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Warrenton aldermen approve cemetery price hike, 3‑way stop, Morgan Street study, pool contract and equipment purchase
Summary
On Dec. 3, 2024 the Warrenton City Board of Aldermen approved multiple ordinances and agreements: cemetery plot price increases, a 3‑way stop at Walton and Hudson, a $12,000 state pedestrian study grant for Morgan Street (with a $3,000 city match), an aquatics management contract, and a $214,387.65 co‑op purchase of a boom mower.
Warrenton City’s Board of Aldermen on Dec. 3 approved a package of ordinances and actions to adjust cemetery pricing, add a traffic control at Walton and Hudson, accept a state grant for a Morgan Street pedestrian study, authorize a private firm to manage the city pool and approve a cooperative purchase of a boom mower.
Brandy, a city staff member who presented the items to the board, said the city will publish required valuation materials for 45 calendar days before implementing a planned rate increase. She also summarized a municipal code change to raise cemetery plot prices to $400 for residents, $600 for county residents and $1,000 for nonresidents; the change is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. The ordinance amending section 145.14 (Bill 67-24) passed on a recorded vote of 5‑0 with one member absent.
The board voted unanimously, 5‑0 with one absence, to add stop signs on Walton Street at Hudson (a 3‑way stop) to the traffic schedule after the reading of the ordinance. Brandy characterized the change as an enforcement amendment to the traffic schedule and aldermen recorded their assent.
The board also approved an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to fund a Morgan Street safety and pedestrian assessment (Bill 69-24). The grant award is $12,000 with a required city match of $3,000; the study will examine vehicle and pedestrian conditions on Morgan Street and become part of a broader citywide traffic study. That ordinance passed 5‑0 with one absence.
With the city’s aquatics director scheduled to retire Jan. 5, the board authorized an aquatic center management agreement with Midwest Pool Management of America Ltd. to begin transition planning and hiring in advance of a Jan. 1 effective date. The ordinance to authorize the mayor to sign the management agreement (Bill 70-24) was adopted 5‑0 with one absence.
Separately, staff proposed using $214,387.65 of leftover Veterans Memorial project funds to buy a boom mower through a cooperative purchase (co‑op) rather than conducting a new formal bid. A motion to approve the co‑op purchase was made on the floor; the transcript records the motion and the maker and seconder but does not include a roll‑call tally in the text.
Most votes recorded in the transcript were unanimous among the five participating aldermen, with one member absent. The meeting included routine announcements about community events and a reminder of upcoming meetings. The board adjourned at the close of the agenda.
Ending: The actions take effect per their ordinance language and the cemetery price change is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1; the Morgan Street study will begin according to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission schedule and the pool operator will begin transition planning prior to Jan. 1.
