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Franklin County Commission approves lease, property purchases, levies and appointments; amends refund—consent agenda passes
Summary
The Franklin County Commission approved a series of commission orders covering a Pitney Bowes lease, property acquisitions for road projects, tax levies, appointments to a building security committee, an overplus refund correction, and a consent agenda. One item tied to Highway 47 improvements (Commission Order 2025-299) was tabled.
At a meeting date not specified, the Franklin County Commission voted to approve multiple commission orders and items listed on the consent agenda; one contested order (2025-299) was tabled for later consideration.
The commission approved Commission Order 2025-293, a 60-month lease and maintenance agreement with Pitney Bowes. The motion carried by voice vote.
Commission Order 2025-294 authorized purchase of certain real property from Jennifer Windecker and Eric S. Keebler; commissioners identified this as a right-of-way acquisition tied to the Red Oak Ridge 8020 project. The motion carried by voice vote.
Commission Order 2025-295 approved purchase of certain real property from the Elbert Joint Revocable Trust for an easement connected to the St. John's Creek Road bridge replacement project (described in the record as another 80/20 project). The motion carried by voice vote.
Commission Order 2025-296 fixed levies for 2025 and the commission approved the rates as discussed in the meeting record.
Commission Order 2025-297 approved utility tax levies for 2025 covering railroad, telegraph, telephone, power and light companies, and pipelines.
Commission Order 2025-298 authorized appointments to the Franklin County Building Security Committee; commissioners approved a listed slate of appointees and directed the committee to meet and determine committee procedures.
Commission Order 2025-300 amended Commission Order 2025288 to correct an overplus refund requested by T and P Midmo Properties; the amendment was described as a correction to a previously stated item.
Commission Order 2025-301 (consent agenda) passed and included clerk fees, personal property tax charges, special road district settlement reports and the auditor’s financial report for September 2025.
All of the above votes were recorded in the meeting as carried by voice vote ("Aye"), with the transcript showing affirmative votes and "motion carries" statements. The only item not approved on first consideration was Commission Order 2025-299 (the item related to the Highway 47 cooperative agreement and MoDOT), which commissioners tabled for further review.
