Informational Meeting
Regular MeetingSioux Falls, SD · February 18, 2025
Minutes
MINUTES
Informational Meeting
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 4:00 PM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
1. Call To Order
Council Members Present: Miranda Basye, Sarah Cole, Jennifer Sigette, Curt
Soehl, Ryan Spellerberg, Richard L. Thomason
Council Members Absent: David Barranco, Rich Merkouris
Meeting called to order at 4 p.m. by Council Chair Curt Soehl.
2. Committee/Commission Reports
A. Accessible Housing Advisory Board: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Council
Member Merkouris)
Councilor Merkouris was absent, report not given at this time.
3. Councilor Remarks
There were none.
4. Presentations
A. Semi-Annual Crime Statistics Review by Chief Jon Thum, Sioux Falls Police
Department
Presentation: Approximately 15 minutes followed by discussion
Jon Thum, Police Chief, gave a presentation on the semi-annual crime statistics
(presentation attached to the agenda).
Following the presentation, questions asked by the Council were answered by
Thum.
5. Public Comment
There were none.
6. Executive Session
A. Discussing information pertaining to the protection of public or private property and
any person on or within public or private property specific to cyber security plans,
computer, communications network schema, passwords, or user identification
names, pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(6)(d)
B. Consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel
about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters pursuant to SDCL 1-25-
2(3)
A motion was made by Council Member Thomason and seconded by Council
Member Basye to enter Executive Session for the purpose of Discussing
information pertaining to the protection of public or private property and any person
on or within public or private property specific to: Cyber security plans, computer,
communications network schema, passwords, or user identification names,
pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(6)(d); and Consulting with legal counsel or reviewing
communications from legal counsel about proposed or pending litigation or
contractual matters pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(3) at 4:21 p.m.
Roll call vote to enter Executive Session. 6 Yes: Basye, Cole, Sigette, Soehl,
Spellerberg, Thomason; 0 No: (None). Motion Passed.
7. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 p.m.
Jermery J. Washington, City Clerk
Agenda
AGENDA
Informational Meeting
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 4:00 PM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
1. Call To Order
2. Committee/Commission Reports
A. Accessible Housing Advisory Board: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Council
Member Merkouris)
3. Councilor Remarks
4. Presentations
A. Semi-Annual Crime Statistics Review by Chief Jon Thum, Sioux Falls Police
Department
Presentation: Approximately 15 minutes followed by discussion
5. Public Comment
6. Executive Session
A. Discussing information pertaining to the protection of public or private property and
any person on or within public or private property specific to cyber security plans,
computer, communications network schema, passwords, or user identification
names, pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(6)(d)
B. Consulting with legal counsel or reviewing communications from legal counsel
about proposed or pending litigation or contractual matters pursuant to SDCL 1-25-
2(3)
7. Adjournment
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367-8080 or clerks@siouxfalls.gov two business days in advance of the meeting.
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Council Members
David Barranco Sarah Cole Jennifer Sigette Ryan Spellerberg
Miranda Basye Rich Merkouris, Vice Chair Curt Soehl, Chair Richard L. Thomason
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