Mayor and City Council

Who's at City Hall

• Rich MerkourisAt-large · ChairEmail Rich605-367-8818City page
• Jennifer SigetteNorthwest District · Vice ChairEmail Jennifer605-367-8898City page
• James OppenheimerAt-largeEmail James605-367-8809City page
• Richard ThomasonAt-largeEmail Richard605-367-8733City page
• Zak OkuweCentral DistrictEmail Zak605-367-8110City page
• Miranda BasyeNortheast DistrictEmail Miranda605-367-8764City page
• Sara PankoninSoutheast DistrictEmail Sara605-367-8102City page
• Ryan SpellerbergSouthwest DistrictEmail Ryan605-367-8865City page

Everyone in Sioux Falls has four Council members: one for their district, plus the three at-large members. Find your district. Last checked against the City's site Nov. 13, 2026.

Who does what

When the Council meets. City Council meetings are the first three Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. Informational meetings are the first four Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Both are at Carnegie Town Hall, 235 W. 10th St., and times can change. Watch live at siouxfalls.gov/live or on CityLink, cable channel 16.

Speaking at a meeting. At regular Council meetings, you can speak on any item on the agenda. You get up to three minutes when an ordinance gets its first reading, and up to five minutes on the night of the final vote. General public input comes near the end of the meeting, three minutes per person, on any topic not already on that night's agenda. At informational meetings, each speaker gets up to five minutes per agenda item. The presiding officer can allow more time.

Find it on the City's site

The City posts everything, but it's spread across a lot of pages. Here's where each thing lives. Pick what you're looking for.

• Agendas and minutesEvery Council agenda, with each item's documents attached, plus minutes.
• Council meetingsThe meeting schedule, where to go and how to watch.
• Meeting dates for the yearThe Council's full calendar.
• Watch live on CityLinkLive meetings online, on cable channel 16, Roku and Apple TV.
• Past meetings on demandVideo of earlier meetings.
• Plans, budgets and performanceThe City budget, long-range plans and how the City tracks results.
• City ordinancesThe City's laws, searchable. Chapter 30 covers how Council meetings and public input work.
• Council policies and proceduresThe Council's own rules for how meetings and public input run.
• City ClerkAgendas, minutes, ordinances and city elections.
• Boards and commissionsCitizen boards that advise the City, and how to apply for one.
• Council membersEach member's page, email and phone.
• Contact the mayor's officeThe mayor's office contact page.

We don't recap every meeting. We flag the big decisions in City Issues, on the calendar and in The Rise, and link you straight to the official record.