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Oak Grove approves two Missouri highway-safety grant submissions for impaired drivers and hazardous moving vehicles
Summary
The Board approved submissions for two Missouri Highway Safety grants: $6,075 for impaired-driver enforcement (DUI) and $32,550 for hazardous moving vehicle enforcement (H and V). The latter award reimburses overtime at a higher rate and supports equipment and training.
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen approved two Missouri Highway Safety grant submissions March 3: a $6,075 submission for impaired-driver enforcement and a $32,550 submission for hazardous moving vehicle enforcement.
The police chief explained the impaired-driver grant (DUI/DBI) is an annual application for overtime reimbursement and training costs; Oak Grove did not receive the grant last year but continues to apply. The department proposed $6,075 for fiscal year 2026, which the chief said would begin October 1.
On hazardous moving vehicles (H and V), the chief said the city regularly receives that award and uses it to pay overtime for targeted traffic enforcement in high-impact locations, buy radar or lidar units and fund training. That submission request totaled $32,550; the chief noted the state now reimburses some hours at a double-time rate, which increased the requested amount.
The chief described program requirements: officers working H and V enforcement are expected to make documented contacts (three per hour) while on those overtime hours; the program emphasizes high-traffic or complaint-driven locations. The chief also said impaired-driver arrests have decreased over many years, and statewide changes to checkpoints and aggressive enforcement have limited availability of other enforcement tools.
Separate motions to approve the impaired-driver and H and V grant submissions were made and seconded; both motions passed by voice vote.
If awarded, the impaired-driver grant would cover training and technician costs; the H and V funds would be used for overtime reimbursement, equipment and training tied to targeted enforcement.
