The Mobridge City Council passed a motion at their meeting Wednesday (May 13th) to grant approval for the city’s code enforcement officer to issue citations in the amount of $200 to residents he has to contact repeatedly. City Council Member Amy Cerney would like to see that department have a specific policy.
Having that policy in place along with the $200 citation were approved by the council.
Mobridge resident Maria Laude addressed the council during public forum in opposition to the splash pad. Laude had a petition signed by several residents that she has spoken with who would like to see money being applied to upgrades at the west play park (also known as the tornado park), along with improvements and maintenance in all of the city’s public park restrooms and drinking fountains. Laude is willing to work with City Finance Officer Heather Beck and grant writer Haden Merkel to find solutions to these issues.
Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the council:
- Approved a pay request to Preload, LLC in the amount of $4,738.50 for electrical work on the new water tank by the golf course;
- Approved a final pay request to Muth Electric in the amount of $69,284.20 for the water treatment plant electrical project;
- Approved a short-term rental license for JRSW Rental;
- Approved seasonal employees for the 2026 season;
- Approved malt beverage license renewals;
- Approved temporary liquor licenses for Mobridge Rodeo, Inc. for two events – a wedding at Scherr-Howe in June, and the Sitting Bull Stampede Rodeo in July;
- Approved Katie Zerr as a part-time fill-in employee at the library;
- Approved wage increases for Chris Keller in waste water, Daron Brown – water plant manager, and dispatcher Mark Kaiser;
- Approved a resolution to waive a sidewalk for the new Agri Partners construction on East Grand Crossing;
- Approved closing out unused accounts and transfer of funds effective December 31st of last year;
- Approved transferring a surplus Ford Explorer to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office;
- Approved cemetery deeds;
- And they approved moving Teresa Romans to part-time Telecommunications Assistant. Finance Officer Beck said Romans will be helping the dispatch department due to a shortage of workers there.
Council also held an executive session for legal issues.
View the 05-13-26 Mobridge City Council meeting here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/N-EN6aQnz9g?si=_D-7DpH9vcMz2Qju
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