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Dardenne Prairie staff recommends interim contract with Stryler Planning LLC for on-call planning services
Summary
City staff proposed replacing a 32‑hour part‑time planner position with an as‑needed contract with Stryler Planning LLC, citing lower workload and potential cost savings; board members asked for competitive sourcing and noted a 30‑day termination provision.
Kathy, the city administrator, told the Board of Aldermen the city is proposing a professional services agreement with Stryler Planning LLC to provide on‑call planning services that replace a prior part‑time 32‑hour‑per‑week planner position. “This agreement is with Stryler Planning LLC,” Kathy said, explaining the shift would let the city focus planner time and costs directly on development needs without carrying a fixed weekly schedule.
Kathy said the services would include reviewing development applications, preparing staff reports, attending planning‑and‑zoning meetings and meeting with developers as requested. She added that the FY25 budget currently includes salary and benefits for a 32‑hour planner position and that moving to contracted services is expected to reduce expenditures because “expenditures will occur only when work is performed rather than funding a standing position.”
Board members asked whether the work should be competitively sourced. Kathy acknowledged that competitive sourcing would be appropriate in general and said the city can terminate the proposed agreement on 30 days’ notice. She noted some plan‑review fees tied to developer projects would cover Stryler’s costs for those projects, while non‑project work would be limited and controlled by staff direction.
The discussion did not record a formal vote on entering the contract; the board signaled support for pursuing an interim agreement while planning a future competitive procurement process. The city administrator said staff will bring further procurement details and options back for board consideration.
What happens next: staff will finalize the proposed agreement and, per board direction, pursue a competitively sourced solution at an appropriate time, with the current approach intended as an interim staffing model.
