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Mitchell City Council Vice President Dan Allen will resign effective Jan. 21. Allen, 54, submitted his resignation letter Monday to Mayor Ken Tracy. Allen, who has represented Ward 2 since he was appointed in May 2006, is building a new home and will move out of his ward, which...

New position created on panel’s 5-3 vote after months of discussion. Action cannot be referred to a public vote.

Mitchell City Council Vice President Dan Allen will resign effective Jan. 21. Allen, 54, submitted his resignation letter Monday to Mayor Ken Tracy. Allen, who has represented Ward 2 since he was appointed in May 2006, is building a new home and will move out of his current ward,...

The Mitchell City Council plans to vote Monday on a proposal to add a city administrator to the city’s government. The council’s agenda includes a 7 p.m. Traffic Commission meeting and the 7:30 p.m. City Council meeting, all in Council Chambers at City Hall, 612 N. Main St. For...

Mitchell City Council to decide Dec. 16 on whether to add extra position.

Discussion of hiring a consultant to research the city’s options for developing a new Recreation Center is on the Mitchell City Council’s agenda tonight. The agenda includes a 7 p.m. Sidewalk Committee meeting, a 7:20 p.m. Finance Committee meeting and the 7:30 p.m. City Council...

Unlike city managers, city administrators are not the chief executives of the cities they serve, and instead are accountable to the mayor.

Position differs from city manager proposal that was rejected by voters.

Members of the Mitchell City Council said Monday — with some reservations — that they are not opposed to hiring a professional fundraiser, but they want results. “My fear is that we could be throwing bad money after good,” Councilman Mel Olson said during the evening meeting...

Mitchell City Council to discuss hiring professional to raise money for expansion.

RAPID CITY (AP) — Email threats from what authorities call an "irate citizen" have prompted Rapid City's police department to recommend $26,000 worth of security updates for the City Council chambers. The Rapid City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/16ou1h3) that the city's Legal...

Mitchell City Councilman Mel Olson isn’t afraid to say no. Olson was the only one of eight council members who opposed adding a city manager to the city’s government in 2011. Voters largely agreed with him and rejected the proposal by nearly a 2 to 1 margin. And now, Olson...