The last meeting of the 2014 could bring some finality to the long-talked about plans for sports practice equipment to be installed at the Davison County Fairgrounds.
The Davison County Commission will discuss the matter during its regular meeting, starting at 9 a.m Tuesday at the Davison County North Offices in Mitchell.
During last week's meeting, the commissioners received a copy of the proposed facility use agreement between the county and the user, Avera Queen of Peace, from Deputy State's Attorney Jim Taylor. Commission Chairman John Claggett indicated during the meeting that he wanted to bring the subject to a conclusion soon, so that Avera Queen of Peace could start with their upgrades. The facility use agreement says that Avera Queen of Peace would pay the county $1,000 per month for each month they are using the fairgrounds and would include the installation of a permanent tennis surface and installation of netting for indoor baseball, softball and tennis.
The commissioners canceled their Dec. 30 meeting earlier this month, meaning Tuesday's meeting is the last before the new year.
The following is the commissioners' agenda:
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• 9 a.m.: Call meeting to order, Pledge of Allegiance, approve previous meeting's minutes, hear citizen's input and board reports.
• 9:15 a.m.: Hold a supplemental budget hearing for the county jail and sheriff's department budgets.
• 9:30 a.m.: Approve contingency transfers.
• 9:45 a.m.: Approve resolutions to set elected officials' wages for 2015 and set the commissioners' wages for 2015; and set employees' 2015 wages
• 10 a.m.: Review the resolution for the South Dakota Department of Transportation Industrial Park Access Program Application, asking for funding assistance for working on the west half mile of Spruce Street. Davison County and the city of Mitchell are asking for the assistance.
• 10:15 a.m.: Meet regarding the Davison County Fairgrounds license agreement with Avera Queen of Peace and with regard to sports practice equipment installation.
• 10:30 a.m.: Meet with Community Health Nurse Natalie Von Dronglen regarding the contract with the South Dakota Department of Health's Office of Family and Community Health Services.
• 10:45 a.m.: Approve miscellaneous motions brought to the board, approve bills and timesheets and approve a family medical leave request.
