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City clerk certifies April election results; council approves actuarial/audit contract to Lewis & Ellis

Hannibal City Council · April 22, 2026
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Summary

City Clerk Melissa Cogdall certified the municipal election results from April 7, 2026 — declaring Michael Fleetwood and Nathan Munger winners in their wards — and the council approved engagement of Lewis & Ellis for required GASB actuarial/audit services.

City Clerk Melissa Cogdall presented two administrative items April 21: a contract engagement for actuarial/audit services with Lewis & Ellis and formal certification of the municipal election held April 7.

Cogdall asked the council to approve a multi-year engagement with Lewis & Ellis to perform GASB-required actuarial and related audits (including GASB 75 and related items) for the city and city entities. "We do have a company that's been doing it, Lewis and Ellis," she said, and requested authority for the mayor to execute the agreement.

Cogdall also formally certified the municipal election results. She reported that for the 5th Ward council seat Michael Fleetwood received 424 votes and was declared the winner; for the 6th Ward, Nathan Munger received 420 votes and was declared the winner. Cogdall reported total city votes on Proposition R as 1,395 yes and 1,405 no, and stated that Proposition R failed by 10 votes.

Council adopted the engagement agreement (Resolution 26-04-26) and the clerk's certification was entered and included in the council packet for the public record.

What happens next: The city will execute the actuarial engagement and post certified election results on the city website as part of the official record.

Sources: remarks of City Clerk Melissa Cogdall and resolution readings at the April 21 meeting.