Auditor Brenda Hanton drew races and precincts for the post‑election audit and set the hand‑count audit for Monday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. The process is open to the public and intended to verify tabulator results.

Codington County canvassed the Nov. 2 general election results and certified returns across federal, state and local races. Auditor Brenda Hanton explained a Sheridan Township discrepancy in which three excess ballots were removed under state rules to reconcile the poll book and ballots.

Chair Troy, who said he is chairing the local review committee, invited the public to a Nov. 19 meeting on the Crown Ridge battery energy storage project (roughly $173–$174 million on about 53 acres between Waverly and South Shore) and said the committee will solicit public comment.

After reviewing offers, commissioners voted to adopt the Sanford standard and Sanford true employee health insurance option; board members noted about a 23% premium increase and uncertainty around provider-network agreements next year.

County staff and the highway superintendent outlined updates to Codington County's five‑year highway and bridge improvement plan, including completed projects, newly added bridges (several near County Road 6 and old 81), and reapplication for grant funding on a closed Cottonwood bridge.

Codington County approved applications for a $3 million Public Safety & Mental Health Initiative grant and a separate $1 million CO‑UP grant to fund mental‑health services, jail staffing, treatment, and related equipment and programming over three years.

Insurance brokers presented three years of claims data and a proposed 23% renewal increase, and explained a narrower Sanford 'True' network that would lower premiums for employees but restrict out-of-area provider access; commissioners took the item as information and asked for more staff outreach before a likely November enrollment decision.

Sheriff Brad Howell told commissioners the county has taken down stationary ALPR cameras after repeated vandalism and service delays from Flock; he urged legislative guardrails and defended ALPRs as an effective investigative tool, prompting a public caller to ask whether the county can recover money paid to Flock.

James Simmons urged the commission to host a public forum on automated license-plate readers, raising concerns about vendor-held data (Flock) and a proposed statewide ALPR program; he requested sheriff and city officials participate in a public discussion.

Consultants told the Codington County commissioners that the county owns 42 bridges 20 feet or longer; 10 are in poor condition, 10 carry weight limits, and the five-year plan lists $18.7 million in work (local share about $7.8 million).

Codington County activated emergency coordination with FEMA and state officials after a June windstorm that damaged public property. The county held FEMA briefings, submitted damage estimates and began the formal disaster declaration process.

After an architect review of competitive bids, the Codington County commissioners accepted Gray Construction’s low responsive bid and authorized moving toward contract steps for an addition and remodel to house SDSU regional Extension staff.

Over 2012 the Codington County Board of Commissioners approved road projects and federal funding requests, worked through county budget decisions for 2013, signed off on a new SDSU regional extension center and handled routine personnel, equipment and public-safety matters.

State's Attorney Allison Traub reported 64 inmates in the county jail, described impacts of a law effective July 1 that limits local capacity to perform sexual‑assault exams and shifts transport costs to counties, and requested funding for an additional attorney as part of succession planning in the 2027 budget.

By a 4–1 roll-call vote, the Codington County Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 83 to impose a 0.5% county gross receipts and use tax effective Jan. 1, 2027; commissioners cited projected revenue and homeowner relief while a public commenter warned the tax is regressive.

The board approved county staff applying for a HUD‑funded continuum‑of‑care transitional‑housing grant through SDHDA (an estimated application near $350,000 annually, with a 25% match allowed in‑kind), approved applying for a Department of Labor CHW apprenticeship that covers certification and up to $5,000 in salary reimbursement, and unanimously passed a series of routine administrative motions including claims, a park lighting quote and scheduling the tax‑deed auction for July 30.

TEGRA Group project manager Tyler Klot told the Codington County Board of Commissioners the new jail is largely on schedule despite about 34 weather delay days; the guaranteed maximum price stands at $32.6 million and the project is roughly 32% billed through May 2026, with a tentative topping‑out ceremony Aug. 20 and substantial completion expected late summer 2027.

At a July 7 first reading, commissioners reviewed Ordinance 83, which would impose a 0.5% county gross‑receipts (and matching use) tax to fund a property tax reduction fund; county staff said collection would be handled by the South Dakota Department of Revenue and the measure would take effect Jan. 1, 2027 if adopted.

Residents and township representatives told the Codington County Commission that J&J Earthworks has a long history of zoning violations at an Elmmyra Township gravel pit and urged stronger enforcement; county zoning staff outlined prior citations and said a pending city annexation could affect enforcement options.

The board approved a notice-to-bidders for resurfacing County Roads 10‑4 and 7‑5 after geotechnical cores showed thin asphalt and authorized the South Dakota DOT to let project BRF‑B6127 (County Road 11‑1), with the county’s 20% share stated as $288,540.80.