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Cass County OKs MOU with Missouri Department of Health to continue local issuance of vital records
Summary
The Cass County Commission approved an MOU with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Nov. 12 that preserves county access to the state vital records system for issuing birth and death certificates.
The Cass County Commission on Nov. 12 approved Resolution 25-115, authorizing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to retain local access to the state vital records system for issuing birth and death certificates.
Presiding Commissioner introduced the resolution and asked for a motion; the motion was moved and seconded and recorded as approved by voice vote (2 in favor, 0 opposed).
Matt, speaking as Health Department staff, described the county’s use of the system: the county prints about 7,000 birth and death certificates annually, which saves residents a trip or mailing to Jefferson City. He said the only substantive change in the MOU is an increase in the per-keystroke fee that the state collects when county staff use the system; that fee is rising from $0.25 to $0.30 to cover ongoing maintenance and a planned system replacement in about two years.
“...we provide about 7,000 on an annual basis to, like, residents of Cass County. It saves people a trip to Jeff City,” Matt said when summarizing local use and reasoning for the MOU.
The commission approved Resolution 25-115. The meeting then moved to other business and later entered executive session for legal matters under RSMo 610.021(1) as referenced on the record.
