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Scott Hourigan
Council Member2024-05-01 to 2027-05-01 (month-level start: May 2024 per Black Hills Pioneer article dated May 10, 2024 reporting the swearing-in at the Monday council meeting; month-level end: May 2027 three-year term per SDCL 9-13-1 as quoted on spearfish.gov/27/Mayor-Council)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 53:44
- Avg per meeting
- 4:08
- Segments
- 508
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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Hourigan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-0Aug 3, 2026
First reading of Ordinance 1429 — 2026 budget supplement
approved6-0May 18, 2026
Other 2026 budgeted transfers
approved4-0May 4, 2026
First reading of Ordinance 1418 (budget supplement)
approvedVoted yes4-0May 4, 2026
Approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026.
Voting record (16)(Budget)
16 yes0 no
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Voted yesOct 19, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Position Budgeted Position Wage Reason Parks Maintenance and Forestry Supervisor Yes $32.84 promotion Utilities Opera
Voted yesOct 5, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Position Budgeted Position Wage Recreation Assistant Yes $22.12
Voted yesSep 21, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Position Budgeted Position Wage Parks Maintenance & Forestry Superintendent Yes $42.03 Recreation Assistant (PT) Yes
Voted yesSep 8, 2026
authorize staff to order a Curbtender garbage truck for $392,151.00 from Sanitation Products Inc., a 2027 budgeted purchase
Voted yesSep 8, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Position Budgeted Position Wage Mechanic Yes $32.84 Admin Coordinator PW Yes $28.32 Staff Engineer Yes $42.03
Voted yesAug 3, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Position Budgeted Wage Facility Maintenance Tech yes $23.24
Voted yesJul 20, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026
Voted yesJul 6, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026
Voted yesJun 15, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026
Voted yesJun 1, 2026
authorize an additional $27,000 operating grant to Visit Spearfish, Inc. as budgeted for in 2026
Voted yesMay 4, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026
Voted yesApr 20, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Positions Budgeted Position Wage Parks Facilities Maintenance Tech part-time Yes $22.12
Voted yesApr 20, 2026
approve a budget supplement of $84,657 for driveway replacement at the Hydro plant
Voted yesApr 6, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026: Regular Positions Budgeted Position Wage Customer Service Assistant- part-time yes $22.12
Voted yesMar 16, 2026
approve the following wage additions and adjustments as budgeted for 2026
Voted yesFeb 2, 2026