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Jefferson City adopts new flag design created by Nichols Career Center students; ordinance to update code introduced
Summary
After a city-run contest and a community vote of about 1,400 ballots, the council was presented with a winning flag design created by Nichols Career Center students; councilors introduced an ordinance to update the city code to reflect the new flag and staff said a professional designer will finalize artwork.
City staff and Nichols Career Center students presented the results of a city flag redesign project on May 7, showing the winning design chosen in a community vote of roughly 1,400 ballots. Molly Bridal, the city's public information coordinator, and Dawn Sees, the Nichols graphic-design teacher, described the school-based design process and community outreach.
Bridal said students produced three designs each and finalists were narrowed to six; the city’s GIS team created the community survey. Bridal reported the winning design received more than 700 votes — over 50% of respondents — and the second-place design received about 200 votes. Two student designers were recognized at the meeting: Isaiah and Jojo, who described their inspiration and research into Jefferson City’s history.
Councilmember remarks praised the students’ professionalism and noted the project gave them real-world client experience. Bridal said the city will have a professional designer “clean up some of that line work” before the design is used in production. The council also considered an ordinance (bill 2025-007) to amend Chapter 2 of the city code to reflect the new flag design; the ordinance was introduced and will return for final action at a later meeting.
Bridal and staff discussed fiscal details included in the ordinance packet: a fiscal note estimated about $200 per flag based on recent purchases and current pricing. Bridal said the city’s last order in 2022 was for five flags; staff suggested an initial purchase of five updated flags and said additional community organizations have expressed interest in flying the new design.
Ending: The council received the presentation, recognized the student designers and introduced the code amendment ordinance to update the official flag design. Staff will finalize artwork with a professional designer and return with the ordinance for adoption and any associated budget appropriation requests.
