BRUCE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

June 10th, 2025

 

City Mayor Sabrina Kasper called the Bruce City Council to order Tuesday June 10th, 2025, at 6:00 pm at the Bruce Community Room with council members Elder, Diedrich, Ruden, Ribstein, Zuiderhof in attendance.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

The floor opened to those community members that signed in 5 minutes prior to the City Council meeting being call to order.

Andrea Rudebusch- Campground issues. Stated there are no envelopes or registration papers at the campground. The sign for rates was not posted. There used to be signs clipped to boards when a site was reserved. Website is not working.

Sue Feldhus- Old Desk. Sue asked where the old desk from the City Office was. It was stated that it was destroyed and taken to the dump as it was not able to be taken apart without it breaking.

Harlan Feldhus- Spending. Where is the money going to. Utilize connections.

Motion by Diedrich and seconded by Edler to approve the agenda as is; all present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried.

Motion by Ruden and seconded by Ribstein to approve minutes from the May 13th, 2025; all present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried.

Motion by Diedrich and seconded by Ribstein to approve the following claims presented by Aundrea Saathoff. All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried.

March Bills

GENERAL- Valley FiberCom $193.98; Ottertail $1,193.26; Cook’s Wastepaper $1,900.45; SD One Call $33.60; Brooking Deuel Rural Water $207.00; Sioux Valley Energy $88.90; EMC Insurance $1,989.69; QuickBooks $326.03; Verizon $85.46;  M&M $201.26; Runnings $90.93; Lowe’s $119.42; RFD Newspaper $148.27; ACE Hardware $90.74; Office Peeps $99.07;  Nitteberg Construction $302.40; Austreim Landscaping $945.18; City of Brookings $213.44; Code Enforcement Specialists, LLC $600.34; Payroll: Finance Officer $3,687.67, Maintenance $3,525.84, Animal Control $80.27; Taxes $1,583.66;

Maintenance Report:

Sewer- Sewer is doing good. Cleaner than usual. Last clean was 2 months ago. Ponds need to be sprayed, there are a lot of cattails.

Streets- No patch work started on Jay Street yet. Need more gravel.  

Parks- Parks are good. Have had compliments on field. Need to do some painting at the Museum Park. Some of the new grass at Museum Park is growing.

Office Report: Nomination for Outstanding Woman. Bring your nomination to the City Office and we can fill out the form. Nominations need to be submitted by August first. Nothing further to report.

Old Business:

New Business:

Council Member Appointment of Ward III, Paul Hartley. A motion by Diedrich, second by Ruden. With all voting aye, motion carried.

Building permit- Kellen Haroldson. Permit to put up fencing and new sign. A motion by Ruden to approve, second by Zuiderhof. With all voting aye, motion carried.

Building permit- Travis Page. Permit to pour concrete pad. A motion by Diedrich to approve, second by Ribstein. With all voting aye, motion carried.

Code Enforcement- Contract with Code Enforcement Specialists LLC. A motion by Diedrich to approve, second by Edler. With all voting aye, motion carried.

Grading Quote- Grading & Gravel quote presented by Bowe’s Construction. A motion by Zuiderhof to approve, second by Ribstein. With all voting aye, motion carried.

Citizen complaint- 205 Wagner Street. For smoldering fire pit and multiple vehicles in repair. Fire Department can’t do anything if they aren’t made aware of the situation. Advised to call dispatch or the non-emergency number. Contact Code Enforcement Officer to make aware of the situation.

Citizen complaint- 3rd Street. Complaint of a dog barking on 3rd Street.

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan 2024-2030 Resolution# 04-2025- A motion by Diedrich to approve, second by Zuiderhof. With all voting aye, motion carried.

Funds Availability Statement- Richland State Bank made notice of the update of their Funds Availability Policy.

Ordinances 5-1-1 – 5-1-4- Make changes to language from “he” to “property owner” through out the stated ordinances. Change “Chief of Police” to “Code Enforcement Officer” in 5-1-4.

A motion by Diedrich to adjourn the meeting  to go into Executive Session at 7:03 PM, second by Ruden. With all voting aye, motion carried.

A motion by Diedrich to adjourn Executive Session at 7:55 PM, second by Ruden. With all voting aye, motion carried.

A motion by Ruden to adjourn the meeting at 7:56 PM, second by Hartley. With all voting aye, motion carried.

 

 

Dated this 10th day of June 2025 in Bruce, South Dakota.

Aundrea Saathoff

Finance Officer

City of Bruce (Unapproved Minutes)