9-1-2026 Cole County Commission Meeting

The Cole County Commission meeting on September 1, 2026, included appointments and several procurement and spending approvals. The Commission appointed McKinley Kennedy as Emergency Management Director. It approved $23,578.21 for two installed Cisco network switches for the new center; a Devnet online senior tax credit portal contract, discussed at $25,304 for year one and $24,688 for year two, funded through the Tax Maintenance Fund and subject to annual appropriation; and $2,862.24 for emergency management desktop and laptop equipment from CDW. It also approved 16 portable ambulance suction units from LifeAssist for $11,565.60. The Commission approved a Clark forklift purchase to replace a delayed Bobcat order, but the price was not stated. It authorized a sole-source advertisement for CPI Telecom equipment based on compatibility with the county’s existing system, approved an amendment to the Missouri DHSS Safe Cribs program contract, and signed the previously approved Norix furniture contract for the new juvenile center, funded by a grant.

The Commission also considered an emergency ambulance lease to Callaway County Ambulance District to help cover maintenance issues; the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote or lease terms. It approved payment of $8,063.53 from surplus property-sale funds to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance and approved the FY27 DWI highway safety grant award of $6,000 and an FY27 HMV highway safety grant award, for which no amount was stated. Accounts payable was approved pending review. No other procurement amounts or terms were clearly available in the transcript.