Another Symptom of Closed Government in Sioux Falls; Nepotism
But this isn’t your average case. I guess the son of COS, Erica Beck, our part-time mayor, has been working in HR since at least 2022-2023, and is the recruiter for the SFPD (these are the salary listings for 2023-25);

Besides being blatant nepotism and a massive conflict of interest what makes it even more troubling is that he is management in the HR department. Who is Ethan’s supervisor? Mommy dearest? And look at those raises, almost 10K each year! Must be doing a bang up job!
So let’s review;
• Knowingly hiring your son to work in management in city government: NEPOTISM
• Putting him in a supervisor role in HR to monitor the HR department: NEPOTISM
• Massive raises without a promotion or increased job duties (this is a trick to bump up pension and benefits): NEPOTISM
This is the kind of crap you see in the private sector, but NOT on the taxpayer’s dime. Apparently Poops and Beck think the City of Sioux Falls is their private corporation to run. And we used to think Councilor Erpenbach’s kids mowing the parks was a big deal.