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Brookings City Council
April17, 2018
The Brookings City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 1 :00
p.m., at City Hall with the following City Council members present: Mayor Keith Corbett,
Council Members Mary Kidwiler, Holly Tilton Byrne, Nick Wendell, and Ope Niemeyer.
Absent: Council Members Patty Bacon and Dan Hansen, and City Manager Jeffrey
Weldon. City Attorney Steve Britzman and City Clerk Shari Thornes were also present.
Special Meeting -Election Canvass
Resolution 18-028. A motion was made by Council Member Kidwiler, seconded by
Council Member Wendell, that Resolution 18-028, a Resolution designating additional
Election Judges for the April 10, 2018 Combined Municipal I School Board Election, be
approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5-Corbett, Niemeyer,
Kidwiler, Wendell, and Tilton Byrne; Absent: 2 -Hansen, and Bacon.
Resolution 18-028 -Appointing additional Election Judges for the
April 10, 2018 Combined Municipal I School Board Election
Whereas, a City of Brookings Municipal Election was held on April 10, 2018 for the
positions of one Mayor, two 3-year City Council members, one 1-year City Council
member, two School Board members, and Brookings School District Tax Levy Opt Out;
and
Whereas, as required by SDCL 9-13-16.1, the City Council approved Resolution 18-009
on February 27, 2018 appointing election superintendents and judges and set their rate
of compensation; and, ~,,
Whereas, there have been several changes in election judges and alternates; and
Whereas, the following judges and alternates were not appointed via Resolution 18-009,
.and are hereby appointed at a rate of $12.00 per hour for Judges, and a flat fee of
$25.00 for the April 9, 2018 Election School: VOTE CENTER 1 -Brookings Activity
Center: Kristin Uilk; VOTE CENTER 2-Nancy Thompson; VOTE CENTER 3-Faith
Reformed Church: Janet Seeley; ABSENTEE VOTE CENTER-Sue Sackman;
ALTERNATE -Kathy Vrchota.
Resolution 18-027. A motion was made by Council Member Niemeyer, seconded by
Council Member Kidwiler, that Resolution 18-027, a Resolution Canvassing the April10,
2018 Municipal Election Ballots, be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5-Corbett, Niemeyer, Kidwiler, Wendell, and Tilton Byrne; Absent: 2-Hansen,
and Bacon.
Resolution 18-027-Canvassing the April 10, 2018 Municipal Election
Whereas, on the 1oth day of April, 2018, there was held in the City of Brookings, South
Dakota, an election for the purpose of electing a Mayor (3-Year Term), two City Council
Members (3-Year Terms), one City Council Member (1-Year Term); and
Whereas, the Keith W. Corbett ran unopposed for the Mayor's race (3-year Term) and is
thereby declared the winner; and
Whereas, the judges and clerks of said election have returned to the City Council of the
City of Brookings the official results for the purpose of the Official Canvass; and
Whereas, the City Council on April17, 2018 has canvassed the results for the purpose
of determining the official election outcome; and
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Brookings, South
Dakota that the official vote at the City Election held April10, 2018 was as follows:
Total School
City Council Nick G. Nick Verna Patty Over Under Ballots Only
3-Year Term (2) Schmeichel Wendell Longville Bacon Votes Votes Cast Ballots
Cast
Vote Center 1 321 434 121 383 4 225 818 74
Vote Center 2 574 678 273 596 16 399 1,331 63
Vote Center 3 147 176 74 162 6 135 439 89
Vote Center 4 3 2 0 3 0 6 207 200
Absentee 320 435 189 364 12 262 899 108
Provisional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ballot
TOTAL 1,365 1,725 657 1,508 38 1,027 3,694 534
Total School Total City Council Holly Joey Over Under Ballots Only Votes 1-YearTerm (1) Tilton Byrne Collins Votes Votes Cast Ballots Cast Cast
Vote Center 1 387 276 0 81 818 74 744
Vote Center 2 553 542 0 173 1,331 63 1,268
Vote Center 3 138 161 0 51 439 89 350
Vote Center 4 0 6 0 1 207 200 7
Absentee 386 337 0 68 899 108 791
Provisional Ballot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,464 1,322 0 374 3,694 534 3,160
Adjourn. A motion was made by Council Member Kidwiler, seconded by Council
Member Wendell, that the meeting be adjourned at 1:19 p.m. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
CITY OF BROOKINGS
~v~
Keith W. Corbett, Mayor
145
Total
Votes
Cast
1,488
2,536
700
14
1,582
0
6,320