# Commission Meeting October 20th, 2026

The St. Francois County Commission meeting on October 20, 2026, included several procurement actions. Commissioners approved the TeamCare health insurance bid for a three-year term, with the option to rebid sooner; the plan covers roughly a $3 million budget item, and officials said they would work with the auditor to establish an insurance reserve. The commission also approved permission to apply for a $50,000 Border Crisis Response and Enforcement grant, with no county match, for sheriff’s radio equipment; a Vanguard assessor contract renewal at $23,175 through 2030; and a road-and-bridge tandem dump truck purchase capped at $260,000. It approved an emergency tractor repair costing $4,153.09 through RTR Global, election supplies within the clerk’s budget, and a RingCentral phone-system contract at $43,620 annually, with an initial 36-month term through the OMNIA cooperative procurement. A vacant janitor position was transferred to the Sheriff’s Department, and a career-development pay rate of $16.28 per hour was approved. Officials also reported obtaining snow-and-ice material for $11.90 per ton, compared with an alternative price of $25 per ton, with that price held through year-end.

The commission discussed purchasing soft-match credits from Platte County for $260,000, described as providing approximately $400,000 in value toward reducing the county’s share of federal bridge costs; the transcript does not clearly capture a final vote on that item. Commissioners also discussed an intended countywide prohibition on nondisclosure agreements, including in procurement and data-center matters, but no adoption vote is clear in the transcript. A resident submitted a draft proposal addressing noise, public health, and road protections in response to potential industrial development and data centers; no action was taken on it during the meeting. The prosecuting-attorney item was withdrawn for later consideration.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Contracting Vehicles
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Commission Meeting October 20th, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz_Zw5Y0xf4) - St. Francois Co Youtube