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The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists "City Council Meeting" for Aug. 17, 2026

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    • 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. South Dakota keeps two time zones — Central east of the Missouri River, Mountain west of it — so 605Buzz prints the city's own wall clock rather than converting it for anyone.
    • This article was assembled from [the City of Spearfish's public agendas and minutes page](https://www.spearfish.gov/AgendaCenter). See the [corrections ledger](/corrections) if a field is wrong.

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    • 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.
    • This article was assembled from [the City of Spearfish's public agendas and minutes page](https://www.spearfish.gov/AgendaCenter).

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    • The portal is currently offering 2 documents for this entry, named here exactly as the city named them:
    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 8/17/2026 · posted 2026-08-14
    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 8/17/2026 · posted 2026-08-17
    • 605Buzz does not summarise those documents. Follow the link above to read them at the city's own page.

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    • The portal is currently offering 3 documents for this entry, named here exactly as the city named them:
    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 8/17/2026 · posted Aug. 14, 2026
    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 8/17/2026 · posted Aug. 17, 2026
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 8/17/2026 · posted Aug. 25, 2026
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    • - Agenda Packet · City Council Regular Session Packet 8/17/2026 · posted 2026-08-14

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    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 8/17/2026 · posted 2026-08-17

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    • The portal marks that time UTC. This entry carries nothing to check that mark against, so 605Buzz says nothing about whether it is right, and the time above is reproduced exactly as published, without conversion. South Dakota keeps two time zones — Central east of the Missouri River, Mountain west of it — so 605Buzz prints the city's own wall clock rather than converting it for anyone.
    • The portal is not currently offering any document for this entry. That is a statement about the portal and nothing more: an agenda that is not posted may belong to a meeting that has been called off or to one whose agenda has simply not gone up yet, and there is no field here that tells the two apart.

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    • 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. South Dakota keeps two time zones — Central east of the Missouri River, Mountain west of it — so 605Buzz prints the city's own wall clock rather than converting it for anyone.
    • The portal is currently offering 2 documents for this entry, named here exactly as the city named them:
    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 8/17/2026 · posted 2026-08-14
    • - Agenda Packet · City Council Regular Session Packet 8/17/2026 · posted 2026-08-14
    • 605Buzz does not summarise those documents. Follow the link above to read them at the city's own page.
    • 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
    • - 2. Roll Call
    • - 3. Invocation \(participation welcomed, but not mandatory\)
    • - A. Grace Fellowship
    • - 4. Pledge of Allegiance
    • - 5. Approve Agenda
    • - 6. 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.
    • - 7. Declaration of Any Potential Conflicts of Interest
    • - 8. Items from Visitors
    • - A. Mayor Senden to proclaim August 26, 2026 as Women's Equality Day in the City of Spearfish.
    • - B. Mayor Senden to proclaim Spearfish Bike Week as August 30 through September 6, 2026.
    • - 9. Consent Agenda
    • - A. Approve the minutes of the July 29, 2026, City Council study session.
    • - B. Approve the minutes of the August 3, 2026, City Council regular session.
    • - C. Approve the minutes of the August 3, 2026 Board of Adjustments meeting.
    • - D. Approve the Treasurer's Report dated July 31st, 2026.
    • - E. Approve Temporary Construction Easements for the Yellowstone Place Drainage project.
    • - 10. Added or Adjusted Wages
    • - A. Approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Position Budgeted Position Wage Communication Officer Yes $26.95 Police Officer Yes $32.84 Rec Asst \(pt\) Yes $22.67
    • - 11. Community Development
    • - 1. Approve the second reading of Ordinance 1428 rezoning approximately 4.7 acres in Tax Increment District \#8 from Heavy Industrial \(IH\) to Highway Service Commercial \(C2\).
    • - 12. Finance
    • - A. Approve the second reading of Ordinance 1429 - An Ordinance Supplementing the 2026 Appropriations Ordinance No. 1408 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Spearfish, South Dakota.
    • - B. Acknowledge the Assignment between Spearfish Multifamily, LLC and South Dakota Housing Development Authority for the assignment of tax increment revenues from Tax Increment Finance District \#9.
    • - C. Acknowledge the Assignment between Spearfish Multifamily, LLC and Minnwest Bank for the assignment of tax increment revenues from Tax Increment Finance District \#9.
    • - D. Hold a public hearing to consider an application from Isabelle Drumm with Crow Peak Brewing Company for a special event malt beverage license for the Spearfish Museum
    • - 1. Approve the application.
    • - E. Approve an application from Lee Eddy with Sawyer Brewing for a special event malt beverage license at the Campground Trails Grand Opening and Dedication on August 29, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Spearfish City Campground near the ice skating rink.
    • - F. Approve an application from John Williams with Spearfish Brewing Company for a special event malt beverage license at the Campground Trails Grand Opening and Dedication on August 29, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Spearfish City Campground near the ice skating rink.
    • - G. Approve an application from Josh Fritz with Spearfish Public House for a special event on-sale liquor license for the Dakota Five-0 Pre-Party on September 4, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Spearfish City Park.
    • - 13. Human Resources
    • - A. Approve the employment contract for City Attorney - Ashley McDonald.
    • - B. Approve the first reading of Ordinance 1430 - An Ordinance Adopting the Revisions to the City of Spearfish Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual.

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