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Cole County Commission approves routine grants, contract renewals and a 10-year sales-tax extension
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Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Cole County Commission approved a JAG interlocal grant share, renewed an elevator service contract with a 4% increase, amended a Show Me Healthy Women contract, authorized GEMT enrollment, vacated a utility easement in Meadowbrook Estates and adopted a 10-year capital improvement sales tax extension beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
The Cole County Commission on April 14 approved a series of routine items, including grant and contract actions and an order extending the county capital improvement sales tax for 10 years beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
The commission voted to authorize Cole County’s share of a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) interlocal agreement shared with the city; the county’s portion was stated as $4,496.40. Presenter (S7) described the interlocal arrangement and Lawmaker (S6) moved for approval; the motion carried.
Clerk (S1) described a fourth renewal of elevator maintenance services with a 4% proposed price increase. The staff report identified Everest Elevator Company as the vendor; during the motion a commissioner referenced Otis Elevator. Lawmaker (S4) moved to approve the fourth renewal and the commission approved the motion. The transcript references both vendor names; the county clerk’s procurement files should be consulted for the official contracting party.
The commission approved a contract amendment under the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Show Me Healthy Women program to cover increased client eligibility tied to family planning services. Clerk (S1) said DHSS increased the contract amount and S4 moved to sign the amendment; the commission approved the motion.
The commission also approved enrollment in the GEMT provider program, which reimburses counties for unreimbursed costs of transporting Medicaid patients. Agency official (S8) told the commission the program supplements traditional fee-for-service cost reporting; as an example S8 said a typical ambulance transport costs about $1,500 and Medicaid billing reimburses roughly $500, leaving an unreimbursed gap the program is designed to cover. Lawmaker (S6) moved to approve the administrative and provider agreements and the commission voted to sign them.
During the public hearing portion of the agenda, staff (S9) and a representative for the property owner presented documentation supporting vacation of a portion of a platted utility easement in Lots 36 and 37 of Meadowbrook Estates. After the hearing Lawmaker (S4) moved to vacate the easement as presented; the motion was approved and staff will record the instrument.
Lawmaker (S6) moved and the commission adopted an order to extend the county’s capital improvement sales tax for 10 years beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The commission also approved accounts payable pending review.
The meeting then moved to other business and the commission later voted to enter closed session to discuss responses to bids and negotiated contracts under cited Missouri statutes.
Votes at the meeting were taken by voice; where individual roll-call votes were recorded they appear in the transcript (for the closed-session motion the transcript records members called by name). Detailed procurement or contract documents referenced at the meeting were not fully read into the record and should be requested from county staff for complete terms and vendor identification.
