The Cole Camp Council met on Thursday April 17 at 7:00 PM in Cole Camp’s City Hall. Following the routine handling of business, the council moved to the 2024 audit under old business. City Clerk Dawn Paul reported the auditor's said they will be in Cole Camp on May 15 with corrections.
Also under old business was the Great Rivers Engineering group. The council has been sent a supplemental agreement for the street/sidewalk work to be done on north Maple. The agreement wanted the city to sign off on closing both sides of north Maple. David Locke swiftly announced he had called MoDOT and said they will not be closing both sides at the same time due to the business interest of owners. Locke displayed his frustration by saying, “Since the beginning, the city has dealt with three different individuals from Engineering.” Council unanimously voted to not sign the supplemental agreement.
Next up was the certification of the election results, followed by the swearing in of the elected aldermen. East side Steve Knox and West side David Locke took their oath of office from the city clerk and retained their seats on the council. Following that, Locke was elected as President of the Board of Aldermen/Mayor Pro-Tem. Following that action, the council dealt with corporate resolutions for the bank accounts.
Resolution 2025-03 (CC Reunion 2025) came before the Council. The resolution was needed to authorize the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Ezekiel Williams Park during the all-class reunion on July 5, 2025.
Next up was health insurance. That has been tabled until the May meeting.
Tammy Eckhoff, from Planning & Zoning stepped to the podium and thanked the community for their input on what is needed for the town. The group looked at the pluses and minuses of a larger housing development. They also studied DIY projects, like possibly doing murals on existing structures.
BCED Director JoAnn Lane announced the May 2 meeting in the Community Building at 9:30 AM to learn about the Paul Bruhn Grant program for historic buildings. The first training session for this was on April 16.
Paul reported Roy Wagner had turned in a $70 dollar memorial given in memory of Lori Schroeder, to be used for the dog shelter.
Public Works Director Ron Petersen, reported the new meter and sampler had arrived for the pumping station and had been installed and is in use. Petersen said Spring Street had a washout after the previous rain. Public Works had completed the first mowing and two bike racks had been placed at the pickleball court and the post office. They had been purchased with grant funds.
Police Chief Jeff Canfield introduced the female officer for the Police Department. She is mainly a weekend officer.
The City Attorney had no report.
Mayor Burdick shared that approximately 140 dog licenses have been issued during the vaccination clinic that was recently held.
With no further business to be discussed, the meeting was adjourned.
City Council meetings are always open to the public.
