Franklin County Commission approves stop-loss insurance, opioid-fund position and proclamation for telecommunicators; OKs Purple Wave and state subaward

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. — The County Commission on an unspecified date approved a package of commission orders that included authorizing a stop-loss insurance policy, a proclamation honoring National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a distribution of opioid-settlement funds to the sheriff’s office to fund an additional narcotics detective, an umbrella internet-auction agreement with Purple Wave Inc., and a subaward agreement with the Missouri Department of Public Safety.

The actions were taken as a group of distinct motions during the commission’s meeting; each motion passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. Speaker 4 described the opioid-fund item as intended “to put on another narcotics detective out of the opioid funds.” The sheriff was not present for that agenda item, the transcript shows.

Why it matters: the orders affect public-safety staffing and county contracting: the opioid-fund distribution directs settlement money toward local narcotics enforcement, the proclamation recognizes communications staff who dispatch emergency responders, and the auction and subaward agreements govern how the county sells surplus property and receives grant subaward funds.

Stop-loss insurance and proclamation Commission Order 102 authorized execution of a stop-loss insurance policy; the transcript records a motion and a second, and the motion carried by voice vote. The commission also read and approved Commission Order 103, a proclamation recognizing April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Franklin County.

One speaker (listed in the transcript as Speaker 3) praised the county’s dispatchers during the proclamation reading, saying the telecommunicators “do tremendous work” and that “they’re behind the scenes” while noting the past several months had been “trying” because of several major calls.

Opioid settlement funds for sheriff Under Commission Order 104 the commission approved distributing funds from the county’s opioid settlement pool to the Franklin County sheriff’s office. The action, described in the meeting as funding “another narcotics detective,” passed after brief discussion. The transcript does not include a dollar amount or program timeline for the position.

Auction agreement, subaward and consent agenda Commission Order 105 approved an umbrella internet-auction agreement with Purple Wave Incorporated. Commissioners referenced prior discussion on the topic at a previous meeting; the transcript indicates the county had reviewed past auction receipts but does not list dollar figures in the current meeting.

Commission Order 106 approved and authorized execution of a subaward agreement with the Missouri Department of Public Safety; the transcript contains no further detail about the subaward’s purpose or dollar amount. Commission Order 107 approved the consent agenda and all listed items thereon.

Votes and procedure All motions recorded in the transcript were passed by voice vote after motions and seconds; the record shows multiple ‘‘aye’’ responses and the chairman stating ‘‘motion carries.’’ The transcript does not record individual councilmember vote names or numeric tallies.

Meeting close No public commenters signed up to speak on the agenda items. There were no reports or years-of-service recognitions announced. The commission adjourned after approving the motions listed above.