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Smithville aldermen approve multiple rezoning, budget and ballot items; sales tax language set for April ballot
Summary
At the Jan. 7 meeting aldermen passed four rezoning or plan amendments, a budget amendment, ballot language for a 0.5% public safety sales tax and several resolutions; most motions passed unanimously or by recorded roll call.
The Smithville Board of Aldermen voted on a series of zoning, budget and administrative items during its Jan. 7 meeting, approving multiple ordinances and resolutions by roll call or voice vote.
Key actions approved by the board included rezoning and plan approvals for properties and subdivisions, a budget amendment for water and wastewater funds, ballot language for a half-percent public safety sales tax to be submitted to voters, and administrative resolutions on credit card processing and a water plant change order.
Votes at a glance
- Bill 3048-25 — Rezoning 16000 North 169 Highway: Motion carried (5 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain). Named roll-call Yes votes included Aldermen Russell, Atkins, Wilson, Shipley and Kabilski; the abstention was recorded but the transcript does not specify which member abstained.
- Bill 3049-25 — Amendment to conceptual plan for Lakeside Farms: Approved by roll call, 6-0 (Aldermen Shipley, Kabilski, Wilson, Hartman, Atkins and Russell voted yes).
- Bill 3050-25 — Rezoning (address read in meeting as 900 Northwest 92 Highway): Approved by roll call, 6-0 (Aldermen Russell, Hartman, Shipley, Kabilski, Atkins and Wilson voted yes).
- Bill 3051-25 — Fiscal Year 2025 budget amendment No. 3 (emergency ordinance): Approved in two readings. The ordinance adds $264,465.95 to the combined water and wastewater systems fund; each reading passed on recorded roll call, 6-0.
- Bill 3052-25 — Ballot language for a one-half percent public safety sales tax (pursuant to Section 94.903, RSMo): Approved, 5-1. Roll-call votes recorded Hartman Aye, Kabilski Aye, Atkins Aye, Wilson Aye, Shipley Aye, Russell No. The ordinance as read references submission of the question to voters in April; the transcript truncates the date and the precise ballot title length was also read separately as required by law.
- Resolution 1436 — Preliminary plat for Lakeside Farms: Approved by voice vote (ayes recorded; no opposing voices announced).
- Resolution 1437 — Credit card processing: Approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 1438 — Change order No. 1, water treatment plant residual cleanout: Approved by voice vote.
The board also moved to adjourn to executive session pursuant to the referenced Missouri statute; the roll-call motion to enter executive session was recorded as 6-0 in favor.
Several motions were moved by Alderman Atkins; the meeting record names Miss Wagner as clerk who conducted roll calls and read ordinance text. Where the transcript did not specify a second or omitted a vote name, the article lists the recorded tally and names given on the roll call.
