Nixa council calls special election, OKs stormwater repair funding and ADA bid solicitation; votes to enter closed session

The Nixa City Council on March 11 voted to call a special election for Aug. 5, 2025, to fill a vacancy in the District 1 council seat; approved a $36,500 budget amendment to repair an eroded stormwater culvert under North Road; authorized staff to solicit bids for sidewalk and curb maintenance tied to the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act transition plan; and approved a motion to enter a closed session under Missouri law.

The council’s special election call implements a requirement in the city charter because the vacancy will last longer than a year, City Attorney Nick Woodman told the council during the second reading of council bill 2025-05. The council approved the bill by roll call; the meeting record shows Sean Lucas, Darlene Graham, Zern Vess, Kelly Morris and Erin Peterson voting yes.

The council also adopted a budget amendment to pay for permanent repairs to a downstream portion of a stormwater culvert installed for the Riverton Park subdivision. Public Works Director and Assistant City Administrator Doug Colvin said…