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Pilot Grove aldermen select Mid Missouri Regional Planning as grant writer, approve permits and mayoral renewals
Summary
At the May 5, 2025 meeting, the Pilot Grove Board of Aldermen unanimously chose Mid Missouri Regional Planning as the city’s grant writer/administrator, approved two building permits and authorized the mayor to renew six C.O.D.s; a vaccination/dog-licensing clinic and a May 14 sewer-rates meeting with MoDNR Financial were also noted.
The Pilot Grove Board of Aldermen voted May 5 to hire Mid Missouri Regional Planning as the city’s grant writer and administrator, approved two building permits and authorized the mayor to renew six C.O.D.s, according to the council’s unapproved minutes.
The selection of Mid Missouri Regional Planning followed tabulation and reference verification of proposals. Council Member Bob Kraus made the motion to select the firm, Council Member Bradley Vollmer seconded, and the vote was recorded as unanimous (4-0).
Council Member Donna Bader moved to approve two building permits: a home at 127 3 Street (seconded by Kathy Waller) and a shed at 603 Harris (seconded by Bob Kraus). Both permit approvals were recorded as unanimous votes (4-0).
The council also voted, on a motion by Bob Kraus with a second from Bradley Vollmer, to give Mayor Dennis Knipp authority to renew six C.O.D.s that come to term this month; the minutes record a 4-0 vote. The minutes do not define “C.O.D.s” or list the specific items being renewed.
Under old business the minutes note a Vaccination and Dog Licensing Clinic scheduled for May 10, 2025, from 9–11 a.m. at City Hall, and that a virtual meeting to discuss sewer rates with “MoDNR Financial” is to be held May 14, 2025; the minutes do not provide additional details about participants or the sewer-rates agenda.
Council members received several updates without formal action, including a sidewalk project report, an LSLI update (not defined in the minutes), attorney counsel regarding Prairieland FS, and discussion of plans to replace a city storage building damaged in the April 2, 2025 tornado. The minutes state that a closed meeting was held pursuant to Sections 610.010–610.030, RSMo, and that actions taken in closed session complied with Section 610.021, RSMo; the public minutes do not list the closed-session actions.
The meeting was called to order with Council Members Bob Kraus, Donna Bader, Bradley Vollmer and Kathy Waller present along with Mayor Dennis Knipp, City Clerk Lori Vollrath and Police Chief Pete Busalacki. The council reconvened to open session before adjourning; the next regular meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. The unabridged minutes, including full motions, seconds and vote records, are available for public review at Pilot Grove City Hall, 213 College Street.
Not specified details in the minutes include the meaning of “C.O.D.s,” the content of the LSLI update, and specifics of the closed-session actions; the minutes identify these items but do not provide further explanation.
