City of Big Stone City Council Proceedings, November 2, 2020

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City of Big Stone City Council Proceedings

November 2, 2020

5:30 p.m.

The Big Stone City council met in regular session on Monday, November 2, 2020. Meeting began at 5:30 p.m. with Mayor Wiik presiding. Roll Call: Roscoe, Athey, Redfield, Brown and Longhenry present. Stecker absent. Others present: George Boos, Bob Athey, Bob Goergen, Bryan Austin, Pat Kaiser, Deputy Mark Leusink, Sonny Kaiser, Teresa Goergen, Sue Christensen, Karen Halverson, Maria Loughlin, Chris Folk, Anne Lester, Laurie Maas, Julie Enstad, Doug Enstad, Ashley Stoel, Kristin Roe, Shelly Haggerty, Stacy Hennings, Ben Gere, Margaret Kuefler, Kaitlyn Burdorf and Becky Swezey.

The Pledge of Allegiance and the South Dakota state pledge were recited. Motion to accept the minutes from the October meeting was made by Redfield and seconded by Roscoe. All in favor. Motion carried. Motion to accept the minutes from the special meeting was made by Brown and seconded by Longhenry. All in favor. Motion carried.

The following claims were presented for payment.

World Pay, $385.23; World Pay, $309.19; IRS, $3,188.96; Aflac, $224.50; WM, $4,233.56; Dept. of Energy, $17,921.58; Missouri River, $9,414.00; Missouri River, $5,556.63; Internal Revenue, $2,770.47; MN Dept. of Rev., $1,198.46; SD Dept. of Labor, $984.57; SD Dept. of Rev., $2,373.73; SD Dept. of Rev., $6,504.36; Southern, $878.56; Republic, $709.50; Republic, $411.00; Aflac, $224.50; Bank of America, $217.89; Bernatello’s Foods, $96.50; Bernatello’s Foods, $42.00; Boos Jennens Law Firm, LLC, $1,610.00; Cintas, $158.06; Cintas, $158.06; City of Big Stone City, $4,137.79, Utilities; City of Sioux Falls, $ 43.50; Coca-Cola Bottling, $117.00; Coester Schwandt Law, $700.00; Electro Watchman, $195.00; Ellwein Brothers, $10,119.20; Games Unlimited, $100.00; Granite Ice, $31.50; Harry’s Frozen Foods, $403.00, Pizza; Heritage Printing, $54.00; Infotech, $385.00; Johnson Brothers, $3,015.04; MacDaddy’s, $324.38; Midco Business, $41.50, Sewer Telephone; Midco Business, $41.50, Sewer Telephone; M-R Signs, $260.12; Nelson Electric, $268.37; NW Energy, $43.44; Ortonville Independent, $440.00, Advertising; Pepsi Beverages, $314.46; Porter Distributing, $837.40; Postmaster, $26.35, Water Samples; Pro Auto Sales & service, $80.00; Quill, $13.69; Quill, $131.76, Supplies; Railroad Management Co., $284.85; Renae Espland, $75.00, Deposit return; SD Dept. of Health, $512.00, Lead/Copper testing; SD GFP, $321.00; SD One Call, $13.44; Silver Springs LLC, $513.11, Granite Fines; Sturdevant Auto Parts, $273.69, Sykora Plumbing, $71.00; Terex, $9,324.03, Truck #4; The Valley Shopper, $627.10, Advertising; Tidbits, $280.00, Liquor store ads; Titan Machinery, $278.61, Truck #4; US Postal Service, $316.40, stamped envelopes; Valley Office Products, $39.31, UPS; Verizon, $140.48; Xerox Corp., $20.09; Retirement, $1,977.22; Grant Co Auditor, $7,500.00; Milbank Winwater, $62.91; Rural Water, $9,352.00; Health Pool of SD, $4,988.97; Bollig, $1,478.75; JRH Auto, $95.65; Missouri River, $2,538.00

Motion to pay the presented claims was made by Brown and seconded by Redfield. All in favor. Motion carried.

Deputy Mark Leusink gave the following report for October: Hours worked within city: 100. Citations: 7. Warnings: 9. This month we responded to: Two traffic accidents, two medical calls, one hunting complaint, one suspicious vehicle complaint, theft investigation, follow up with coroner investigation.

Officer Goergen gave the following report for October: Total hours: 48. Activity/Incidents:

Chris Folk-Big Stone School/Little Lions presented to the council their plans for their own daycare building and requesting that the City goes in with the building of this center.

Pat Kaiser requested help from the city with smoke from an outside furnace. We will check into ordinances on this.

A motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance #2020-10(Midco Contract) was made by Longhenry and seconded by Redfield. All in favor. Motion carried.

Ordinance #2020-10

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISES IN THE CITY OF BIG STONE CITY; SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF THE FRANCHISE(S).

The City of Big Stone City hereby ordains:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS

1) Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Cable Communications Regulatory Ordinance.

2) Definitions. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words in the singular number include the plural number. The word “shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory. The word “may” is directory and discretionary and not mandatory.

(a) “Basic Cable Service”

means any service tier which

includes the lawful retransmission

of local television broadcast signals

and any public, educational, and

governmental access programming

required by the franchise to be

carried on the basic tier. Basic Cable

Service as defined herein shall not

be inconsistent with 47 U.S.C.

§543(b)(7).

(b)“Cable Programming Service”

means any Video Programming

provided over a Cable System,

regardless of service tier other than:

Video Programming carried on the

Basic Service Tier;

Video Programming offered on a

payperchannel or payperprogram

basis; or

A combination of multiple channels

of payperchannel or payperprogram

Video Programming offered on a

multiplexed or timeshifted basis so

long as the combined service:

consists of commonlyidentified

Video Programming; and

is not bundled with any regulated

tier of service.

Cable Programming Service as

defined herein shall not be

inconsistent with the definition as

set forth in 47 U.S.C. §543(l)(2)

and 47 C.F.R. 76.901(b) (1993).

way transmission to Subscribers of

Video Programming, or other

programming service, and

Subscriber interaction, if any, which

is required for the selection of such

Video Programming or other

programming service.

(d) “Cable System” or “System”

shall have the meaning ascribed to

it in federal law.

(e) “Council” means the Big Stone

City, South Dakota City Council.

(f) “Franchise” means an initial

authorization, or renewal thereof

issued by a franchising authority,

whether such authorization is

designated as a franchise, permit,

license, resolution, contract,

certificate, agreement, or otherwise,

which authorizes the construction

or operation of a Cable System or

other MVPD facility.

(g)“Franchise Area” means the area

within the legal boundaries of the

Grantor.

(h)“Grantee” is the Person which is

granted a Franchise in City

pursuant to this Ordinance, its

agents and employees, lawful

successors, transferees or assignees.

(i)“Grantor” is the City of Big Stone

City.

(j)“Gross Revenue” means only that

monthly revenue net of bad debt

received from Basic Cable Service,

digital services and equipment, and

Pay Television Services. The Term

“Gross Revenues” shall not include

any other revenue billed or received

by the Grantee including, franchise

fees, late fees, any fees itemized and

passed through as a result of

franchise imposed requirements,

cable ad sales, or any taxes or fees

on services furnished by Grantee

imposed directly on any Subscriber

or user by any municipality, state,

or other governmental unit and

collected by Grantee for such

governmental unit.

(k)“Multichannel Video Program

Distributor” or “MVPD” means a

person such as, but not limited to, a

cable operator, a multichannel

multipoint distribution service, a

direct broadcast satellite service, an

OVS provider, or a television

receive-only satellite program

distributor, who makes available for

purchase, by subscribers or

customers, multiple channels of

video programming.

(l)“Open Video Services” or “OVS”

means any video programming

Services provided to any person by

a Franchisee certified by the FCC to

operate an Open Video System

pursuant to Section 47 U.S.C. 573,

as may be amended, regardless of

the Facilities used.

(m) “Pay Television” means the

delivery over the System of

payperchannel or payperprogram

audiovisual signals to Subscribers

for a fee or charge, in addition to

the charge for Basic Cable Service

or Cable Programming Services.

(n)“Person” is any person, firm,

partnership, association,

corporation, company, or other

legal entity.

(o)“Standard Installation” means

any residential installation which

can be completed using a drop of

one hundred fifty (150) feet or less.

(p)“Street” means the surface of,

and the space above and below, any

public street, road, highway,

freeway, lane, alley, path, court,

sidewalk, parkway, or drive, or any

easement or rightofway now or

hereafter held by Grantor.

(q)“Subscriber” means any Person

who lawfully receives Cable Service.

(r)“Video Programming” means

programming provided by, or

generally considered comparable to

programming provided by a

television broadcast station.

SECTION 2. GRANT OF AUTHORITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

3) Franchise Required. It shall be unlawful for any Person to construct, operate or maintain a Cable System or MVPD facility or to provide Cable Service, Video Programming or other MVPD services, including OVS, in the Grantor without a Franchise authorizing the same, unless applicable federal or State law prohibits the Grantor’s enforcement of such a requirement.

4) Grant of Franchise. Any Franchise that is granted in City shall be subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

5) Grant of Nonexclusive Authority.

(a) A Grantee shall have the right

and privilege to construct, erect,

operate, and maintain, in, upon,

along, across, above, over and under

the Streets, public ways and public

places now laid out or dedicated

and all extensions thereof, and

additions thereto in Franchise Area,

poles, wires, cables, underground

conduits, manholes, and other

television conductors and fixtures

necessary for the maintenance and

operation in Franchise Area of a

Cable System.

(b) A Franchise shall be

nonexclusive, and Grantor reserves

the right to grant a similar use of

said Streets to any MVPD at any

time, provided, however, that all

Franchises shall contain the same

terms and conditions as this

Franchise in order that one MVPD

is not granted a competitive

advantage over another. In the

event a MVPD commences

operation without a Franchise or is

granted a Franchise to operate by

the Grantor, the terms and

conditions of which do not comply

with this Ordinance, other Grantees

shall have the right either (i) to opt

in to the competitor’s Franchise by

providing ten (10) days prior

written notice to the Grantor; or (ii)

to petition the Grantor for

modifications to its Franchise, in

which case the Grantor shall work

in good faith with the affected

Grantee(s) to review and adopt

modifications which the Grantee(s)

deem necessary, review and

approval by Grantor shall not be

unreasonably denied.

franchise, the Grantor shall give

written notice to all Grantees of any

new application, identifying the

applicant for such additional

Franchise and providing at least

thirty (30) days prior notice of the

date, time, and place at which the

Grantor shall consider and/or

determine whether such additional

Franchise should be granted.

(d) Every Franchise shall apply to

the entire service area of the

Grantor, as it exists now or may

later be configured.

(e) In the event Grantor grants one

or more additional Franchises or

one or more non-franchised

MVPD’s commence providing Cable

Service in the Grantor, a Grantee

shall have the right to terminate or

reduce the term of this Franchise in

its sole discretion.

(f) Neither City nor Grantee(s) may

unilaterally alter the material rights

and obligations set forth in this

Franchise. In the event of a conflict

between any other ordinance and

this Franchise, the Franchise shall

control.

6) Franchise Term. A Franchise shall be in effect for a period of Ten (10) years from the expiration date of the current franchise (November 14, 2020) or November 14, 2030, unless renewed, revoked, or terminated sooner as herein provided.

7) Territorial Area Involved. A Franchise shall be granted for the corporate boundaries of Grantor, as it exists from time to time. In the event of annexation by Grantor, or as development occurs, any new territory shall become part of the area covered, provided, however, that Grantee(s) shall not be required to extend service beyond its present System boundaries unless there is a minimum of twenty-five (25) homes per cable mile as measured from the last fiber node or terminating amplifier.

8) Written Notice. All notices, reports, or demands required to be given in writing under this Ordinance shall be deemed to be given when delivered personally to any officer of Grantee or Grantor’s Administrator of this Ordinance as specified in a Franchise or deposited as first class mail with the USPS, and in the case of the Grantee’s address, sent to the address listed as the return address on the monthly franchise checks.

SECTION 3 CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS STANDARDS

1.) Conditions on Street Use.

(a) A Grantee shall obtain all

required permits from Grantor

before commencing any

construction upgrade or extension

of the System.

(b) The Grantor shall impose no

permit fees upon a Grantee.

of this Franchise Grantor shall elect

to alter, or change the grade or

location of any Street, alley or other

public way, a Grantee shall, at its

own expense, upon reasonable

notice by Grantor, remove and

relocate its poles, wires, cables,

conduits, manholes and other

fixtures of the System. If Grantor

reimburses other occupants of the

Street, a Grantee shall be likewise

reimbursed.

(d) A Grantee shall, on request of

any Person holding a moving

permit issued by Grantor,

temporarily move its wires or

fixtures to permit the moving of

buildings with the expense of such

temporary removal to be paid by the

Person requesting the same, and a

Grantee shall be given not less than

ten (10) days advance notice to

arrange for such temporary

changes.

(e) A Grantee shall have the

authority to trim any trees upon

and overhanging the Streets, alleys,

sidewalks, or public easements of

Grantor so as to prevent the

branches of such trees from coming

in contact with the wires and cables

of the Grantee.

(f) Nothing contained in this

Ordinance shall relieve any Person

from liability arising out of the

failure to exercise reasonable care

to avoid injuring Grantee’s

facilities.

(g) In areas where all other utility

lines are placed underground,

Grantee shall construct and install

its cables, wires and other facilities

underground. In any area where one

or more public utilities are aerial,

Grantee may construct and install

its cables, wires and other facilities

from the same pole with the

consent of the owner of the pole.

(h)A Grantee shall at all times

construct and operate its System in

accordance with applicable FCC

Technical specifications.

(i) In the event that the use of any

part of the system is discontinued

for any reason for a continuous

period of twelve (12) months, or in

the event such systems or property

has been installed in any street or

public place without complying

with the requirements of this

Ordinance, or the rights granted

hereunder have been terminated,

cancelled or have expired, Grantee

shall, subject to the rights of the

City to acquire the system as

specified in Section 3.1.(j) herein,

promptly remove from the streets,

or public places all such property

and poles of such system other than

any which the City may permit to be

abandoned in place. In the event of

such removal, Grantee shall

promptly restore the street or other

area from which such property has

been removed to a condition

satisfactory to the City.

(j) Any property of Grantee to be

abandoned in place shall be

abandoned in such a manner as the

City may prescribe. Upon

permanent abandonment of the

property of Grantee in place, it shall

submit to the City an instrument to

be approved by the City,

transferring to the City the

ownership of such property.

(k) All cable and passive equipment

for cable television reception

service installed by Grantee at a

subscriber’s location shall remain

the property of Grantee and

Grantee shall have the right to

remove said cable and equipment.

Upon termination of service to any

subscriber, the Grantee shall

promptly remove all its above

ground facilities and equipment

from the premises of such

subscriber upon his request.

(l) No poles or other wire-holding

structures shall be erected by the

Grantee without prior approval of

the designated representative of the

City Council with regard to

locations, height, type or any other

pertinent aspect, which approval

shall not be unreasonably withheld.

However, no locations of any pole

or wire-holding structure of the

Grantee shall be a vested interest

and such poles or structures shall

be removed or modified by the

Grantee at its own expense

whenever the City Council or its

designated representative

determines that the public

convenience would be enhanced

thereby.

(m) Where poles or other

wire-holding structures already

existing in use in serving the City

are available for use by Grantee, but

it does not make arrangements for

such use, the City Council may

require the Grantee to use such

poles and structures if it determines

that the public convenience would

be enhanced thereby and the terms

of the use available to the Grantee

are just and reasonable.

(n) Where the City or a public utility

serving the City desires to make use

of poles or other wire-holding

structures of the Grantee but

agreement therefore with the

Grantee cannot be reached, the City

Council may require the Grantee to

permit such use for such

consideration as is just and

reasonable and upon such terms as

the Council determines the use

would enhance the public

convenience and would not unduly

interfere with the Grantee’s

operations.

(o) Grantee shall at all times

maintain on file with the City

Auditor a schedule setting forth all

rates and charges to be made to

subscribers for basic cable service,

including installation charges.

(p) During the term hereof, the City

may regulate rates only if

authorized to do so by Federal

Communications Commission

regulations and then such

regulation shall only be in

accordance with the provisions of

such regulations.

SECTION 4. SYSTEM PROVISIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICES

1.) Operation and Maintenance of System. A Grantee shall render effective service, make repairs promptly, and interrupt service only for good cause and for the shortest time possible.

2.) Service to Schools and City. A Grantee shall, subject to the line extension requirements of Section 2.5 herein, provide one (1) Drop and one (1) outlet of Basic Cable Service at no cost to two (2) City buildings to be mutually agreed upon by City and a Grantee.

3.) PEG Channel. The Grantee shall allocate one channel to the City as a public, educational or governmental access channel. Until such time as the city files a written request with Grantee for full-time use of the channel, Grantee shall have the right to use that portion of the channel capacity that is not being used by the City. Grantee shall have a reasonable period of time after notification to vacate its use of the channel. Grantee shall assist the City in obtaining the necessary licenses and frequency clearance to enable the City to use said channel.

4.) Emergency Use. In the case of any emergency or disaster, a Grantee shall, upon request of the City Council, make available its facilities to the City for emergency use. A Grantee shall comply with the mergandy alert requirements of federal law.

SECTION 5. OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION PROVISIONS

9) Indemnification of Grantor.

(a) A Grantee shall indemnify,

defend, and hold harmless Grantor,

its officers, boards, committees,

commissions, elected officials,

employees and agents, from and

against all liability, damages, and

penalties which they may legally be

required to pay as a result of the

exercise of a Franchise granted

pursuant to this Ordinance, except

claims covered by worker’s

compensation insurance or any

claims arising from or related to

Grantor’s negligence. Nothing in

this Ordinance relieves a Person

from liability arising out of the

failure to exercise reasonable care

to avoid injuring the Grantee’s

facilities while performing work

connected with grading, regarding,

or changing the line of a Street or

public place or with the

construction or reconstruction of a

sewer or water system.

(b) In order for Grantor to assert its

rights to be indemnified, defended,

and held harmless, Grantor must

with respect to each claim:

(1)Promptly notify a Grantee in

writing of any claim or legal

proceeding which gives rise to

such right;

(2) Afford Grantee the opportunity

to participate in and fully control

any compromise, settlement or

other resolution or disposition of

any claim or proceeding; and

(3) Fully cooperate with

reasonable requests of Grantee, at

Grantee’s expense, in its

participation in, and control,

compromise, settlement or

resolution or other disposition of

such claim or proceeding subject

to paragraph two (2) above.

10) Insurance. A Grantee shall maintain in full force and effect at its sole expense, a comprehensive general liability insurance policy, including contractual liability coverage, in protection of Grantor in its capacity as such. The policies of insurance shall be in the sum of not less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for personal injury or death of any one Person, and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for personal injury or death of two or more Persons in any one occurrence, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for property damage to any one Person and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for property damage resulting from any one act or occurrence.

11) Franchise Fee.

(a) A Grantee will pay Grantor a

monthly franchise fee in the

amount of five (5%) percent of

Grantee’s Gross Revenues.

(b) The franchise fee shall be

payable monthly, together with a

brief report showing the basis for

the computation.

recovery of any franchise fee

payable hereunder shall be three (3)

years from the date on which

payment by Grantee is due.

SECTION 6. REVOCATION,

ABANDONMENT, AND SALE OR TRANSFER

12) Grantor’s Right to Revoke. Grantor reserves the right to revoke, terminate or cancel a Franchise, if after strictly following the procedures required by Section 7.2 herein, it is determined that a Grantee has violated any material provision of its Franchise or this Ordinance and has failed to substantially cure said violation.

13) Procedures for Revocation.

(a) Grantor shall provide a Grantee

with written notice of a cause for

revocation and the intent to revoke

and shall allow Grantee sixty (60)

days subsequent to receipt of the

notice in which to substantially

cure the violation or to provide

adequate assurance of performance.

Together with the notice required

herein, Grantor shall provide

Grantee with written findings of

fact which are the basis of the

revocation.

(b) Grantee shall be provided the

right to a public hearing affording

due process before the Grantor

Council prior to revocation, which

public hearing shall follow the sixty

(60) day notice provided in

paragraph (a) above. Grantor shall

provide Grantee with written notice

of its decision together with written

findings of fact supplementing said

decision.

upon written determination by

Grantor to revoke the Franchise,

Grantee may appeal said decision

with an appropriate state or federal

court or agency.

(d) During the appeal period, the

Franchise shall remain in full force

and effect unless the term thereof

sooner expires.

(e) Upon satisfactory correction by

Grantee of the violation upon which

said notice was given, the initial

notice shall become void.

14) Sale or Transfer of Franchise. No sale or transfer of a Franchise shall take place without the written approval of the Grantor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. All of the rights, privileges, obligations, duties, and liabilities created by this Franchise shall pass to and be binding upon the successor or assign of a Grantee. Said approval shall not be required where a Grantee grants a security interest in its Franchise and assets to secure indebtedness.

SECTION 7. MISCELLANEOUS

PROVISIONS

15) Franchise Renewal. Any renewal of a Franchise shall be done in accordance with applicable federal law.

2.) Amendment of Franchise. A Grantee and Grantor may agree, from time to time, to amend a Franchise. Such written amendments may be made at any time.

3.) Marketing. A Grantee shall have the right to conduct direct selling in the Franchise Area, including door to door sales, notwithstanding any peddler or solicitor laws or regulations to the contrary. At least thirty (30) days prior to conducting such sales, Grantee shall register with the Grantor’s clerk the names of all salespeople who intend to market door to door within the City.

4.) Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional by a decision of any authority or court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance and the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 8. PUBLICATION,

EFFECTIVE DATE

16) Publication; Effective Date. If applicable, this Ordinance shall be published in accordance with law. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be November 30, 2020

Passed and adopted this _____day of _______________, 2020.

17) Acceptance.

(a) Grantee shall accept this

Franchise by executing same. Such

acceptance by the Grantee shall be

deemed the grant of this Franchise

for all purposes. With its

acceptance, Grantee shall also

deliver any insurance certificates

required herein that have not been

previously delivered.

(b) Upon acceptance of this

Franchise, Grantee shall be bound

by all the terms and conditions

contained herein.

is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative

Action employer M/F/D/V.

(d) Passed and adopted this 2nd day

of November, 2020.

A motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance #2020-09(Zoning of Property) was made by Brown and seconded by Roscoe. All in favor. Motion carried.

Ordinance 2020-09 (Zoning)

AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED, an ordinance to amend Section 1.03.01 adopted by Ordinance No 252, June 3,1996, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Big Stone City .

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Big Stone City , South Dakota: that Section 1.03.01 adopted by Ordinance No. 252, June 3,1996, as amended, of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Big Stone City be amended to classify the following property:

To R-Residential from A-Agricultural Lot A of Bogenreif First Addition, Consolidated Plat of Big Stone City.

Passed and adopted this day 2nd of November 2020.

/s/ Mayor

/s/ City Finance officer

A motion to remove Scott Stecker from the City council for lack of attendance was made by Athey and seconded by Longhenry. All in favor. Motion carried. The council will be seeking to fill this Ward 2 position.

Mary Smithwick from Big Rock Grill and Casino asked the council if they knew of anyplace where the US Post Office could possibly be moved to.

A resident asked to have the base water and sewer rates removed since they do not live in their house. It was discussed that as along as a house is one the property these base rates will stay in place as it has been done in the past.

Being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Redfield and seconded by Longhenry and go into an Executive Session. Motion carried.

Next meeting to be held Monday, December 7, 2020 at 5:30 pm.

Being no further business a motion to go into Executive session was made by Athey and seconded by Redfield. All in favor, motion carried.

A motion to come out of executive session was made by Brown and seconded by Bruce. All in favor. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Athey and seconded by Roscoe to raise the wage of Pat Kaiser to $15.95 per hour. All in favor the motion carried.

A motion was made by Longhenry and seconded by Redfield to offer the finance officer $18.00 per hour. In favor: Brown, Longhenry, Roscoe, and Redfield. Opposed: Athey. Motion carried.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Brown and Seconded by Redfield. All in favor. Motion carried.

November 5, 2020

5:00 p.m.

The Big Stone City council met in executive session on Wednesday November 5, 2020, Meeting began at 5:00 p.m. with Mayor Wiik presiding. Roll Call: Roscoe, Athey, Redfield, Brown, Longhenry.

A motion was made by Bruce and seconded by Darcy to adjourn from executive session. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Longhenry and seconded by Roscoe to meet the request of the new finance office to pay $19.00 per hour. In favor: Longhenry, Roscoe, Redfield, opposed, Brown, Athey. Motion passed

Being no further business a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Longhenry and seconded by Redfield. All in favor, motion carried

/s/ Deb Wiik, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Patricia Kaiser

Finance Officer