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St. Joseph council approves consent agenda, funds public radio system and multiple grants
Summary
The St. Joseph City Council approved a broad consent agenda that included a $774,101 transfer to a Public Service Radio and Tower Fund, WIC nutrition program funding, airport and park project appropriations, and other routine budget amendments; all consent items passed by recorded votes.
The St. Joseph City Council approved a broad consent agenda during its Sept. 30, 2024 meeting, authorizing multiple budget amendments, grant acceptances and routine capital actions across city departments.
The consent package included an ordinance to create a Public Service Radio System Advisory Board, establish a Public Service Radio and Tower Fund and transfer $774,101 from the general fund into that account to support the system. The council also approved a contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to provide nutrition services for the Women, Infants and Children program in a total amount of $571,358, and an associated budget amendment recognizing an additional $121,057.10 in revenue.
Other consent items approved included an amendment transferring $13,027 from ARPA funds to the General Fund Fire Department for digital fire-inspection software ($18,871.11 purchase), acceptance of a U.S. DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration grant for $79,944 to purchase 14 gas monitors and support a pipeline emergency simulation program, and final plat approval for Mahaffey Valley submitted by Tim Osborne on behalf of Saint Joseph Habitat for Humanity.
The council also authorized several capital and maintenance actions: a change order and related budget roll-forward for Phil Welch Stadium deck improvements ($306,687.77 total), a contract for on-call engineering services with Burns & McDonnell, alley resurfacing and Civic Arena facility improvements, and a resolution to purchase Musco LED sports lighting for the Noise Tennis Center and horseshoe courts using park sales tax funds ($275,000).
On procedural votes, the council accepted its published agenda (motion by Council member Anslinger, second by Council member Trout) and approved the consent agenda by recorded vote. Separate votes to return items 13, 19 and 26 from the consent list were held; each item was discussed briefly and approved. Council member questions focused on whether certain transfers affected the current fiscal year; staff clarified the transfers applied to the prior fiscal year as housekeeping actions.
The council also read a slate of measures for first reading, including ARPA-funded purchases for servers and police equipment, zoning and redistricting items, and an agreement with Axon Enterprises for Taser units over a five-year term (totaling more than $640,458). These first-read items were informational and will be considered at future meetings.
Votes at a glance: the agenda and the consent items noted above carried on recorded votes (typical recorded outcomes were 8–0 for items on the consent agenda; some individual ordinances and substitutions later recorded different tallies where noted).
