9-22-2026 Cole County Commission Meeting

The Cole County Commission meeting on September 22, 2026, included several contract and spending approvals. Commissioners approved the summer food and at-risk after-school participation contract and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services maternal and child health services contract. They also approved an emergency purchase from Myers Electric Company for $39,568.24 to replace the jail’s backup lighting system, citing the safety risk of losing lights during a power outage. An amendment to the Otis elevator maintenance contract for 319 Adams Street was approved, increasing the monthly cost by $485.

The commission approved juvenile building change order No. 033 for $257,969.76; discussion described the work as involving hotel-style doors and a card-reader access system, with funding identified. Commissioners also approved budget adjustment No. 8 for a $29,070 Missouri Blue Shield grant and No. 10 for an $18,078 highway safety grant, both for the law enforcement fund. The amount for budget adjustment No. 9 was not clear in the transcript. Budget adjustment No. 11, a $31,563 juvenile center grant, received a first reading and was held for 10 days without action. The meeting also included health department updates on rabies precautions, upcoming flu clinics, and autism-informed accommodations; no additional procurement action was identified in those updates.