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Votes at a glance: council approves labor agreements, public-safety MOU, airport grant and other items
Summary
At its meeting the Mitchell City Council approved a set of routine and substantive items including union agreements, a university cybersecurity memorandum, an FAA/SDDOT airport grant participation agreement, a special-event liquor permit and several annexations. The council also set a Board of Adjustment hearing date and waived a parking fee for a
The Mitchell City Council took several formal actions during its meeting. Below are the items the council approved and the key facts recorded on the public record.
Items approved or set: - Consent agenda: motion to approve the consent agenda carried by roll call. The consent agenda included routine items and a waiver of a parking-lot fee for the Mitchell Food Pantry for its Thanksgiving giveaway. - Special-event liquor license (Corn Palace Shrine Club): Approved for an event at Sonic Ball on Oct. 18, 2025. Police chief reported no concerns. - IAFF Local 4166 bargaining agreement (firefighters): Council approved a three-year agreement with a 3% wage increase in 2026 and CPI‑U adjustments (2% minimum/4% maximum) in 2027 and 2028. The agreement also added language for a shift lieutenant if a second station opens and other operational changes; staff said costs were included in the draft 2026 budget. - Teamsters (police department employees) agreement: Council approved a three-year agreement with a 3% wage increase in 2026 and CPI‑U adjustments in later years; the contract included changes to shift-scheduling language and other operational clarifications. Staff recommended approval and said costs are incorporated in the proposed 2026 budget. - Memorandum of understanding with Dakota State University (cybersecurity): Council approved an MOU to receive cybersecurity-technical resources through the Secure South Dakota program; staff noted there is no direct cost to the city for the MOU. - FAA / South Dakota DOT airport improvement program grant participation: Council accepted SDDOT participation on an FAA grant for the Runway 18/36 reconstruction/design project with a local match portion of $6,834 listed in the staff report. - Annexations: Council approved multiple annexation resolutions (identifiers in staff packet) and set an additional Board of Adjustment hearing for 10/25/2025.
Votes: Most of the items were approved by voice vote or roll call; where the minutes record a formal roll call (consent agenda) the mayor announced a quorum and named members present. Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded for every approval on the public audio transcript.
Notes: Council postponed one consent item (Item 15) earlier in the meeting because of an upload error. Several items were ratified after staff and council confirmed final contract language and inclusion in the 2026 budget.
