South Dakota — local government meetings
Plain-English summaries of city, county and school-board meetings across South Dakota, written from official agendas and minutes.
Tracking 10,678 meetings across 26 South Dakota cities, counties and school districts — 256 upcoming. See also the South Dakota state legislature ↗.
Recent decisions in South Dakota
- Zoning & land use Joint planning commission denies Mapleton Township accessory dwelling unit permit — Minnehaha County · 2026-09-28
- Zoning & land use Minnehaha County Planning Commission approves multiple permits and rezoning — Minnehaha County · 2026-09-28
- Other decisions Public Works recommended accepting a landfill employee's resignation — Belle Fourche · 2026-09-28
- Budget & spending Lincoln County adopts 2027 budget after first vote fails, cuts COLA to 1.56% — Lincoln County · 2026-09-22
- Budget & spending Council approves 2027 appropriations ordinance on second reading — Dell Rapids · 2026-09-21
- Budget & spending Aberdeen council adopts 2027 budget, gifts surplus land for homeless clinic — Aberdeen · 2026-09-21
- Other decisions Board approves lifeguard instructor course travel for aquatics coordinator — Belle Fourche · 2026-09-16
- Budget & spending Lawrence County Search and Rescue approves August financial report — Lawrence County · 2026-09-14
- Other decisions Council hears public comment on potential data center ordinance — Aberdeen · 2026-09-14
- Other decisions Board chairs discuss minute-reading policy; no votes taken — Watertown Area Public Schools · 2026-09-14
- Schools Committee forwards Title IX officer policy updates to First Read — Watertown Area Public Schools · 2026-09-14
- Budget & spending Golf Board amends August minutes, forms group on driving range plan — Pierre · 2026-09-14
- Budget & spending Council approves Orleans project special assessment resolution — Dell Rapids · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Menno City Council approves 2027 budget ordinance and water tower maintenance — Menno · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Spearfish Library Board approves furniture replacement and adjusted hours — Spearfish · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending Pierre City Commission approves fireworks displays and 2027 budget ordinance — Pierre · 2026-09-08
- Budget & spending County approves Poet Biorefining compost site resolution — Lincoln County · 2026-09-08
- Zoning & land use Board approves zoning change for church/school compound in Boulder Canyon — Lawrence County · 2026-09-03
- Budget & spending Brookings County adopts 2027 provisional budget with $25,000 library funding — Brookings County · 2026-09-01
- Zoning & land use Commission approves conditional use permit for fuel dispensing building at 426 E. Cherry St. — Vermillion · 2026-08-31
Browse South Dakota meetings by topic
- Budget & taxes (1,182)
- Zoning & land use (991)
- Schools & libraries (611)
- Permits & licensing (489)
- Roads & transportation (415)
- Personnel & appointments (399)
- Contracts & procurement (384)
- Parks & recreation (381)
- Development & economy (318)
- Water & utilities (303)
- Public safety (303)
- Grants & funding (199)
- Elections (175)
- Environment & climate (167)
- Housing (158)
- Historic preservation (117)
- Cannabis (37)
- Data centers (15)
Places we cover in South Dakota
- Aberdeen
- Baltic
- Beadle County
- Belle Fourche (1 upcoming)
- Brandon Valley Area School District School district
- Brandon Valley School District School district
- Brookings (5 upcoming)
- Brookings
- Brookings County
- City of Harrisburg, South Dakota
- Custer (52 upcoming)
- Deadwood (153 upcoming)
- Dell Rapids
- Flandreau
- Harrisburg
- Hartford (1 upcoming)
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County (40 upcoming)
- Menno
- Minnehaha County (3 upcoming)
- Pierre (1 upcoming)
- Spearfish
- Spencer
- Sturgis
- Vermillion
- Watertown Area Public Schools School district