Keystone sets salaries

By Bev Pechan

It seemed all who were present at last Wednesday’s first Keystone Town Board meeting of the year agreed that things have been pretty quiet lately, and that included New Years celebrations. The lack of snow plowing activity so far has kept costs down and weather-related incidents to a minimum, it was reported. A pickup was stolen from a Hill City area residence and abandoned outside of Keystone. Two suspects were apprehended leaving the vehicle on foot, according to Pennington County Deputy Terry Comrie, who said law enforcement recognized the truck. The owner, Comrie said, thought the pickup was still in his driveway until he received a call from authorities.
In its first official transactions of 2012, the board approved First Interstate Bank as the depository for city funds and designated the Hill City Prevailer as its legal newspaper. Finance officer Vanessa Row stated that Keystone’s municipal election will be held April 10. Two positions will be available on the board of trustees – a one-year term currently held by Ray French, who was chosen to fill in the seat vacated by trustee Kim Taylor and the three-year-term of trustee and current board president David Cofoid. Also on the ballot will be a referendum petition regarding a ban on overnight parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Winter Street. Petitions for the board positions will be available at city hall beginning on Jan. 27.
Resolution 31-1-2012 was passed providing for the classification and salaries and wages of municipal employees and officers for the Town of Keystone for the period beginning Jan. 1, 2012, which was approved at the Jan. 4 meeting. Salaries are as follows: Board of trustees and board president, $50 per regular and special meeting attended; Vanessa Row, finance officer, $19.01 per hour; Dar Coy, public works, $25 per hour; Jerry Przybylski, city maintenance, $13.26 per hour; Jacob Clark, maintenance, $8.32 per hour; Bobbie Johnson, city clerk, $13.92 per hour; Diane Rohde, librarian, $13.45 per hour; Arlene Robinson, museum, $8.77 per hour; seasonal/ part-time fill-in, $8 per hour; board of equilization, $50 per meeting; election board, $8.44 per hour.
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