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Wardsville trustees approve minutes, treasurer report and payments; clerk to form July 4 committee
Summary
The Wardsville Board unanimously approved minutes and routine financial business, authorized payment of bills and directed Clerk Libby Chipman to form a committee to explore a village event for the nation's 250th birthday; the board also approved a one-time hall use for the Missouri Coalition for Children in April.
The Wardsville Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Dec. 3, 2025 meeting minutes and the December 2025 treasurer's report and voted to pay bills during its Jan. 7 meeting.
Board Chairman William (Bill) Gratz opened the meeting and asked for approval of the minutes; Board member Rachel Busche moved to approve and Paul Stonner seconded. The board later approved the treasurer's report prepared by Clerk Libby Chipman after a motion by Paul Stonner and second by Rick Taube. Trustee Rick Taube moved to approve payment of bills; Busche seconded and the motion carried. The minutes record each motion as carried unanimously but do not list individual vote tallies.
Clerk Libby Chipman said the board will place existing certificates of deposit into longer-term CDs and noted MidAmerica has indicated it may match Central Bank's offers to retain local deposits. Chipman also said Cole County's permitting officer Andy visited to review county permits so the village can use examples on its own website. She reported the Missouri Coalition for Children may use the community hall for its April board meeting (a weekday) but that Saturday exercise requests were denied; some trustees suggested the group contact the Knights of Columbus for additional space options.
Board member Rachel Busche said she will assemble a committee to explore whether the village should mark the nation's 250th birthday on July 4 and will report back to the board after the committee meets. There was no formal vote on event funding or programming at the Jan. 7 meeting.
The board closed the meeting at 7:13 p.m.
