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Ava aldermen approve Ordinance #1160 readings, authorize $7,999 mower and email-billing software
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting, the City of Ava Board of Aldermen carried readings of Ordinance #1160, approved purchase of a Kawasaki mower for $7,999 and authorized rollout of email billing software (initial cost $4,710; $825 annual fee), and voted to go into closed session under RSMo 610.021.
On Jan. 13, 2026, the City of Ava Board of Aldermen approved routine business including the first and second readings of Ordinance #1160, authorized equipment and software purchases, and voted to enter a closed session under RSMo 610.021.
The meeting opened with a motion to amend the agenda, which carried unanimously. The board then approved the Dec. 9, 2025 minutes by motion of Alderman Noel Dye, seconded by Alderman Jaclyn Stanifer-Nunn.
Unfinished business included Ordinance #1160, described in the minutes as amendments to sections of the municipal code (sections referenced in the transcript: 16, 51 and 55). The first reading proceeded on a motion by Alderman Noel Dye, seconded by Alderman Jaclyn Stanifer-Nunn; the minutes record the motion as carried. A second-reading motion by Alderman Jaclyn Stanifer-Nunn, seconded by Alderman Starr Lovan, also carried.
On procurement, the board considered three bids for a larger-area mower intended for city properties including the airport and fairgrounds. Bids recorded in the minutes were: HIRSCH Feed (Vanguard, $6,999; Kawasaki, $7,999), S & H (Cheetah, $15,599) and Heritage Tractor (John Deere, $11,500). Alderman Noel Dye moved to purchase the Kawasaki mower from HIRSCH Feed for $7,999; Alderman Starr Lovan seconded the motion, which the minutes record as carried with all in favor.
Council members also discussed persistent postal delays that have caused late utility bills and penalties for residents. Administrator/Director Peggy Porter presented a software option to deliver utility bills by email and move toward paperless billing; the quoted setup cost is $4,710 with an annual service fee of $825. By motion of Alderman Noel Dye, seconded by Alderman Jaclyn Stanifer-Nunn, the council approved moving forward with the software plan.
City Clerk Suzanne Welsh reported progress on a new city website; city IT will assist and staff aim for a Feb. 1 launch. Auditor Jennifer Schatzer of KPM is scheduled to present the 2025 audit at the council's Jan. 27 meeting.
Near the end of the meeting a motion by Alderman Noel Dye, seconded by Alderman Starr Lovan, moved the council into closed session under RSMo 610.021 to discuss litigation, real estate and personnel; the motion carried 4-0.
The board adjourned with no further public actions recorded in the minutes.
