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Votes at a glance: council adopts several ordinances, approves collective bargaining agreements
Summary
Council approved a series of routine ordinances and resolutions — including donation of radio equipment, sale of a city van, new code language on misuse of emergency telephone service, two IBEW collective bargaining agreements, and a municipal utilities net-metering report — and scheduled several workshop items for future voting sessions.
The Poplar Bluff City Council completed readings and adopted multiple ordinances and resolutions during the meeting. Key actions included:
- Bill 86-70: Adoption of ordinance authorizing donation of antiquated radio equipment from the Poplar Bluff Police Department to the Butler County Emergency Management Agency — adopted by roll call (7 yes votes).
- Bill 86-71: Acceptance of the highest and best bid for sale of a 1985 GMC van owned by the city — adopted by roll call (7 yes votes).
- Bill 86-72: Addition of section 2-10.100 to the Poplar Bluff Code of Ordinances addressing misuse of emergency telephone service — adopted by roll call (7 yes votes).
- Bill 86-73 and Bill 86-74: First/second readings and adoption of collective bargaining agreements authorizing the mayor to execute agreements with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 702 for (1) electric department employees and (2) water/sewer department employees — both adopted by roll call (7 yes votes each).
- Bill 86-75: Adoption of a resolution approving the municipal utilities annual net metering report — adopted by roll call (7 yes votes).
Several workshop items were also scheduled for upcoming voting sessions: the TIF refunding workshop and possible ordinance were scheduled for April 6 (final action April 20 as proposed by the underwriter), the vacating of two sewer easements requested by a property owner/company was moved to the March 16 voting session, a farmland lease (airport property) was moved to March 6, and the proposed Cisco core switch procurement was moved to March 16 for the voting session.
The council used recorded roll calls for formal adoptions and moved multiple agenda items into future voting sessions for formal votes or ordinance readings.
