Operations Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingSioux Falls, SD · October 15, 2024
Minutes
MINUTES
Operations Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
1. Call to Order
Committee Chair Rich Merkouris called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes
A. Tuesday, July 16, 2024
A motion was made by Committee Member Barranco and seconded by Committee
Member Soehl to approve the Operations Committee Minutes of Monday, June 16,
2024.
Voice vote to approve. Motion Passed.
3. Topics
A. Chief of Legislation & Policy Position Review
Merkouris gave an overview of the proposed position changes. After the overview,
there was a discussion on the reporting structure of City Council Staff.
A motion was made by Committee Member Soehl and seconded by Committee
Member Basye to recommend approval of the Chief of Legislation and Policy
position.
Voice vote to recommend approval. Motion Passed.
B. Policy & Procedures Manual Updates
Jim David, Chief of Legislation and Policy, spoke on the updates to the Policy and
Procedure Manual. There was a brief follow-up discussion on the benefits of the
updates.
A motion was made by Committee Member Barranco and seconded by Committee
Member Basye to recommend approval of the Policy & Procedures Manual
updates.
Roll call vote to recommend approval. 4 Yes: Merkouris, Barranco, Basye, Soehl; 0
No: (None). Motion Passed.
4. Public Comment
There was none.
5. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 2:41 p.m.
Jermery J. Washington, City Clerk
Agenda
AGENDA
Operations Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Carnegie Town Hall, 235 West 10th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
A. Tuesday, July 16, 2024
3. Topics
A. Chief of Legislation & Policy Position Review
B. Policy & Procedures Manual Updates
4. Public Comment
5. Adjournment
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advance of the meeting.
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Committee Members
Rich Merkouris, Chair David Barranco Miranda Basye Curt Soehl
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