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The City of Spearfish's meeting portal lists "City Council Meeting" for Feb. 2, 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 2/2/2026 · posted 2026-01-30
    • - Agenda Packet · City Council Regular Session Packet 2/2/2026 · posted 2026-01-30
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 02/02/2026 · posted 2026-02-06

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    • - Agenda · City Council Regular Session Agenda 2/2/2026 · posted Jan. 30, 2026
    • - Agenda Packet · City Council Regular Session Packet 2/2/2026 · posted Jan. 30, 2026
    • - Minutes · City Council Regular Session Minutes 02/02/2026 · posted Feb. 6, 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 41 numbered items. 605Buzz reproduces 40 of them below, exactly as the city wrote them; the other 1 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. Countryside Church
    • - 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. Presentation on improvements at Exit 10 by SDDOT.
    • - 9. Consent Agenda
    • - A. Approve the minutes of the January 14, 2026, City Council study session.
    • - B. Approve the minutes of the January 20, 2026, City Council regular session.
    • - C. Approve the 2025 Spearfish Community Pantry Annual Report.
    • - D. Added and Adjusted Wages "No Action Required — For Informational Purposes Only" Employee Position Wage Effective Reason Date Lita Eddy executive assistant $32.04 1/22/2026 new hire Abbey Larson pw project 1/19/2026 lateral transfer engineer Sean Davis firefighter $31.25 2/2/2026 New hire
    • - E. Approve the 2026 Volunteer List for workers' compensation coverage.
    • - G. Request authorization to hire the following 2026 budgeted regular positions. Regular Positions Budgeted Position Wage utilities operator yes G12/S5 - $28.32 \(lateral transfer\) utilities operator yes G12/S3 - $26.95 customer service asst yes G9/S1- $22.12
    • - 10. City Attorney
    • - A. Approve first amendment of development agreement with Stencil Group II, LLC.
    • - B. Present Attorney General Official Opinion 26-02 responding to City Council's questions regarding City Ordinance § 32.08
    • - C. Approve the first reading of Ordinance 1416 - An Ordinance Amending Title III: Administration, Chapter 32 Officers and Employees of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish
    • - D. Approve Separation, General Release and Waiver, and Settlement Agreement between the City and Robert J. Falcon
    • - 11. Finance
    • - A. Hold a public hearing to consider an application from Doug Markworth of Northern Hills Cinema for the transfer of a retail \(on-off sale\) malt beverage & SD farm wine license from Steele Inc. dba Northern Hills Cinema to Northern Hills Cinema LLC dba
    • - 1. Approve the application from Doug Markworth of Northern Hills Cinema for the transfer of a retail \(on-off sale\) malt beverage & SD farm wine license from Steele Inc. dba Northern Hills Cinema to Northern Hills Cinema LLC dba Northern Hills
    • - B. Ratify the change of location for the special event on-sale liquor licenses for Spearfish Public House and Spearfish Canyon Lodge for the January 24, 2026 ChinookFest BeerFest from the Lookout Amphitheater to the Tretheway Pavilion.
    • - C. Approve abatements for 10 months of property taxes on 10 parcels in Sky Ridge Subdivison.
    • - D. Approve the engagement agreement with Ketel Thorstenson, LLP for 2025 audit services.
    • - 12. Public Safety
    • - A. Authorize the funding for three police officer positions not currently funded within the 2026 Police Department budget, at a maximum cost of $309,765, with final budget supplement amount to be determined after filling the positions.
    • - B. Approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 1415 - An Ordinance Amending the Revised Ordinances of the City of Spearfish, Chapter 92: Health and Sanitation; Nuisances.
    • - 13. Public Works
    • - A. Approve Resolution 2026-03 - A Resolution Authorizing the Submission of an Application to the Federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development \(BUILD\) Grant Program.
    • - 14. Approve the Bills
    • - A. Approve the Bill List dated February 2, 2026.
    • - B. Approve the salary expense, bank fees and credit card fees for the month of January 2026.
    • - 15. Mayor and Council Discussion
    • - A. Discuss the snow removal options from the Snow Removal Committee that were presented to council at the 1/14/26 Study Session and provide direction to staff on what items to bring forward for council approval.

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