Palmyra council approves DNR grant application for pool repairs, adopts policy manual and approves $3,807 construction change order

Palmyra, Mo. — The Palmyra City Council on Oct. 16 approved several administrative measures intended to advance capital repairs and internal policy updates.

Council Member Brock Fahy moved and Council Member Earl Meyers seconded adoption of Project Resolution #2025-11, authorizing the city to apply for a Missouri Department of Natural Resources Land & Water Conservation Fund grant to assist with repairs to the municipal pool. The roll-call vote was Ayes: Zach Jones, Steve Bland, Clay Thornburg, Earl Meyers, Rex Thomas and Brock Fahy; Nays: None. The motion carried.

In the same meeting the council adopted Resolution #2025-12, giving final approval to the combined Policy Manual. Council Member Fahy moved the resolution and Council Member Zach Jones seconded; the vote was unanimous. The council also voted to retitle the existing Loss Prevention Manual to the Loss Prevention Program on a unanimous vote (mover: Fahy; second: Jones).

The council approved Bleigh Construction Company’s Change Order #2 in the amount of $3,807.30 to cover extra asphalt on the North Dickerson culvert project. Council Member Steve Bland moved the authorization and Council Member Brock Fahy seconded; the mayor was authorized to sign the change order. The motion carried on a unanimous roll-call vote.

The meeting also included routine procedural actions: unanimous approval of the meeting agenda (mover: Steve Bland; second: Zach Jones) and the consent agenda, which included approval of the Oct. 2 minutes, bills for approval, Klingner & Associates invoice #87990 for Water System Improvements, Bleigh Construction Company Pay Request #4-final for N. Dickerson/Golf Course, and the September financial report.

The council entered closed session later in the evening under Section 610.021(1)(12), RSMo, and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.