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Christian County Commission approves personnel-policy updates, awards heavy-equipment contracts and adopts Mark Twain National Forest resolution
Summary
At its Feb. 19, 2026 meeting in Ozark, the Christian County Commission approved updated personnel policies, awarded its annual heavy-equipment contract to two vendors, amended the countywide road-resurfacing contract list, and passed a resolution concerning the Mark Twain National Forest; a resource management year-end report was received with no action.
OZARK, Mo. — The Christian County Commission on Feb. 19, 2026, approved a package of personnel-policy updates, awarded and amended county roadwork contracts and adopted a resolution related to the Mark Twain National Forest during a regular session at the Historic Christian County Courthouse.
Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. and confirmed a quorum. The commission removed the “E911-MOSWIN Emergency System Update” from the consent agenda and then approved the consent agenda as posted. Eastern Commissioner Bradley A. Jackson moved to approve the consent agenda; Western Commissioner Johnny Williams seconded. The motion carried unanimously: Jackson, Morris and Williams voted yes.
Employee Services Director Amber Bryant presented updates to county policies covering employment status, military leave, non-FMLA leave, accommodations for lactating mothers and reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. Western Commissioner Johnny Williams moved to approve the policy updates as presented; Eastern Commissioner Bradley A. Jackson seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Highway Administrator Miranda Beadles and Purchasing Administrative Assistant Janeen Milner presented results of the bid process for ITB #2026-2, the county’s Annual Contract for Heavy Equipment. The commission voted to award the contract to Darrell Mrotek Construction, Inc. and Rob Muilenburg Excavating. Eastern Commissioner Jackson moved to award the contract; Western Commissioner Williams seconded. The motion passed with unanimous votes from the three commissioners.
The commission also approved Amendment #1 to ITB #2025-2, the Countywide Road Resurfacing and Aggregate contract, affirming the original eight vendors: APAC Central; Blevins Asphalt Construction Co.; Capital Materials, LLC; Capital Paving and Construction; Clever Stone Company, Inc.; Huff Asphalt & Sealing LLC; Table Rock Asphalt Construction Co., Inc.; and Vance Brothers, LLC. Western Commissioner Williams moved to approve the amendment; Eastern Commissioner Jackson seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Resource Management Director Todd Wiesehan presented the department’s fourth-quarter and year-end report. Commissioners discussed the report but took no formal action.
Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris read a resolution concerning the Mark Twain National Forest; Eastern Commissioner Bradley A. Jackson moved to adopt the resolution and Western Commissioner Johnny Williams seconded. The commission voted unanimously to approve it.
The meeting concluded after brief communications and was adjourned at 10:04 a.m.
Attendance recorded in the minutes lists Presiding Commissioner Lynn Morris; Eastern Commissioner Bradley A. Jackson; Western Commissioner Johnny Williams; Minutes Secretary Madi Raines; and attendees Phil Amtower, Amber Bryant, Miranda Beadles, Janeen Milner, Brenda Porterfield, Mitchel Urner and Todd Wiesehan. The minutes also note that the item “E911-MOSWIN Emergency System Update” was removed from the consent agenda and therefore was not acted on at this session.
