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Commission approves consent calendar; residents raise billing and parking concerns
Summary
The commission unanimously approved the consent calendar (minutes, raffle requests, and claims). In public comment, a resident requested an $81 payment be applied to her bill and return of a $100 deposit; another commenter asked about reinstating 10‑minute parking near the federal building.
The City of Pierre Board of Commissioners approved the consent calendar by unanimous vote at its Feb. 3, 2026, meeting. The consent items included minutes from Jan. 27, 2026; raffle requests from the Pierre Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and the T.F. Riggs Clay Target Team; and an itemized list of claims for city vendors and services.
Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the consent calendar and Commissioner Reitzel seconded. The minutes record unanimous approval.
During public comment, Karen Perry spoke on behalf of Christine Schreiber to thank Teresa in the Utility Finance office for assistance removing an old debt and asked that an $81 payment be applied to Schreiber’s current utility bill and that a prior $100 deposit be returned. Steve Bass, mail coordinator for Delta Dental, asked whether 10‑minute parking signs would be put back in place in front of the federal building to prevent long‑term parking and improve access for large-package deliveries to the post office.
The consent calendar included numerous vendor claims across city departments (examples in the minutes include a January subsidy to American Medical Response for $15,116.05; Dakota Supply Group meters for $17,562.07; and HDR Engineering entries listing $85,735.12 for water intake improvements). The minutes provide itemized vendor lines but do not summarize a single total amount for all claims.
Next steps: routine claims and consent calendar approvals are recorded in the minutes; individual claim details are available in the meeting record for public inspection.
