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Town and Country Board adopts four ordinances including crack‑sealing contract and mutual‑aid agreement
Summary
On May 11 the Board unanimously adopted four ordinances: award of the 2026 crack‑sealing program to Sweetens Sealing Services (Ordinance No. 4741), a public‑works mutual aid agreement (Ordinance No. 4742), engagement of UMB Bank for primary banking services (Ordinance No. 4743), and a Horner & Shifrin engineering agreement for sidewalk work (Ordinance No. 4744). All votes were recorded AYE: Friedman, Gerber, Harder, Hughes, Murphy, Sawyer; Kinsella and Schwoerer absent.
The Town and Country Board of Aldermen on May 11 voted unanimously to adopt four ordinances covering street maintenance contracting, an intermunicipal mutual‑aid agreement, banking services and engineering for sidewalk improvements.
Bill No. 26‑13 authorized acceptance of a bid and agreement with Sweetens Sealing Services for the 2026 crack‑sealing program. Alderman Murphy moved and Alderman Hughes seconded; Alderman Harder noted the bid was about 50 percent less than budgeted estimates; Public Works Director Todd Rehg attributed the lower cost in part to recent resurfacing on Clayton Road. The roll call vote for final passage listed AYE: Friedman, Gerber, Harder, Hughes, Murphy and Sawyer; Bill No. 26‑13 became Ordinance No. 4741.
Bill No. 26‑14 authorized the City Administrator to execute a mutual aid agreement with various St. Louis County municipalities. Alderman Hughes moved and Alderman Murphy seconded; discussion clarified that reimbursement procedures would apply when FEMA or other federal funding is involved. Roll call vote was unanimous; Bill No. 26‑14 became Ordinance No. 4742.
Bill No. 26‑15 authorized a not‑less‑than five‑year engagement of UMB Bank for primary banking services; Alderman Sawyer moved and Alderman Harder seconded; the Board voted unanimously and Bill No. 26‑15 became Ordinance No. 4743.
Bill No. 26‑16 authorized execution of a letter agreement with Horner & Shifrin for engineering and surveying services for the Drace Park and Longview Farm Park sidewalk replacement project; Alderman Harder moved and Alderman Murphy seconded, and the Board voted unanimously to adopt Bill No. 26‑16 as Ordinance No. 4744.
All roll call votes were recorded AYE (Friedman, Gerber, Harder, Hughes, Murphy, Sawyer), with Aldermen Kinsella and Schwoerer listed as absent.
