South Dakota Record
Brookings
LH

Lisa Hager

Council Member2024-2027

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
59:37
Avg per meeting
3:19
Segments
479

Want every word Hager has said?

The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Hager said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.

Filtered to Public Safety

Top issues during term (19)(Public Safety)

high↓Aug 2026[22]

Human Rights Commission appointment controversy

high↓Jan 2026[14]

Flock license plate readers

The system costs $21,000 per year — about one-fifth the cost of an additional officer.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Firefighter protective equipment grant

$17,104.50 in new gear fully covered by a state grant — no local match.

high↓Aug 2026[10]

School Resource Officer funding

The city funds roughly $278,000 of the $371,000 annual SRO cost; a rebalanced agreement could shift more to the school district.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Proposed e-bike and e-scooter ordinance

high↓Aug 2026[5]

Fire Department hydraulic rescue tools

Rescue tools cost up to $74,920 (within the $75,000 budget); radios total $22,842 with $7,000 from a grant.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

School resource officer funding split

The city funds roughly $278,000 of the $371,000 annual SRO cost; a rebalanced agreement could shift more to the school district.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

EMS response times and ambulance shortages

EMS operations face funding strain while serving surrounding areas; a new ambulance ordered in 2024 arrives in 2027.

high↓Jun 2026[4]

Brookings Area Safety Plan and Vision Zero Goal

The plan itself costs nothing to adopt but makes the city eligible for SS4A federal implementation grants.

high↓Mar 2026[3]

New Brookings Police Station construction management

Total project cost isn't set yet — the guaranteed maximum price comes at the end of the design phase.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

Measles in Brookings County

high↓Jul 2026[2]

New main fire station construction

Contract is $3.99M; the whole project comes in about $667,000 under the design team's estimate.

high↓Jan 2026[2]

Future Police Department facility site selection

$25 million total project; only about $6.5 million needs bonding since the council has already saved $18.5 million.

medium↓Mar 2026[2]

Animal ordinance overhaul (Chapter 14)

Fines go up for repeat animal violations, and pet license fees were updated.

high↓Apr 2026[1]

Police join Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

No direct cost to the city; grant-funded training and possible equipment reimbursements.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Property transfer to Brookings Regional Humane Society

City gives up land valued at $272,000-$326,000; the shelter funds its own building through a capital campaign.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Mental health resources for winter

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Residential noise ordinance study

medium↓Jan 2026[0]

police services agreement

The city could end up absorbing or shifting public-safety costs during the temporary arrangement, though no specific dollar figure is given.

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Hager was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.