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On 2026-10-05 at 5:30 PM, the Spearfish City Council convened for a regular session in the City Council Chambers, 625 5th Street, Spearfish, to consider routine approvals, financial matters, and public works items. The meeting was called to order with roll call; all council members were present, with one member (Larry) attending while on vacation and noted to fly out the following day. The invocation and Pledge of Allegiance were held. The agenda was approved as presented, and no conflicts of interest were declared.
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Hello everyone. Welcome to City Council meeting tonight. I'll call the meeting to order. Roll call. Mayor Sendon. Hafner here. Corrigan? Here. Jacobs. Claire and Beek. Here. Myers. Here. Raf here. Hello, Larry. How is vacation going? It's great. Thank you. We fly out tomorrow. Oh, okay. Good. Oh, we miss you. Invocation. Jeff. Please remain seated unless you wish to stand for the invocation. Just uh a word as we uh start. Just thank you guys again for your service. Um, you know, it's one of those uh privileges that comes with responsibility and lots of times not a lot of thanks. So I just want to say uh thank you. Um for there's a scripture that says without um direction from any advisors, a nation falls. And so with all of you as advisors and thinking of our community, we rise and we you know uh succeed. And so uh thank you uh for that. Um and James, he also says if anyone lacks wisdom, you should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault and will be given to you. And so that's what we do tonight. So let's pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we just uh come to you tonight, and uh Lord, we know that you are the one who imparts uh wisdom to all. And Lord, we just pray for your guidance and direction. Um Lord, we uh thank you uh for the way that um each one has uh been willing to step forward and serve in their different areas, and Lord, I just pray that you would give them wisdom uh just to govern our community and to lead well. Lord, we ask these things in your name. Amen. Thank you, Jeff. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, to the pledge of the next states program and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God, individual with liberty and justice for