Legal, Finance & Public Safety Committee (Ceased May 2022)
Regular MeetingSpearfish, SD · July 29, 2020
Minutes
City of Spearfish
Legal, Finance, and Public Safety Committee Minutes
July 29, 2020
The Legal, Finance and Public Safety Committee met in the Council Chambers of C i t y H a l l at
4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 with the following committee members present:
Eisenbraun and Jacobs. Absent: Klarenbeek. Also present were: City Administrator
Harmon, City Attorney McDonald, Public Safety Director Rotert, Public Works
Director Lee, City Planner Watson, Human Resource Director Mathis, and Finance
Officer DeNeui.
City Administration
FYI – The 2021 departmental budget presentations during city council are scheduled as follows:
8/3/2020 – Human Resources, Public Works, Engineering, Public Safety, Library, and
Planning & Zoning.
8/17/2020 – City Administration, City Attorney, Finance, and Parks and Recreation.
City Attorney
Agreement – Committee recommended to full council to hold a public hearing and approve the
Tower Lease Agreement with Homeslice Corporation.
Finance
License – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to approve a special on-sale
liquor license for the B & B Lounge for the Hamster Block Party on August 8, 2020 from 7:00 p.m.
to 11:00 p.m. on Hamster Hill.
License – License request for B & B Lounge for August 21, 2020 was removed by the applicant.
License – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to approve a special on-sale
liquor license for False Bottom Bar for a wedding on August 15, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. at
the Pavilion.
Assessment – Committee recommended to full council to continue the Spearfish Downtown Special
Assessment per Resolution 2018-18.
Resolution 2020-20 – Committee forwarded to full council with no recommendation the adoption
of Resolution 2020-20 – A Resolution Levying an Annual Special Maintenance Fee for Street
Surfaces.
Human Resources
Hire – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to hire Ralph Weatherstone as part-
time (not benefit eligible) rubble site operator, grade 7, step 12, $16.32 per hour, effective 8/4/2020.
Hire – Committee recommended to full council, consent agenda, to hire Erin Magee part-time (not
benefit eligible) library page, grade 1, step 1, $9.76 per hour, effective 8/4/2020.
Planning and Zoning
Plan – Committee recommended to full council to approve a DRD final plan and preliminary plat for
the Sky Ridge Subdivision. (Workforce housing property)
Plat – Committee recommended to full council to approve a preliminary plat for Lot 1B, Block 4 of
the Heritage Addition.
Public Works
Purchase – Committee recommended to full council to purchase and install an air purification
system for City Hall, at an estimated cost of $30,358 to be reimbursed through Coronavirus Relief
Funding.
Public Comment – Public comment section was opened and closed with no comments.
There being no further discussion before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:29 p.m.
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