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Harrisonville approves cooperative cost‑sharing agreement with Cass County for road repairs
Summary
The board approved an ordinance authorizing a cooperative cost‑sharing agreement with Cass County for full‑width repairs on South Brick Plant Road and East 270 Fifth Street; Cass County quoted $78,552.15 for the county’s double chip‑and‑seal work and city staff discussed budget impacts and timing.
The Harrisonville Board of Aldermen voted to approve a cooperative cost‑sharing agreement with Cass County for road repairs on South Brick Plant Road and segments of East 270 Fifth Street.
Unidentified city staff presented Council Bill 33, explaining the county offered to perform a full‑width double chip‑and‑seal on the roads rather than the city’s earlier plan to chip‑seal only half the width. Staff said Cass County’s quoted amount for the county work is $78,552.15. The presenter said the county began preparatory work (delivering gravel) the previous week and requested that the city complete its underground work promptly so county crews could proceed.
Board members asked about timing and costs. During the exchange, the staff presenter stated that the city’s share was budgeted and said, “Our our cost is the $75,000,” and later noted the project would absorb an extra amount (approximately $55,000 referenced in the discussion) rather than require a new appropriation. The transcript records both the county quote ($78,552.15) and the staff comment that the city’s budgeted contribution is $75,000; the precise allocation between county and city funds and how the extra dollars will be accounted for were not fully itemized on the record.
Alderman Turner moved to suspend the rules and proceed to a reading of Council Bill 33; Alderman Franklin seconded. The suspension passed by roll call, and the board then voted on the ordinance by roll call; the motion passed and Council Bill 33 was adopted and recorded as Ordinance 3695.
The ordinance authorizes the mayor to execute the cooperative cost‑sharing agreement with Cass County. City staff said they expect the county crews to complete the roadwork quickly, possibly within weeks depending on weather, and to coordinate so the city’s sewer work is not in the way of the county’s paving operations.
