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How A Spearfish Political Power Struggle Helped Shape Rapid City Ordinance 6717

May 27, 2026

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by

DawnSherine Bernard

in Headline, Local politics

RAPID CITY, S.D. — When Rapid City’s Legal and Finance Committee advanced Ordinance 6717 Wednesday, the item was described simply as bringing the city’s municipal code into alignment with state law. What that alignment represents is a legal framework — rooted in an 1890 statute — that concentrates authority over appointed city officers firmly in…

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How A Spearfish Political Power Struggle Helped Shape Rapid City Ordinance 6717