive session.
The board awarded a bridge repair contract for a damaged pier on 43rd Street (Bridge 15‑220‑161) to Holloway Construction at a quoted price of $20,000 and approved the motion by voice vote. County staff said the damage was caused by flooding that undercut a pier and the repair will include placing concrete under the pier and riprap to stabilize the area.
Commissioners also approved a vendor quote from Blackburn Foundation Repair for sidewalk lift/repairs at the Extension Complex; the dollar amount in the verbal record was unclear in the transcript and the board approved the packeted quote by motion.
The board authorized the chairman to sign a fiscal‑year contract amendment extending an existing contract through the new period; the amount noted in the transcript was ambiguously formatted and was recorded here as “amount not specified in the public record.”
On fiscal items, the board approved claims and abatement applications. The minutes record a claims total of $95,521.14 as presented. The board approved a 911 pass‑through payment of $40,232.51 to the City of Watertown per contract and authorized a utilities payment of $9,064 to Watertown Municipal Utilities for the new jail build. A commissioner recorded a recusal on a specific vote (noted in the transcript).
Personnel actions approved included the hire and step placement for Deputy Sheriff Brandon Fever effective July 1, 2026, and the hiring of Joseph Stefen as a part‑time correctional officer effective June 15, 2026, along with multiple annual step increases for county employees as listed in the packet.
The board set the tax‑deed property auction for July 7, 2026 at its board meeting and appointed property appraisers Shauna Constant, Jackie Manning and Steve Mulling to value the surplus properties identified (lots 26–28 in block 2 and portions of the vacated alley as described in the recorded deed). The deed was recorded in Book of Deeds 427, page 2285 (record number 1996) and the county took the property by tax deed on Dec. 16, 2025, according to the staff presentation.
Other approvals included a travel request for extension staff supported by SDSU funding ($1,200) and several routine claims and payments. All motions noted in the transcript carried by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies in the public record.
The board moved to executive session under SDCL 1‑25‑2 to consult with legal counsel and to discuss one personnel matter; minutes record no expected action following executive session.
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