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Marthasville aldermen approve bills, discuss street work, siren pole and parking restriction; enter executive session
Summary
At the Dec. 18, 2024 meeting, the Marthasville Board of Aldermen approved routine minutes and most bills (holding two utility invoices), heard updates on street and park projects and camera installations, discussed a proposed no-parking ordinance on part of South Street and a donated siren pole, and entered executive session under RSMo §610.022.
Marthasville Mayor David Lange presided over the Board of Aldermen’s regular meeting on Dec. 18, 2024 at Marthasville City Hall. The board approved the meeting agenda and the Nov. 26, 2024 minutes and voted to approve the December 2024 monthly bills and financial reports while withholding payment on Gateway Fiber and Brightspeed invoices pending further discussion with the companies.
Alderman Meyer, who moved the motions to approve the agenda and minutes, said he has heard "several comments from the community" expressing satisfaction with recent work on Pecan and South Street and praised town maintenance work near Dollar General. The motions to approve agenda, minutes and the bills passed on 3-0 votes with Aldermen Meyer, Dixon and DeVore voting "aye." Alderman Dixon seconded the agenda and minutes motions; Alderman DeVore seconded the bills motion.
Mayor Lange reported several infrastructure updates: camera systems are being installed at City Hall, Rusche Park and City Park but are awaiting internet service to the mechanical room and Rusche Park from Gateway; crews are backfilling areas along recently paved streets; weight-limit signs and reflective bridge signs were installed on Pecan and South Street; and the city is beginning an inventory of lead-free service lines in coordination with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The mayor also said Rusche Park officials are working on replacing the park sign.
On public-safety communications, Mayor Lange said the city is waiting for utility company UE to donate a pole for a civil-defense siren and proposed including instructions to enroll in the Code Red emergency-notification app on the back of utility bills.
For parking enforcement, Lange discussed pursuing an ordinance to prohibit parking on South Street between One Street and Highway 47 while excluding the block between Two and Three Street; the board did not vote on that ordinance at the meeting.
The board moved into executive session under Missouri statutes (RSMo §610.022(1),(2) and (3)) to discuss legal matters, real estate and personnel; the motion to enter executive session passed on a roll-call vote of 3-0. The board returned from executive session, and the public meeting was adjourned at 8:21 p.m.
Votes at a glance: agenda approval — motion by Alderman Meyer, second by Alderman Dixon, passed 3-0; minutes approval — motion by Alderman Meyer, second by Alderman Dixon, passed 3-0; December bills & financials — motion by Alderman Meyer, second by Alderman DeVore, passed 3-0 (Gateway Fiber and Brightspeed invoices held for discussion); enter executive session — motion by Alderman Meyer, second by Alderman Dixon, passed 3-0; end executive session — motion by Alderman Dixon, second by Alderman Meyer, passed 3-0; adjournment — motion by Alderman Meyer, second by Alderman Dixon, passed 3-0.
The board did not adopt any ordinances or take final action on the proposed South Street parking restriction during the meeting. The city clerk certified these as the official minutes of the Dec. 18, 2024 meeting.
