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The actions approved by voice vote included:

- Commission Order 2025‑52: Amendment to a previously approved pricing supplement agreement with TransUnion Risk and Alternative Data Solutions to correct an incorrect effective date. The commission approved a revised effective date as presented.

- Commission Order 2025‑53: Amendment adding a small amount to operating expenses to fund internet/LMR costs and to record the Health Department’s name correctly in the agreement.

- Commission Order 2025‑54: Adjustment of personal property tax charges on the 2024 tax books as submitted by Doug Trentman, Collector of Revenue for Franklin County.

- Commission Order 2025‑55: Distribution of amounts collected from railroads and utilities to special road and bridge funds for 2024 (amount and recipient entities already budgeted).

- Commission Order 2025‑56: Approve purchase and maintenance agreement with GFI Digital for a new printer for the Collector's Office (cash sale agreement).

- Commission Order 2025‑58: Award bid to PacWest for printing and mailing real estate change notices for the Assessor's Office (budgeted expense).

- Commission Order 2025‑59: Award bid to New Frontier Materials LLC for trap rock used in chip seals (quoted $19.50 per ton, delivered $45.50 per ton); staff said the material is quarried near Iron Mountain and suppliers are limited.

- Commission Order 2025‑60: Award open‑ended bid to Don Brown Chevrolet for SUVs for the Sheriff’s Department at $44,535 per vehicle; deliveries expected throughout the year and purchases depend on budget availability.

Each order was moved and seconded from the dais and approved by voice vote. Where staff or department heads were present, they confirmed items were within existing budgets. No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; items were recorded as approved by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03 04 2025 Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved a group of routine commission orders including a contract date correction with TransUnion, an operating expense amendment for internet/LMR, personal property tax adjustments, railroad/utility fund distribution, equipment and material purchases, and sheriff vehicle procurement.","taxTitle","Franklin County, Missouri","taxId",53137,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6095940,"Franklin County allocates $1.26 million in opioid settlement funds to local programs",296,1003000,1299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2835266-dd1aa9148d90647b129183861e96d6bd&start=1003&end=1299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2835266-dd1aa9148d90647b129183861e96d6bd/thumbnail_1003000.jpg","/articles/6095940/Franklin-County/Missouri/Franklin-County-allocates-126-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-to-local-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095940-9848cfaf5e26f445c021655ad5a52b13/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164783&Signature=IaSSSg2OAP4WeqlrXUEHUf-jf05lrwyqvZQIXibEo-PR9HFREwiOyQf2BGHZ5~mcwH57-kgAa20j5AGrh8KeWybyjhtGFo1DF7BRZQcRMGeNsqMcyp-wKD-ouxD8q2Q4XCTYSwWGhTMUliWDzPZLxrfXq4FU-5eMzeLHrpYLA93DbuD~oumb-jNpr2vQzHNnut64eMXqvNoNDE8IdK0RyYLx4-sf0eCHv5QYu6izf84SCMEut0hDwMuZrDX~r0yGcYILIuaXlcMAqkNoJPjfbEbD9itnErlPSQ7o4J28wg2EWJnVY5hiDNvL-wZq0m1s9OnBwXTPNG3Ua2fiRoF0HA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Commission approved Commission Order 2025‑61 to distribute $1,259,000 in opioid settlement funds among local agencies providing prevention, treatment and recovery services.

Jenny Armbruster, with PreventED and a member of the county’s opioid settlement committee, told the commission the committee has met since 2024 to coordinate funding and programming and that the settlement funds are intended to support a continuum of services from prevention through recovery. “We saw a lot of initial startup and success in the first year and are happy to continue that work under this order,” Armbruster said.

Under the order the funds were allocated as follows in the meeting packet: $102,276 for treatment court; $121,238 for PreventED; $20,000 for the Franklin County CRUSH Coalition; $89,100 for HOPE for Franklin County Coalition; and $47,000 for the St. Charles County Medical Examiner. Armbruster said each agency submitted a budget and the county will issue checks directly to the listed entities.

Commissioners confirmed the total and asked staff to clarify any small discrepancies that appeared between pages in the packet. The commission approved the distribution by voice vote; a named motion was offered by Commissioner Oberschmidt and seconded from the dais.

The commission recorded that the allocation is budgeted under existing county appropriations for opioid settlement funds and that the funding is intended for local prevention, treatment‑court support, public awareness and recovery linkage.","The commission approved distribution of national opioid settlement funds among local agencies supporting prevention, treatment courts and recovery services; PreventED and other coalitions are named recipients.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6095945,"Franklin County shortens PTO waiting period, aligns union first‑year accruals",278,514000,792000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2835266-dd1aa9148d90647b129183861e96d6bd&start=514&end=792","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2835266-dd1aa9148d90647b129183861e96d6bd/thumbnail_514000.jpg","/articles/6095945/Franklin-County/Missouri/Franklin-County-shortens-PTO-waiting-period-aligns-union-firstyear-accruals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6095945-5e7f7798a4f7610de3314eddc56c987e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164783&Signature=fu9hZ90WecHUzTaIyGMT7yd0T~9hjtPFr5pGIEFnsWyFXtcMGnL1KESolZpow0jbk7OE2ZqMDmkcT3OyECafdO0Dwkn-HQfHOAe2ykwoKAYELL11XDSKeVsqmTGEhA8En524E2VF76qV0YcneLM-W-3iHKsjkKl5igs2vmWWBWz1VZHvURDPqcLwLrt-GWoArYUzQaPDFvkFzIfEat60gNPW6PGQfpdcRRNu~YNd110xrSSyMbHXr5t3sNuUEf1e1j44SjHA3Ji5iZj1WLZOH4QNZFwtdkHZDG~sVnVD-xBFidqFsCEYXi6ydnOfSZ0g6b62YvRLbap2ycobY8CMaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Commission on a unanimous vote approved revisions to the county personnel policy that shorten the paid time off waiting period for new hires from six months to three months and change catastrophic‑illness leave from a three‑day minimum block to one‑day increments.

The change, adopted as Commission Order 2025‑39, was presented to make county hiring more competitive and to give employees greater flexibility for short‑term leave. The commission also approved Commission Order 2025‑57, an amendment with Local 148 (Highway Department) to adjust the number of earned PTO hours in the first year so union employees’ accruals match those of other county staff.

Commissioners said the change aims to reduce a hiring deterrent created by a six‑month wait for PTO. “Someone coming in for a new hire, they have to wait six months to get some PTO time,” the presiding commissioner said during debate. “We made it cut in half to three months to be more competitive.”

Angela, the county auditor who raised procedural questions during the discussion, noted the draft documentation did not specify where the revisions would appear inside the personnel policy and pointed out potential confusion between the terms “waiting period” and “introductory status,” which appear in different sections and currently say 60 calendar days and 90 days, respectively. The auditor asked the commission to add definitions or clarify language in a future revision so intent is explicit.

The commission approved the orders as written and recorded that the personnel policy will be revised to address the auditor’s clarifications at a later date.

Discussion and clarifications during the item indicated the sick‑leave policy remains a separate policy and that the personnel change specifically applies to PTO and catastrophic‑illness provisions. Commissioners said they intended the adjustments to favor employees and align accrual practices across represented and non‑represented staff.

Commission Order 2025‑39 and the related amendment 2025‑57 were adopted by voice vote; no roll‑call breakdown was given in the transcript.","The Franklin County Commission voted to shorten the paid time off waiting period from six months to three months and to allow catastrophic‑illness leave in one‑day increments; the commission also approved a related amendment aligning first‑year PTO accruals for Highway Department union employees.","actionData","errors"]

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