# Rapid City Special City Council 07-27-2026

Rapid City Special City Council meeting, July 27, 2026: The council adopted the agenda and heard 2027 budget presentations from the Fire Department and Police Department; no budget or procurement awards were voted on. The fire chief requested increasing the city match for the largely grant-funded hazard-mitigation program from $200,000 to $250,000 to add crew members. He also described a SAFER grant application for 15 positions, grant requests for community-health staffing and equipment, and a projected future capital request to replace aging self-contained breathing apparatus. The ambulance enterprise fund may need another funding source for a replacement ambulance estimated at about $150,000. The chief said the department’s operating budget is roughly flat overall, while operating costs are expected to rise about 8.1% to approximately $2.66 million, including utilities, fuel, facility lease, and repairs. A Somerset ambulance-service contract is expected to return to council at a new price; no price was stated.

Police officials reported that remodeling work for the North Precinct building is being prepared for bid, with the item expected on the next day’s Public Works agenda; no bid approval or contract award occurred at this meeting. Officials also discussed collaboration with the Fire Department on Station 9, grant-funded staffing and equipment, and the phase-down of some federal grant support in coming years. The presentations identified prospective spending and procurement needs, but the council took no related spending action; the only motion was to adopt the agenda.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** July 27, 2026

### Sources
- [Rapid City Special City Council 07-27-2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ygz0RNU1MY) - rapidcitygovernment account