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Poplar Bluff council adopts three resolutions, schedules several items for March 2 vote
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the council adopted Resolutions 20-65 (reappointing Municipal Court judge Ralph Ennis), 20-66 (authorizing a BUILD grant application for Highway 67 / I-57), and 20-67 (authorizing a BJA drone/UTV grant). Several ordinance, CBA and report items were moved to the March 2 voting session.
The Poplar Bluff City Council on Feb. 17 took multiple formal actions and set several items for later votes.
Adopted resolutions
- Resolution 20-65: Reappoints Ralph Ennis as municipal court judge for a two-year term. Roll-call vote: five yes; resolution adopted.
- Resolution 20-66: Authorizes submittal of a BUILD grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a phase of the Highway 67 / I-57 project. Roll-call vote: five yes; resolution adopted.
- Resolution 20-67: Authorizes submission of a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant application for drones and a utility terrain vehicle (see separate coverage). Roll-call vote: five yes; resolution adopted.
Items moved to March 2 voting session
Council voted to place the following items on the March 2 voting session rather than decide them the same night: the sale of a 1985 GMC van (staff recommended accepting the $3,160 high bid), a proposed ordinance adding a misuse-of-emergency-telephone-service offense to the municipal code, collective bargaining agreements with IBEW Local 702 covering electric and water/sewer departments, and acceptance of the municipal utilities annual net metering report (report cited 26 customer-generator facilities and 50,598 kWh in 2025).
Procedural note: Several grant applications required rapid turnaround, prompting staff to request same-night authorization for the BJA grant; other items were deferred to allow more review and a formal vote on March 2.
The council announced it would enter closed session after the city manager’s report under exemptions enumerated in the state open meetings law.
