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The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists "City Council Meeting" for May 18, 2026

The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists this entry under the category City Council for May 18, 2026. A listing is a notice, not a record of anything that happened.

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the City of Spearfish lists City Council Meeting for May 18, 2026 on its public meeting portal.

The portal files this entry under the category City Council. That is the city's own classification, reproduced as published; 605Buzz does not sort these listings itself.

The portal gives the time as 17:30 on May 18, 2026, printed exactly as published.

The portal marks that time UTC, and it is not: the city's own records contradict the mark, because the plain-English posting time the portal prints for this meeting's agenda states the same clock reading as the machine-readable field that claims to be UTC. The time above is therefore the local wall clock the city published, reproduced without conversion.

The portal is currently offering 3 documents for this entry, named here exactly as the city named them:

  • Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 5/18/2026 · posted May 15, 2026
  • Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Agenda Packet 5/18/2026 · posted May 18, 2026
  • Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 5/18/2026 · posted May 26, 2026

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The city's agenda for this meeting lists 51 numbered items. 605Buzz reproduces 40 of them below, exactly as the city wrote them; the other 11 name a party or a location and are not reproduced here.

    1. Call to Order
    1. Roll Call
    1. Invocation (participation welcomed, but not mandatory)
  • A. City of Spearfish - Fire Department Chaplain
    1. Pledge of Allegiance
    1. Approve Agenda
    1. Public Comment - Public comments are welcome; however, no action can be taken by the Council on comments received for items not on this agenda. Anyone wishing to have the Council consider a new item should complete a Citizen Request Form to be reviewed by city administration.
    1. Declaration of Any Potential Conflicts of Interest
    1. Items from Visitors
  • A. Mayor Senden to proclaim June 9, 2026, as Arbor Day in the City of Spearfish.
  • B. Mayor Senden to proclaim May 22-25, 2026, as National Poppy Days in the City of Spearfish.
    1. Consent Agenda
  • A. Approve the minutes of the April 29, 2026, City Council study session.
  • B. Approve the minutes of the May 4, 2026, City Council regular session.
  • C. Add Nellie Mitchell to the Recreation Center 2026 volunteer list.
  • D. Ratify the Development Agreement for final phase of the Top Shelf development.
  • E. Approve the Treasurer's Report dated April 30, 2026.
  • F. Approve the dedication of a public infrastructure, right-of-way and easements for the Countryside Subdivision Phase G-3, The Homestead.
  • G. Add Dwight Gingerich to the 2026 public works volunteer list.
    1. Community Development
  • A. Approve the Development Agreement for Peaceful Pines at Elkhorn Ridge.
  • B. Hold a public hearing for a minor plat and associated variance in the Extraterritorial
    1. Approve a minor plat and associated variance in the Extraterritorial Jurisdictional
    1. Finance
  • A. Approve the second reading of Ordinance 1418 - An Ordinance Supplementing the 2026 Appropriations Ordinance No. 1408 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Spearfish, South Dakota.
  • B. Approve an application from Jason Kingsbury with J.M. Kingsbury Family Brewing Co., dba Cohort Craft Brewery for a special event malt beverage license for the Leading Ladies Marathon on August 23, 2026, from 7:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Spearfish City Park.
  • C. Approve the Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILT) transfer for 2026 of: Into General Fund $207,378. From: Water Fund $67,648, Hydro Fund $14,091, Sewer Dept $38,402, WWTP Dept $59,325, Airport Fund $14,218, Parking Fund $86, Solid Waste Fund $8,882, and Campground Fund $4,726.
    1. Fire
  • A. Authorize the funding for Administrative Coordinator new position not currently funded within the 2026 Fire Department budget. Position Grade 14.
    1. Human Resources
  • A. Approve a fixed weekly compensation of $1,500, effective May 4, 2026, for John Senden, for the increased administrative responsibilities and hours worked during the vacancy of a City Administrator.
    1. Police
  • A. Approve Resolution 2026-14 - A Resolution Supporting the Classification of Spearfish 911 Communication Officers as Class B Members of the South Dakota Retirement System.
    1. Public Works
  • A. Approve Change Order #1 for the Fire Training Center Project with an increase of $16,458.
  • B. Approve Change Order #2 for the 2025 Chip Seal Project with no cost increase and a revised completion date of July 15th, 2026.
  • C. Approve the proposal from DRG Engineering for engineering services to include design, bidding, and construction administration for Mill and Overlay of Main Street from Jackson Boulevard to Grant Street for a total not-to-exceed fee of $31,500.
  • D. Approve speed limit changes on North Ave and Colorado Blvd.
  • E. Approve purchase of HX30 Hydro Vacuum Excavator and trailer for $81,443.35.
  • F. Award the lowest responsive and responsible bid for the Spearfish Creek Stabilization Project #2339A to Johner & Sons, Inc. in the amount of $146,556.

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This article records only that the city's portal lists this meeting. It is not a record of what any meeting decided, it does not state that a meeting took place, and no outcome, vote or decision is implied. Nothing in any agenda, packet or minutes document is summarised here.

Meetings are cancelled, rescheduled and re-noticed, and the portal publishes no field for any of that. Where the city has said so, it says so inside the listing's own title, quoted above exactly as published — and where it has not, 605Buzz cannot report a cancellation the city has not stated, and does not infer one from a missing document. Check the city's own page for this meeting before relying on anything here.

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