The City Council approved a slate of motions spanning personnel, ordinances and capital items during its Dec. meeting.

Key approvals included: a 35¢/hour cost‑of‑living increase for full‑time employees and a matching 35¢ increase for part‑time and seasonal staff effective Jan. 1, 2026; second readings and adoption of Ordinance 12 79 (Supplemental Appropriations Ordinance) and Ordinance 12 80 (amending Title 11 to add an additional license fee for video lottery machines, new section 111.11); and Resolution 2025‑32 (contingency transfer).

The council also authorized the mayor to sign a state financial assistance agreement (project AP0020‑2025) for a portion of the local share of the 2024 pavement maintenance project; approved plats for the Jalapeno and Wetsell tracts in the identified legal sections; and approved ten‑year emergency‑use agreements with the South Dakota Department of Public Safety Wildland Fire Division for the Mueller Civic Center and portions of Butler Park (each with automatic five‑year renewals unless terminated).

Other actions: council approved personnel job‑description changes (including retitling city administrator to city administrator/public information officer with a $5 top‑of‑scale budgeted increase), added a Class A CDL requirement to the Class 3 maintenance job description and updated travel‑training repayment to include Class A CDL training, authorized a transfer of up to $35,000 of budgeted subsidy for end‑of‑year cash‑flow needs, accepted a $276 bid for a pine firewood pile, and approved a municipal operating agreement for a new alcoholic beverage license for Dave, The Superfood Truck LLC.

Roll calls: where roll-call votes were recorded in the meeting (for the two ordinances and the plat), the minutes show all present council members voting 'Yes.' Several administrative items passed by voice vote after brief discussion.

Next steps: administrative and implementation tasks (contract signatures, vendor or consultant follow-ups, and supplemental appropriation processing) were delegated to the appropriate departments and will return to the council where needed for final authorization.