Poplar Bluff public meetings in 2025

Airport Advisory Board

The regular Airport Advisory Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 31, 2025 was cancelled. No agenda items were considered. The next meeting is set for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustment will discuss a request from SA Recycling to obtain a variance to re‑open a salvage recycling facility at 635 South 6th Street. The facility is currently prohibited by City Ordinance 605.160, which bans new auto wrecking or junk yards. The board will decide whether to grant the variance despite the ordinance.

• Variance request to re‑open salvage recycling facility at 635 South 6th Street (prohibited by Ordinance 605.160)
• Approval of July 17, 2025 meeting minutes

The Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustment approved the July 17, 2025 minutes with all attending members voting in favor. A motion to adjourn the meeting was also passed unanimously. No vote or decision was recorded on the variance request for SA Recycling to reopen the salvage facility at 635 South 6th Street.

• Approved July 17, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Motion to adjourn passed (unanimous)

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board canceled its scheduled meeting for December 25, 2025. The next meeting is set for January 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled for December 25, 2025
• Next meeting scheduled for January 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will convene in closed session to discuss matters exempt from open meetings law. The meeting is scheduled for December 23, 2025.

• Closed session to discuss exempt matters under RSMo Section 610.021
• Mayor Shane Cornman presiding
• City Council Chambers location

City Council

The council will consider a conditional use permit for a daycare facility at 331 North Main Street. It will act on several ordinances, including a personnel holidays amendment and collective bargaining agreements with the International Firefighters Union Local 2543 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 702. The council will also approve the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the city and municipal utilities. A closed meeting is scheduled to discuss matters exempt from open‑meeting requirements.

• Conditional use permit for a daycare at 331 North Main Street
• Ordinance amending Code of Ordinances Chapter 120 Section 120.330 (holidays)
• Ordinance entering collective bargaining agreement with International Firefighters Union Local 2543
• Ordinance entering collective bargaining agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 702 for Street, Motor Pool, and Cemetery Departments
• Ordinance approving the FY 2026 budget for the City of Poplar Bluff and Municipal Utilities

The Poplar Bluff City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the city and Municipal Utilities, plus one-year collective bargaining agreements with the Firefighters Union Local 2543 and Electrical Workers Local 702 that include a 5% raise. It also approved a conditional use permit for a daycare at 331 North Main Street and amended the city's holiday ordinance. All votes were unanimous with Councilman Boyer absent.

• Adopted FY2026 city and Municipal Utilities budget (6-0)
• Approved one-year firefighter union contract with 5% raise (6-0)
• Approved one-year electrical workers union contract with 5% raise (6-0)
• Granted conditional use permit for daycare at 331 North Main St (6-0)
• Amended holiday ordinance (6-0)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Poplar Bluff Planning & Zoning Commission will vote on a conditional use permit to open a daycare facility at 331 N Main in a RD‑1 Duplex Residential District. In the workshop session, the commission will also consider a request from the R1 School District to vacate a 40’ × 275’ portion of Cross Street between Arthur and Nickey for a school addition and a FEMA storm shelter. The meeting includes routine items such as approval of the December 8, 2025 minutes and a disclosure of interests.

• Conditional use permit request for a daycare at 331 N Main (RD‑1 Duplex Residential District) – applicant Ashley Parker
• Request to vacate a 40’ × 275’ segment of Cross Street between Arthur and Nickey for school district development and FEMA storm shelter – applicant R1 School District, 1110 N Westwood
• Approval of the December 8, 2025, meeting minutes

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the December 8, 2025 minutes. It unanimously voted to forward the conditional use permit for a daycare at 331 N Main to the City Council, following the staff recommendation. The commission also voted 6‑1 to table the request to vacate a portion of Cross Street for a school addition and FEMA shelter.

• Approved December 8, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Forwarded conditional use permit for daycare at 331 N Main to City Council (unanimous)
• Tabled request to vacate Cross Street for school expansion and FEMA shelter (6‑1)

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff HVACR Advisory Board will meet to approve minutes, consider requests for HVACR certification tests, and discuss a code update. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 5:15 p.m. at City Hall.

• Approval of October 23, 2025, minutes
• Requests for HVACR certification tests (Class A, B, and C)
• Discussion of a code update
• Meeting advertised in the Daily American Republic on December 13, 2025

The board approved the October 23, 2025 meeting minutes. It also approved test requests for Mark D. Klein (Class C), Christopher L. Talley (Class A), Matthew S. Bollinger (Class C), and Riley Hedrick (Class B). All approvals were unanimous. No other business was reported.

• Approved October 23, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Class C test for Mark D. Klein (unanimous)
• Approved Class A test for Christopher L. Talley (unanimous)
• Approved Class C test for Matthew S. Bollinger (unanimous)
• Approved Class B test for Riley Hedrick (unanimous)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Zoning Board of Adjustment's regularly scheduled meeting for Thursday, December 18, 2025, was cancelled. No agenda items were considered. The next meeting is set for Thursday, December 29, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will meet to consider three specific requests regarding plumber licensing and testing. The board will also review minutes from the October 16, 2025, meeting.

• Request for Skyler Potter to take Journeyman Plumber’s test
• Request for Tom Fiske to place Master Plumbers license in escrow
• Request for Bruce Clayton Peterson to take Master Plumber’s test

The board unanimously approved the October 16, 2025 minutes. It denied Skyler Potter's request to take the journeyman plumber test, directing him to reapply in six months. The board unanimously granted Tom Fiske's request to place his master plumber’s license in escrow, with one member abstaining. It also unanimously approved Bruce Clayton Peterson's request to take the master plumber’s test.

• Approved October 16, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Denied Skyler Potter's journeyman plumber test request (unanimous)
• Granted Tom Fiske's license escrow request (unanimous, one abstention)
• Granted Bruce Clayton Peterson's master plumber test request (unanimous)

City Council

The City Council is meeting in a closed session to discuss matters exempted under Missouri open meetings law. No specific public agenda items or votes are listed.

City Council

The City Council will convene a closed session to consider items exempt from open‑meeting requirements under Missouri law. No specific agenda items are listed. The meeting includes standard procedural steps such as call to order, roll call, and a public comment period for non‑agenda topics.

• Closed session to discuss exempt matters under RSMo §§610.021.1‑14
• Public comment period for matters not on the printed agenda

The City Council voted unanimously to enter a closed session immediately after the special meeting. The council then voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting. No other business was taken.

• Moved to closed session (6-0, Boyer absent)
• Adjourned meeting (6-0, Boyer absent)

Animal Control Advisory Board

The Animal Control Advisory Board's regularly scheduled meeting on December 16, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is set for January 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled for December 16, 2025
• Next meeting scheduled for January 20, 2026

Black River Coliseum Advisory Board

The board will review a series of past community events listed under Old Business and consider several upcoming activities under New Business, including basketball games, a concert called “Clash at the Coliseum” on Dec 27, gymnastics and boxing events in January, and announcements of future concerts. No formal decisions such as contracts or ordinances are noted; the agenda primarily schedules and acknowledges events.

• Pop’s Event – Clash at the Coliseum Concert – Saturday, Dec 27
• Battle in the Bluff Gymnastics – Saturday Jan 17 & Sunday Jan 18
• Boys & Girls Club Boxing Event – Saturday Jan 26
• Rodney Carrington Concert – March 21 2026 (announcement)
• Aaron Lewis Concert – April 25 2026 (announcement)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is set for Monday, January 5, 2026.

Parks and Recreation Board

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will hear the President’s Report and the Park Director’s Report, which cover golf course operations, programs, financial review, and projects. The board will vote to amend the 2025 budget. Members will also consider holding a closed session for matters exempt under Missouri law. Audience members may address the board before adjournment.

• Amend 2025 Budget
• President’s Report
• Park Director’s Report – Golf Course operations, programs, financials, projects
• Consider closed session for exempt matters
• Public comments from audience

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will consider a Fiscal Year 2026 budget, labor agreements with the International Firefighters Union and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and an ordinance regarding marijuana possession for those under 21. The body will also vote on conditional use permits for a tattoo parlor and a daycare facility.

• Consideration of Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
• Collective Bargaining Agreement with International Firefighters Union Local 2543
• Collective Bargaining Agreement with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 702
• Ordinance adding Section 210.1805 regarding marijuana possession
• Conditional use permits for tattoo parlor at 109 South Broadway and daycare at 500 North Main Street

The council approved its consent agenda. It unanimously adopted three ordinances: a recovery agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC; a new ordinance prohibiting possession of marijuana by persons under 21; and a conditional use permit for a tattoo shop at 109 South Broadway. All three measures passed with every present member voting yes.

• Approved consent agenda (motion by Robert Smith, seconded by Mark Massingham, carried)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑53 (Bill No. 8659) authorizing a recovery agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC; vote: Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman – yes; Boyer absent
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑54 (Bill No. 8660) adding Section 210.1805 prohibiting marijuana possession by minors; vote: Smith, Massingham, DePew, Horton, Parson, Cornman – yes; Boyer absent
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑55 (Bill No. 8661) granting a conditional use permit to Whitney Taylor for a tattoo shop at 109 South Broadway; vote: Massingham, DePew, Horton, Smith, Parson, Cornman – yes; Boyer absent

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled Residential Housing Board meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2025 was canceled because there were no agenda items. The cancellation notice was issued by the City Planning Office. The next meeting is set for Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Building Standards Board

The Poplar Bluff Building Standards Board will hold a compliance hearing to address cases involving property owners Kelly Murphy, Toriona Dudley, Richard Harris, and others. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on December 11, 2025, in the City Council Chambers.

• Compliance Hearing: 317 & 319 Valley (Kelly Murphy)
• Compliance Hearing: 1014 Grand (Kelly Murphy)
• Compliance Hearing: 855 Park (Toriona Dudley)
• Compliance Hearing: 616 South B St (Richard Harris)
• Compliance Hearing: 1331 Benton (Flex Investments LLC)

The Building Standards Board unanimously approved the November 13, 2025 minutes. For each property presented, the board decided to table the item to a later meeting, either on January 8 or March 12, 2026. No other actions were taken.

• Approved November 13, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled 317 & 319 Valley properties to Jan 8 2026
• Tabled 1014 Grand property to Jan 8 2026
• Tabled 855 Park property to Jan 8 2026
• Tabled 616 South B St property to Mar 12 2026
• Tabled 1003 Marion property to Mar 12 2026
• Tabled 1331 Benton property to Jan 8 2026
• Tabled 803 Henderson property to Jan 8 2026

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Advisory Board will meet to conduct regular business. The agenda consists of procedural items and reports from various committees and directors.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The meeting scheduled for December 10, 2025, was canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

City Council

The City Council will conduct a regular meeting, beginning with a call to order by Mayor Shane Cornman and roll call. Council members may disclose any conflicts of interest. The meeting includes a closed‑session segment to discuss matters exempt from open‑meeting requirements under Missouri law. The meeting will then adjourn.

• Closed‑session discussion of exempted matters (no specifics listed in agenda)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will convene a closed meeting to discuss items exempt from the open meetings law. The agenda also includes standard procedural steps such as call to order, roll call, disclosure of interests, and a period for citizen input. No specific decisions or public agenda items are listed.

• Closed session to discuss matters exempt under Missouri open meetings statutes

The council unanimously approved a motion to move into a closed session immediately after the regular meeting. No other business was presented, and the council then adjourned the regular session.

• Moved to closed session (7-0 unanimous)
• Adjourned regular session (motion carried)

Disabilities Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Disabilities Advisory Board meeting scheduled for December 9, 2025 was canceled because there were no items to discuss. No decisions or discussions will take place at this meeting. The next meeting is set for March 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will review two requests for conditional use permits. These requests involve establishing a business in a mixed-use district and a facility in a residential district.

• Conditional use permit request for a tattoo parlor at 109 South Broadway
• Conditional use permit request for a daycare facility at 500 N Main

The commission approved the November 24, 2025 minutes. It voted to forward a conditional use permit for a tattoo parlor at 109 South Broadway to the City Council with a recommendation for approval. It also forwarded a conditional use permit for a daycare facility at 500 N Main to the City Council with a recommendation for approval. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved November 24, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Forwarded tattoo parlor conditional use permit (109 South Broadway) to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)
• Forwarded daycare facility conditional use permit (500 N Main) to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will discuss strategic and master plan updates. The board will take action on several administrative policies and the FY2026 calendar and personnel handbook.

• FY2026 Personnel Handbook
• Collection Development Policy
• Succession Planning Policy
• FY2026 Holiday Closings and Board Meeting Calendar
• Library Investments

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Board will discuss two requests to place master electrical licenses in escrow, one from Brian McGowen and another from Craig Amerlan. The board will also consider an update to the electrical code. Additional items include approval of the May 1, 2025 minutes and election of officers.

• Request to place master electrical license in escrow – Brian McGowen
• Request to place master electrical license in escrow – Craig Amerlan
• Update to the electrical code
• Approval of May 1, 2025 meeting minutes
• Election of board officers

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will approve the minutes from the November 3, 2025 meeting. It will receive check register reports and financial statements for the Electric and Water‑Sewer Departments. The board will then review the proposed FY 2026 budget for municipal utilities.

• Approval of November 3, 2025 meeting minutes
• Check register reports for Electric and Water‑Sewer Departments
• Financial statements & investments for Electric and Water‑Sewer Departments
• Review of proposed FY 2026 municipal utilities budget

The board approved the minutes from the November 3, 2025 meeting. It approved the electric and water‑sewer check registers and the departments’ financial statements and investments. The board voted to recommend the proposed FY 2026 municipal utilities budget to the City Council. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved November 3, 2025 meeting minutes (motion carried)
• Approved electric and water‑sewer check registers (motion carried)
• Approved financial statements and investments for electric and water‑sewer departments (motion carried)
• Recommended FY 2026 municipal utilities budget to City Council (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion carried)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will consider several agenda items, including a conditional use permit for a daycare at 700 Charles Street and an amendment to personnel holiday regulations. Council members will also discuss a collective bargaining agreement with the International Firefighters Union Local 2543 and the future of the Downtown Poplar Bluff, Inc. board. Action items include an ordinance to enter a recovery agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC and an ordinance adding a marijuana possession provision for persons under 21.

• Conditional use permit for a daycare facility at 700 Charles Street (applicant: Ms. Ashley Parker)
• Amendment to Code of Ordinances Chapter 120 Section 120.330 (holidays enumerated)
• Collective bargaining agreement with International Firefighters Union Local 2543
• Ordinance entering a Recovery Agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC for health insurance settlement monies
• Ordinance adding Section 210.1805 on possession of marijuana under 21 years of age

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 27, 2025 was cancelled. No agenda items were considered. The next meeting is set for Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for November 26, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for December 31, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Poplar Bluff Planning & Zoning Commission will consider three conditional use permit applications: a tattoo parlor at 109 South Broadway in a CX‑3 Central Commercial, Mixed‑Use District; a daycare facility at 700 Charles in an RD‑1 Duplex Residential District; and a daycare facility at 500 N Main in an RD‑1 Duplex Residential District. The commission will vote on the daycare permit for 700 Charles during the meeting. Standard agenda items include approval of the October 27, 2025 minutes and disclosures of interest.

• Approval of the October 27, 2025 minutes
• Conditional use permit request for a tattoo parlor at 109 South Broadway (CX‑3 Central Commercial, Mixed‑Use District)
• Conditional use permit request for a daycare facility at 700 Charles (RD‑1 Duplex Residential District)
• Conditional use permit request for a daycare facility at 500 N Main (RD‑1 Duplex Residential District)
• Vote on the conditional use permit for the daycare facility at 700 Charles

The commission approved the October 27, 2025 minutes unanimously. It moved the conditional use request for a tattoo parlor at 109 S. Broadway and two daycare requests (700 Charles and 500 N. Main) to the voting session, all unanimously. The commission then referred the 700 Charles daycare request to the City Council with a staff recommendation for approval, also unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

• Approved October 27, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Moved tattoo parlor conditional use permit (109 S. Broadway) to voting session (unanimous)
• Moved daycare permit at 700 Charles to voting session (unanimous)
• Moved daycare permit at 500 N. Main to voting session (unanimous)
• Referred 700 Charles daycare permit to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)
• Moved daycare permit at 700 Charles to City Council with staff recommendation (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The regularly scheduled meeting for November 20, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for December 18, 2025.

Animal Control Advisory Board

The Animal Control Advisory Board announced that the regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, November 18, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is set for Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. No agenda items were presented.

Parks and Recreation Board

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will review the President’s Report, the Park Director’s Report covering golf course operations, programs, finances, and projects, and will vote on the 2026 budget. A closed session will be scheduled to discuss matters exempt from open‑meeting law.

• Review and vote on the 2026 Parks and Recreation budget
• President’s Report
• Park Director’s Report – golf course operations, programs, financial review, projects
• Closed session to discuss exempt matters under RSMo. Section 610.021
• Public comment period for audience members

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. was cancelled because there were no agenda items. No decisions or discussions will take place at this meeting. The next regular meeting is set for Monday, December 1, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a closed session on November 17, 2025. Council members will discuss matters exempt from open meetings law as listed in RSMo sections 610.021.1 through 610.021.14. No specific agenda items or decisions are disclosed in the public agenda.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will discuss a recovery agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC for settlement monies from the city’s self‑insured health insurance fund. They will consider adding a new ordinance section on possession of marijuana by persons under 21. The council will vote on an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter an Airport Infrastructure Grant Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and on an ordinance changing rental fees for the Black River Coliseum and its Aquatics and Fitness Center. A closed meeting is also scheduled to discuss matters exempt from open‑meeting requirements.

• Consider Recovery Agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC for health‑insurance fund settlement monies
• Consider adding Section 210.1805 on possession of marijuana under age 21 to the Code of Ordinances
• Ordinance authorizing Mayor to enter Airport Infrastructure Grant Agreement with Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
• Ordinance amending rental fees for Black River Coliseum and Black River Coliseum Aquatics and Fitness Center
• Closed meeting to discuss items exempt under Missouri open‑meeting law

The council approved the ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute an airport infrastructure grant agreement and adopted an ordinance changing rental fees for the Black River Coliseum and Aquatics Center. Both ordinances passed unanimously. The consent agenda was approved, and two items – a recovery agreement with Pearl Logic, LLC and a proposed marijuana possession ordinance – were moved to a voting session on December 1. A closed‑session was also called and the meeting was adjourned.

• Adopted airport infrastructure grant ordinance (6-0, Massingham absent)
• Adopted Black River Coliseum rental fee ordinance (6-0, Massingham absent)
• Approved consent agenda (carried)
• Moved Pearl Logic recovery agreement to Dec 1 vote (carried)
• Moved marijuana possession ordinance to Dec 1 vote (carried)
• Called closed session (6-0, Massingham absent)
• Adjourned meeting (carried)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The Residential Housing Advisory Board's regularly scheduled meeting on November 13, 2025 was canceled. The cancellation was due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is set for December 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board will hold a compliance hearing for the 1001 Mulberry property. It will also review unfinished compliance cases for several other properties. The agenda includes routine approval of the October 9 minutes and standard disclosures.

• Compliance hearing – new business: 1001 Mulberry – owner Stanley Harper – Select Portfolio Servicing
• Compliance hearing – unfinished business: 1102 Gardner – owner James Alfred Hobbs
• Compliance hearing – unfinished business: 917 Maud – owners Derek & Stacy Allen
• Compliance hearing – unfinished business: 2003 Kentucky – owners Alexis Arellanes-Vasquez & Adelita Torres
• Compliance hearing – unfinished business: 1203 N 10th St – owner Miranda Johnson

Rodney Reagan moved to table the item until the next board meeting and to review it on January 8. The minutes note the motion but do not record a vote or final approval. No other decisions were recorded.

• Motion to table item and review on Jan 8 (outcome not recorded)

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Museum Advisory Board meeting scheduled for November 13, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for December 11, 2025.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission had no agenda items, so the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2025 was cancelled. No decisions or discussions took place. The next meeting is set for Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for November 10, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for November 24, 2025.

Electrical Wiring Board

The Electrical Board meeting scheduled for November 6, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for December 4, 2025.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will approve minutes from the October 6, 2025 meeting, receive check register and financial reports from the electric and water‑sewer departments, and discuss the bids received for a vacuum circuit breaker.

• Approve minutes of the October 6, 2025 meeting
• Check register reports – Electric and Water‑Sewer Departments
• Financial statements & investments – Electric and Water‑Sewer Departments
• Review bids received for a vacuum circuit breaker

The board approved the minutes from the October 6 meeting, authorized payment of electric and water‑sewer checks, and adopted the financial statements and investments for those departments. It also approved the low bid of $135,680 from CBM, Inc. for a vacuum circuit breaker. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved October 6 minutes (motion by Schalk, seconded by Littles, carried)
• Approved electric and water‑sewer check registers (motion by Schalk, seconded by Norton, carried)
• Approved financial statements and investments for Electric and Water‑Sewer Departments (motion by Norton, seconded by Littles, carried)
• Approved vacuum circuit breaker bid of $135,680 from CBM, Inc., Lee’s Summit, Missouri (motion by Schalk, seconded by Littles, carried)
• Adjourned the meeting (motion by Cornman, seconded by Norton, carried)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will review financial reports and budget proposals. The board will also receive a presentation of findings from Library IQ regarding the Strategic Plan.

• FY2026 Proposed Budget discussion
• FY2025 Revised Budget action item
• Property/Liability Insurance action item
• Library IQ Strategic Plan presentation of findings
• Missouri Evergreen FY2025 Annual Report discussion

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will meet in a closed session on November 3, 2025. In that session they will discuss matters that are exempt from open‑meeting requirements under Missouri statutes (RSMo §§610.021.1‑14). No specific agenda items or decisions are disclosed in the public agenda.

• Closed session discussion of matters exempt under RSMo Sections 610.021.1‑14

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will consider several items, including a grant agreement for airport hangar design, a request for open containers at Millie Fest, and a recommendation to abandon Drew’s Subdivision for church parking. Action items include ordinances for a conditional use permit for an assisted‑living facility, abandonment of Drew’s Subdivision, and the creation of a Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District.

• Approve open containers on City‑owned property across from Black River Coliseum for Millie Fest (Nov 7, 2025)
• Consider Airport Infrastructure Grant Agreement with Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for design services of two‑bay box hangars at Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport
• Consider recommendation to abandon Drew’s Subdivision and vacate Tower Drive to expand parking for Temple Baptist Church at 1813 Barron Road
• Amend rental fees for Black River Coliseum and Black River Coliseum Aquatics and Fitness Center
• Ordinance establishing Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District, designating it as a blighted area and appointing an initial Board of Directors

The Poplar Bluff City Council unanimously approved open containers at the Millie Fest fundraiser and adopted a conditional use permit for an independent and assisted living facility at 3392 Kanell Boulevard. It also adopted an ordinance abandoning Drew’s Subdivision and vacating Tower Drive, while defeating the downtown community improvement district ordinance. The council moved several items to future voting sessions and entered a closed session after the meeting.

• Approved open containers at Millie Fest (unanimous)
• Adopted conditional use permit for assisted living center at 3392 Kanell Blvd (unanimous)
• Adopted ordinance abandoning Drew’s Subdivision and vacating Tower Drive (unanimous)
• Defeated ordinance establishing Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District (non‑favorable vote)
• Moved Airport Infrastructure Grant Agreement to voting session on Nov 17 (motion carried)
• Moved Black River Coliseum rental fee changes to voting session on Nov 17 (motion carried)
• Moved Drew’s Subdivision ordinance to voting session on Nov 17 (motion carried)
• Entered closed session immediately after regular meeting (unanimous)

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for October 29, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for November 26, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will discuss and vote on a request from Temple Baptist Church. The applicant seeks to abandon Drew’s Subdivision and vacate Tower Drive to expand parking and support church activities.

• Request to abandon Drew’s Subdivision
• Request to vacate Tower Drive for Temple Baptist Church at 1813 Barron Rd

The commission approved Temple Baptist Church's request to abandon the platted Drew’s Subdivision and vacate Tower Drive. The request was sent to the City Council with a staff recommendation for approval. All related motions, including suspending rules and moving the item to a voting session, passed unanimously. The October 13, 2025 minutes were also approved unanimously.

• Approved October 13, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Suspended rules to move abandonment request to voting session (unanimous)
• Moved abandonment request to voting session with staff recommendation (unanimous)
• Forwarded abandonment request for Drew’s Subdivision and Tower Drive to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff HVACR Advisory Board will consider approving the Class A HVACR test score for Trevor William Douglas. The meeting also includes routine items such as call to order, roll call, advertisement notice, approval of the July 24, 2025 minutes, and disclosure of interest. No other business is listed.

• Approval of Class A HVACR test score – Trevor William Douglas
• Approval of July 24, 2025 minutes

The board approved the July 24, 2025 meeting minutes. It granted a Class A HVACR license to Trevor William Douglas after he scored 83% on the test. Both motions passed unanimously. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved July 24, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Granted Class A HVACR license to Trevor William Douglas (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Animal Control Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for October 21, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2025.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board meeting scheduled for October 20, 2025, was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is set for November 3, 2025.

• Meeting cancelled due to lack of agenda items
• Next meeting scheduled for November 3, 2025

Parks and Recreation Board

The Parks and Recreation Board will review the President's and Park Director's reports, including golf course operations, programs, finances, and projects. It will take action on a pump station project and on changes to registration fees. A closed session will be considered for matters exempt from open meeting law.

• Action item: Pump Station
• Action item: Registration Fees
• President’s Report
• Park Director’s Report – Golf Course operations, programs, financial review, projects
• Consideration of a closed session for exempt matters

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will consider a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to rezone 912 Delano from C-2 General Commercial to RS-3 Central Area Residential. They will also discuss a conditional use permit for an independent and assisted living facility for up to 75 patrons at 3392 Kanell Boulevard, proposed by Neal R. Slattery/Americare Senior Living. Representatives from Three Rivers College will present new logo and branding concepts for the city.

• Rezoning of 912 Delano from C-2 General Commercial to RS-3 Central Area Residential
• Conditional use permit for an assisted living facility at 3392 Kanell Boulevard
• Presentation of new logo and branding concepts by Three Rivers College
• Approval of minutes from the September 4, 2025 meeting
• City Clerk's report on fund balances, investments, and departmental reports for September 2025

The council approved the consent agenda and then adopted Ordinance No. 25‑48, rezoning 912 Delano Street from C‑2 General Commercial to RS‑3 Central Area Residential, by a unanimous vote. The council also moved the conditional use permit for 3392 Kanell Boulevard to a voting session scheduled for November 3, 2025. Earlier, the council moved the rezoning recommendation for 912 Delano to the voting session, which was later acted upon in the same meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:23 p.m.

• Approved consent agenda (motion by Robert Smith, seconded by Billy DePew, carried)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑48 rezoning 912 Delano (unanimous vote)
• Moved rezoning recommendation for 912 Delano to voting session (motion by Billy DePew, seconded by Mark Massingham, carried)
• Moved conditional use permit for 3392 Kanell Blvd to voting session on Nov 3, 2025 (motion by Lisa Parson, seconded by Mark Massingham, carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion by Robert Smith, seconded by Lisa Parson, carried)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The regularly scheduled meeting for October 16, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for November 20, 2025.

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will meet to review test results and requests for professional certifications. The board will consider the approval of a Journeyman Plumber's test and a request to take the Master Plumber's test.

• Approval of Journeyman Plumber’s test for Andrew Dugas
• Request to take the Master Plumber’s test from Jack O’Guin

The Plumbing Board approved the September 18, 2025 meeting minutes unanimously. It granted Andrew Dugas a journeyman plumber’s license after he scored 70% on the test, also unanimously. The board then approved Jack O'Guin’s request to take the Master Plumber’s test, again with unanimous support. The meeting was adjourned at 5:08 p.m.

• Approved September 18, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Granted journeyman plumber’s license to Andrew Dugas (unanimous)
• Approved Jack O'Guin’s request to take Master Plumber’s test (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting at 5:08 p.m. (unanimous)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a conditional use permit for an independent and assistant living facility serving up to 75 patrons in an RS‑1 Rural Residential zone. It will also discuss and vote on a rezoning request to change 912 Delano from C‑2 General Commercial to RS‑3 Central Area Residential. No other agenda items require a decision.

• Conditional use permit request by Neal Slattery, Americare Senior Living, 214 N Scott St, Sikeston, MO, for an independent and assistant living facility serving up to 75 patrons in RS‑1 zone
• Rezoning application by Scott Cheshire, 1180 County Road 605, Poplar Bluff, MO, to change 912 Delano from C‑2 General Commercial to RS‑3 Central Area Residential
• Vote on the rezoning of 912 Delano from C‑2 to RS‑3

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved moving two applications to the City Council for final action. Both the rezoning of 912 Delano and the conditional use permit for an assisted‑living facility were forwarded with staff recommendations for approval. All motions passed unanimously.

• Suspended rules to vote on rezoning request (unanimous)
• Moved rezoning request to voting session with staff recommendation (unanimous)
• Forwarded rezoning request to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)
• Suspended rules to vote on conditional use permit request (unanimous)
• Moved conditional use permit request to voting session with staff recommendation (unanimous)
• Forwarded conditional use permit request to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The Residential Housing Advisory Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025 was canceled because there were no agenda items. The next meeting is set for Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Building Standards Board

The Poplar Bluff Building Standards Board will hold a compliance hearing for new business, reviewing requests from property owners on various addresses. It will also address unfinished business items from prior meetings. The board will consider demolition reversal requests and other compliance issues raised by owners.

• 1307 N 10th St – compliance request by owner Jonathan Rivas (10-9-25)
• 714 Sanders – request by Ryan Rapert to reverse demolition (3-14-24)
• 2024 Thomas – request by Eduardo Godinez to reverse demolition (10-10-24)
• 917 Maud – request by Derek Allen to reverse demolition (8-8-24)
• 1102 Gardner – unfinished business compliance item (4-10-25)

The Building Standards Board voted to demolish properties at 1307 N. 10th St, 413 Magnolia St, 942 Ivadene Dr, 1008 Cole St, 1407 Benton St, and 1714 Robert St. A motion to table the 731 Mill St case until the November 13 meeting was also approved. No other actions were taken.

• Approved demolition of 1307 N. 10th St (motion and second, aye vote)
• Approved demolition of 413 Magnolia St (motion and second, aye vote)
• Approved demolition of 942 Ivadene Dr (motion and second, aye vote)
• Approved demolition of 1008 Cole St (motion and second, aye vote)
• Approved demolition of 1407 Benton St (motion and second, aye vote)
• Approved demolition of 1714 Robert St (motion and second, aye vote)
• Tabled discussion of 731 Mill St until Nov 13 (motion and second, aye vote)
• No decision recorded on reversal request for 714 Sanders St

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Advisory Board meeting scheduled for October 9, 2025, was canceled. The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission canceled its scheduled meeting on October 8, 2025, due to a lack of items. The next meeting is set for November 12, 2025.

• Meeting canceled for lack of agenda items
• Next meeting scheduled for November 12, 2025

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will meet to review financial reports and transformer bids. The board will also examine a list of charge offs for the electric and water-sewer departments.

• Review of transformer bids
• Review of charge offs list
• Check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board approved the minutes from the August 4, 2025 meeting. It approved the check register payments for the Electric and Water‑Sewer departments, including specific check numbers and a $255.50 mileage reimbursement. The board approved the July and August financial statements and investments for both departments. It also approved the lower bids for single‑phase pole‑mount and pad‑mount transformers and a charge‑off for an electric meter at Vine Street and Moran.

• Approved August 4, 2025 meeting minutes (motion carried)
• Approved electric and water‑sewer check register payments, including checks #34012‑#34269, #12394‑#121554, payroll checks #50424‑#50425, and $255.50 mileage check (motion carried)
• Approved July financial statements and investments for Electric and Water‑Sewer departments (motion carried)
• Approved August financial statements and investments for Electric and Water‑Sewer departments (motion carried)
• Approved lower bid for single‑phase pole‑mount transformer to Emerald Transformer PPM, LLC – $54,998.90 (motion carried)
• Approved lower bid for single‑phase pad‑mount transformer to Fletcher‑Reinhardt Company – $174,318.24 (motion carried)
• Approved charge‑off for electric meter at Vine Street and Moran (motion carried)
• Adjourned the meeting (motion carried)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Library Board will review financial reports, discuss the FY26 budget, and update its strategic and master plans. The meeting will also include a closed session to discuss matters exempt from open meetings laws.

• Review of meeting minutes, circulation report, and library financials
• Discussion of FY26 budget by Finance and Banking Committee
• Presentation on Strategic & Master Plan Update
• Presentation on IMLS Update
• Closed session to discuss matters exempt from open meetings laws

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will conduct a public hearing to review the city's past performance in implementing the Community Development Block Grant for the infrastructure portion of the new industrial site on Fair Street. The discussion will cover the construction of a new city street, extension of utilities, and installation of flood and drainage controls.

• Public hearing on past performance of Community Development Block Grant-funded infrastructure (new street, utility extensions, flood/drainage controls) at the Fair Street industrial site

The council held a public hearing on the Fair Street Community Development Block Grant project and heard a report from Ms. Amy Baugus about grant funding and repayment requirements. No members of the public offered comments, and the council determined no further action was needed at this time. A motion to adjourn the hearing was made, seconded, and carried.

• Motion to adjourn public hearing carried

City Council

The City Council will meet to discuss new logo and branding concepts for the City of Poplar Bluff. The meeting also includes a consent agenda for the approval of August 2025 meeting minutes and departmental reports.

• Discussion of new logo and branding concepts for the City of Poplar Bluff
• Approval of minutes from August 1, August 4, and August 18, 2025 meetings
• Review of August 2025 fund balances, investments, and collections
• Review of August 2025 reports from Fire, Police, Planning, and Street departments

The council voted to approve the consent agenda as presented. No other substantive actions were taken; the new logo and branding proposal was discussed but no decision was made. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved consent agenda (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion carried)

Electrical Wiring Board

The Electrical Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2025 was cancelled. No items were discussed or decided. The next meeting is set for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board meeting scheduled for September 25, 2025, has been canceled.

Airport Advisory Board

The regular Airport Advisory Board meeting scheduled for September 24, 2025 was cancelled. The board will reconvene on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. No agenda items were decided or discussed at this cancelled meeting.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission’s regular meeting scheduled for Monday, September 22, 2025, was cancelled. The commission will reconvene at its next regular meeting on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Poplar Bluff Zoning Board of Adjustment for Thursday, September 18, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled for Sept. 18
• Next meeting set for Oct. 16 at 7:00 p.m.

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will meet to approve a journeyman plumber's test for Tyler Norton and discuss a request to take the master plumber's test from Jack O'Guin. The meeting is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at City Hall.

• Approval of Journeyman Plumber’s test – Tyler Norton
• Request to take Master Plumber’s test – Jack O’Guin
• Approval of August 21, 2025, minutes

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board unanimously approved the minutes from August 21, 2025. The board also unanimously granted Tyler Norton a journeyman plumber’s license after he scored 76% on the test. The request for Jack O’Guin to take the Master Plumber’s test was tabled pending additional verification.

• Approved August 21, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved journeyman plumber license for Tyler Norton (unanimous)
• Tabled Jack O’Guin master plumber test request (unanimous)

Animal Control Advisory Board

The Animal Control Advisory Board has canceled its regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The next meeting is set for Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled for September 16, 2025
• Next meeting scheduled for October 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Black River Coliseum Advisory Board

The Black River Coliseum Advisory Board will discuss contract and rental rates and consider the non‑renewal of the Ticketmaster contract. The meeting also includes updates on numerous community events scheduled from September through December. Old business items list past events, while new business items outline upcoming activities. The board will adjourn after these items.

• Review contract and rental rates
• Non‑Renewal of Ticketmaster Contract
• Women Aware Conference – Thursday, September 18
• Butler County Exhibits & Auction – Thursday‑Saturday, September 25‑27
• Park & Rec Basketball schedule – multiple dates Oct‑Dec

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting scheduled for September 15, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

Parks and Recreation Board

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will review golf course operations and maintenance, review financials, and consider an RTP grant and a pump station project. The meeting will be held at the Hendrickson Park Annex.

• Review golf course operations and maintenance
• Review financials
• Consider RTP grant
• Consider pump station project
• Closed session to discuss exempt matters

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The Residential Housing Advisory Board's regular meeting on September 11, 2025 was canceled because there were no agenda items. No decisions or discussions took place. The next meeting is set for October 9, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board meeting scheduled for September 11, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for October 9, 2025.

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Advisory Board will meet to conduct regular business. The agenda consists of procedural items and standing reports.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Historical Preservation Commission will review a report on Downtown Poplar Bluff and consider a commission member's resume. No formal actions are listed; the items are for discussion.

• Downtown Poplar Bluff report
• Review of Historical Preservation Commission member resume

The commission unanimously approved the July 9, 2025 meeting minutes. The board voted to eliminate free entry for non‑profit booths at the Iron Horse Festival, requiring them to pay the same rates as craft vendors. The meeting was then adjourned unanimously.

• Approved July 9, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Voted to remove free entry fees for non‑profit booths at Iron Horse Festival
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Disabilities Advisory Board

The meeting scheduled for September 9, 2025, was canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The regularly scheduled September 8, 2025 meeting of the Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Library Board of Trustees will meet to act on library investments and adjourn into a closed session to discuss exempt matters under Missouri open meetings law. No other substantive items are listed on the agenda.

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Board meeting scheduled for September 4, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for October 2, 2025.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a public hearing to receive citizen input on a petition to create the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District under Missouri state law. The petition is supported by owners representing over 50% of the district's assessed value and per capita ownership.

• Public hearing for Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District creation

The City Council approved a motion to refer the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District proposal to a voting session later that night. No vote on the district itself was taken. The council then adjourned the public hearing.

• Motion to refer Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District to voting session carried (motion by Robert Smith, seconded by Mark Massingham)
• Motion to adjourn the public hearing carried (motion by Lisa Parson, seconded by Mark Massingham)

City Council

The City Council will take action on ordinances regarding a new community improvement district and the donation of a firetruck. The body will also consider a right-of-way easement for airport hangar construction and board appointments.

• Ordinance to establish the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District and designate it as a blighted area
• Right-of-way easement for Ozark Border Electric Cooperative for hangar construction at Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport
• Donation of a 1980 Seagraves pumper firetruck to Three Rivers College
• Appointments to the Airport Advisory Board, Building Standards Board, Library Board of Trustees, and Planning and Zoning Commission

The council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 25‑46 granting a right‑of‑way easement to Ozark Border Electric Cooperative for new hangar construction at the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport. It also unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 25‑47 authorizing the donation of a 1980 Seagraves firetruck to Three Rivers College. Additionally, the council approved appointments to several boards (Resolution No. 2063) and tabled the downtown community improvement district ordinance.

• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑46 granting easement to Ozark Border Electric Cooperative (unanimous yes)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑47 authorizing donation of 1980 Seagraves firetruck to Three Rivers College (unanimous yes)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2063 appointing members to Airport Advisory, Building Standards, Library, and Planning & Zoning boards (yes: DePew, Boyer, Horton, Smith, Parson, Cornman; no: Massingham)
• Tabled Bill No. 8650 establishing Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District (yes: Smith, Massingham, Parson, Cornman; no: Boyer, Horton, DePew)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board meeting scheduled for September 1, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting will be held on September 15, 2025. This meeting was purely procedural and did not address any substantive issues.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board meeting scheduled for August 28, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 25, 2025.

Airport Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Airport Advisory Board has cancelled its August 27, 2025 meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for September 24, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 501 Vine Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for August 25, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2025.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The regularly scheduled meeting for August 21, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 18, 2025.

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will meet to consider requests for individuals to take professional plumbing exams. The board will also address an unfinished item regarding the plumbing exam application.

• Request for Tyler Norton to take the Journeyman Plumber’s test
• Request for Jack O’Guin to take the Master Plumber’s test
• Discussion of Plumbing Exam Application

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board approved the June 19, 2025 minutes, granted Tyler Norton permission to take the Journeyman Plumber's test, and adopted a revised Plumbers Exam Application. The board also tabled Jack O’Guin’s Master Plumber test request pending additional information. All motions passed unanimously.

• Approved June 19, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Granted Tyler Norton permission to take Journeyman Plumber's test (unanimous)
• Tabled Jack O’Guin’s Master Plumber test request pending additional information (unanimous)
• Approved revised Plumbers Exam Application (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Animal Control Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for August 19, 2025, has been canceled. No other business was listed.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities Advisory Board meeting scheduled for August 18, 2025, was cancelled because no agenda items were submitted. The next meeting is set for September 2, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.

Parks and Recreation Board

The Parks and Recreation Board will meet to discuss golf course operations, maintenance, and financials. The board is scheduled to take action on quotes for a golf course pump station.

• Action item: Golf Course Pump Station Quotes

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a public hearing to gather citizen input on the proposed property tax rates for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025. The tax rate will be set to generate the revenue required by the city budget.

• Public hearing on proposed 2025 property tax rates

The City Council held a public hearing on the 2025 property tax rate. No public comments were made. Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Parson moved the tax‑rate item to a voting session later that night, and the motion was carried. The council then adjourned the hearing, and that motion also carried.

• Moved property tax rate item to voting session (carried)
• Adjourned public hearing (carried)

City Council

The City Council will hold a public hearing to receive citizen input regarding a petition to create a Community Improvement District. The proposed area is named the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District.

• Public hearing on the creation of the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District

City Council

The City Council will take action on several ordinances, including the establishment of a Downtown Community Improvement District and the levy of 2025 property taxes. The body will also discuss vacancies for several city boards and commissions.

• Ordinance to establish the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District and designate it as a blighted area
• Ordinance for the levy and collection of 2025 property taxes for General Revenue and Policemen and Firemen’s Pension Fund
• Acceptance of a property donation from Spire Missouri, Inc. at the northeast corner of China and Velma Streets
• Amendment No. 1 to the State Block Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Program Project No. 25-075A-1
• Ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

The council approved several ordinances, including a property tax levy for 2025, a FY2025 budget amendment, and a donation of property at China and Velma Streets. All were adopted by unanimous roll‑call votes. The council also moved the Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District hearing and board vacancy appointments to a September 4 meeting. The consent agenda was approved.

• Adopted property tax levy ordinance (Bill 8649) – unanimous Yes: Boyer, Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman
• Adopted FY2025 budget amendment ordinance (Bill 8646) – unanimous Yes: Smith, Massingham, DePew, Boyer, Horton, Parson, Cornman
• Adopted ordinance accepting property donation at China and Velma Streets (Bill 8645) – unanimous Yes: Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Boyer, Parson, Cornman
• Adopted ordinance amending employment of immediate relatives (Bill 8644) – unanimous Yes: Boyer, Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman
• Adopted ordinance establishing conflict‑of‑interest disclosure procedure (Bill 8647) – unanimous Yes: Massingham, DePew, Boyer, Horton, Smith, Parson, Cornman
• Adopted ordinance authorizing airport grant amendment (Bill 8648) – unanimous Yes: DePew, Boyer, Horton, Smith, Massingham, Parson, Cornman
• Adopted Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District ordinance (Bill 8643) – unanimous Yes: Boyer, Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman
• Approved consent agenda – motion carried (no vote tally recorded)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for August 14, 2025, was canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board will conduct compliance hearings for new and unfinished business. The board is reviewing specific properties for compliance and considering a request to reverse a demolition.

• Compliance hearing for 1331 Benton (Brooke Dianna Huber)
• Request to reverse demolition for 935 Benton (David Barnes)
• Compliance hearing for 2003 Kentucky (Alexis Arellanes-Vasquez Adelita Torres)
• Compliance hearing for 855 Park (Toriona Dudley)
• Compliance hearings for 1203 N 10th St, 945 Lester, and 1007 Park

The Building Standards Board approved the July 10, 2025 minutes unanimously. It then moved to table the enforcement matters for 1331 Benton, 935 Benton, 2003 Kentucky, and 855 Park streets, postponing any action until the October 9, 2025 meeting. All table motions were adopted without recorded opposition.

• Approved July 10, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled 1331 Benton property issue until Oct 9, 2025 (motion by Dennis Smothers, second by Coretta Bishop, unanimous)
• Tabled 935 Benton property issue until Oct 9, 2025 (motion by Coretta Bishop, second by Samantha Nasser, unanimous)
• Tabled 2003 Kentucky property issue until Oct 9, 2025 (motion by Dennis Smothers, second by Coretta Bishop, unanimous)
• Tabled 855 Park property issue until Oct 9, 2025 (motion by Coretta Bishop, second by Samantha Nasser, unanimous)

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Museum Advisory Board meeting scheduled for August 14, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 11, 2025.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The meeting scheduled for August 13, 2025, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is set for Monday, August 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled for Aug 11, 2025
• Next meeting scheduled for Aug 25, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Board meeting scheduled for August 7, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 4, 2025.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will meet to review bids for poles. The board will also review financial statements and check register reports for the electric and water-sewer departments.

• Review of pole bids
• Check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments

The board approved the June 16 minutes, authorized payment of electric, water‑sewer and payroll checks, and adopted the May and June financial statements for the utility departments. It also approved the low bid from Stella Jones for DCOI treated poles at $35,864 and then adjourned.

• Approved June 16, 2025 minutes (motion by Schalk, seconded by Norton, carried)
• Approved electric, water‑sewer and payroll checks for June‑August 2025 (motion by Schalk, seconded by Cornman, carried)
• Approved May financial statements and investments for Electric and Water‑Sewer departments (motion by Norton, seconded by Schalk, carried)
• Approved June financial statements and investments for Electric and Water‑Sewer departments (motion by Schalk, seconded by Norton, carried)
• Approved bid from Stella Jones, Benton, KS for DCOI treated poles at $35,864 (motion by Norton, seconded, carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion by Schalk, seconded by Cornman, carried)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will review financial reports and the Director's evaluation. The board is scheduled to take action on IT services, library investments, and the property tax levy.

• Action on property tax levy
• Action on IT services
• Action on library investments
• Director's evaluation
• Discussion of strategic plan and Missouri legislative update

City Council

The City Council will review the Fiscal Year 2024 Audit for the city and municipal utilities. Members will discuss a petition for a Downtown Community Improvement District and a budget amendment for Fiscal Year 2025. The council will also take action on a bid to sell city-owned property on Highway 53.

• Petition to establish a Downtown Poplar Bluff Community Improvement District
• Bid for the purchase of City-owned property on Highway 53
• Donation of property at the northeast corner of China and Velma Streets from Spire Missouri, Inc.
• Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
• Amendment No.1 to the State Block Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement Program Project No. 25-075A-1

The council accepted the FY 2024 audit and approved open containers for a downtown dinner walking tour on Oct. 18. It moved several items—including a downtown improvement district, employment‑relatives amendment, donation of a lot, budget amendment, conflict‑of‑interest ordinance, and airport grant amendment—to a voting session on Aug. 18. Finally, the council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 25‑39 to sell city‑owned property on Highway 53 to Donna Buhl er.

• Accepted FY 2024 Audit (motion carried)
• Approved open‑container permit for Main Street dinner tour (motion carried)
• Moved Downtown Poplar Bluff CID petition to Aug. 18 vote (Yes: Boyer, Horton, DePew, Cornman; No: Smith)
• Moved Employment of Relatives amendment to Aug. 18 vote
• Moved donation of property at China & Velma to Aug. 18 vote
• Moved FY 2025 Budget amendment to Aug. 18 vote
• Moved conflict‑of‑interest procedures ordinance to Aug. 18 vote
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑39 to sell Highway 53 property to Donna Buhl er (unanimous Yes)

City Council

The City Council will discuss and take action on a grant application to the Delta Regional Authority’s Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding Program. The funding would be used for the drilling and installation of a backup water source well near the Alice Street water storage tank.

• Grant application for a backup water well near the Alice Street water storage tank

The council adopted Resolution No. 2062 authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Delta Regional Authority's 2025 Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funding Program for a well near the Alice Street water storage tank. The resolution was read by caption only and passed by unanimous vote of the five present council members. The meeting was then adjourned after no further business.

• Adopted Resolution No. 2062 authorizing grant application for Alice Street well project (unanimous vote)
• Adjourned the special meeting (unanimous vote)

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for July 30, 2025, has been cancelled.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The regularly scheduled meeting for July 28, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for August 11, 2025.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board will meet to elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The board will also review a Class B HVACR test score for Terry Nunley.

• Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
• Approval of Class B HVACR test score for Terry Nunley
• Review of HVACR Exam Application

The HVACR Advisory Board approved the June 26, 2025 meeting minutes. It granted Terry Nunley a Class B HVACR license after confirming a 90% exam score. The board also approved a corrected HVACR exam application form. All motions passed unanimously.

• Approved June 26, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Granted Terry Nunley a Class B HVACR license (unanimous)
• Approved corrected HVACR exam application (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting scheduled for July 21, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

Parks and Recreation Board

The Board will discuss golf course operations, maintenance, and financials. Members are scheduled to take action on a grant, a pump station, and budget amendments following an audit.

• RTP Grant
• Golf Course Pump Station
• Results of Comp Plan Survey
• Review Audit and Amend Budget

City Council

The City Council will discuss and take action on a short-term bridge loan to cover losses and expenditures from the March 14, 2025 tornado. The body will also consider a bid for city-owned property and a revenue management contract.

• Proposal for a short-term bridge loan regarding Major Disaster Declaration FEMA-4867-DR
• Bid for approximately 1.8 acres of City-owned property on Highway 53
• Ordinance for revenue management and tax audit services from Azavar
• Lease agreement with Spire Missouri, Inc. for City-owned property at 2609 Kingsland

The City Council approved the consent agenda and adopted three ordinances unanimously: revenue‑management services (Ordinance No. 25‑36), a lease for the 2609 Kingsland property (Ordinance No. 25‑37), and a short‑term bridge loan from Peoples Community Bank (Ordinance No. 25‑38). The bridge loan carries a 4.47% interest rate with repayment due Dec 31 2026. Minutes for the June 2 and June 16 meetings were also approved.

• Approved consent agenda (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑36 for revenue‑management and tax audit services (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑37 lease agreement for 2609 Kingsland Street (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑38 short‑term bridge loan at 4.47% interest, repay by Dec 31 2026 (unanimous)
• Approved June 2025 meeting minutes (June 2 and June 16) (unanimous)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will review three variance requests from applicant Keith Bayird regarding pole sign distances in a C-2 General Commercial District. The board will also elect officers and approve previous meeting minutes.

• 34-foot and 61-foot variance request for a base pole sign between 2114 and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• 43-foot variance request for a base pole sign between 2024 and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• 50-foot variance request for a non-conforming existing pole sign northwest of property between 2024 and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

The Board approved the March 6, 2025 minutes and elected officers by acclamation. It heard three sign‑variance requests from applicant Keith Bayird, with staff recommending denial, but no vote or decision was recorded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.

Plumbing Board

The Plumbing Board meeting scheduled for July 17, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for August 21, 2025.

Animal Control Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for July 15, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for August 19, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop session regarding a request from the Department of Veteran Affairs. The body will discuss vacating specific sections of Southwood Drive to facilitate property use for veteran beneficiaries.

• Request to vacate a 25’ and 50’ wide x 1367.07’ platted, undeveloped Southwood Drive by the Department of Veteran Affairs

The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the June 9, 2025 meeting. The Department of Veterans Affairs asked to vacate a portion of Southwood Drive to improve access to its property. After discussion, the commission motioned to table the vacation request until the VA provides additional information, and the motion passed with all attending members in favor.

• Approved June 9, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled Southwood Drive right‑of‑way vacation request (all attending members in favor)

Library Board of Trustees

The Library Board of Trustees will meet to elect board officers and take action on library investments. The board will also review circulation and financial reports and discuss updates from the Missouri Legislature and the Library Foundation.

• Election of Board Officers
• Action on Library Investments
• Missouri Legislative Update
• Library Foundation Update
• Review of Circulation Report and Library Financials

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for July 10, 2025, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board will conduct compliance hearings for new and unfinished business regarding various city properties. The board will also elect its Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

• Compliance hearing for 721 Mary regarding a request to reverse demolition
• New compliance hearings for properties at 803 Henderson, 1936 S Broadway, 1928 S Broadway, 1007 Park, 932 Cherry, 121 S Riverview, 410 Magnolia, 605 Lexington, and 426 Davis
• Unfinished compliance business for 12 properties, including 1102 Gardner and 917 Maud
• Election of Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman

The Board unanimously approved the May 8, 2025 minutes. After a conflict disclosure, members voted to extend the cleanup deadline for 803 Henderson Street by two months, with a review scheduled for the October meeting. Similar review motions were adopted for 1936 South Broadway and 1928 South Broadway properties. The meeting was adjourned unanimously.

• Approved May 8, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Motion to give 803 Henderson St owner two‑month extension passed
• Motion to review 803 Henderson St status at October meeting passed
• Motion to review 1936 South Broadway property on October 9 passed
• Motion to review 1928 South Broadway property on October 9 passed
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Advisory Board will meet to review committee reports and conduct general business. The agenda consists of procedural items and standing reports.

• Committee reports from Acquisition, Budget, Building and Grounds, Development, Exhibit Review Panel, and Personnel
• Presidents' reports from Arts and Advisory and Friends
• Director's report

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Historical Preservation Commission will meet to elect officers and approve previous minutes. The body will also consider a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for property rehabilitation.

• Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary
• Certificate of Appropriateness request for façade rehabilitation at 404 Vine by JD Harmon and McKenzie Taylor

The commission elected its officers—Chair Rex Rattler, Vice‑Chair Michael Pollard, and Secretary Ann Smith—by acclamation. The May 14, 2025 meeting minutes were approved unanimously. The commission also approved, without dissent, the Certificate of Appropriateness for the façade rehabilitation at 404 Vine (Foxtrot Coffee). No other substantive actions were taken.

• Officers elected by acclamation: Chair Rex Rattler, Vice‑Chair Michael Pollard, Secretary Ann Smith
• Approved May 14, 2025 minutes (unanimous vote)
• Approved Certificate of Appropriateness for 404 Vine façade (unanimous vote)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting scheduled for July 7, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

City Council

The City Council is meeting for a closed session to discuss matters exempt under Missouri open meetings law. No specific public business items are listed on this agenda.

City Council

The City Council will take action on ordinances regarding municipal water rates and a project change order for the Wolf Creek Trail Connector. Members will also discuss a lease agreement for city-owned property and a proposal for tax audit services.

• Ordinance approving a water rate increase for Municipal Utilities
• Annexation of 4101 Highway 67 North (MBM Lodging, LLC dba Motel 6) with C-2 General Commercial zoning
• Change Order No. 1 for MoDOT Project No. TAP-5100(012), Wolf Creek Trail Connector
• Proposed lease agreement with Spire Missouri, Inc. for property at 2609 Kingsland
• Proposal for revenue management and tax audit services

The City Council approved a water‑user rate adjustment for the municipal water department. It also adopted a change order for the Wolf Creek Trail Connector project and annexed the Motel 6 property at 4101 Highway 67 North into city limits. Motions were carried to move the revenue‑management audit proposal and a lease with Spire Missouri, Inc. to a July 21 vote and to enter a closed session after the regular meeting.

• Adopted water rate increase ordinance (Ordinance No. 25‑33); Yes: Boyer, Horton, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman; No: Smith
• Adopted Change Order No. 1 for Wolf Creek Trail Connector (Ordinance No. 25‑34); Yes: Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman; No: Boyer
• Adopted annexation of 4101 Highway 67 North (Ordinance No. 25‑35); Yes: Massingham, DePew, Boyer, Horton, Parson, Cornman; No: Smith
• Moved revenue‑management and tax audit services proposal to July 21 voting session; motion carried
• Moved lease agreement with Spire Missouri, Inc. for 2609 Kingsland to July 21 voting session; motion carried (Councilman Boyer opposed)
• Authorized closed‑session meeting immediately after regular session; unanimous Yes vote
• Adjourned regular meeting; motion carried

Electrical Wiring Board

The Electrical Board meeting scheduled for July 3, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for August 7, 2025.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The HVACR Advisory Board will meet to review applications for HVACR exams. The board is considering requests from five individuals to take Class A or Class B tests.

• Request to take Class B HVACR Test – Eric Garris
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test – William Trevor Douglas
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test – Dwain S Gere
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test – Michael A Matthews
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test – Travis Burke

The board unanimously approved the April 24, 2025 minutes and noted the meeting was advertised in the Daily American Republic. The board unanimously tabled the proposed HVACR exam application. The board denied Eric Garris’s Class B license test request but approved his Class C test request, and unanimously approved Class A license test requests for William Trevor Douglas, Dwain S. Gere, Michael A. Matthews, and Travis Burke.

• Approved April 24, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled HVACR Exam Application (unanimous)
• Denied Eric Garris’s Class B test request; approved Class C test request (unanimous)
• Approved William Trevor Douglas’s request to retake Class A test (unanimous)
• Approved Dwain S. Gere’s request to take Class A test (unanimous)
• Approved Michael A. Matthews’s request to take Class A test (unanimous)
• Approved Travis Burke’s request to take Class A test (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for June 25, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for July 30, 2025.

Black River Coliseum Advisory Board

The meeting scheduled for June 24, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for September 23, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The regularly scheduled meeting for June 23, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for July 14, 2025.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment will meet to elect officers and review three variance requests. All three requests concern pole signs located within the C-2 General Commercial District on N Westwood Blvd.

• 34-foot variance request for a pole sign between 2114 and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• 43-foot variance request for a pole sign between 2024 and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• 47-foot variance request for a non-conforming pole sign northwest of property between 2024 and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will meet to elect officers and approve previous meeting minutes. The board will consider requests for individuals to take the Master Plumber's test.

• Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
• Request to take the Master Plumber’s test from Andrew Moyer
• Request to take the Master Plumber’s test from Dustin Lemarr
• Review of Plumbing Exam Application

The Plumbing Board elected Joe Leahy as Chair and Josh Frey as Vice‑Chair by acclamation. It approved the April 17 minutes unanimously. The board granted Andrew Moyer permission to sit for the Master Plumber exam, tabled a pending plumbing exam application until Chair Leahy returns, and removed Dustin Lemarr's test request pending additional information. The meeting was adjourned at 5:07 p.m.

• Elected Joe Leahy Chair (by acclamation)
• Elected Josh Frey Vice‑Chair (by acclamation)
• Approved April 17, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Andrew Moyer's Master Plumber test request (unanimous)
• Tabled plumbing exam application until Chair Leahy is present (unanimous)
• Removed Dustin Lemarr's test request pending information (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Animal Control Advisory Board

The Animal Control Advisory Board will meet to elect officers and approve previous minutes. The board will also address a new business item regarding Joshua Scott Stebbins.

• Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
• Approval of December 17, 2024, minutes
• New business item: Joshua Scott Stebbins, 1620 Wilson

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will meet to review the 2024 audit and a presentation regarding a proposed water rate increase. The board will also review the slate of officers and check register reports for the electric and water-sewer departments.

• Proposed water rate increase presentation
• Review of 2024 audit
• Review of officer slate
• Electric and Water-Sewer Department check register reports

The Advisory Board approved the minutes from the June 2 meeting, authorized payment of electric and water‑sewer checks, and confirmed the slate of officers. The FY2024 financial audit was approved despite noted water‑sewer bond covenant issues. No action was taken on the proposed water rate increase, and the meeting was adjourned.

• Approved June 2 minutes (motion by Schalk, seconded by Littles)
• Approved electric and water‑sewer check payments (motion by Norton, seconded by Littles)
• Approved slate of officers (motion by Schalk, seconded by Littles)
• Approved FY2024 financial audit (motion by Schalk, seconded by Norton)
• Adjourned meeting (motion by Norton, seconded by Littles)

Parks and Recreation Board

The board will meet to elect officers and receive reports from the President and Park Director. The Director's report covers golf course operations, programs, financials, and projects.

• Election of Officers
• Golf Course operations and maintenance report
• Review of financials
• Discussion of projects

City Council

The City Council will conduct a public hearing to gather input regarding the annexation of real property into the city. The property is located at 4101 Highway 67 North and is owned by MBM Lodging, LLC dba Motel 6.

• Public hearing for annexation of 4101 Highway 67 North (MBM Lodging, LLC dba Motel 6)

The council held a public hearing on the proposed annexation of 4101 Highway 67 North, owned by MBM Lodging, LLC dba Motel 6. No public comments were received and no council members disclosed conflicts of interest. The council voted to adjourn the hearing, and no other actions or decisions were taken.

• Adjourned public hearing (motion carried)

City Council

The City Council will discuss a proposed water rate increase and a zoning classification for the annexation of property at 4101 Highway 67 North. The body will also review a change order for the Wolf Creek Trail Connector and appointments to city advisory boards.

• Proposed water rate increase recommendation from Municipal Utilities Advisory Board
• Annexation and zoning of 4101 Highway 67 North (MBM Lodging, LLC dba Motel 6)
• Change Order No. 1 for MoDOT Project No. TAP-5100(012), Wolf Creek Trail Connector
• Request for fireworks discharge on June 28, 2025, for the Bluff Burnouts event
• Appointments to the Airport Advisory Board and Arts and Museum Advisory Board

The council approved the discharge of fireworks inside city limits for the Bluff Burnouts event on Saturday, June 28, 2025. A resolution appointing members to the Airport Advisory Board and the Arts & Museum Advisory Board (Resolution No. 2061) was adopted unanimously. The consent agenda was approved, and four items – a water‑rate increase, a change order for the Wolf Creek Trail Connector, a zoning classification for the Motel 6 annexation, and the board appointments – were moved to a voting session scheduled for July 7, 2025.

• Approved discharge of fireworks for Bluff Burnouts event (motion by Smith, seconded by Horton)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2061 appointing Airport and Arts & Museum board members (unanimous yes vote)
• Approved consent agenda (motion by Smith, seconded by DePew)
• Moved water‑rate increase recommendation to July 7 voting session (motion by DePew, seconded by Massingham)
• Moved Change Order No. 1 for Wolf Creek Trail to July 7 voting session (motion by DePew, seconded by Massingham)
• Moved zoning classification for 4101 Highway 67 North (Motel 6) to July 7 voting session (motion by Massingham, seconded by DePew)
• Moved board appointment items to July 7 voting session (motion by Massingham, seconded by DePew)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The meeting scheduled for June 12, 2025, was canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board meeting scheduled for June 12, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for July 10, 2025.

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Museum Advisory Board meeting scheduled for June 12, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for July 10, 2025.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The meeting scheduled for June 11, 2025, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items.

Disabilities Advisory Board

The meeting scheduled for June 10, 2025, was canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop on a rezoning request and a voting session regarding a zoning classification for an annexation. The body will also elect its officers.

• Request by Neverfail LLC to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial
• Zoning classification request for annexation of 4101 US 67 (MBM Lodging LLC d/b/a Motel 6)
• Election of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary

The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the May 12, 2025 minutes unanimously. Neverfail LLC withdrew its request to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd, ending that application. The commission voted unanimously to move the annexation request for 4101 US 67 to the City Council for approval. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous vote.

• Approved May 12, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Accepted withdrawal of rezoning application for 2301 Kanell Blvd (no vote required)
• Forwarded annexation request for 4101 US 67 to City Council (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Wiring Board meeting scheduled for June 5, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is set for July 3, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will review two requests for 30-foot variances regarding the required distance between base pole signs in the C-2 General Commercial District. Both requests concern properties located on N Westwood Blvd.

• Variance request for base pole sign distance between 2114 N Westwood Blvd and 2108 N Westwood Blvd
• Variance request for base pole sign distance between 2024 N Westwood Blvd and 2108 N Westwood Blvd

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will review a proposed increase to water rates and a change in cycle billing. The board will also examine an agreement between the City of Poplar Bluff and the Southwestern Power Administration.

• Proposed water rate increase
• Proposed change in cycle billing
• Agreement between City of Poplar Bluff and Southwestern Power Administration
• Check Register Reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Financial Statements & Investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board approved the minutes from the April 7 meeting, authorized payment of electric and water‑sewer checks, and adopted the March and April 2025 financial statements. It also approved a $2.21 million agreement with the Southwestern Power Administration for raw‑water replacement funding and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed water rate increases. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved April 7, 2025 minutes (motion carried)
• Approved electric and water‑sewer check register bills (motion carried)
• Approved March and April 2025 financial statements and investments (motion carried)
• Approved agreement with Southwestern Power Administration for $2.21 M raw‑water replacement funding (motion carried)
• Recommended to City Council approval of proposed water rate increases (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion carried)

City Council

The City Council will vote on appointments for numerous advisory and regulatory boards. The meeting includes the swearing-in of a new Police Chief and discussions regarding July 4 fireworks and SBA tornado recovery services.

• Oath of Office for Chief of Police Danny H. Whiteley
• Request to allow fireworks within city limits on July 4, 2025
• SBA presentation on programs related to the March 14, 2025 tornado
• Ordinance for Change Order No. 1 to MoDOT Project No. TAP-5100(013), Vine Street Rehabilitation
• Resolutions to fill vacancies on multiple city boards, including Zoning, Planning, and Housing

The council adopted Ordinance No. 25‑32 authorizing Change Order 1 for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Vine Street Rehabilitation Project after unanimous votes. It also approved a request to discharge fireworks at Ray Clinton Park on July 4, 2025. In addition, the council confirmed appointments to several advisory boards and swore in Chief of Police Danny H. Whiteley.

• Adopted Change Order 1 for Vine Street Rehabilitation (unanimous vote: Boyer, Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson, Cornman)
• Approved fireworks discharge at Ray Clinton Park on July 4, 2025 (motion carried)
• Swore in Chief of Police Danny H. Whiteley (oath administered)
• Adopted Resolution 2058 appointing members to multiple advisory boards (unanimous vote: Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Boyer, Parson, Cornman)
• Adopted Resolution 2059 appointing members to additional advisory boards and commissions (unanimous vote: Smith, Massingham, DePew, Boyer, Horton, Parson, Cornman)
• Adopted Resolution 2060 appointing members to Plumbing, Electrical Wiring, Building Standards, and HVACR Boards (Yes: DePew, Boyer, Horton, Smith, Parson, Cornman; Abstained: Massingham)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will meet to review financial and circulation reports. The board will discuss the strategic plan, master plan, and Ridgel repairs.

• Contractor Agreement for Information Technology Support Specialist
• Discussion of Ridgel Repairs
• Review of Strategic Plan
• Review of Master Plan
• Missouri Legislative Update

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for May 28, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for June 25, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The regularly scheduled meeting for May 26, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for June 9, 2025.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff HVACR Board will meet at City Hall to approve minutes from the previous meeting, review exam applications for HVACR certification, and discuss requests to take the Class A HVACR test. The meeting is open to public input.

• Approval of April 24, 2024, meeting minutes
• Review of HVACR exam applications
• Requests to take Class A HVACR test from Dwain S Gere, Michael A Matthews, and Travis Burke

Animal Control Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for May 20, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for June 17, 2025.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board scheduled for May 19, 2025, has been cancelled due to no agenda items. The next regular meeting is set for June 2, 2025.

• Meeting cancelled; no items to discuss

Parks and Recreation Board

The board will review reports from the President and Park Director, including golf course operations and financials. The meeting includes a provision for a closed session to discuss exempted matters.

• Golf course operations and maintenance report
• Review of financials
• Discussion of programs and projects
• Potential closed session under Section 610.021 RSMo

City Council

The City Council will discuss a Certificate of Need for a new skilled nursing facility and a change order for Vine Street rehabilitation. The body will also take action on a property lease, a manufactured home permit, and a public hearing for property annexation.

• Resolution for an 85-bed skilled nursing facility inside city limits
• Lease agreement for city-owned property at 113 Relief Street
• Conditional use permit for a manufactured home at 2335 South 11th Street
• Public hearing for annexation of 4101 Highway 67 North (MBM Lodging LLC/Motel 6)
• Change Order No.1 for MoDOT Project TAP-5100(013), Vine Street Rehabilitation

The Poplar Bluff City Council approved several ordinances and resolutions, including a lease agreement for 113 Relief Street and a conditional use permit for a manufactured home at 2335 South 11th Street. It also adopted measures to destroy antiquated records, annex property at 4101 Highway 67 North, and formally support the Certificate of Need for an 85‑bed skilled nursing facility. All votes were unanimous except the conditional use permit, which passed with one dissent.

• Approved consent agenda (motion carried)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑29 authorizing lease of 113 Relief Street (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑30 granting conditional use permit for 2335 South 11th St (5‑1)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑31 authorizing destruction of antiquated records (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2056 annexing 4101 Highway 67 North (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2057 supporting Certificate of Need for 85‑bed nursing facility (unanimous)
• Moved Change Order No. 1 for Vine Street Rehabilitation to voting on June 2 (motion carried)
• Moved Certificate of Need item to tonight’s voting session (motion carried)

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board meeting scheduled for May 15, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is set for June 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Poplar Bluff Zoning Board of Adjustment has canceled its regularly scheduled May 15, 2025 meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for June 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Historical Preservation Commission will consider a Certificate of Appropriateness request from AK Properties for facade rehabilitation at 105, 107, and 109 S Broadway. The meeting also includes routine items: approval of February minutes and conflict-of-interest disclosures.

• AK Properties seeks Certificate of Appropriateness for rehabilitating façades at 105, 107, and 109 S Broadway
• Approval of February 12, 2025, meeting minutes
• Disclosure of possible conflicts of interest by commission members

The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the February 12, 2025 meeting. It also unanimously approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the façade rehabilitation of 105, 107 and 109 South Broadway. The meeting was then adjourned unanimously.

• Approved February 12, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Certificate of Appropriateness for 105, 107, 109 S Broadway (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a request to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial for future commercial development. Additionally, an annexation request for 4101 US 67 (Motel 6) requires a zoning classification from the Commission. The meeting also includes approval of the previous meeting minutes and disclosure of potential conflicts of interest.

• Rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2 for commercial development (applicant: Neverfail LLC)
• Annexation request for 4101 US 67 (Motel 6) for zoning classification (applicant: Poplar Bluff Planning Department)
• Approval of April 28, 2025 minutes
• Meeting advertised in the Daily American Republic on May 10, 2025

The commission approved the April 28, 2025 minutes unanimously. It tabled the rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd to the June 9 meeting, also unanimously. It then moved the annexation request for 4101 US 67 onto a voting session with staff recommendation, again unanimously.

• Approved April 28, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd (unanimous)
• Moved annexation request for 4101 US 67 to voting session with staff recommendation (unanimous)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to discuss and act on several operational items. Key actions include voting on a FY25 budget revision, reviewing architectural bids, and considering library investments and a partnership with Missouri SHIP. The board will also enter closed session for exempt matters under state law.

• Vote on FY25 Budget Revision
• Architectural Bids for potential repairs
• Library Investments discussion
• Missouri SHIP Partnership
• Closed session under RSMo 610.021

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Residential Housing Board meeting scheduled for May 8, 2025, has been canceled because there were no items to discuss. The next regular meeting is set for Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Arts and Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Arts and Advisory Board is meeting for a regular session. The agenda includes standard items such as roll call, approval of minutes, bills and deposits, committee reports, and reports from the president and director. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussions are listed on the agenda; the meeting is entirely procedural.

• No specific agenda items detailed; meeting is procedural with standard reports and old/new business.

Building Standards Board

The Poplar Bluff Building Standards Board will hold compliance hearings for new and unfinished business regarding property maintenance violations. Six specific properties are listed for unfinished business, including addresses such as 917 Maud, 2329 Leonard Dr, and 1203 N 10th St.

• Compliance hearing for 917 Maud – property owners Derek & Stacy Allen
• Compliance hearing for 2329 Leonard Dr – property owner The Red Carpet Rentals
• Compliance hearing for 1203 N 10th St – property owner Miranda Johnson
• Compliance hearing for 1520 Bethel – property owner Markus Ridener
• Compliance hearing for 945 Lester – property owner Victor F Medina

The Building Standards Board unanimously approved the April 10, 2025 meeting minutes. It also approved a letter to the owner of 917 Maud Street with a possible demolition order if no repair timeline is provided. The board postponed the 2329 Leonard Drive case until September and scheduled a 60‑day progress review for 1203 North 10th Street.

• Approved April 10, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved motion to send compliance letter to 917 Maud Street owner and consider demolition if no timeline (unanimous)
• Approved postponement of 2329 Leonard Drive case until September (unanimous)
• Approved 60‑day review of repair progress at 1203 North 10th Street (unanimous)
• Approved adjournment of the meeting (unanimous)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting scheduled for May 5, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2025.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a workshop and take action on several items. Key discussions include a petition to annex the Motel 6 property at 4101 Highway 67 North, a lease of flood buyout property at 113 Relief Street, and a resolution honoring tornado victim Ronald Ezell. Action items include ordinances to annex 2904 Oak Grove Road, approve a conditional use permit for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway, and change the city's accounting method to modified cash basis.

• Annexation petition for Motel 6 property at 4101 Highway 67 North (MBM Lodging LLC)
• Ordinance to annex 2904 Oak Grove Road with C-2 General Commercial zoning
• Conditional use permit for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway
• Lease discussion for city-owned flood buyout property at 113 Relief Street
• Ordinance changing accounting records and audit from accrual to modified cash basis

The Poplar Bluff City Council adopted ordinances to purchase garage doors for Fire Station No. 3, annex 2904 Oak Grove Road as C‑2 commercial property, grant a conditional use permit for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway, and change the city’s accounting system from accrual to modified cash basis. The council also adopted a resolution honoring Ronald Ezell by designating a one‑mile stretch of Shelby Road as the “Ronald ‘Ronjon’ Ezell Memorial Mile.” All measures passed unanimously.

• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑25 for two garage doors for Fire Station No. 3 (unanimous yes: Boyer, Horton, Smith, DePew, Parson, Cornman; absent: Massingham)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑26 annexing 2904 Oak Grove Road as C‑2 commercial (unanimous yes: Horton, Smith, DePew, Boyer, Parson, Cornman; absent: Massingham)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑27 granting conditional use permit to Nicole Jarvis for tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway (unanimous yes: Smith, DePew, Boyer, Horton, Parson, Cornman; absent: Massingham)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑28 changing accounting records to modified cash basis (unanimous yes: DePew, Boyer, Horton, Smith, Parson, Cornman; absent: Massingham)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2055 honoring Ronald Ezell, designating a memorial mile on Shelby Road (unanimous yes: Boyer, Horton, Smith, DePew, Parson, Cornman; absent: Massingham)

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Board will meet to conduct regular business. The board is scheduled to address an application for a request to take the Electrician’s Exam.

• Application for Request to take Electrician’s Exam

The board approved the April 3, 2025 meeting minutes. It approved changes to the Application for Request to take the Electrician’s exam. The board then adjourned the meeting. All motions passed unanimously.

• Approved April 3, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved changes to electrician exam application (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Airport Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport Advisory Board will hold a regular meeting to approve minutes from July 31, 2024, and discuss updates on new hangar construction. Airport Manager Jason Morgan will present a hangar report and an update on daily operations. The meeting is open for citizen input on non-agenda items.

• Discussion of updates on new hangar construction (old business)
• Hangar report presented by Airport Manager Jason Morgan
• Update on daily operations at the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport
• Approval of minutes from the July 31, 2024 regular meeting

The Airport Advisory Board unanimously approved the minutes from the July 31, 2024 meeting. It also unanimously approved changing the regular meeting time from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month. The session was then unanimously adjourned. No other actions were taken.

• Approved July 31, 2024 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Changed regular meeting time to 5:30 p.m. on last Wednesday of month (unanimous)
• Adjourned the session (unanimous)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop on a request to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial for future commercial development. During the voting session, they will consider a conditional use permit for a new manufactured home at 2335 South 11th Street. The meeting also includes approval of previous minutes and disclosure of interests.

• Rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2 by Neverfail LLC
• Conditional use permit for a manufactured home at 2335 South 11th Street by Daniel L Griffin
• Approval of April 14, 2025, meeting minutes

The commission approved the April 14, 2025 minutes unanimously. It tabled the rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd. It also moved the conditional use permit request for 2335 South 11" Street to a voting session, passing with a 5‑1 vote.

• Approved April 14, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd (unanimous)
• Forwarded conditional use permit request for 2335 South 11" Street to vote (5‑1)

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The HVACR Advisory Board will meet to consider requests from individuals seeking to take certification tests. The board will also review a request to place a license in escrow.

• Class C HVACR Test request: Dustin Lemarr
• Class A HVACR Test request: Michael A Matthews
• Class A HVACR Test request: Travis Burke
• License escrow request: Clyde Dobbs
• Class A HVACR Test request: Dwain S Gere

The board approved the November 21, 2024 minutes. It unanimously tabled three pending license test requests and granted two requests to place HVACR Class A licenses in escrow. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved November 21, 2024 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled Dustin Lemarr's Class C test request (unanimous)
• Tabled Michael A. Matthews' Class A test request (unanimous)
• Tabled Travis Burke's Class A test request (unanimous)
• Granted Clyde Dobbs' request to place Class A license in escrow (unanimous)
• Granted Larry Patterson's request to place Class A license in escrow (unanimous)
• Tabled Dwaine S. Gere's Class A test request (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board meeting scheduled for April 21, 2025 has been cancelled because there are no agenda items. The next regular meeting is set for May 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

• Meeting cancelled due to lack of agenda items
• Next meeting: May 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Parks and Recreation Board

The board will review reports on golf course operations, programs, and financials. Members will discuss a marijuana ordinance and address storm damage to lighting and fencing at Whiteley Park.

• Discussion of Marijuana Ordinance
• Storm damage repairs for lighting and fencing at Whiteley Park
• Review of golf course operations and maintenance

City Council

The City Council will hold a public hearing to consider annexation of property at 2904 Oak Grove Road, owned by Ralph and Judith Douglas and Robert and Pam Inman. No other business items are on the agenda.

• Public hearing on annexation of real property at 2904 Oak Grove Road

The City Council heard a presentation on annexing the property at 2904 Oak Grove Road. No public comments were made. A motion to refer the annexation item to a voting session on May 5, 2025 was made, seconded, and carried. The council then adjourned the public hearing.

• Motion to move annexation item to May 5, 2025 voting session carried
• Adjournment motion carried

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a regular meeting on April 21, 2025. Workshop items include a fireworks discharge permit for a Juneteenth celebration, bids for garage doors at Fire Station No. 3, and a conditional use permit for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway. Action items include voting on an ordinance to rezone 824 Velma from M-2 General Industrial to RS-3 Central Residential, authorizing a legal services contract with Stag Liuzza for water system damage cost recovery, and accepting a waste site management proposal for SEMA/FEMA debris. The council will also meet in closed session for exempt matters.

• Rezoning 824 Velma from M-2 General Industrial to RS-3 Central Residential
• Authorizing contract with Stag Liuzza for legal services on water system damage recovery
• Approving June 21 fireworks discharge for Juneteenth celebration
• Conditional use permit for tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway
• Changing city accounting records from accrual to modified cash basis

The council approved the consent agenda and authorized fireworks for the Juneteenth celebration on June 21, 2025. It adopted Ordinance No. 25‑22 rezoning 824 Velma Street to RS‑3 Central Residential, Ordinance No. 25‑23 authorizing a legal services agreement, and Ordinance No. 25‑24 approving waste site management for FEMA‑eligible debris. The council also adopted Resolution No. 2054 approving the municipal utilities 2024 net‑metering report and moved to a closed session after the meeting.

• Approved consent agenda (unanimous)
• Approved fireworks discharge for Juneteenth June 21, 2025 (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑22 rezoning 824 Velma Street to RS‑3 Central Residential (7‑0)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑23 legal services agreement (6‑1)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑24 waste site management for debris (6‑1)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2054 municipal utilities net‑metering report (7‑0)
• Moved to closed session after meeting (unanimous)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council holds a special meeting to transition leadership. Items include swearing in newly elected council members, electing a new Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem for 2025-2026, and presenting plaques and salary acknowledgments to retiring council members.

• Present salary to retiring Councilwoman Lisa Parson and Barbara Horton (Section 110.040 of City Code)
• Approve abstract of votes from the April 8, 2025 municipal election
• Swear in newly elected City Council members
• New Council will elect a Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem for 2025-2026
• Retiring council members Lisa Parson (Ward 1) and Barbara Horton (Ward 3) will address the Council

The council unanimously accepted the abstract of votes from the April 8 municipal election. Council members voted 4‑3 to elect Shane Cornman as mayor for 2025‑2026. The council then voted 7‑0 to elect Lisa Parson as mayor‑pro‑tem for the same term.

• Accepted municipal election vote abstract (unanimous)
• Elected Shane Cornman mayor (4‑3 vote)
• Elected Lisa Parson mayor‑pro‑tem (7‑0 vote)

City Council

The City Council will meet in a closed session to discuss matters exempted under Missouri open meetings law. No specific agenda items or public decisions are listed for this meeting.

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will meet to consider a request to place a license in escrow and a request to take a certification test. The board will also review minutes from March 20, 2024.

• Request to place Master Plumber’s license in escrow: Tony Chilton
• Request to take the Master Plumber’s test: Dustin Lemarr

The Plumbing Board approved the March 20, 2025 minutes unanimously. It granted Tony Chilton’s request to keep his master plumber license in escrow, also unanimously. The board then tabled Dustin Lemarr’s request to take the master plumber’s test until additional documentation is provided, again unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 5:17 p.m.

• Approved March 20, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Granted Tony Chilton’s request to place his master plumber license in escrow (unanimous)
• Tabled Dustin Lemarr’s request to take the master plumber’s test pending documentation (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The regularly scheduled meeting for Thursday, April 17, 2025, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Animal Control Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled meeting for April 15, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2025.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop and voting session to review land use requests. The body is considering rezoning, conditional use permits, and a zoning classification for annexation.

• Rezoning request from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial at 2301 Kanell Blvd
• Conditional use permit for a manufactured home at 2335 South 11th Street
• Zoning classification for annexation of property at 2904 Oak Grove Road
• Conditional use permit for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway

The commission approved the March 24, 2025 minutes. It tabled a rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd and referred a conditional use permit for a modular home at 2335 South | |"" Street to a voting session. It also forwarded an annexation zoning request for 2904 Oak Grove Road and a tattoo shop permit for 405 South Broadway to the City Council with recommendations for approval. All motions passed unanimously.

• Approved March 24, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd (unanimous)
• Forwarded conditional use permit for modular home at 2335 South | |"" Street to voting session (unanimous)
• Forwarded annexation zoning request for 2904 Oak Grove Road to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)
• Forwarded conditional use permit for tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway to City Council with recommendation for approval (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The April 10, 2025, meeting of the Poplar Bluff Residential Housing Advisory Board has been canceled due to no agenda items. The next scheduled meeting is May 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled; no items to discuss

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Museum Advisory Board meeting scheduled for April 10, 2025 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

Building Standards Board

The Poplar Bluff Building Standards Board will hold a compliance hearing on new business (1102 Gardner and 720 Cynthia) and unfinished business (2329 Leonard Dr, 1305 Benton, 2003 Kentucky, 306 Gum, 325 N D St). The board will also approve March 13 minutes and take up possible disclosure of interest items.

• 1102 Gardner – property owner James Alfred Hobbs – compliance hearing (new business)
• 720 Cynthia – property owners Chris & Nancy Dunivan – compliance hearing (new business)
• 2329 Leonard Dr – property owner The Red Carpet Rentals – unfinished compliance from 3-14-24
• 1305 Benton – property owner Harold Brown – unfinished compliance from 6-13-24
• 2003 Kentucky – property owners Alexis Arellanes-Vasquez & Adelita Torres – unfinished compliance from 10-10-24

The Board unanimously approved demolition of the properties at 720 Cynthia Street and 1305 Benton Street. It also approved tabling the cases at 1102 Gardner Street and 2329 Leonard Street until the next meeting and sending a letter to the owner of 1102 Gardner. The Board ordered a review of the 2003 Kentucky Street project in two months. The March 13, 2025 minutes were approved unanimously.

• Approved demolition of 720 Cynthia Street (unanimous)
• Approved demolition of 1305 Benton Street (unanimous)
• Tabled 1102 Gardner Street case and ordered a letter to owner (unanimous)
• Tabled 2329 Leonard Street case until next meeting (unanimous)
• Approved review of 2003 Kentucky Street project in two months (unanimous)
• Approved March 13, 2025 minutes (unanimous)

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission meeting scheduled for April 9, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is set for May 14, 2025, at 5:15 p.m.

• No items were submitted for the agenda; meeting cancelled.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will discuss three items: the annual net metering disclosure, bids for steel distribution poles, and a proposed legal services agreement with Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe, P.C. The meeting also includes approval of minutes and reports on check registers and financial statements.

• Review of annual net metering disclosure
• Review of steel distribution pole bids
• Review of legal services agreement with Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe, P.C.
• Check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board approved the prior meeting minutes and authorized payment of electric and water‑sewer checks. It adopted the financial statements for December 2024 and February 2025, recommended the City Council approve the net‑metering disclosure, approved the low bid for steel distribution poles, and recommended a legal services agreement for potential AFFF litigation.

• Approved March 3, 2025 meeting minutes (carried)
• Approved electric and water‑sewer check payments, including checks #33358‑#33519, #120958‑#121065, payroll checks #50415‑#50416, and mileage checks #33360 $303.10, #33492 $483.00 (carried)
• Approved financial statements and investments for December 2024 (Electric & Water‑Sewer) (carried)
• Approved financial statements and investments for February 2025 (Electric & Water‑Sewer) (carried)
• Recommended City Council approve net‑metering disclosure (carried)
• Approved steel distribution pole bid from TransAmerican Power Products, Inc. for $77,742.00 (carried)
• Recommended City Council approve legal services agreement with Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O’Keefe P.C. (carried)
• Adjourned meeting (carried)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will discuss and take action on several items this meeting. Key topics include a request to rezone 824 Velma from industrial to residential, a contract for legal services to recover costs from damage to the water system, and annexation proceedings for properties on US Route 67 and Oak Grove Road. A presentation on a comprehensive safety action plan is also scheduled.

• Rezoning request for 824 Velma from M-2 General Industrial to RS-3 Central Residential (applicant: Sandra Shockey Recycling Grace Assembly of God)
• Authorization to contract with Stag Liuzza, L.L.C. and Curtis, Heinz, Garrett & O'Keefe, P.C. for legal services related to damage recovery for public water and wastewater systems
• Ordinance to annex right-of-way on US Route 67 North (owned by MoDOT) with C-2 General Commercial zoning
• Resolution calling for a public hearing on annexation of 2904 Oak Grove Road (owners: Ralph and Judith Douglas, Robert and Pam Inman)
• Presentation by Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission on the Safe Streets for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan

The council adopted Ordinance No. 25‑21, annexing the right‑of‑way on US Route 67 north into Poplar Bluff, by unanimous vote. It also adopted Resolution No. 2053, annexing the property at 2904 Oak Grove Road, also unanimously. Motions were carried to defer the rezoning of 824 Velma, the annual net‑metering disclosure, and a legal‑services contract to a voting session on April 21, 2025.

• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑21 annexing US 67 right‑of‑way (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution No. 2053 annexing 2904 Oak Grove Road property (unanimous)
• Moved rezoning of 824 Velma to voting session April 21, 2025 (motion carried)
• Moved annual net‑metering disclosure to voting session April 21, 2025 (motion carried)
• Moved legal‑services contract for AFFF litigation to voting session April 21, 2025 (motion carried)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Library Board of Trustees will hear a presentation of the FY24 annual financial report by the auditing firm Beussink, Hey, Roe & Stroder, P.C. and vote on approval. The board will also consider several action items including the 2024 annual report, a bookkeeper agreement, library investments, a Missouri Libraries 2 Go Consortium cooperative agreement, a strategic long-range plan consultant, and staff positions. Discussion items include a Missouri legislative update and board applications due May 1. The meeting will adjourn into closed session for exempt matters.

• FY24 Annual Financial Report by Beussink, Hey, Roe & Stroder, P.C.
• Missouri Libraries 2 Go Consortium Cooperative Agreement
• Strategic Long-Range Plan Consultant
• Board applications due May 1
• Closed session under RSMo 610.021.1, .2, .3, and .13

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Wiring Board will discuss and vote on two new business items: a request from Kyle Dugas to take the Master Electrician’s test, and approval of a test score for David Allgood. The board will also address unfinished business regarding an application to take the Electrician’s exam. The meeting includes approval of prior minutes and disclosure of interests.

• Request to take Master Electrician’s test – Kyle Dugas
• Approval of master electrician’s test score – David Allgood
• Application for Request to take Electrician’s Exam (unfinished business)

The board unanimously approved the minutes from the October 3, 2024 meeting. It also unanimously tabled Mr. Kyle Dugas' request to take the master electrician test. No other motions were adopted during the meeting.

• Approved October 3, 2024 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled Kyle Dugas' master electrician test request (unanimous)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council is holding a special meeting to discuss proposals for debris removal of SEMA/FEMA eligible debris, then will take action on an ordinance to accept one of the proposals. No contractor names or dollar amounts are listed in the agenda.

• Workshop discussion on debris removal proposals
• Action on an ordinance to accept a proposal for SEMA/FEMA eligible debris removal

The council adopted Ordinance No. 25‑20, which accepts a SEMA/FEMA‑approved proposal for tornado‑related debris removal. The ordinance passed by unanimous vote with all six present members voting yes and the absent member, Cornman, not voting. The motion to adopt was made by Councilman Massingham and seconded by Councilman Smith. The meeting was then adjourned at 12:14 p.m.

• Adopted Ordinance No. 25‑20 for tornado debris removal (unanimous yes: Boyer, Horton, Smith, Massingham, DePew, Parson; absent: Cornman)
• Approved motion to adjourn the special meeting (carried)

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The HVACR Advisory Board is meeting to consider requests from individuals to take certification tests. The board will also review a request to place a license in escrow.

• Request to take Class C HVACR Test: Dustin Lemarr
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test: Michael A Matthews
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test: Travis Burke
• Request to put license in escrow: Clyde Dobbs
• Request to take Class A HVACR Test: Dwain S Gere

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for March 26, 2025, has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is set for April 30, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at Poplar Bluff City Hall.

• Meeting cancelled; no business conducted

Black River Coliseum Advisory Board

The board is meeting to discuss old business regarding past events and new business concerning upcoming facility bookings. The agenda lists various community events, graduations, and training sessions scheduled through June.

• Review of past events including the Rodeo (March 7-8) and Chili Cook-Off (Feb 22)
• New booking for PB Prom set up (April 21-25) and Prom (April 26)
• New booking for Twin Rivers Graduation (May 10) and PB Graduation (May 15)
• New booking for Pride Fest (June 7)
• New booking for PB Fire Dept. Training (April 4) and Testing (June 5-6)

The board approved the meeting agenda after a motion by Maddy Winters and second by Mikhail Stith. No other actions were taken; the board reviewed past and upcoming events but made no decisions on them. The meeting was adjourned by a motion from Mikhail Stith, seconded by Bobby Godwin.

• Agenda accepted (motion carried)
• Meeting adjourned (motion carried)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider requests for rezoning, annexation, and a conditional use permit. The body will vote on a proposal to change a property's zoning from industrial to residential.

• Rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial
• Annexation and zoning classification request for 2904 Oak Grove Road
• Conditional use permit request for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway
• Vote on rezoning property at 9th Street and Velma from M-2 General Industrial to RS-3 Central Residential

The commission approved the March 10 minutes unanimously. It tabled the rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd. It moved the annexation request for 2904 Oak Grove Road and the conditional‑use permit for a tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway to a voting session. It also forwarded a rezoning request for the corner of 9th Street and Velma to the City Council.

• Approved March 10, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Tabled rezoning request RS‑2 to C‑2 for 2301 Kanell Blvd (unanimous)
• Moved annexation and C‑2 zoning request for 2904 Oak Grove Rd to voting session (unanimous)
• Moved conditional‑use permit request for tattoo shop at 405 South Broadway to voting session (unanimous)
• Moved rezoning request M‑2 to RS‑3 for corner of 9th St and Velma to City Council (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board will hold a regular meeting to approve prior minutes and consider one item of new business. The board will hear a request from Dustin Lemarr to take the Master Plumber’s test. No other substantive decisions or discussions are listed.

• Request to take the Master Plumber’s test – Dustin Lemarr

The board approved the December 19, 2024 meeting minutes unanimously. It granted Dustin Lemarr permission to take the master plumber’s test, pending verification of his West Plains license, also unanimously. The meeting was then adjourned with unanimous consent.

• Approved December 19, 2024 minutes (unanimous)
• Granted Dustin Lemarr request to take master plumber test, contingent on West Plains license verification (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Poplar Bluff Zoning Board of Adjustment for March 20, 2025, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be April 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled; no items considered

Animal Control Advisory Board

The Animal Control Advisory Board's regular meeting for March 18, 2025, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be April 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled for March 18, 2025

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting scheduled for March 17, 2025, has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items.

Parks and Recreation Board

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will hold a regular meeting with reports from the President and Park Director covering golf course operations, programs, financials, and projects. The board will also consider entering a closed session to discuss matters exempt from open meeting laws. No specific action items or votes are listed on the agenda.

• Park Director’s Report covering Golf Course, Programs, Financials, and Projects
• Consideration of closed session under RSMo 610.021.1, 610.021.2, and 610.021.3
• Public comments period for audience members
• Approval of minutes from previous meeting
• Conflict of interest disclosures by board members

City Council

The City Council will convene in a closed session to discuss matters exempt from the open meetings law. No public votes or decisions are scheduled; the agenda consists solely of procedural items leading to the closed session.

• Closed session under multiple RSMo exemptions (610.021.1-.14)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a public hearing to consider annexation of property located on Highway 67 North and owned by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Interested parties may present evidence regarding the proposed annexation. No other business is scheduled.

• Public hearing on annexation of MoDOT-owned property on Highway 67 North

The City Council held a public hearing on the voluntary annexation of Missouri Department of Transportation right-of-way on Highway 67 North, needed for a possible future annexation of Motel 6. No public comments were made. The council voted to move the item to the voting session on April 7, 2025.

• Moved Highway 67 North annexation to April 7 voting session (motion by Parson, second by Massingham, carried)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will hold a regular meeting with a consent agenda including minutes and departmental reports. Workshop items include a petition to annex property at 2904 Oak Grove Road, proposals for financing two Rosenbauer pumper firetrucks, a resolution for Missouri Blue Shield Community designation, and a zoning classification request for right-of-way on US Route 67 North. Action items include ordinances for an easement at Benton and Neat Streets to Ritter Communications, accepting the firetruck financing proposal, and adopting the Blue Shield resolution. The council will also meet in closed session.

• Petition to annex property at 2904 Oak Grove Road (Douglas/Inman)
• Consideration of proposals for financing two new Rosenbauer pumper firetrucks
• Resolution for Missouri Blue Shield Community designation to reduce violent crime
• Zoning classification request for MoDOT right-of-way on US Route 67 North
• Ordinance granting easement at Benton and Neat Streets to Ritter Communications

The Poplar Bluff City Council unanimously adopted three ordinances/resolutions: financing two Rosenbauer pumper firetrucks via Peoples Community Bank at 4.0% for 10 years (approx. $860,000), granting Ritter Communications an easement for a fiber optic box at Benton and Neat Streets, and a resolution to pursue Missouri Blue Shield Community designation. The council also unanimously declared a disaster due to the March 14 tornado and moved annexation items to future voting sessions.

• Adopted Ordinance 25-18 granting Ritter Communications easement at Benton & Neat Streets (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-19 accepting Peoples Community Bank financing for two Rosenbauer pumper firetrucks (unanimous)
• Adopted Resolution 2052 for Missouri Blue Shield Community designation (unanimous)
• Declared disaster relative to March 14 tornado (unanimous)
• Moved annexation of 2904 Oak Grove Road to April 7 voting session
• Moved annexation of Highway 67 right-of-way to April 7 voting session
• Approved consent agenda including February 2025 minutes and reports
• Called closed session under state open meetings law (unanimous)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The March 13, 2025, meeting of the Poplar Bluff Residential Housing Advisory Board has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled due to no agenda items

Arts and Advisory Board

The Arts and Museum Advisory Board meeting scheduled for March 13, 2025, has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2025.

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board will conduct compliance hearings for 12 new property cases and 12 unfinished business cases. The board will also review minutes from the December 12, 2024, meeting.

• Compliance hearing for 1520 Bethel (Markus Ridener) regarding Reverse Demo
• New compliance hearings for properties including 323 Valley, 402 Valley, and 1003 Marion
• Unfinished compliance business for properties including 917 Maud, 1010 Spring, and 2329 Leonard Dr
• Unfinished compliance business for properties including 1305 Benton, 2003 Kentucky, and 935 Benton
• Unfinished compliance business for properties including 1006 Garfield, 1901 Raulston, and 855 Park

The Poplar Bluff Building Standards Board held a compliance hearing on March 13, 2025, addressing numerous properties. The board voted to send several properties to demolition, including 323 Valley, 420 Valley, 721 Mary, 951 Mulberry, 203 South E, and 321 North D. It also granted extensions and reversals for other properties, such as 1003 Marion, 1203 N. 10th, 306 Gum, 325 N. D, 1520 Bethel, and 945 Lester, with specific timelines for progress.

• Sent 323 Valley to demolition (unanimous)
• Sent 420 Valley to demolition (unanimous)
• Granted 90-day extension for 1003 Marion to show progress
• Sent 721 Mary to demolition (unanimous)
• Granted 60-day extension for 1203 N. 10th
• Sent 951 Mulberry to demolition (unanimous)
• Sent 203 South E to demolition (unanimous)
• Granted 30-day extension for 306 Gum and 325 N. D

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission meeting scheduled for March 12, 2025, has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is set for April 9, 2025, at 5:15 p.m.

Disabilities Advisory Board

The March 11, 2025 meeting of the Poplar Bluff Disabilities Advisory Board has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next scheduled meeting is June 10, 2025.

• Meeting canceled; no items to discuss

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission will consider two rezoning requests and an annexation at its March 10, 2025 meeting. One application seeks to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 Residential to C-2 Commercial for future commercial development. Another proposes rezoning property at 9th Street and Velma from M-2 Industrial to RS-3 Residential for future residential development. The commission will also vote on annexing a portion of US Route 67 right-of-way.

• Rezoning at 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial (applicant: Neverfail LLC)
• Rezoning at corner of 9th Street and Velma from M-2 General Industrial to RS-3 Central Residential (applicant: Sandra Shockey Recycling / Grace Assembly of God)
• Annexation of US Route 67 right-of-way between stations 559+50 and 593+80 (applicant: Poplar Bluff Planning Department)
• Approval of minutes from February 24, 2025 meeting
• Disclosure of interest by commission members

The Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a request to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2, pending a survey. It voted to forward a rezoning request for property at 9th and Velma from M-2 to RS-3 to the voting session with staff recommendation. The commission also recommended approval of an annexation zoning classification for a US Route 67 right-of-way to City Council.

• Tabled the rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd (RS-2 to C-2) to the next meeting.
• Moved the rezoning request for property at 9th and Velma (M-2 to RS-3) to the voting session with staff recommendation.
• Recommended approval of the zoning classification for the US Route 67 right-of-way annexation to City Council.
• Approved the February 24, 2025, meeting minutes unanimously.

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Board meeting scheduled for March 6, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is set for April 3, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustment will consider a variance request from DGM Holdings LLC to purchase property at 2801 Cheshire Blvd and operate a rebuildable salvage vehicle and parts business. The meeting includes approval of previous minutes and disclosure of conflicts of interest.

• Public hearing on variance request for a rebuildable salvage vehicle/parts business at 2801 Cheshire Blvd by DGM Holdings LLC

The Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustment approved a variance for DGM Holdings LLC to purchase and operate a rebuildable salvage vehicle and parts business at 2801 Cheshire Blvd. The approval was made with conditions that vehicles not remain on site longer than nine months and that the business be operated as a parts and vehicle sales operation, not a traditional salvage yard. The motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.

• Approved the October 14, 2024, minutes as printed.
• Approved a variance for DGM Holdings LLC to operate a rebuildable salvage vehicle/parts business at 2801 Cheshire Blvd.
• Set a condition that vehicles must be moved or disassembled within nine months.
• Noted the variance is nontransferable.
• Adjourned the meeting at 7:46 p.m.

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

This is a routine meeting of the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board. The board will approve prior meeting minutes, hear check register and financial reports for the electric and water-sewer departments, and discuss safety regulations.

• Approval of minutes from January 6, 2025
• Check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Review of safety regulations

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board approved two changes to the Electric Distribution Department safety regulations: a new rule requiring phasing sticks to verify the 69kV line is dead and grounded, and added wording referencing Truck #104. The board also approved the January 6, 2025 minutes, check register reports, and financial statements for the Electric and Water-Sewer Departments. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Approved Electric Department safety regulation changes (3-0)
• Approved minutes of January 6, 2025 meeting (3-0)
• Approved check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments (3-0)
• Approved financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments (3-0)

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will vote on several ordinances, including a conditional use permit for a new storage facility at the United Gospel Rescue Mission, professional engineering services for Butzen Drive improvements using a Delta Regional Authority grant, and multiple agreements for hangar construction at the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport. The council will also discuss a request from Ritter Communications for an easement at Benton and Neat Streets to house fiber optic equipment.

• Conditional use permit for United Gospel Rescue Mission storage facility at 411 West Pine Street
• Ordinance authorizing engineering services agreement with S.H. Smith & Company for Butzen Drive improvements (Delta Regional Authority grant)
• Ordinance authorizing revised Aviation Project Consultant Agreement with Olsson, Inc. for hangar construction at Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport
• Ordinance authorizing State Block Grant Agreement for hangar construction at the airport
• Resolution calling for a public hearing on annexation of Highway 67 North right-of-way owned by MoDOT

The Poplar Bluff City Council approved six ordinances and one resolution at its March 3, 2025 meeting. Key actions included selecting S.H. Smith & Company for engineering services for Butzen Drive improvements, authorizing destruction of antiquated police records, approving an addendum for the Old City Hall demolition project, and granting a conditional use permit to United Gospel Rescue Mission for a storage facility at 411 Pine Street. The council also moved an easement request from Ritter Communications to the March 17 voting session.

• Adopted Ordinance 25-12 selecting S.H. Smith & Company for Butzen Drive engineering (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-13 authorizing destruction of antiquated police records (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-14 approving addendum for Old City Hall demolition admin services (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-15 approving revised aviation consultant agreement with Olsson, Inc. (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-16 approving hangar construction grant agreement with MoDOT (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-17 granting conditional use permit to United Gospel Rescue Mission for 411 Pine St. warehouse (6-0)
• Adopted Resolution 2051 calling public hearing on annexation of Highway 60/67 right-of-way (6-0)
• Moved Ritter Communications easement request to March 17 voting session

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will meet to discuss a Missouri legislative update, strategic plan consulting, and the annual report. The board is scheduled to take action regarding library investments.

• Action item: Library Investments
• Discussion: Strategic Plan Consulting
• Discussion: Missouri Legislative Update
• Discussion: Community Foundation of the Ozarks
• Closed session to discuss matters exempted by open meetings law

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The February 27, 2025 meeting of the Poplar Bluff Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board has been canceled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 27, 2025.

• Meeting canceled; no business conducted

Airport Advisory Board

This is a regular meeting of the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport Advisory Board. The board will discuss updates on new hangar construction and hear a hangar report and daily operations update from the airport manager. Most items are procedural, including approval of minutes from July 2024.

• Discussion on updates for new hangar construction
• Presentation of hangar report by Airport Manager Gary Pride
• Update on daily operations at Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport
• Approval of minutes from the July 31, 2024 regular meeting

City Council

The City Council will consider several infrastructure projects, including grant agreements for Butzen Drive and hangar construction at the Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport. The body will also review a property sale to Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic and a conditional use permit for a storage facility.

• Ordinances for Delta Regional Authority grant agreements for Butzen Drive improvements
• Sale of City-owned property to Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic
• Conditional use permit for a 64’ x 54’ storage facility at 411 West Pine for United Gospel Rescue Mission
• Aviation Project Consultant Agreement with Olsson, Inc. and State Block Grant Agreement for airport hangar construction
• Petition for annexation of right-of-way property on Highway 67 North owned by MoDOT

The Poplar Bluff City Council approved three ordinances and one resolution. It authorized the mayor to enter into a Delta Regional Authority grant agreement for Butzen Drive improvements (Ordinance 25-09), selected Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission for grant administration (Ordinance 25-10), approved the sale of city-owned property on Whiteley Drive to Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic (Ordinance 25-11, 6-1), and appointed Jay Warren to the Plumbing Board (Resolution 2050). Several other items were moved to the March 3 voting session, including engineering services for Butzen Drive, destruction of antiquated police records, an addendum for the old City Hall demolition, annexation of MoDOT right-of-way, a revised aviation consultant agreement, a hangar construction grant, and a conditional use permit for a storage facility.

• Adopted Ordinance 25-09 authorizing Delta Regional Authority grant for Butzen Drive improvements (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-10 selecting Ozark Foothills for grant administration services (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-11 selling Whiteley Drive property to Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic (6-1, Boyer opposed)
• Adopted Resolution 2050 appointing Jay Warren to Plumbing Board (unanimous)
• Moved Butzen Drive engineering services agreement to March 3 voting session
• Moved police records destruction request to March 3 voting session
• Moved old City Hall addendum to March 3 voting session
• Moved MoDOT right-of-way annexation petition to March 3 voting session

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop session to discuss a rezoning request and a zoning classification for annexation. The body will also review minutes from the February 10, 2025, meeting.

• Request by Neverfail LLC to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial
• Zoning classification request for annexation of US Route 67 right-a-way between Station 559+50 and Station 593+80

The Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2 at the applicant's request, pending a property sale. The Commission also voted to forward a zoning recommendation of C-2 General Commercial for the US Route 67 right-of-way annexation to the City Council. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Tabled rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd (unanimous)
• Recommended C-2 General Commercial zoning for US 67 right-of-way annexation (unanimous)

Parks and Recreation Board

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will consider action on scoreboards and receive reports from the President and Park Director, including updates on golf course operations, programs, and financials. The board may also enter a closed session to discuss matters exempt from open meeting law.

• Action item: Scoreboards
• Park Director's report on golf course operations and maintenance
• Park Director's report on programs
• Review of financials
• Possible closed session under RSMo. 610.021.1-3

Plumbing Board

The Poplar Bluff Plumbing Board meeting scheduled for February 20, 2025, has been canceled. The next regular meeting is set for March 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled; no items discussed

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Poplar Bluff Board of Adjustment will consider a variance request from DGM Holdings LLC to purchase property and open a rebuildable salvage vehicle and parts business at 2801 Cheshire Blvd. Other agenda items include approval of previous meeting minutes and disclosure of potential conflicts of interest.

• Variance request by DGM Holdings LLC for a rebuildable salvage vehicle/parts business at 2801 Cheshire Blvd

City Council

The City Council will consider entering into an agreement for professional engineering services related to a Delta Regional Authority grant for Butzen Drive improvements. The council will also vote on ordinances authorizing grant agreements and the sale of city-owned property to Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic. Other items include annexation of right-of-way on Highway 67, a conditional use permit for a storage facility at 411 West Pine, and appointments to the Plumbing Board.

• Professional engineering services agreement with S.H. Smith & Company for Butzen Drive improvements funded by Delta Regional Authority grant
• Ordinance authorizing sale of city-owned property to Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic
• Petition for annexation of right-of-way on Highway 67 owned by Missouri Department of Transportation
• Conditional use permit for 64’ x 54’ storage facility at 411 West Pine for United Gospel Rescue Mission
• Hangar construction projects at Poplar Bluff Regional Business Airport (consultant agreement with Olsson, Inc. and state block grant)

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular February 18, 2025 meeting of the Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities Advisory Board has been cancelled due to having no agenda items. The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 3, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Animal Control Advisory Board

The regularly scheduled Animal Control Advisory Board meeting for February 18, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for March 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• Meeting canceled; no business conducted

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The Residential Housing Advisory Board's February 13, 2025 meeting was canceled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Arts and Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff Arts and Advisory Board is holding a regular meeting on February 13, 2025. The agenda consists of standard procedural items such as roll call, disclosure of interest, approval of minutes, bills and deposits, committee reports, and reports from the president and director. No specific decisions, proposals, or public hearings are listed.

• No rezonings, contracts, ordinances, fee changes, or public hearings appear on the agenda

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to consider and act upon the library's organizational structure and staff positions. The meeting includes a period for public discussion and a scheduled closed session.

• Organizational Structure and Staff Positions

Building Standards Board

The Building Standards Board meeting scheduled for February 13, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2025.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission meets primarily for procedural items: roll call, approval of prior minutes, and disclosure of interests. The only substantive item is a new-business presentation by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office on the Certified Local Government program.

• Missouri State Historic Preservation, Certified Local Government presentation

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission met and approved the minutes from September 11, 2024. No new or unfinished business was reported. The main agenda item was a presentation by Ethan Starr, an Architectural Historian from the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office, who explained the Certified Local Government program, the National Register of Historic Places, and available tax credits and grants. No formal decisions or votes were taken on any substantive matters.

• Approved September 11, 2024 minutes (unanimous)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop to discuss a request to rezone 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial for future commercial development. In the voting session, they will consider a conditional use permit for a 64'x54' storage facility at 411 West Pine to be used by the United Gospel Rescue Mission.

• Rezoning of 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2 by applicant Neverfail LLC
• Conditional use permit for a 64'x54' storage warehouse at 411 West Pine for United Gospel Rescue Mission

The Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a conditional use permit for a 64x54-foot storage facility at 411 West Pine for the United Gospel Rescue Mission, with a stipulation to consider aesthetic improvements. The commission also tabled a rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd to the next meeting. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Approved recommendation for conditional use permit for 64x54' storage facility at 411 West Pine (unanimous)
• Tabled rezoning request for 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2 (unanimous)
• Approved minutes of February 10, 2025 (unanimous)

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will meet to discuss several items, including federal funding, a Missouri legislative update, and a revision to the Code of Conduct policy. The board will also review library investments, an audit, strategic planning, and library goals for 2025. The meeting includes a consent agenda with minutes, circulation report, director's report, and financials, followed by a closed session under Missouri open meetings law.

• Discussion of federal funding for the library
• Missouri legislative update affecting libraries
• Code of Conduct Policy Revision
• Library Investments review
• Strategic Planning and Library Goals 2025

Electrical Wiring Board

The Poplar Bluff Electrical Board meeting scheduled for February 6, 2025, has been canceled. The next regular meeting will be held on March 6, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

• February 6, 2025, meeting canceled; next meeting March 6, 2025

City Council

The City Council will swear in newly appointed City Manager Robert Knodell. They will also discuss authorizing grant agreements for Butzen Drive improvements and a property sale, and take action on ordinances including a budget amendment, safety policy, and a BUILD grant application for the Highway 67/I-57 project.

• Swearing in of new City Manager Robert Knodell
• Authorizing a Grant Award Agreement with Delta Regional Authority for Butzen Drive improvements in Poplar Bluff Industrial Park
• Authorizing an agreement with Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission for grant administrative services for the Butzen Drive project
• Consideration of an offer to purchase city property between the Police Department and Coppertop Foot and Ankle Clinic
• Resolution authorizing submission of a BUILD grant application for the Highway 67/I-57 Project

The City Council adopted Resolution No. 2049 authorizing submission of a BUILD grant application for Phase 3A of the Highway 67/I-57 project, with a maximum grant amount of $25 million. The council also adopted ordinances for destruction of antiquated records at the Black River Coliseum, Change Order No. 3 for the ARPA Stormwater Project, FY 2024 budget amendments, and a city safety policy. Several items were moved to the February 19 voting session, including the Delta Regional Authority grant for Butzen Drive improvements and the sale of city property.

• Adopted Resolution No. 2049 authorizing BUILD grant application for Highway 67/I-57 Phase 3A (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25-05 authorizing destruction of antiquated records at Black River Coliseum (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25-06 authorizing Change Order No. 3 for ARPA Stormwater Project (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25-07 amending FY 2024 budget (unanimous)
• Adopted Ordinance No. 25-08 adopting city safety policy (unanimous)
• Moved to Feb. 19 voting session: Delta Regional Authority grant agreement for Butzen Drive improvements ($1.9M grant)
• Moved to Feb. 19 voting session: grant administrative services agreement with OFRPC (not to exceed $11,000)
• Moved to Feb. 19 voting session: sale of city property for $25,000

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board scheduled for February 3, 2025 has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next meeting is scheduled for February 18, 2025.

Airport Advisory Board

The regular meeting of the Airport Advisory Board scheduled for January 29, 2025 has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items. The next scheduled meeting is February 26, 2025.

Black River Coliseum Advisory Board

The Black River Coliseum Advisory Board is meeting to review past events (basketball games, concerts, banquets) and discuss upcoming events such as Battle in the Bluff, Brews in the Bluff, and the Black River Gun Show. No votes, contracts, or financial decisions are on the agenda; the meeting is primarily informational and procedural.

• Review of Parks Dept. basketball games and past concerts (Newsboys, Chamber Banquet)
• Discussion of upcoming events: Battle in the Bluff (Feb 1), Carden International Circus (Feb 4-5), Brews in the Bluff (Feb 8)
• Valentine for Veterans Concert (Feb 13) and Black River Gun Show (Feb 14-16)
• American Red Cross Blood Drive (Feb 19) and Chili Cook-Off (Feb 22)
• Rodeo (Mar 7-8) and Buddy Ball Dance (Mar 22)

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop on a rezoning request to change a property at 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial for future commercial development. The commission will also vote on a conditional use permit to construct a 64x54-foot storage facility (warehouse) at 411 West Pine for the United Gospel Rescue Mission. Routine items include approving previous meeting minutes and disclosing conflicts of interest.

• Rezoning request: 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial; applicant Neverfall LLC
• Conditional use permit: 64x54-foot storage facility (warehouse) at 411 West Pine for United Gospel Rescue Mission; applicant Rev Gregory Kirk
• Approval of January 13, 2025, minutes

The Poplar Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a request to rezone property at 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 General Residential to C-2 General Commercial for future commercial development. The commission also tabled a conditional use permit request for a new 64'x54' storage facility for the United Gospel Rescue Mission at 411 West Pine to further discuss stipulations. Both items were tabled unanimously to the next meeting.

• Tabled rezoning of 2301 Kanell Blvd from RS-2 to C-2 General Commercial (unanimous)
• Tabled conditional use permit for 64'x54' warehouse at 411 West Pine for United Gospel Rescue Mission (unanimous)
• Approved January 13, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)

Parks and Recreation Board

The Poplar Bluff Parks and Recreation Board will meet to handle routine business, including approving a bid for posts related to a Whiteley Park grant and potentially entering a closed session to discuss exempt matters under state law. The agenda also includes reports from the president and park director, covering golf course operations, programs, financials, and projects.

• Approve bid on posts for Whiteley Park grant
• Closed session under RSMo. 610.021.1, .2, .3
• Park Director's report on golf course, programs, financials, projects
• Public comment period
• Conflict of interest disclosures

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Advisory Board

The Poplar Bluff HVACR Advisory Board meeting scheduled for January 23, 2025 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 27, 2025.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will meet on January 21, 2025, to review routine reports and consider several items for discussion and action. The meeting includes approval of past minutes, departmental reports, and a closed session for exempt matters. Key discussions involve budget adjustments, a safety policy, and reappointing a municipal court judge.

• Consider amendments to FY 2024 Budget
• Adopt a Safety Policy for the City of Poplar Bluff
• Re-appoint Municipal Court Judge Ralph Innes
• Approve taxicab business license for Jay Jay’s Cab
• Approve Change Order No. 1 for Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation Project

The Poplar Bluff City Council defeated a taxicab business license for Jay Jay's Cab (Bill No. 8606) on a unanimous no vote, approved Change Order No. 1 for the Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation (Ordinance No. 25-04), and reappointed Ralph Innes as Municipal Court Judge (Resolution No. 2048). Several items were moved to the February 3, 2025 voting session, including the ARPA Stormwater Project Change Order No. 3, FY 2024 budget amendments, and a Safety Policy. The council also approved the consent agenda and moved into closed session.

• Defeated taxicab license for Jay Jay's Cab (Bill No. 8606) (0-7)
• Approved Change Order No. 1 for Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation (Ordinance No. 25-04) (7-0)
• Reappointed Ralph Innes as Municipal Court Judge (Resolution No. 2048) (7-0)
• Approved consent agenda including minutes and financial reports
• Moved ARPA Stormwater Project Change Order No. 3 to Feb. 3 voting session
• Moved FY 2024 budget amendments to Feb. 3 voting session
• Moved Safety Policy adoption to Feb. 3 voting session
• Moved Black River Coliseum antiquated records disposal to Feb. 3 voting session

Animal Control Advisory Board

The Animal Control Advisory Board regular meeting for January 21, 2025, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting is February 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. This agenda contains only a cancellation notice and no substantive items.

• Meeting canceled; no decisions or discussions took place

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The January 21, 2025 regular meeting of the Municipal Utilities Advisory Board has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 3, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

• Meeting cancelled; no items to be discussed

City Council

The City Council is meeting in a closed session to discuss matters exempted under Missouri open meetings law. No specific public business items are listed on this agenda.

Plumbing Board

The Plumbing Board meeting scheduled for January 16, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for February 20, 2025.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Zoning Board of Adjustment's regularly scheduled meeting for January 16, 2025, has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting will be February 20, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

• Meeting of January 16, 2025, canceled
• Next meeting: February 20, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.

Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a workshop and vote on a conditional use permit for a new 64'x54' storage facility (warehouse) at 411 West Pine, to be used by the United Gospel Rescue Mission. The meeting also includes approval of previous minutes and disclosure of interests.

• Conditional use permit for a 64'x54' storage facility at 411 West Pine for United Gospel Rescue Mission (applicant: Rev. Gregory Kirk)

The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted to forward a conditional use permit request for a new 64'x54' storage facility at 411 West Pine, intended for the United Gospel Rescue Mission, to the January 27, 2025 voting session. The commission approved the November 25, 2024 minutes and adjourned. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Approved November 25, 2024 minutes (unanimous)
• Moved conditional use permit for 411 West Pine warehouse to voting session (unanimous)

Residential Housing Advisory Board

The Residential Housing Board's regularly scheduled meeting for January 9, 2025, has been canceled because no agenda items were submitted. The next meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2025.

Arts and Advisory Board

This is a procedural meeting of the Poplar Bluff Arts and Advisory Board. The agenda includes standard items such as roll call, approval of minutes, bills and deposits, committee reports, and reports from the president and director. No specific proposals, ordinances, or financial actions are listed for discussion or decision.

• No specific agenda items provided beyond routine procedural sections
• Committee reports from Acquisition, Budget, Building and Grounds, Development, Exhibit Review Panel, and Personnel

Building Standards Board

The January 9, 2025, meeting of the Poplar Bluff Building Standards Board has been canceled. The next scheduled meeting is set for February 13, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

Historical Preservation Commission Meeting

The Poplar Bluff Historical Preservation Commission meeting scheduled for January 8, 2025, has been canceled due to lack of agenda items. The next scheduled meeting is February 12, 2025.

City Council

The Poplar Bluff City Council will discuss and vote on several items at its January 6, 2025 regular meeting. Key actions include reclassifying the City Clerk/Treasurer position to also include Assistant City Manager duties, adopting a Title VI Civil Rights Non-Discrimination Policy, and amending the sick leave procedure in the city's personnel code. The council will also discuss a taxicab service application and a change order for the Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation Project.

• Reclassification of City Clerk/Treasurer to City Clerk/Treasurer, Assistant City Manager
• Application for a taxicab service from Jay Jay’s Cab (owner Joshuah Counts)
• Change Order No. 1 for the Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation Project
• Ordinance adopting a Title VI Civil Rights Policy of Non-Discrimination
• Ordinance amending sick leave procedure (Section 120.480(C))

The Poplar Bluff City Council adopted three ordinances: a Title VI Civil Rights Policy, an amendment to sick leave procedures, and a reclassification of the City Clerk/Treasurer job title to include Assistant City Manager. The council also moved two items to future voting sessions: a taxicab license application for Jay Jay's Cab and a change order for the Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation. All votes were unanimous among the four members present, with three members absent.

• Adopted Ordinance 25-01 adopting Title VI Civil Rights Policy (4-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-02 amending sick leave procedures (4-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 25-03 reclassifying City Clerk/Treasurer to include Assistant City Manager (4-0)
• Moved Jay Jay's Cab taxicab license application to Jan 21 voting session, requiring proof of commercial liability insurance
• Moved Change Order No. 1 for Black River Coliseum Lobby Renovation to Jan 21 voting session

Municipal Utilities Advisory Board

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board will meet to approve minutes from December, review financial reports for electric and water-sewer departments, and discuss the 2025 Southwestern Power Resources Association dues. No votes or decisions are scheduled on the dues item—only discussion.

• Discussion of 2025 Southwestern Power Resources Association dues
• Approval of December 2, 2024 meeting minutes
• Check register reports for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments

The Municipal Utilities Advisory Board approved the 2024 dues for the Southwestern Power Resources Association in the amount of $19,402, an increase of $4,028 from the previous year. The board also approved the check register reports, financial statements, and investments for the Electric and Water-Sewer Departments. No other substantive decisions were made; the water-sewer rate study remains in progress.

• Approved Southwestern Power Resources Association 2024 dues of $19,402
• Approved Electric and Water-Sewer check register reports and certified bills for payment
• Approved financial statements and investments for Electric and Water-Sewer Departments
• Approved minutes of December 2, 2024 meeting

Library Board of Trustees

The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to discuss and take action on several items. The board will consider adopting a Code of Conduct, approving a Personnel Handbook, and purchasing theater furnishings. They will also discuss 2025 focus and goals and then adjourn into a closed session for exempt matters under state law.

• Action on Code of Conduct for the library
• Action on Personnel Handbook
• Action on Theater Furnishings
• Discussion of 2025 Focus and Goals
• Closed session citing RSMo 610.021.1, .2, .3, and .13

Electrical Wiring Board

The Electrical Board meeting scheduled for January 2, 2025, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2025.