Of course, this should not surprise anyone. The problem is it is hard for a bunch of sheep to cry wolf.ĭID THE MAYOR SNUB SIOUX FALLS PRIDE FESTIVAL AGAIN? I think it is time for the city council to model an ordinance similar to what Pennington County does (multiple emergencies and weather events). I thought we were told to depend on other alert systems? But they were NOT used? Why? Not only were the sirens not used (4 AM) I never received an alert on my phone and other people told me their weather radio didn’t not go off either. Last night the city had a severe storm blow thru with large hail.
If the city council passes a new emergency siren ordinance that dictates when it should be used, the administration and city employees must follow it. In other words, it is not up to the Emergency Manager or even the Mayor to determine how that siren is used, and it is pretty obvious the administration doesn’t want to make any changes. Last I checked the charter says the Council is the policy body of the city.
