Poplar Bluff council adopts disclosure procedures for municipal officers

The Poplar Bluff City Council on Aug. 18 unanimously adopted an ordinance establishing procedures for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest and substantial interests for certain municipal officers.

Councilors approved Bill No. 86-47 after the ordinance received a motion for adoption and a second; Clerk Phelps conducted a roll-call vote that yielded seven yes votes and no recorded no votes. The ordinance was described at the meeting as establishing a procedure for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest and substantial interest for certain municipal officers.

The ordinance creates a formal process for municipal officers to disclose conflicts and substantial interests, according to the text read at the meeting. The council held first and second readings of the bill earlier in the session before taking the adoption vote. No amendments or dissent were recorded during the public meeting.

Council members voting in favor were Councilman Boyer; Councilwoman Horton; Councilman Smith; Councilman Massingham; Councilman DePue; Mayor Pro Tem Parson; and Mayor Corman. The council did not record any motion to refer the matter for further study; the ordinance was adopted as presented.

The action closes with the city now having an adopted, council-approved disclosure procedure for certain municipal officers. The ordinance text and any administrative forms or reporting deadlines were not read in full on the record during the meeting and were not specified in the transcript excerpt.