City of Mitchell

City Council Members

The Mitchell City Council meets the first and third Monday's of each month. City Council meetings begin at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 612 N. Main. The city is divided into four wards and there are two council persons from each ward. The mayor is elected at large.

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City Council Members
	Ward 1 Alderman
	Mel Olson	Doug Backlund
	Home 996-1082 Email mel.olson@k12.sd.us Committees Finance, Public Works, Public Health & Safety, Traffic, Public Properties, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Airport Board, Nuisance Appeal Board	Address 608 S Juanita Cell 656-0010 Email doug_backlund@yahoo.com Committees Finance, Public Works, Traffic, Public Properties, Sidewalk, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Housing & Redevelopment, R.S.V.P., Lake Mitchell Advisory

	Ward 2 Alderman
	Travis Carpenter	Dan Allen
	Home 996-0315 Email travis.carpenter@k12.sd.us Committees Finance, Public Works, Public Health & Safety, Traffic, Park & Recreation, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Housing & Redevelopment, Museum Board	Home 996-7116 Email llallen5@hotmail.com Committees Finance, Public Works, Public Properties, Sidewalk, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Mitchell Main Street & Beyond, Dakota Counseling & Drug Center

	Ward 3 Alderman
	Marty Barington (Vice-President)	Scott Houwman
	Home 996-5278 Cell 999-1893 Email mmbarington@mit.midco.net Committees Finance, Public Works, Traffic, Public Properties, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Joint City & County, Golf & Cemetery, TIF Review	Email info.upt@midconetwork.com Contact Please use to email any information and/or to contact Scott. It would be his pleasure to return any dialogue. Thank-You Committees Finance, Public Works, Public Health & Safety, Sidewalk, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Senior Citizens, Chamber of Commerce, Landfill

	Ward 4 Alderman
	Geri Beck	Jeff Smith (President)
	Address 960 North Harmon Drive Home 995-1956 Email geribeck@gmail.com Committees Finance, Public Works, Public Health & Safety, Public Properties, Sidewalk, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Library, Insurance	Address 25 Arrowhead Pass Home 996-6057 Email jsmith@cortrustbank.com Committees Finance, Public Works, Public Health & Safety, Traffic, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Joint City & County, Corn Palace, City Planning, Industrial Development, TIF Review, Home Rule City Manager