Christine Erickson names Sioux Falls mayoral transition team

Jamie Smith to detail plans in recount for Sioux Falls mayor on Tuesday

Sioux Falls residents will likely learn Tuesday whether the recent mayoral election saga will continue. Jamie Smith, who came up four votes short last week in a recount in the campaign with Christine Erickson, will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Old Courthouse Museum in downtown Sioux Falls. Erickson is scheduled to take the oath of office as the next mayor at 2 p.m. Friday, along with three new city councilors. “Jamie will sh…

Christine Erickson names Sioux Falls mayoral transition team

Christine Erickson watches the election ballot recount on July 8. (Jay Pickthorn / For The Dakota Scout)Mayor-elect Christine Erickson on Monday announced the members of her transition team, a group of community leaders who will advise her during the early months of her administration.Erickson, who will be sworn in July 17 as the city’s fifth mayor since Sioux Falls switched to a strong-mayor form of government, said the team will help bring tog…