2026-09-01 - City Council Informational Meeting

Summary

Built from the official approved minutes (called to order 4:00 PM, adjourned 5:16 PM). No agenda or video on file.

Council Chair Merkouris presided. Present: Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Oppenheimer, Pankonin, Sigette and Spellerberg. Absent: Thomason.
Committee report: Basye, chair of the Audit Committee, reported on its August 26, 2026 meeting (members Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Pankonin).
Councilor remarks: none.
Presentation (about 15 minutes plus discussion): the 2027 Experience Sioux Falls Business Improvement District budget, introduced by Shawn Pritchett (Director of Finance) and presented by Teri Schmidt (CEO, Experience Sioux Falls). Schmidt answered Council questions. The minutes do not record budget figures; the presentation was attached to the agenda.
Presentation (about 15 minutes plus discussion): update on proposed changes to the 2024 International Fire Code by Ric Seward (Fire Marshal). Seward answered Council questions. The minutes do not describe the changes; the presentation was attached to the agenda.
Public input: none.
Executive session to consult legal counsel on proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters (SDCL 1-25-2(3)): motion by Sigette, seconded by Basye, to enter at 4:58 PM; roll call 6-0 (Basye, Merkouris, Okuwe, Oppenheimer, Sigette, Spellerberg). Pankonin does not appear in the recorded vote. No action was reported.
Adjourned 5:16 PM. Minutes signed by Jermery J. Washington, City Clerk.

Schmidt presented the district's budget and answered questions. The Council adopted the budget later the same day as Resolution 95-26, 7-0, at 2026-09-01 - City Council.

Seward briefed the Council on the proposed 2024 International Fire Code changes. The Fire Code ordinance (71-26) and six companion code ordinances had first readings on September 8 and were adopted September 15.

Basye's report on the August 26 Audit Committee meeting; no details recorded in the minutes.