City Commission Regular Meeting Monday, September 15, 2025 05:00 PM City Hall, 102 Sherman Street, Deadwood, SD 57732

Public comments are welcomed, but no action can be taken by the Commission on comments received at this meeting.  Anyone wishing to have the Commission vote on an item should call the Finance Office at 578-2600 by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the next scheduled meeting to be placed on the agenda. 

1.Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

2.Roll Call

3.Approve Minutes

  1. a.Approval of September 2, 2025 City Commission minutes.

4.Approve Bills

  1. a.Approval of Bill List for September 15, 2025.

5.Items from Citizens on Agenda

6.Consent Agenda

Matters appearing on Consent Agenda are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon by the Commission at one time, without discussion, unless a member of the Commission requests an opportunity to address any given item.  Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be discussed at the beginning of New Business.

  1. a.Permission to accept resignation from seasonal parks, Landen Mattson, effective August 20, 2025.  

  2. b.Permission to add phone stipend for Steven Murphy effective August 18, 2025.    

  3. c.Permission to hire Blaze Eagle Horse as full-time (certified) police officer at $28.00 per hour effective September 22, 2025 pending pre-employment screening.  

  4. d.Permission to hire Hannah Bordewyk as part-time (10 hours per week) Library Assistant I at $16.00 per hour effective September 22, 2025 pending pre-employment screening.

  5. e.Permission to increase wage of Madelynn Geppert from $26.97 to $27.97 effective September 1, 2025 due to continuing education achievement.        

  6. f.Permission to approve revised job description for Public Buildings Technician.

  7. g.Permission to move Troy Jassman from Water Operator to Public Buildings Technician (same rate of pay) effective September 14, 2025.      

  8. h.Permission to advertise in house for 5 days and with outside sources for Water and Wastewater Maintenance Operator, wage depending on experience, qualifications and education.

  9. i.Permission to approve job description for part- time (19 hours a week ) custodian for the Recreation Center and Aquatic Center.

  10. j.Certification of Municipal Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2026.

  11. k.Acknowledge Mayor's signature on Oakridge Cemetery Certificates of Purchase and Warranty Deeds for William and Laurie Denke.  

  12. l.Permission to make 2025 budget allocation to Lawrence County Teen Court (Northern Hills Diversion) in the amount of $8,500.00. ($4,500 from Bed and Booze fund and $4,000 from Police Dept.)    

  13. m.Acknowledge grant from Black Hills Area Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00 for the Deadwood trail system project.    

  14. n.Permission for the Mayor to sign contract with Atlas Exteriors, for the Streets Dept. Metal Roof Replacement. (Bid awarded on September 2, 2025.) 

  15. o.Permission for the Mayor to sign a utility easement for Black Hills Energy to run power to the Verizon Cell Tower at the Days of '76 Event Complex.

  16. p.Permission to waive late fee to TIn Lizzie Gaming Resort in the amount of $803.92 for BID 1-6 bill due to an issue with their software. 

  17. q.Permission to remove Isaiah Osorio from Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department roster for worker's compensation purposes effective September 11, 2025.  

7.Bid Items

8.Public Hearings

  1. a.Hold public hearing for Lead Deadwood High School Homecoming Parade: street closure; Main Street from Lower Main at Pioneer Way to Pine Street for parade on Friday, September 26, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. until parade ends.  

  2. b.Hold public hearing for Oktoberfest Event: street closure on Main Street from Deadwood Street to Pine Street from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025.  

  3. c.Hold public hearing for Kringle Crawl Event: open container in zones 1 and 2 on Friday, December 12 from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 13, 2025 from noon to 10:00 p.m. 

  4. d.Set public hearing on October 6 for Retail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage & SD Farm Wine and Retail (on-off sale) Wine License transfers from Gold Run, LLC to Anand Hospitality, LLC dba Super 8 Deadwood at 196 Cliff Street. 

9.Old Business

10.New Business

  1. a.Second Reading of Ordinance #1429 Amending Chapter 15.32 - II Disallowed Signs, Allowed Signs Not Subject to Permit, and Allowed Signs Subject to Permit.

  2. b.Second Reading of Ordinance #1430 Amending Chapter 5.28.035 Display of Merchandise.

  3. c.Second Reading of Ordinance #1431 Adopting Chapter 2.08.044 Enforcement - Violation - Penalty.

  4. d.First Reading Ordinance No. 1432 - Chapter 17, including 17.08.010 - Definitions, 17.32.020 Uses Permitted by Right (C1- Commercial), 17.36.020 Uses Permitted by Right (CE - Commercial Enterprise), 17.40.020 Uses Permitted by Right (CH - Commercial Highway.)

  5. e.First Reading of Ordinance #1433 Budget Supplement 5 for 2025.

  6. f.Approve/Deny by two-thirds vote Petition for Deannexation of Territory for land legally described as Buena Vista Tract, being a portion of M.S. 343, M.S. 681, M.S. 685, M.S. 788, M.S. 840, M.S. 920, M.S. 1208, and Lot R7 of M.S. 840, located in Sections 23 and 24, T5N, R3E, B.H.M., containing portions within and outside the City of Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota. (Planning and Zoning Commission does not recommend approval of Petition for Deannexation per Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held September 3, 2025.)

  7. g.Act as Board of Adjustment and approve/deny Application for Conditional Use Permit - 5 Charles Street - Vacation Home Establishment (Ole Grey Barn LLC) legally described as The southwesterly one-half of Lot 2 and all of Lot 3 in Block 69 of the City of Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, according to P.L. Rogers plat. (Approved by Planning and Zoning Commission August 20, 2025 with ten (10) conditions.)

  8. h.Permission to replace the motor in trolley 5 by Inland Truck and Parts & Service (low quote) at a cost not to exceed $17,600.00. (To be paid by Trolley Repairs Line Item.)

11.Informational Items and Items from Citizens

12.Executive Session

  1. a.Executive Session for Personnel Matters per SDCL1-25-2(1) w/possible action.
    Executive Session for Legal Matters per SDCL1-25-2(3) w/possible action.
    Executive Session for Union and/or Contractual negotiations per SDCL 1-25-2(4) w/possible action. 

13.Adjournment

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