By Aberdeen Insider - December 18, 2025 in NOTICE OF 12/8/25 MINUTES
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
City Council Chambers, 123 South Lincoln Street, Municipal Building, Aberdeen, South Dakota, December 8, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., regular meeting of the City Council.
CALL TO ORDER
MEETING ROLL CALL
Present at roll call were City Council Members Rob Ronayne via teleconference, Rich Ward via teleconference, Alan Johnson, Talmage Ekanger, Chad Nilson, David Novstrup, and Mayor Travis Schaunaman. Council members Charlotte Liebelt and Erin Fouberg were absent.
City Staff present were Stuart Nelson, Ken Hubbart, Joel Weig, Dave McNeil, Jim Ackerman, Amanda Fischer, Destin Spellman, Cathy McNickle, Amber Schwab, and Jordan McQuillen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Schaunaman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council member Liebelt joined the meeting at 4:04 p.m.
REVIEW OF RATE STUDY AND DISCUSSION ON UTILITY RATES
Mayor Schaunaman introduced the Banner Engineering team that included Tanya Miller, Dennis Rebelein and Jessica Weinkauf to present the rate study.
Council member Ward left the meeting at 5:10 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion by Nilson, second by Novstrup, to go into executive session to discuss legal and contractual matters (SDCL 1-25-2(3) and (4)). Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. The council moved into executive session at 5:14 p.m.
Council member Nilson left the meeting at 5:54 p.m.
Motion by Johnson, second by Ekanger, to end executive session and return to open meeting. Voice vote to approve, all present voting aye, motion carried. The council returned to open meeting at 5:55p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion by Johnson, second by Ekanger, to adjourn the meeting. Voice vote to adjourn, all present voting aye, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Prepared by Steven Thithavong for the Finance Office. /s/Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer
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