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March 2011 Newsletter
The
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Volume 9, Issue 3 |
In
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v March City Council Proceedings v March Business & Professional Organization Proceedings v March School Board Proceedings v No Election Notice v April
Calendar of Events |
The City Council of the City of Marion, South Dakota met in regular session on Monday, March 7, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the City Building with the following council members present: Mike Ellefson, Dee Herlyn, Jeff Jeno, Bill Konda, Rick Nelson and Dave Viet, together with the Mayor Ron Globke and Finance Officer Kari Muller. Also in attendance: City Superintendent Dustin Sulzle, Brian Burge. Turner County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Schooley was present from 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. Absent: none.
Ione Hadican, representing the Marion Senior Citizens Center, was present and requested the appropriation of $1000.00 for the Center’s operating expenses. Hadican advised that, with the assistance of the Marion Fire Dept., they were able to get the Center cleaned up and will again be holding their meetings there, beginning on March 8th. Motion was made by Ellefson, seconded by Konda to release the funds in the amount of $1000.00 from the 2011 appropriation to the Marion Senior Citizens Center. Motion carried.
Information was presented on books requested for the City library. Motion was made by Konda, seconded by Herlyn to release the $500.00 Library appropriation from this year’s budget to the Marion School. Motion carried.
TC Sheriff’s Deputy Schooley was present and the law enforcement report for February was distributed and reviewed. Discussion was held on miscellaneous law enforcement matters.
Follow-up discussion was held on street signs on the south end of town, with it advised some signs will need to be moved. It was advised the city will need to work with the county on the matter.
City Superintendent Sulzle provided a sewer project update, advising work on manholes north of town is underway. Weather conditions have prohibited additional work at this time. Discussion was held on the late February water main break on East Center Street. It was advised a meeting will be scheduled with the City Engineer to address the matter.
Council permission was given for Sulzle to attend a street maintenance conference and the 2011 Annual Wastewater Conference.
It was advised the county is putting load limits on their roads this week, with the roads around Marion all impacted. It was advised the county is not putting a load limit on the road straight north of Marion. Concerns were addressed on the end result of increased truck traffic being diverted straight through Marion and the impact to Broadway Avenue. Putting a load limit on Broadway Avenue was discussed.
Discussion was held on the condition of the east wall of the fire hall, south of the walk-in door. It was advised the wall is shifting, providing for crumbling and breakage of glass blocks. Putting in another overhead door in that location was discussed. Sulzle was advised to obtain bids, as well as input from the Fire Dept.
Discussion was held on correspondence received from the county setting the date of December 12, 2011 for Turner County’s transition from wide band to narrow band. Sulzle was advised to compile a listing of all city equipment (sirens, radios, etc.) involved and obtain a cost estimate.
Follow-up discussion was held on the Summer Rec Program. It was advised Sherri Sherard will be the Summer Rec Coordinator and Kim Ellefson will handle the Summer Rec finances. Sherard and Adam Shaw will coordinate the concession stand work. Motion was made by Viet, seconded by Konda to designate the account name as Marion Summer Rec Program and Kim Ellefson and Kari Muller as account signers. Motion carried.
Interest was expressed from a township in obtaining some of the large tree stumps from the landfill, with it advised that some would be available. Discussion was held on the pest elimination services completed monthly at the landfill, with the decision made to have Sulzle observe the next regular service.
Council approval was given for Sulzle to participate in the rescue watch completed by the Marion Fire Department at the ethanol plant during the plant’s shutdown on April 19th.
Follow-up discussion was held on having the city obtain a credit card. Information was provided on a Visa business account available through Farmers State Bank. Various aspects were addressed, including number of cards, spending limits and security measures. Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Ellefson to open the account through Farmers State Bank with three cards and a $500.00 spending limit for each employee. Motion carried.
The council will meet as the Local Equalization Board on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Information was provided on the Annual District 3 Meeting to be held on March 31st in Brandon.
Information was provided on population changes from the 2000 Census to the 2010 Census for the South Eastern Council of Governments (SECOG) region.
The Southeast Enterprise Facilitation Project annual report was distributed to all. Globke, an SEFP board member representing the County Commission, advised a board member representing the City of Marion is needed as current board member Luverne Langerock will be stepping down.
Motion was made by Viet, seconded by Ellefson to enter into Executive Session at 8:36 p.m. for personnel matters. Motion carried. The Mayor declared to come out of Executive Session at 9:12 p.m.
Motion was made by Ellefson, seconded by Konda to hire Linda Luke for the Swimming Pool Manager position. Voting aye: Konda, Viet, Ellefson, Herlyn, Jeno. Voting nay: Nelson. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Konda, seconded by Nelson to hire Brady Viet and Andrew Grassi for the Summer Help positions. Voting aye: Ellefson, Herlyn, Jeno, Konda, Nelson. Abstaining: Viet. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Viet, seconded by Ellefson to adjourn at 9:17 p.m. Motion carried.
The Marion Business & Professional Organization met on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. at the Tieszen Memorial Home with 14 members in attendance. Businesses present were: Al’s Studio, Central Farmers, City Economic Development Coordinator, Donlan’s Foodland, Getskow Pharmacy, Luke H/C/P, Marion Record, Marion School, Postmaster Diane Schoenwald, Rapp Chevrolet, SEFP, Tieszen Chiropractic Clinic, Tieszen Memorial Home, Wieman Land and Auction.
Kari Muller, Secretary/Treasurer, distributed the February 10th meeting minutes and a financial report. Motion was made by Don Jacobson, seconded by Ryan Wieman to approve both as presented. Motion carried.
Muller advised Marion was featured as the ‘City of the Day’ on radio station KTWB on March 3rd. The station held a trivia contest as part of the promotion, with the winner receiving $50 Marion Bucks, as donated by the organization.
Discussion was held on the promotional drawing for the month of April. The decision was made to hold a drawing for an Easter ham, as donated by Getskow Pharmacy. The drawing will be held on April 15th.
Discussion was held on the Free Bingo event that has been hosted by the organization on the Saturday of the Summer Celebration, with the decision made to host the event this year. The celebration’s 2010 schedule of events was reviewed, with discussion held on various aspects.
Nancy Larsen, SEFP facilitator, distributed her 2011 Annual Report. Larsen provided information on Energizing Entrepreneurs Workshops, Annual Investor Reception and a 16-week business series to be featured in area newspapers. It was advised an SEFP board member representing the City of Marion is needed as current board member Luverne Langerock will be stepping down.
A reminder was given for the Marion Development Foundation’s annual meeting to be held on March 24th at 7:30 p.m. in the city meeting room.
Chad Allison, Marion High School Principal, provided an update for the school, advising of no school on March 17th & 18th for spring break, Prom taking place on March 26th and spring sport practices getting underway. A reminder was given for the public meeting at the school on March 14th at 6:30 p.m. to share ideas on budget cuts for the Marion School District.
Follow-up discussion was held on the State Champions sign located directly south of Rapp Chevrolet, with the decision made to relocate the sign to allow for better visibility. Suggestions were provided for sign location within city limits, with Wieman advising he will pursue the matter.
Muller provided information on the Summer Rec Program, advising Sherri Sherard will be the Marion Summer Rec Coordinator and Kim Ellefson will handle the Summer Rec finances. Sherard and Adam Shaw will coordinate the concession stand work.
It was advised there will not be a City Election this year but there will be a School Election.
The next meeting will be at 12:00 p.m. on April 14, 2011 at the Tieszen Memorial Home.
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” Abraham Lincoln |
Pursuant
to the call and the notice thereof, the School Board of the Marion School
District 60-3, Marion, Turner County, SD met in regular session on the
fourteenth day of March, 2011. Call to order was made by President of the
School Board, Peter Preheim, at 6:30 pm.
Members
Present: Bartscher,
Koehn, Langerock, Luke, and Preheim.
Absent:
None.
Officers
Present:
Adam Shaw, Superintendent; Chad Allison, Secondary Principal; and Aaron
Thompson, Business Manager.
Absent:
None.
Student
Delegate Present:
Stephanie Haiar.
Guests
Present:
Rick Nelson, Keith Engbrecht, Diane Engbrecht, John Even, Joyce Weber,
Curt Matthies, Lisa Matthies, Sharlene Orcutt, Paul Orcutt, Janice
Williams, Todd Obele, Dustin Wolforth, Juanita Adrian, Donald Cotton,
Vonda Cotton, Kate Shaw, Cyndy Weber, Charles Weber, Deann Schmidt, Josh
Luke, and Linda Pankratz.
Action
10/11-91: Agenda – On
motion by Langerock, second by Bartscher to approve the agenda. Motion
carried.
Superintendent
Adam Shaw and Business Manager Aaron Thompson led a budget discussion and
gave a PowerPoint presentation detailing the General Fund State Aid cuts.
Guests of the meeting were then given a chance to voice their input on
next year’s budget.
Action
10/11-92: Minutes – On
motion by Langerock, second by Bartscher to approve the previous month’s
minutes, and to acknowledge receipt of the Cornbelt Cooperative Minutes.
Motion carried.
Action
10/11-93: Financial Reports – On
motion by Bartscher, second by Luke to approve the financial reports of
the District as shown in Table 1 (to be published in paper). Motion
carried.
Action
10/11-94: Bills for Consideration – On
motion by Luke, second by Koehn to approve the following claims against
the District for the month of March, and then to approve checks to be
issued in their payment. Motion carried. (Bills to be published in paper)
There
were no delegations.
Stephanie
Haiar gave the Student Report. She presented the Board with information
gathered from parents, students, and staff on ideas of how to raise school
spirit.
There
were no Teacher Reports.
School
Board President, Peter Preheim, informed the Board that ASBSD Executive
Director, Dr. Wayne Lueders, will be resigning as of the end of the fiscal
year. He also mentioned that the advisors and club members should be
cleaning up after a fundraising event at the school, when their
organization is putting on a fundraiser.
Aaron
Thompson gave the Business Manager report. He handed out audit reports to
the Board members, and informed the Board that there will be a School
Board election held on April 12, 2011 with Keith Engbrecht, Josh Luke, and
Chad Cremer all running for one spot.
Chad
Allison gave the Secondary Principal report. He informed the Board on
Students of the Month, professional development, the High School Prom
& Spirit Week, and a program for high school students to read to
elementary students. Mr. Allison also gave the Athletic Director report,
which included information on a Cornbelt Conference meeting, spring sports
starting soon, and the School Play held April 1-2. He also wanted to
congratulate Dylan Cotton on his 4th
place finish at the State B Wrestling Tournament.
Adam
Shaw gave the Superintendent report. He gave the Board information on
building and technology updates, legislation updates, professional
development, DIAL preschool screening, Pennies for Patients, Prom, the
school calendar, and needing to meet with the Budget Committee.
There
was a discussion on how to handle high school graduation for Seniors that
do not have enough credits to fulfill their graduation requirement. The
Board felt that all graduation requirements should be completed at the
time of graduation in order to participate in the graduation ceremony.
The
School Board acknowledged the first reading of the School Board Conflict
of Interest Policy. A copy of the policy will be made available to the
public once the policy has been approved.
Resolution
10/11-95: School Attorney Policy – Let
it be hereby resolved that on motion by Bartscher, second by Langerock to
approve the School Attorney Policy as presented to the Marion School Board
of Education, with a copy of the policy on file in the Business Office and
on the Marion School website. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-96: Amend Board Policies –
On motion by Luke, second by Bartscher to amend the following School
policies: A-6 to AA, T-59 to AABA, B-50 to AC. A copy of these amended
policies will be available to the public in the Business Office and will
also be made available on the Marion School website. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-97: Approve School Nurse Contract –
On motion by Langerock, second by Koehn to approve the School Nurse
contract, as presented to the Board, from the County Nurse through PMHHS
for the 2011/2012 fiscal school year. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-98: Negotiations –
On motion by Bartscher, second by Langerock to go into executive session
for the purpose of Negotiations at 8:05 pm. Motion carried.
President of the School Board, Peter Preheim, declared out of
executive session at 8:35 pm.
Action
10/11-99: Personnel –
On motion by Bartscher, second by Luke to go into executive session for
the purpose of Personnel Matters at 8:43 pm. Motion carried.
President of the School Board, Peter Preheim, declared out of
executive session at 9:40 pm.
Action
10/11-100: Resignation
– On motion by Langerock, second by Koehn to accept the resignation of
Linda Luke as Wrestling Cheerleading Advisor, and to thank her for her
years of service in that role. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-101: Non-Renewal of Contract
– On motion by Luke, second by Bartscher to not renew the certified
teaching contract of Denise Arbach for the 2011-2012 school year and give
notice to Denise Arbach of the Board decision. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-102: Non-Renewal of Contract
– On motion by Bartscher, second by Langerock to not renew the certified
teaching contract of Ashley McCue for the 2011-2012 school year and give
notice to Ashley McCue of the Board decision. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-103: Non-Renewal of Contract
– On motion by Koehn, second by Bartscher to not renew the certified
teaching contract of Ben Irlbeck for the 2011-2012 school year and give
notice to Ben Irlbeck of the Board decision. Motion carried. Board
President Peter Preheim commented that this decision was made for
budgetary reasons, not for classroom performance.
Action
10/11-104: Reduction in Force
– On motion by Bartscher, second by Koehn to not renew .60 of the
certified teaching contract of Meredith DeCou for the 2011-2012 school
year due to reduction in staff. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-105: Reduction in Force
– On motion by Luke, second by Langerock to not renew .25 of the
certified teaching contract of Karla Harms for the 2011-2012 school year
due to reduction in staff. Motion carried.
Action
10/11-106: Personnel (Superintendent Evaluation) –
On motion by Langerock, second by Bartscher to go into executive session
for the purpose of Personnel Matters (Superintendent Evaluation) at 9:47
pm. Motion carried.
President of the School Board, Peter Preheim, declared out of
executive session at 10:48 pm.
Action
10/11-107: Adjourn – On
motion by Langerock, second by Bartscher to adjourn the school board
meeting at 10:48 pm. Motion carried.
The
City Council of the City of Marion, South Dakota met in regular session on
Monday, March 21, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the meeting room of the City
Building with the following council members present: Mike Ellefson, Jeff
Jeno, Bill Konda, Rick Nelson and Dave Viet, together with the Mayor Ron
Globke and Finance Officer Kari Muller.
Absent: Dee Herlyn.
Larry Langerock, representing the Marion School Board, was also in
attendance.
The main purpose of the meeting was to convene as the Local Board
of Equalization.
Josh
Luke was present and asking the right to appeal the assessment of his home
at 605 S. Main Avenue.
Luke provided both assessed values and selling prices of multiple
properties.
Discussion was held on various aspects.
The assessor’s level total for Luke’s property is $203,170.00.
Motion was made by Viet, seconded by Ellefson to lower the assessed
value to $183,606.00.
Motion unanimously carried upon roll call vote.
Luke also presented an appeal on the assessment of his lot with the
legal address as follows: S250’ OF W100’ OF LOT A OF OL62 EXC S150’
OF W50’ OF LOT A OF OL62.
The assessor’s level total for this lot, which is .40 acres, is
$6220.00.
It was advised that Luke’s other adjacent, which is 2.36 acres,
has an assessed value of $2795.00.
Motion was made by Nelson, seconded by Jeno to request a
re-evaluation of the lot as legally described above.
Motion unanimously carried upon roll call vote.
No
other written appeals were received at the City Office.
Brief
discussion was held on various school matters, with no action taken.
Motion
was made by Viet, seconded by Konda to enter into Executive Session at
6:43 p.m. for personnel matters.
Motion carried.
The Mayor declared to come out of Executive Session at 6:50 p.m.
Motion
was made by Viet, seconded by Ellefson to hire the following individuals
for the 2011 pool season and set the wages as follows: Linda Luke, Manager
- $9.50/hr.; Allison Luke, Head Lifeguard - $8.25/hr.; Seth York,
Lifeguard - $7.50/hr.; Kylie Hughes, Lifeguard - $7.25/hr.; Ashley
Rosenwald, Lifeguard - $7.25/hr.; Nick Gortmaker, Lifeguard - $7.25/hr.;
Katherine Luke, Lifeguard - $7.25/hr.; Cole Globke, Lifeguard - $7.25/hr.;
Josie Schmidt, Lifeguard - $7.25/hr.; Cara Schardin, Substitute Lifeguard
- $8.25/hr.
Motion carried.
Motion
was made by Viet, seconded by Ellefson to adjourn at 6:51 p.m.
Motion carried.
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NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION MUNICIPALITY OF MARION Notice is hereby given that no Municipal Election will be held on the 12th day of April, 2011, in Marion, South Dakota. The election for which public notice was given has been cancelled because (1) no certificates of nomination were filed for the following positions and the incumbents will hold over for the new term: Deloris Heryln – Alderwoman – Ward 2 for 2 year term Jeff Jeno – Alderman – Ward 3 for 2 year term Rick Nelson - Alderman - Ward 3 for 1 year term and (2) the following individuals have filed certificates of nomination in the office of the Finance Officer for the following position to be filled: Ron Globke – Mayor – 2 year term Brian Burge - Alderman - Ward 1 for 2 year term Because each of the candidates is unopposed, certificates of election will be issued in the same manner as to successful candidates after election. Dated this 28th day of February, 2011. Kari Muller Finance Officer |
4/1 |
APRIL FOOL'S DAY | |
4/4 |
City Council Meeting |
7:00 p.m. |
4/14 |
B
& P Meeting
Ambulance Meeting |
12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. |
4/15 |
Summer Rec Signup |
7:00 p.m. |
4/16 |
Annual Firemen's Fun Night |
6:00 p.m. |
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4/17 |
PALM SUNDAY | |
4/18 |
Legion Meeting |
7:30 p.m. |
4/19 |
City Council Meeting |
6:00 p.m. |
4/22 |
GOOD FRIDAY - City Office Closed | |
4/23 |
MACC Easter Egg Hunt |
2:00 p.m. |
4/24 |
EASTER SUNDAY |
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4/26 |
JH/HS Spring Concert |
7:30 p.m. |
4/27 |
Marion Development Foundation Meeting |
12:00 p.m. |
4/30 |
FREE Landfill Day |
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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