Open Meetings Commission
The South Dakota Open Meetings Commission was created in 2004. By Law (SDCL 1-25-8), the Commission consists of five attorneys appointed by the South Dakota Attorney General. The following attorneys are currently serving on the commission.
Assistant Attorney General Beverly Katz is assigned to assist the Board with procedural matters.
Open Meeting Commissioners:- Emily Sovell, Sully County
- Katelynn Hoffman, Turner County
- Austin Hoffman, McPherson County
- Lance Russell, Fall River/Oglala Lakota County
- Michael Smith, Clay County, Chairperson
Open Meetings Commission Agendas
Frequently Asked Questions: How to Report an Open Meeting Law Violation
Summary of Past Decisions of the Open Meetings Commission (Through December 31, 2020)(see Open Meetings Commission Decisions below for decisions after December 31, 2020)
No Merits Filings Abstracts (Current 01-31-2021)
Open Meetings Commission's Meeting Minutes
- April 27, 2026 Audio
- November 3, 2025
- July 28, 2025
- May 2, 2025
- February 24, 2025
- November 25, 2024
- November 18, 2024
Open Meetings Commission Decisions
- Green Valley Sanitary District Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 2025-04
- Rapid City Area School District Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 2025-03
- Saddleback Road distric Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 2025-02
- Central City Board of Trustees Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 2025-01
- Tripp City Council Findings of Fact and Conlusion 2024-12
- Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-11
- Green Valley Sanitary District Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-10
- City of Lead City Commission Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-09
- City of Sturgis City Council Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-08
- Pennington County Board of Commissioners Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-07
- Carlyle Township Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-06
- North Sioux City Council Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-05
- Lincoln County Board of Commissioners Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-04
- Piedmont Board of Trustees Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-03
- Bennett County Board of Commissioners Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-02
- Martin City Council Findings of Fact and Conclusion 2024-01; signed May 12, 2025