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Warrensburg council approves Schneider Electric investment-grade facilities audit
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Summary
Warrensburg City Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the city manager and city clerk to sign an agreement with Schneider Electric for an investment‑grade facilities audit. The contract covers roughly 179,000 square feet of city assets and is intended to inform long‑term capital planning.
Warrensburg City Council voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing the city manager and city clerk to execute an agreement with Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc., to perform an investment‑grade audit of city facilities.
City Manager Mike Scruggs said the audit will inventory municipal buildings, estimate remaining useful life, and identify repairs and improvements to help prioritize spending over a 20‑ to 25‑year financial plan. "That is one item that stands alone," Scruggs said, adding that implementation of any recommendations would be a separate decision for council.
Peter Henkel of Schneider Electric said the contract covers roughly 179,000 square feet and listed included properties: the community center, city hall, police department, street maintenance/public works, Fire Station No. 2, municipal center, Westplant and Eastplant facilities, the cemetery office, the main pool, Lines Lake Park, and the Warrensburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. Henkel said the total contract cost in the presentation was $28,670. "The total cost that's in the contract was, for a 179,000 square feet, it was $28,670 in total," he said.
Council members asked whether the audit cost appeared in materials for the special meeting; staff said the detailed presentation had been distributed after Monday’s packet and apologized that it was not included again. Several members also asked whether the audit price included on‑site additions such as outdoor pools; Henkel confirmed those sites could be added while on site without a material change to audit scope.
Scruggs and Henkel emphasized that the audit produces findings and recommendations, and any subsequent work to implement recommendations would require separate council decisions, potential financing and budget adjustments. After discussion and a motion to move the ordinance to second reading by title only, the council approved the ordinance in a roll‑call vote.
The audit is intended to give staff and elected officials a prioritized list of capital needs and to inform future budget and financing decisions. The council did not authorize implementation spending in this meeting; it authorized only entering the agreement to perform the audit.
