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The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists "City Council Meeting" for Jan. 5, 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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    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 1/5/2026 · posted 2026-01-02
    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 1/5/2026 · posted 2026-01-05
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 1/5/2026 · posted 2026-01-14

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    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 1/5/2026 · posted Jan. 2, 2026
    • - Agenda Packet · Updated City Council Regular Session Packet 1/5/2026 · posted Jan. 5, 2026
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 1/5/2026 · posted Jan. 14, 2026

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    • 605Buzz does not fetch, parse or summarise those documents. Minutes are produced after a meeting rather than before one; what they say is not reproduced here. Follow the link above to read them at the city's own page.

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    • 605Buzz does not summarise those documents. Minutes are produced after a meeting rather than before one; what they say is not reproduced here. Follow the link above to read them at the city's own page.
    • The city's agenda for this meeting lists 44 numbered items. 605Buzz reproduces 40 of them below, exactly as the city wrote them; the other 4 name a party or a location and are not reproduced here.
    • - 1. Call to Order
    • - 2. Pledge of Allegiance
    • - 3. Roll Call
    • - 4. Invocation \(participation welcomed, but not mandatory\)
    • - 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. Consent Agenda
    • - A. Approve the minutes of the December 10, 2025, City Council study session.
    • - B. Approve the minutes of the December 15, 2025, City Council regular session.
    • - C. Approve the minutes of the December 30, 2025 City Council special session.
    • - D. Add Peyton Johnson and Katherine Harr to the 2026 library volunteer list.
    • - E. Added and Adjusted Wages "No Action Required — For Informational Purposes Only"
    • - 9. Items from Visitors
    • - A. Mayor Senden to proclaim March 15, 2026, as Scooby Day in the city of Spearfish, South Dakota.
    • - 10. Presentation
    • - A. Presentation of status of 2025 Budgets.
    • - 11. City Attorney
    • - A. Ordinance No. 1414 - An Ordinance amending Title III: Administration; Chapter 32, Officers and Employees of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish
    • - B. Approve an application from Jon Anderson with Western Hills Humane Society for a special event malt beverage license for the Tunes for Tails Benefit Concert on August 19, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the City Park Bandshell.
    • - C. Hold a public hearing to consider an application from Kayla Betten with Spearfish Canyon Lodge for a special on-sale liquor license for the Chinook Fest Bonfire on January 24, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Lookout Ampitheater.
    • - 1. Approve the application from Kayla Betten with Spearfish Canyon Lodge for a special on-sale liquor license for the Chinook Fest Bonfire on January 24, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Lookout Ampitheater.
    • - 1. Approve the application from Jared DeGraaf of Dakota Food Gypsies LLC dba
    • - E. Approve Resolution 2026-01 - A Resolution Dissolving Tax Increment District Number Four.
    • - 13. Parks and Recreation
    • - A. Approve the First Amendment to the Land Use Agreement with Black Hills Bike Share.
    • - 14. Planning and Zoning
    • - A. Approve a variance to 154.075 Blocks and associated preliminary plat of the Soncy Subdivision.
    • - B. Hold a public hearing for Ordinance 1412 - An Ordinance Amending Appendix A - Zoning of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish by Zoning Certain Property.
    • - 1. Approve the second reading of Ordinance 1412 - An Ordinance Amending Appendix A - Zoning of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish by Zoning Certain Property.
    • - C. Approve a final plat within the Extraterritorial Jurisdictional \(ETJ\) Area of Lot H Revised.
    • - D. Approve Resolution 2026-02 - A Resolution Approving the Petition and Application for the Incorporation of the Caballo Road District
    • - 15. Public Works
    • - A. Authorize Mead & Hunt to move forward with the design of the airport water main project.
    • - 16. Approve the Bills
    • - A. Approve the Bill List dated January 5, 2025.
    • - B. Approve the December 2025 Monthly Salary and Fee report.
    • - 17. Mayor and Council Discussion

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