City Council — Dell Rapids, SD
Date: 2026-06-01

DELL RAPIDS CITY COUNCIL
 MEETING MINUTES
 Monday, June 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM

The roll was called finding the following members present: Amanda Hein, Denise Cavigielli,
Chuck Jones, Chad Ronshaugen, Fran Ruesink, Mayor Marsha Symens.
Absent: Wendy Nelson and Denise Hanzlik

Chad Ronshaugen moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Chuck Jones. Motion carried.

Denise Cavigielli moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Fran Ruesink. Motion carried.

At 7:02 p.m. Denise Hanzlik joined the meeting via phone. Robert Reiff of 1407 Wedge Way
was present for discussion on the utility bill. Jay Sittig of 904 E 11th St was present for
discussion on the utility bill.

PUBLIC HEARING
A public hearing was held, as advertised, to consider a temporary alcoholic beverage license for
liquor on 4th St from Ladelle to City Hall/ATM on June 27, 2026. Chad Ronshaugen moved to
approve contingent on the Liquor bill being up to date before the event, seconded by Amanda
Hein. Motion carried.

A public hearing was held, as advertised, to consider a temporary alcoholic beverage license for
malt beverage/SD farm wine at the City Park Pavilion on June 28, 2026. Chad Ronshaugen
moved to approve contingent on the Liquor bill being up to date before the event, seconded by
Chuck Jones. Motion carried.

CONSENT AGENDA
Chuck Jones moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Fran Ruesink which contained
the following claims. Motion carried.

Vendor Description Amount
Amazon Supplies 1,401.17
Appeara Services 143.43
Argus Leader Library Subscription 370.76
Beal Distributing Liquor 2,928.75
C&R Supply Street Repairs 76.18
Cask & Cork Liquor 195.00
Cengage Learning Library Books 16.50
City of Dell Rapids Utilities 1,653.29
Convergint Tech Services 2,711.92
Cortrust Bank TIF #1 34,615.62
County Fair Foods Inc Pool Supplies 510.25
Dakota Supply Group Repairs 495.35
Dell Materials Park Repairs 1,408.00
Dell Rapids Ace Supplies 435.97
Dell Rapids Coop Supplies 517.00
Delta Dental Insurance 1,431.20
DGR Services 34,416.00
Elite Cleaning Services 670.00
Global Distributing Liquor 78.00
Gordon Flesch Company Services 271.00
Grainger Street Supplies 56.28
Hawkins Inc Supplies 7,354.15
Health Pool of SD Insurance 28,880.16
Ingram Library Services Library Books 190.32
Jim's Lock Services Services 85.00
John Pollmann Tree Rebate 200.00
Lacey's Portable Restroom Park Rental 700.00
Lane Lebrun Tree Rebate 200.00
Madison Lawn Care Library Service 135.00
Marco Inc Services 401.69
MC&R Pools Pool Repairs 401.92
MidAmerican Energy Utilities 623.62
NAPA Auto Parts Supplies 62.61
New Century Press Publications 201.98
New York Life Ins Insurance 252.00
Republic National Distributing Liquor 2,252.95
SD Department of Revenue Liquor 2,418.32
SD Public Health Lab Sewer Services 1,321.00
Southern Wine & Spirits Liquor 6,560.28
Steve McFarland Travel Expense 57.57
Tammy Chamley Pool Certification Refund 185.00
Xcel Energy Utilities 9,912.58
Council May 22, 2026 Payroll 1,057.80
City Administration May 22, 2026 Payroll 7,828.69
Planning Commission May 22, 2026 Payroll 183.10
Finance Office May 22, 2026 Payroll 8,019.80
Building Inspections May 22, 2026 Payroll 176.28
Streets May 22, 2026 Payroll 7,038.00
Rubble Site May 22, 2026 Payroll 684.00
Riverside May 22, 2026 Payroll 1,295.20
Parks May 22, 2026 Payroll 3,865.40
Library May 22, 2026 Payroll 7,387.88
Economic Development May 22, 2026 Payroll 2,962.50
Water May 22, 2026 Payroll 5,732.92
Sewer May 22, 2026 Payroll 7,079.19
941 Payroll Taxes May 22, 2026 Payroll 12,334.89
SD Retirement System May Contributions 12,104.96
SD Retirement Supplemental May Contributions 850.00


RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER
Bill Schmidt of Ward 1 resigned as of May 31, 2026. His seat will be filled by appointment.
Chad Ronshaugen moved to approve the resignation, seconded by Fran Ruesink. Motion carried.

WARD 1 COUNCIL VACANCY
Chad Ronshaugen moved to approve the formal appointment process with advertisement, form
and interviews as presented, seconded by Fran Ruesink. Motion carried.

MAY UTILITY BILLS - SEWER AVERAGE
Amanda Hein moved to approve to authorize staff to adjust May bills on the abnormal list and
any phone calls to use their April usage for their sewer usage on the May utility bill, seconded by
Chad Ronshaugen. John Rausch of 603 Westview Dr was present for discussion. Motion carried.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND FINANCIALS
Finance Officer, Christina Smith presented a capital improvement plan and financial projections
on the projects. Casey McCoy of 908 Blueridge Rd was present for discussion. No formal
action taken.

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS
Staff will present a Resolution at the next meeting setting the private lesson fee to offer thru the
city. No formal action taken.

NORBY'S LEASE AGREEMENT
Denise Hanzlik moved to approve the three-year lease agreement as presented with a 2.7%
increase on rent bringing it to $1,540.50 per month, seconded by Amanda Hein. Motion carried.

DOWNTOWN VITALITY COMMITTEE
Chad Ronshaugen moved to table, seconded by Chuck Jones. Roll Call: Ayes: Amanda Hein,
Chuck Jones, Chad Ronshaugen, Fran Ruesink, Denise Hanzlik. Nays: Denise Cavigielli. Casey
McCoy of 908 Blue Ridge Rd was present for discussion. Motion carried.

FINANCE OFFICER REPORT
Waiver added to the campground site noting the site is near an active baseball field. Primary
elections will be June 2nd at the Riverside from 7am-7pm.

ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
Christina Smith has completed her six-month probationary period and is now considered a
permanent employee. Steve provided an update on the GOSCMA conference and there will be a
joint County/City meeting on June 16, 2026 at the County.
OTHER REPORTS
Denise Cavagielli brought up having policies and procedures committee explore a Memorandum
of Understanding with the Library Board and City Council. No formal action taken.

MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor provided an update on Quarry Days and an app the Chamber created for the event.

At 8:18 pm Chad Ronshaugen moved to go into executive session per SDCL 1-25-2.6(h) and
SDCL 1-25-2.1, seconded by Denise Cavigielli. Motion carried. At 8:55 pm Mayor Marsha
Symens declared the executive session ended.

At 8:55 pm Chad Ronshaugen moved to adjourn, seconded by Denise Davigielli. Motion
carried.

Respectfully Submitted,

Christina Smith
Christina Smith
Finance Officer