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Lowry City aldermen accept higher-cost MOPERM insurance, award $2,000 tree-removal contract and accept $5,000 cemetery gift
Summary
Lowry City aldermen on May 20 unanimously accepted a MOPERM insurance renewal that raised the city premium from $31,880 to $37,112, awarded a $2,000 contract for tree removal at 2nd and Blaine to Gary Eaton, and accepted a $5,000 unrestricted donation to the cemetery fund.
The Lowry City Board of Aldermen on May 20 unanimously approved a set of routine municipal actions that included accepting an insurance renewal, awarding a tree-removal contract and depositing a cemetery donation.
City Clerk John Farrell presented an insurance proposal from MOPERM for the 2025–2026 fiscal year and the board approved the plan despite a premium increase from $31,880 to $37,112. Chad Mullins of Mike Keith Insurance presented the proposal; Alderman Sean Langston noted an insured Cushman cart should be removed from the schedule and could be offered for bids later. The board voted to accept the MOPERM proposal without requiring a separate Cowbell cyber-insurance proposal.
The board also reviewed seven bids to remove a tree at 2nd and Blaine and unanimously awarded the job to Gary Eaton of Gary’s All Around Tree Trimming, Appleton City, whose low bid was $2,000. The minutes record the other bids for the record.
Alderman Charles Cone reported the city received a $5,000 unrestricted gift from the Vera Lucille Clayton Trust for cemetery use; the funds were deposited in the cemetery checking account and the board agreed to send the donor family a thank-you note. The board also agreed to allow a Globe Life Insurance representative to speak to city employees about voluntary payroll-deduction life insurance at no cost to the city.
Other routine actions included unanimous approval of the April 15 regular and closed-session minutes, payment of presented bills, and acceptance of the April financial reports. The board set a budget meeting for Monday, June 16, 2025, to prepare the 2025–2026 fiscal year budget.
The meeting record shows all motions on these items passed by unanimous vote.
