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Police report: 154 calls in December; administrator reports $3.2M cash balance, walking-trail plans discussed
Summary
Police Chief David Overcast told the board the department handled 154 calls between Dec. 1 and Jan. 1, including reported serious arrests; Administrator Peggy Porter reported $3,197,989 in cash and discussed TAP grant reimbursements and a proposed walking trail with solar lighting and cameras.
At the Jan. 13 meeting of the City of Ava Board of Aldermen, Police Chief David Overcast and Administrator/Director Peggy Porter delivered status reports on public safety and city finances.
Chief Overcast reported 154 calls for service between Dec. 1 and Jan. 1, with the minutes listing 11 animal calls, 27 assists, 12 welfare checks, 19 disturbances, 12 motor-vehicle accidents, two shoplifting incidents, two stealing incidents, and 199 traffic stops during the period noted in the minutes. The minutes state officers have been working vandalism cases involving juveniles and properties; Sgt. Williams will forward information to juvenile authorities. The report also records 13 ICE arrests, four warrant arrests, and mentions an arrest for alleged first-degree kidnapping and another arrest described in the minutes as alleged first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy.
Officer Ben White was recorded as having graduated from Drury Academy and joining the Ava Police Department. James Hinrichs has started the academy and is expected to graduate in June.
Administrator/Director Peggy Porter reported current cash balances of $3,197,989.00 and noted the MOPEP bill is scheduled for payment. Porter said fund balances should improve once TAP-grant reimbursements are received at the 80% reimbursement level for invoices paid. Councilmembers discussed a long-awaited walking trail east of the skate park that would travel behind the electric department into a wooded area near the softball field; Alderman Starr Lovan said the trail has been on his wish list for more than a decade. Porter said the city is looking at cost-efficient solar lighting for safety and hopes to install cameras; representatives from MOCH indicated they would like their portion paved to finish the trail and suggested coordinated grant applications.
Council also discussed persistent postal delays that have caused late utility bills; staff proposed offering emailed bills and going paperless, with a quoted software setup cost of $4,710 and an annual service fee of $825. The aldermen approved moving forward with the software option by motion.
The meeting adjourned after the council voted to enter closed session under RSMo 610.021.
