A port staff member opened the meeting and said the board complied with Missouri's open meetings requirements and asked members to adopt the posted agenda. "Under the provisions of the public meetings law of the state of Missouri, the port board must adopt a roll call vote and agenda that includes the time, date, place, and tentative agenda for the meeting," the staff member said.

The staff member told the board that "a copy of the notice and agenda for this meeting was posted on Thursday, 08/14/2025 at the Administration Center in Hazelwood, Missouri, online and sent to local newspapers." The staff member then asked for a motion to adopt the agenda as posted; a motion and a second were made and the board took a roll-call vote.

Votes recorded in the meeting transcript show Dr. Graves and Mr. Tyson voting yes; the board secretary and the board president were also recorded as voting yes. The motion to adopt the agenda was approved. The board then moved into the consent agenda.

Why it matters: Adoption of a meeting agenda following the notice requirements of Missouri's public meetings law documents the board's compliance with state open-meetings rules and signals that subsequent actions at the meeting were taken under an agenda the board had publicly posted.

Meeting details and limits: The posted notice date identified in the meeting was Aug. 14, 2025; the staff member said the notice was posted at the Administration Center in Hazelwood, published online, and sent to local newspapers. The posted notice and agenda were the basis for the board's motion to adopt the agenda; no additional substantive discussion or amendment of the agenda is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.

The board proceeded directly to the consent agenda after the vote.