HURON — The first action taken during the Huron City Commission meeting Monday evening was to approve the canvass of the April 11 election for a commission seat. Shawn Harvey received 555 votes while Ashley Kingdon-Reese received 380 votes. The total of 935 votes represented a 13% turnout, according to Financial Director Paullyn Carey.

The canvass was approved. Harvey will be sworn in on May 1.

During public forum, Mayor Gary Harrington recognized the Huron Regional Airport and airport manager Larry Cooper for receiving the 2022 Airport of the Year - Large Ground division at the S.D. Office of Aeronautics awards. He presented Cooper with a plaque and noted that Cooper has worked for nearly 32 years with the airport, allowing the airport to have the success that it does.

The commission approved going to bid on the Huron parking ramp removal and new parking lot construction project at the Huron Event Center/Crossroads. The bids will be opened May 9 at 2 p.m.

City planner Barry Cranston presented a plat in the joint jurisdictional area filed by Connie Earley and B. Jean & Ervin Eckmann. The city engineering department made suggestions regarding the storm sewer and right of way, and the plat was approved with these suggestions.

Commissioners also:

• Proclaimed April 30 through May 6 as National Small Business Week.
• Approved a special event on-sale alcoholic beverage license filed by Benny D’s for a tournament on May 19-21 at Broadland Creek Golf Course.
• Set May 1 as the public hearing date to consider retail on-off sale malt beverage and South Dakota farm wine licenses filed by MG Oil Company for two locations.
• Approved the appointment of Mary Neugebauer to the planning commission.
• Approved hiring seasonal positions for Parks & Recreation, Broadland Creek Golf Maintenance and Memorial Golf Proshop.
• Accepted the resignation of Alexa Biggerstaff from the part-time library clerk position.
• Approved opening and advertising for a part-time library clerk position.
• Approved the transfer of Kerri Hjellum from Solid Waste Maintenance 1 to the Administrative Assistant/Scale Operator position.
• Approved the promotion of Shandy Stahl from Solid Waste Maintenance 1 to Solid Waste Maintenance 2.
• Approved opening and advertising for a Solid Waste Maintenance 1 position.
• Approved the transfer of a retail on-off sale malt beverage and South Dakota farm wine license from I Mart Stores USA-IYS Ventures LLC, 1903 Dakota Ave S, to I Mart Stores USA-Kareem Inc at the same address.

The commission ended the meeting in a work session to hear the quarterly investment report from Finance Director Carey.