Informational Meeting • 4 PM
Alcohol Licensing Changes by Councilor Christine M. Erickson
Joint Minnehaha County Meeting • 5 PM
Presentation on Housing Advisory Board Brief and Review of the Augustana Research Institute Study – Marshall Selberg, Suzie Smith, and Chellee Unruh
So the CC picks their boogers and wonders why Pammy can’t give them something (they should have asked for) but they don’t question the State’s Attorney about why he doesn’t prosecute cases? Then CC Barth said this;
“It’ll make a difference for me,†he said. “I’m not inclined to subsidize inaction. I’m also thinking about the issues that were touched on in the attorney general’s investigation. His lack of openness toward the issue makes it so he should consider not running. If you’re going to live in the political eye, you don’t live under a blanket.â€
Many people have reached out to me about this. They have all said the same, “Should the County Commission have known this was going on?” apparently not. It reminds of when the Sioux Empire Fair lady was taking money. We pay county commissioners to be the checks and balances against this kind of corruption yet they don’t say anything until it explodes in their faces. Fraud. Financials. Addiction issues. Then they bitch, and scold, and have temper tantrums. You are asked by citizens to watch this stuff, and when the toilet overflows you blame the turd instead of blaming the crap you ate last night. Pay attention already! It is your job, it is your ONLY job! Represent us! Dig hard! And hold people accountable.
At first glance, I would say, PLLLEEEESSSSE! You can’t go nowhere without people telling you how awesome she is. I’m on the middle-aged guy fence.
But the rumor mill is she is going to run for the job, and Aaron ‘Goo’ McGowan is not.
My sources are separate and not from the same ‘team’.
One tells me that Kasey will run. The other tells me that Aaron is out.
Honestly, not sure who would want the job, and even if I would run, I might get it.
Will be interesting to watch.
UPDATE: I have been hearing since this post that Olivier does want to run for public office again, and I encourage her to do so, she would be excellent at it. I’m just not sure what that will be at this point. I have also heard it is NOT the state legislature.
Just in case you haven’t been over to our YouTube Channel, here are some meeting link updates. Enjoy local government nerds!
Minnehaha County Commission Meeting, Nov 5, 2019
Inside Town Hall with Theresa Stehly
Sioux Falls City Council Informational, November 5, 2019
Sioux Falls City Council Meeting, November 5, 2019
Joint City of Sioux Falls & Minnehaha County Planning Meeting
Joint City of Sioux Falls & Minnehaha County Planning Meeting
Minnehaha County Planning Meeting
I heard from a Minnehaha County official today that the state has told them and other counties that the State is giving 3 paid days off this year for Christmas. Counties of course rely on State employees to do business, so when the state takes a day off, counties do to. So how will the counties across the state handle it? Will they also give their employees 3 paid days off? This will be interesting to see how this is handled. While I don’t have a problem with State or County employees taking off Monday December 23, they should only be able to do without pay or use PTO, this should NOT be a taxpayer expense for essentially a religious (not government) holiday – heck, it’s NOT even a holiday – It’s two days before!