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2026-08-25 - City Council Informational Meeting

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (called to order 4:00 PM, adjourned 4:25 PM; signed by Denise D. Tucker, Assistant City Clerk). No agenda or video on file.

  • Council Chair Merkouris called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. and noted a quorum. All eight Council members were present: Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Oppenheimer, Sigette, Spellerberg, Thomason, and Pankonin, who arrived at 4:01 p.m. No one was absent.
  • Committee report: Spellerberg said he was unable to attend the August 18 Accessible Housing Advisory Board meeting, and mentioned that the board toured several facilities.
  • Councilor remarks: Thomason spoke about tennis. Merkouris, on behalf of the Council, congratulated Thomason on his upcoming wedding.
  • Presentation: Shawn Pritchett, Director of Finance, gave the 2027 Budget Discussions presentation (about 15 minutes plus discussion), which focused on the Public Parking budget. The presentation was attached to the agenda; its figures are not in the minutes.
  • Council questions were answered by Matt Nelson (Public Parking Manager), Pritchett, and Brian Jamros, president of the Sioux Falls Canaries.
  • Public input: none.
  • No votes were taken at this informational meeting.

2027 City Budget

  • Public Parking budget presented as part of the 2027 budget discussions. The minutes do not record the questions asked or the answers, only who answered. The budget was adopted on September 8 (see the Issue page).

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