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THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY COMMISSION CONVENED AT 9:00 AM on March 3, 2026, pursuant to
adjournment on February 24, 2026. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT WERE: Bleyenberg, Heisey, and Kippley.
Commissioner Beninga was present via electronic means. Commissioner Karsky was absent. Also present were
Kym Christiansen, Commission Recorder, and Eric Bogue, Chief Civil Deputy State's Attorney.
Vice-Chair Bleyenberg called the meeting to order.
MOTION by Kippley, seconded by Heisey, to Approve the Agenda. By roll call vote: 4 ayes
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION by Heisey, seconded by Kippley, to Approve the Consent Agenda. By roll call vote: 4 ayes. The
consent agenda includes the following items:
Commission Meeting Minutes for February 24, 2026
Bills to be Paid $384,834.65
3200 RUSSELL LLC Motels $1050, 46WEST OPERATING LLC Welfare Rent $700, A TO Z WORLD LANGUAG
Interpreters $200, A&B BUSINESS SOLUT Lease-Rental Agreement $101.75, A&B BUSINESS SOLUT Maintenance
Contracts $291.61, AARON GEORGE PROPERT Welfare Rent $228, AIRWAY SERVICE INC Automotive/Small
Equipment $642.59, ALL NATIONS INTERPRE Interpreters $4754.3, ANDERSON, JENNIFER Bd Evaluations
(Minnehaha) $4922.38, ANDREW BERG Taxable Meal Allowances $14, AVERA MCKENNAN Hospitals $10476,
BANGS,MCCULLEN,BUTLE Attorney Fees $506.4, BANKERS EQUIPMENT SV Maintenance Contracts $540,
BAYCOM INC Communication Equipment Repair $434.7, BELITZ, CLARENCE H Welfare Rent $1400, BILLION
EMPIRE MOTOR Automotive/Small Equipment $809.68, BIRMINGHAM & CWACH L Attorney Fees $252.78,
BITTERMAN, TREVOR Chemicals $60, BOB BARKER COMPANY I Inmate Supplies $61.7, BOSMAN, JOSEPH
Uniform Allowance $199.87, BRYAN, CHRIS Chemicals $94, BURNS, JASON Investigators Expenses $317.1, BUTLER
MACHINERY COM Outside Repair $331.5, CENTURY BUSINESS PRO Maintenance Contracts $71, CHAGOLLA,
ALBERT Interpreters $180, CHAKS LLC Welfare Rent $700, CHAPEL HILL FUNERAL Burials $2000, CINTAS
CORPORATION Janitorial Chemical Supplies $124.54, CINTAS CORPORATION Uniform Allowance $53.43,
COMPUTER FORENSIC RE Professional Services $10100, CUMMINS INC Coliseum $545.93, CUMMINS INC Contract
Services $2223.34, CUMMINS INC HHS Maintenance $580.83, DAKOTA EMBALMING & T Transportation $7200,
DAKOTA LETTERING ETC Uniform Allowance $5314.75, DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP Heat, Vent & AC Repairs
$117.7, DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP Jail Repairs & Maintenance $569.19, DEN HERDER LAW Attorney Fees $168,
DOVER, SENA S Bd Evaluations (Minnehaha) $245.33, EICH LAW OFFICE LLC Attorney Fees $276, EIDE BAILLY
LLP Professional Services $105, ELECTION SYSTEMS & S Software/Licensing $9734.9, ETHAN PALLUCK Taxable
Meal Allowances $18, FAIRMONT LIMITED PAR Welfare Rent $345, FALL LINE FORENSICS Witness Fees/Expenses
$8022.29, FOX, DANIEL Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $608.89, G & R CONTROLS INC Building Repairs & Maintenance
$1451.63, G & R CONTROLS INC Coliseum $477.6, G & R CONTROLS INC Fairgrounds $316.98, G & R CONTROLS
INC Heat, Vent & AC Repairs $4550.19, G & R CONTROLS INC HHS Maintenance $1063.57, G & R CONTROLS INC
Hwy Shop Repairs & Maintenance $806.97, G & R CONTROLS INC Jail Repairs & Maintenance $5408.2, G & R
CONTROLS INC JDC Maintenance $372.1, GOEBEL PRINTING INC Printing/Forms $402.63, GRAINGER HHS
Maintenance $82.89, GUZMAN, SANDRA V Interpreters $340, H2OSE IT CAR WASH Truck Repairs & Maintenance
$44.2, HELPLINE CENTER INC Help!Line $5000, HOLIDAY INN CITY CEN Witness Fees/Expenses $154, HYVEE
ACCOUNTS RECEI Jury Fees $71.82, INNOVATIVE OFFICE SO Janitorial Chemical Supplies $3824, INSTITUTIONS
SERVICE Jail Repairs & Maintenance $1002.66, INTERSTATE OFFICE PR Office Supplies $100.43, IS RESTAURANT
EQUIP Jail Repairs & Maintenance $15219.99, ISI LLC Interpreters $330, JAYMAR Printing/Forms $229.38, JCL
SOLUTIONS Inmate Supplies $2947.64, JCL SOLUTIONS JDC Custodial Supplies $499, JCL SOLUTIONS
Kitchen/Cleaning Supplies $3988.79, JERAE WIRE Sign Deposits $50, JOLYNN HARRIS Taxable Meal Allowances $18,
JSA CONSULT ENGINEER Professional Services $932.5, KASH LLC Transportation $23.5, KATTERHAGEN, MARK
Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $44, KAUFFMAN, DAVID W PH Psych Evals $5400, KENNEDY PIER & LOFTU Attorney Fees
$1317.62, KENNEDY, RENEE S Court Reporters $283.45, LARSON, VALERIE Bd Exp Fees (Yankton) $44, LEWIS &
CLARK BEHAVI Bd Evaluations (Yankton) $1800, LEWIS DRUGS INC Pharmacies $281.13, LOPEZ, REBECA
Interpreters $450, LOVING, PHILIP Bd Evaluations (Minnehaha) $3428.4, LYNN, JACKSON, SHULT Attorney Fees
$5311.67, MCCUBBIN, JASON Chemicals $94, MESA HEIGHTS Welfare Rent $700, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY C

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Natural Gas $764.64, MIDLAND INC Jail Repairs & Maintenance $132.68, MILLER, FRANCES F Bd Exp Fees
(Minnehaha) $64, MYERS, ZACKERY Bridge Repair & Maintenance $96, MYERS, ZACKERY Road Maint & Material
$80, NAPA AUTO PARTS Heavy Equip Repairs & Maint $26.64, NAPA AUTO PARTS Small Tools & Shop Supplies
$57.65, NOVAK Lease-Rental Agreement $103.33, OLIVIER MILES HOLTZ Attorney Fees $414.75, OLSON, DAWN
Court Reporters $1346.65, PARK VIEW APTS Welfare Rent $1001, PENNINGTON COUNTY Extradition & Evidence
$35, PETERSON ENT Welfare Rent $700, PFEIFER IMPLEMENT CO Heavy Equip Repairs & Maint $160.91, PHOENIX
SUPPLY LLC Inmate Supplies $1425.44, PIONEER ENTERPRISES Burials $2500, PRAIRIE WYNN PROPERT Welfare
Rent $700, PRECISE MRM LLC Software $420, PRECISION KIOSK TECH Testing Supplies $4500, PRICE LAND &
CATTLE Welfare Rent $350, QE LLC Welfare Rent $1585, QUALIFIED PRESORT SE Postage $199.63, QUALSETH,
RYAN Investigators Expenses $140, R&L SUPPLY LTD HHS Maintenance $272.42, R&L SUPPLY LTD Plumbing &
Welding $122.72, RACHEL ABBAS Business Travel $5.25, RACHEL ABBAS Taxable Meal Allowances $36, RENTOKIL
NORTH AMERI Professional Services $92.25, RISK ANALYSIS & MANA Insurance Admin Fee $3048.5, RISTY,
MAXINE J Court Reporters $3527.95, SAFE HOME LTD PTNRSH Rent Subsidies $10240, SALEM, KARLA R Bd
Evaluations (Minnehaha) $3410, SAMS CLUB - MEMBERSH Other Supplies $193.32, SAMS CLUB - MEMBERSH
Professional Services $313.34, SAMS CLUB - MEMBERSH Safe Home Donations $25.96, SANFORD CLINIC
Professional Services $98.62, SIOUX FALLS CITY Electricity $8339.11, SIOUX FALLS CITY Water - Sewer $17429.39,
SIOUX FALLS CITY Welfare Utilities $235.23, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Architects & Engineers $959.16, STATE OF
SOUTH DAKOT Automotive/Small Equipment $4.5, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Extension Background Checks $10,
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Memberships $1425, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOT Miscellaneous Expense $38, STATE OF
SOUTH DAKOT Uniform Allowance $803.75, STRANGE FARRELL JOHN Attorney Fees $290.28, STREICHERS INC
Uniform Allowance $95, SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTI Safety & Rescue Equipment $152, SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE Board
Of Prisoners-Meals $36846.08, SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE Child Care Food $838.02, SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE School
Lunch Program $1827.07, SYVERSON, TRICIA Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $153.6, TAB LIBERTY Welfare Rent $700,
TECHNOLOGY HEIGHTS A Welfare Rent $427, TERRONES, JARED Investigators Expenses $14, THE LODGE AT
DEADWOO Chemicals $945, TOMACELLI'S TOO Jury Fees $512.73, TRI-STATE NURSING Professional Services
$2685, TRIANGLE PROPERTIES Welfare Rent $700, TWO WAY SOLUTIONS IN Communication Equipment Repair
$4335.13, TZADIK SIOUX FALLS I Welfare Rent $1557.1, TZADIK SIOUX FALLS P Welfare Rent $500, TZADIK
TAYLORS PLACE Welfare Rent $1000, US FOODS INC Professional Services $909.08, VB FALLS TERRACE Welfare
Rent $968, VERIZON WIRELESS Administrative Charges $23.49, VERIZON WIRELESS Data Processing Equipment
$701.23, VERIZON WIRELESS HIDTA Grant $77.46, VERIZON WIRELESS Tea-Ellis Range $40.01, VERIZON
WIRELESS Telephone $5355.66, VOGEL MOTORS LLC Automotive/Small Equipment $3, VOGEL MOTORS LLC Gas
Oil & Diesel $106, WEERHEIM LAW OFFICE Bd Exp Fees (Minnehaha) $6234.2, WEERHEIM LAW OFFICE Crisis
Intervention Program $158.6, WILLOWS EDGE Welfare Rent $700, XCEL ENERGY Electricity $65950.83, XCEL
ENERGY INC Welfare Utilities $874.92, YANKTON COUNTY Attorney Fees $934.7, YANKTON COUNTY Return Of
Service $100, YELLOW ROBE, LUTHER ICWA Professional Services $34130.25.
The following reports were received and placed on file in the Auditor's Office:
Human Services Annual Report 2025
Auditor's Account with the County Treasurer for January 2026
Routine Personnel Actions
Step Increases
1. Jario Fajardo, Air Guard Security Officer II for the Air Guard, at $32.72/hour (306/5) effective 4/2/26.
2. Kyle Sexe, Deputy Director of Equalization for Equalization, at $4,152.80/biweekly (312/5) effective 4/15/26.
3. Nathan Moser, Deputy Sheriff for the Sheriff's Office, at $40.09/hour (308/7) effective 2/20/26.
4. Marc Toft, Digital Discovery Technician for the State's Attorney's Office, at $33.53/hour (306/6) effective
2/11/26.
5. Holly Even, Accounting Specialist for the Treasurer's Office, at $28.15/hour (305/3) effective 1/18/26.

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Special Personnel Actions
1. To hire Claire Do as a variable hour Records Associate in the Register of Deeds' Office at $21.65/hour effective
2/28/26.
To record significant employee anniversaries for March 2026: 5 years-Michael Awuol, Stephen Frahm, Daniel
Lundeen, Collen Moran, Renee Voss; 10 years-Jacob Chrans, Cory Hartley; 25 years-Sandra Kinder.
To record volunteers in County Departments for February 2026. This list is on file at Human Resources.
Abatement Applications Recommended for Approval by the Director of Equalization:
Parcel-12024, Wade Kulesa, 2025 Property Taxes, $870.76
Parcel-70619, Assessment Freeze, 2025 Property Taxes, $854.77
Parcel-66503, Benjamin & Katherine Graham, 2025 Property Taxes, $1,131.28
Parcel-48055, Assessment Freeze, 2025 Property Taxes, $1,436.04
Parcel-14744, Assessment Freeze, 2025 Property Taxes, $1,561.30
Parcel-10712, Assessment Freeze, 2025 Property Taxes, $794.73
Parcel-84482, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2021 Property Taxes, $743.15
Parcel-84482, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2022 Property Taxes, $2,163.95
Parcel-84482, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2023 Property Taxes, $2,041.61
Parcel-84482, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2024 Property Taxes, $1,965.63
Parcel-84482, Veteran Exempt PT10-4-40, 2025 Property Taxes, $2,602.74
Parcel-66179, Western Housing, 2025 Property Taxes, $514.04
Parcel-66180, Western Housing, 2025 Property Taxes, $339.00
Notices and Requests
Authorize Auditor to Post Notice of Budget Hearing March 17, 2026, for Carryover and Other Budget
Supplements
PROCLAMATION
The Sioux Falls St. Patrick's Day Committee has requested a Proclamation from the County Commission for the
46th Annual St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza in Downtown Sioux Falls. Ryan Murphy with the St. Patrick's Day
Committee was in attendance to read and receive the proclamation. MOTION by Kippley, seconded by Heisey, to
Issue a Proclamation Declaring March 14, 2026, as St. Patrick's Day in Minnehaha County. By roll call vote: 4
ayes.
CHANGE ORDER
Upon the request of Tom Greco, Commission Administrative Officer, MOTION by Beninga, seconded by
Kippley, to Authorize the Commission Administrative Officer to Sign Change Order 4, Reducing Construction
Contingency by $502,901.00, for the Juvenile Justice Center Project Construction Contract. By roll call vote: 4
ayes.
PRESENTATION
Lynne Keller Forbes, Southeastern Council of Governments Executive Director, gave a presentation on the
Southeastern Council of Governments (SECOG). Discussion followed on organizational structure; 2025
information including revenues, dues, funding secured with SECOG assistance, regional return on investment,
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discussion was held on the coordination of the Metro Planning Organization, Southeastern Development
Foundation, and Dakota Business Finance.
AGREEMENTS
Upon the request of Leah Anderson, Auditor, MOTION by Kippley, seconded by Heisey, to Approve a Joint
Agreement for Combined Elections between City of Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, and Minnehaha County. By roll
call vote: 4 ayes.
Upon the request of Meredith Jarchow, Assistance Commission Officer, MOTION by Kippley, seconded by
Heisey, to Authorize the Chair to Sign an Agreement for Audiovisual Equipment and Installation with FORTÉ for
the Juvenile Justice Center for a Cost of $43,552.36 for the Courtroom and $63,764.07 for the Community Room
with a Total Cost of $107,316.43. By roll call vote: 4 ayes.
PLANNING & ZONING SECOND READING
Scott Anderson, Planning Director, was present for the deferred hearing from September 23, 2025, for rezoning
#25-02, to rezone approximately 14.87 acres from the A1 Agriculture District to the C Commercial District. The
property is legally described as Tract B Schreurs' Addition (Ex H-1) S1/2 of the SE1/4 in Section 23-T103N-
R49W Sverdrup Township and is located approximately 1 1/2 miles east of the 475th Avenue and 254th Street
intersection. The applicant chose to pursue a larger planned development area which was approved on February
24, 2026. MOTION by Kippley, seconded by Heisey, to Acknowledge the Withdrawal of Rezoning #25-02 to
Rezone from A1 Agriculture District to the C Commercial District the Property Legally Described as Tract B
Schreurs' Addition (Ex H-1) S1/2 of the SE1/4 in Section 23-T103N-R49W, Sverdrup Township. By roll call
vote: 4 ayes.
PRESENTATION
Scott Anderson, Planning Director, presented the annual presentation for the Planning and Parks Department.
Discussion followed on completed projects, accessory dwelling units map, new/replace dwelling units map,
development highlights map, current projects, planning & zoning administration, code enforcement, and future
projects.
Commissioner Beninga left the meeting at 9:52 a.m.
Bill Hoskins, Museum Director, presented the Siouxland Heritage Museums Annual Presentation. Discussion
followed on museum by the numbers in 2025, cooperative ventures, exhibits and programming, management of
artifacts, conservation/special projects, and information related to the Endowment fund.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Meredith Jarchow, Assistant Commission Administrative Officer, gave a briefing on the 101st Legislative Session
and summarized the legislation that the Commission Office is following and which was provided with the online
agenda. Discussion on the upcoming important dates and the status of HB 1107 and the property tax legislation.
Auditor Anderson provided an update on election-related legislation.
COMMISSIONER LIAISON REPORTS
Commissioner Bleyenberg commented on the Human Services annual report and the National Association of
County Officials legislative event as well as telling the story of the county focusing on the Highway Department.
MOTION by Kippley, seconded by Heisey, to Adjourn at 10:14 a.m. By roll call vote: 3 ayes.

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The Commission adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17th, 2026.
APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION:
Dean Karsky
Chair
ATTEST:
Kym Christiansen
Commission Recorder