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Commission approves elevator monitoring and jail pharmaceutical contract renewals; consent agenda passes; board moves to closed session
Summary
Christian County commissioners approved two contract renewals (elevator monitoring/maintenance and inmate pharmaceutical services), approved the consent agenda, and voted to meet in closed session on litigation and personnel under RSMo 610.021.01 and .03.
The Christian County Commission on Thursday approved a set of consent items, renewed two vendor contracts and voted to enter closed session to discuss litigation and personnel matters.
Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris asked for approval of a consent agenda that bundled multiple sets of meeting minutes and a certified court order related to sales tax disbursement; the motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded and passed with commissioners agreeing to record absences and an abstention for minutes the absent commissioner could not verify.
The commission then approved a first-year renewal of an elevator preventive-maintenance and wireless monitoring contract with Kone after purchasing staff reported Kone resolved recurring wireless emergency-phone failures that had caused intermittent entrapment-phone outages under the previous vendor. Purchasing manager Kim said Kone's equipment had been used in other local institutions and that, since installation, the county has seen no further phone failures. Commissioners voted to renew the contract.
The commission also approved a one-year renewal of a detention-center inmate medical and pharmaceutical services contract with Turnkey Health. The purchasing presentation said Turnkey requested a 3.7% increase tied to the medical-care component of the CPI; county staff recommended renewal. Captain Craig and Lieutenant Russo (Christian County Sheriff's Office) reported they were satisfied with service. The transcript did not specify a named mover or seconder for those motions; commissioners voted to approve both renewals.
Finally, the commission voted to move into closed session pursuant to RSMo 610.021.01 and RSMo 610.021.03 to discuss litigation and personnel. A roll-call vote was taken; the minutes record the three commissioners as voting in favor (Johnny Williams, Bradley Jackson and Lynn Morris).
Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda: motion to approve consent agenda as presented (includes multiple meeting minutes and certified court order). Mover: not specified in transcript; second: not specified; outcome: approved; abstention noted on January 9 minutes by the commissioner who was absent and could not verify that meeting.
- Elevator preventive-maintenance/monitoring contract renewal (Kone): motion to approve renewal; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved. Rationale: Kone identified and corrected wireless monitoring/entrapment-phone failures and county reports compliance after installation.
- Detention center inmate medical and pharmaceutical services contract renewal (Turnkey Health): motion to approve one-year renewal, Turnkey requested a 3.7% CPI-based increase; mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved. Turnkey is based in Oklahoma City per the purchasing presentation; Captain Craig and Lieutenant Russo indicated satisfaction with service.
- Motion to move into closed session pursuant to RSMo 610.021.01 and RSMo 610.021.03 (litigation and personnel): mover: not specified; second: not specified; outcome: approved by roll call (Johnny Williams: yes; Bradley Jackson: yes; Lynn Morris: yes).
Commissioners concluded that procurement renewals addressed operational needs (elevator safety systems, continuity of inmate medical services) and proceeded to closed session for personnel and litigation matters.
