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City manager reports on utilities notice, admin building work, trail, budget calendar and wastewater funding request
Summary
City Manager Mr. Cameron and staff reported on utility-billing mailer timing, admin building additions (including sinkhole remediation), Shuler Creek Trail completion timeline, a 2026 budget calendar, and continued pursuit of $50 million in wastewater funding. Police awards were also announced.
Republic— City Manager Mr. Cameron used the council meeting to update the public on ongoing projects, utility-billing communications and the city's legislative and budget work.
Mr. Cameron reported the Police Departmenthad recognized officers and staff at its annual awards: Officer of the Year was Officer James King; Civilian of the Year was PSR Reagan Fruzza; lifesaving awards went to Officer Ryan Edney and Sergeant Frank Schreiber. He also said staff will include a utility-rate letter in upcoming billing cycles and that the city is timing mailings to match when rate changes will appear on customer bills.
"This letter will go out in the March 18 billing," Cameron said; in the meeting staff clarified it will be included with March 18 and April 3 billings so customers receive the notice near the time the new charges will start arriving.
On capital projects, Cameron said the administration addition to city facilities will include remediation of an existing sinkhole on the south side of the site; engineers and contractors will address the sinkhole as part of the project scope. He said the Shuler Creek Trail is under construction and currently anticipated to be complete in early May.
Cameron also reviewed scheduling for council workshops and the budget process. The next workshop is scheduled for Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; staff has prepared a budget calendar for the 2026 budget year to make public meetings and opportunities for review available well in advance.
On legislative matters, Cameron said the city requested $50 million for wastewater improvements in the current session, a repeat of a prior request that previously secured $50 million in earlier sessions. He noted Senate Bill 979 (an annexation bill discussed last year) does not currently have a sponsor. Cameron also praised Representative Davidson for being named a vice budget chair in the Missouri House and said staff will continue advocacy on the wastewater request.
Other updates included an idea to study an elevated "tabletop" intersection treatment at the Heinz and Lynn roundabout to reduce high-speed vehicle "blow-throughs," an item Cameron asked staff to evaluate and later present to council.
Next steps: staff will distribute the utility notification in the near-term billings, continue design and procurement work on the administration addition, report progress on Shuler Creek Trail in May, and press the wastewater funding request with state partners.
