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Council adopts five ordinances: insurance-card fraud, defaced firearms, seat belts, CDBG sidewalk easements, condemnation easements
Summary
The Blue Springs City Council on Jan. 7 approved five ordinances covering invalid insurance cards, defaced firearms, seat-belt code language, easements for a CDBG sidewalk project and condemnation authority for sewer easements.
The Blue Springs City Council on Jan. 7 approved five ordinances affecting municipal code and public works projects.
At the meeting the council adopted: an ordinance adding section 380.145 (alteration/production/sale of an invalid insurance card); an ordinance adding section 220.861 (possession of a defaced firearm); amendments to section 385.05 (seat belts) in the municipal code; an ordinance accepting permanent and temporary construction easements for the 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sidewalk program (project 240901); and an ordinance declaring the necessity of acquiring permanent sanitary sewer easements and temporary construction easements for sewer extension, authorizing the city administrator to obtain and execute instruments by negotiation or, if necessary, condemnation.
Council members moved each bill through first and second readings during the meeting, held votes, and assigned ordinance numbers as follows: ordinance 5386 (insurance-card amendment), ordinance 5387 (defaced firearm), ordinance 5388 (seat belts), ordinance 5389 (CDBG sidewalk easements), and ordinance 5390 (condemnation for sewer easements). The meeting audio records unanimous approval for each ordinance and the clerk assigned ordinance numbers during the session.
Votes at a glance
- Bill 5281 → Ordinance 5386: Amendment to Chapter 380 (drivers and vehicle licenses), adding section 380.145 (alteration, production, or sale of an invalid insurance card). Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously.
- Bill 5282 → Ordinance 5387: Amendment to Chapter 220 (offenses concerning weapons and firearms), adding section 220.861 (possession of a defaced firearm). Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously.
- Bill 5283 → Ordinance 5388: Amendment to section 385.05 (seat belts) of the municipal code. Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously.
- Bill 5284 → Ordinance 5389: Acceptance of permanent sidewalk and temporary construction easements for the 2024 CDBG sidewalk program (project 240901). Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously.
- Bill 5285 → Ordinance 5390: Ordinance declaring necessity of acquiring a permanent sanitary sewer easement and temporary construction easement for sewer service extension; authorizes city administrator to acquire by negotiation or condemnation. Motion moved and seconded; passed unanimously.
The council recorded roll-call votes for most second-reading approvals and the meeting minutes show each ordinance carried unanimously. Where roll-call names were recorded in the transcript, the votes were recorded as "aye" by present council members; no no votes, abstentions, or recusals were recorded in the meeting audio.
No ordinance text amendments were shown during debate; discussion was brief and procedural. For the condemnation ordinance (bill 5285), the ordinance authorizes negotiation and, if necessary, condemnation proceedings to acquire easements for sewer extension; the city administrator is authorized to execute necessary instruments.
