Record: 10-24
COMMISSION MINUTES
The Nodaway County Commission met on Thursday, Oct. 8.
In attendance were Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker, North District Commissioner Chris Burns, South District Commissioner Scott Walk and Melinda Patton, county clerk.
Business before the governing board included:
• Requisitions and approvals: Invoice to Thomas Lawn Care, Porter Trash Service, Great River Engineering and Card Services for Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) training; Inventory Transfer/Disposal forms, Recorder Fee Report (September 2026). Circuit Clerk to L. Saxton for training; County Clerk to Liberty Vote for equipment; Road and Bridge to S. Walk for training reimbursement; to B. Engle for equipment reimbursement to Consumers Oil for equipment; Commissioners to Card Services for training costs; Collector/Treasurer to Pitney Bowes for postage; to MTE for office supplies;
• The Commission reviewed the following information received by mail or email: Employee Leave Report through 3rd Quarter; Interest Reports
• Reviewed four preapproval packages for softmatch bridges
• Public Comment – Citizens asked questions regaring getting answers from the developer, surveyors, ordinance prep work, status of planning and zoning advisory board. Present: Mike Wilson, Scott Wilson, Tim Schafer, Rhonda Beattie, Susie Strauch, Kim Swyers, Nina Wilmes, Tony Wilmes, Roland Hayden, Irene Alexander, Cindy Roach, Amy Zeigler, Bryce Howard, Donna Tompkins, Josh McKim and Kim Mildward, Nodaway County Economic Development (NCED) and Sheriff Austin Hann.
• Discussed the roof leaks. Contacted Jason Brown Roofing to set up October 13th at 8:30 to look at the issues. Elevator inspections for November 5, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. for the Administration Center and the Courthouse.
• Looked at examples of Planning and Zoning from other third-class counties.
• Steve Brown, trustee of Independence Township stopped in to discuss road status. Spoke with Jim Knox, Martin Marietta for quarry updates. A call was made to Madison Woodward with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) regarding CART Roads #951, #961.
• Returned a call to Jason Teitelbaum, Regional Director of Operations: mid-west, PRIME Healthcare Management regarding the future of the Nodaway Nursing Home building.
• Brian Engle, road and bridge supervisor, gave updates on current bridge and tube projects. Bridge #753 in White Cloud Township will have concrete poured October 9, 2026.
• Andy Macias and Larry Jacobson, Snyder and Associates, conducted the bid opening for Softmatch Bridge #0251006, #0645009, #0709005 and #0890017. The commission accept thede bids as presented from Oden Enterprises, Inc. Also present: Engle and Russ Placzek, Oden Enterprises.
• The commission, along with Sally Duff, collector/treasurer and Patton, spoke via TEAMS call with Dawson Miessler and Cyrus Loar, McBride, Lock & Associates Staff Auditors, regarding the audit findings for FY2025. A Legal Representation letter was signed and returned to the auditor.
• An email was reviewed regarding documentation for Project FEMA 4929DR-MO. A call was put in to Christy Forney, emergency manager to discuss. Spoke with Marquis Battle, Emergency Management Specialist, Region 7, Recovery Division.
The Nodaway County Commission met in regular session Tuesday, Oct. 13.
In attendance were Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker North District Commissioner Chris Burns, South District Commissioner Scott Walk and Melinda Patton, county clerk.
Business before the governing board included:
• Requisitions and approvals: Invoice to Taylor Barrett Concrete Pumping, LLC; Nodaway County Emergency Services Board 911 Consolidation and NCESB invoices. Circuit Clerk to Jury Payroll for jury duty; Collector/Treasurer to MTE for office supplies.
• The Commission reviewed the following information received by mail or email: Emails and articles from citizen on proposed data center; Employee updates
• Fire suppression inspections were held in the Administration Center and jail by Johnson Controls. The commission met with Jason Brown Roofing regarding the leaks in the roof of the Administration Center. Brown will put together a spec on the roof to put together a bid. Brett McLain, Northwest Audio-Visual, stopped in to discuss the progress of the third-floor conference room for setting up the equipment.
• Public Comment – Citizens discussed answers that have been supplied by White Cloud Acres, specifically the water usage, the J-turn for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), possibility of new data center and the ballot language for White Cloud Township. Present: Bruce Skoglund, Chiya Dawoudi, Steve Barmann, Scott Wilson, Susie Strauch, Amy Zeigler, Donna Tompkins, Josh McKim and Kim Mildward, Nodaway County Economic Development (NCED), Rex Wallace, assessor and Sheriff Austin Hann.
• Reviewed and approved BRO-074(003) Bridge Invoice #12 for payment.
• Spoke with a citizen in Independence Township about a CART rock road concern.
• Reviewed documents for Project FEMA 4929DR-MO.
• Revisions to the handbook were submitted to office holders and the commissioners for review and discussion. This will be revisited in late November for final approval before open enrollment. The commission discussed meal per diem amounts currently being used with the intent of revisiting during budget discussions and taking effect in 2027.
• Completed the annual project prioritization worksheets (STIP, safety and multi-modal prioritization, maintenance projects) to be discussed October 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. with Heather Montenguise, Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments Community Planner.
The Nodaway County Commission met on Thursday, Oct. 15.
In attendance were Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker, North District Commissioner Chris Burns, South District Commissioner Scott Walk and Melinda Patton, county clerk.
Business before the governing board included:
• Requisitions and approvals: Invoices to Johnson Controls, LLC, Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson PC, Metal Culverts; check reissue for Collector/Treasurer to Maryville Chamber. Road and Bridge to Maryville Chamber for quarterly safety incentives; County Clerk to Elkins Swyers for election supplies.
• The Commission reviewed the following information received by mail or email: Emails and articles from citizen on proposed data center; Sales Tax/Use Tax/ Road and Bridge Special Sales Tax/Use Tax, Emergency Services 911 Sales Tax/Use Tax report; Annual Sales Tax Received report (YTD)
• Public Comment –Citizens discussed companies taking core samples, clarification on the White Cloud Township ballot language on Planning and Zoning, tax abatements and depreciation schedules, the power generation plant. Present: Nina R Wiederholt, Cindy Roach, Jeff From, Scott Wilson, Amy Zeigler, Dustin Skoglund, Chiya Dawoudi, Susie Strauch, Steve Barmann, Donna Tompkins, Nina Wilmes, Tony Wilmes, Josh McKim and Kim Mildward, Nodaway County Economic Development (NCED), Rex Wallace, Assessor and Sheriff Austin Hann.
• Met with Heather Montenguise, Community Planner from Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments regarding the annual project prioritization worksheets (STIP, safety and multi-modal prioritization, maintenance projects).
• Calls were made to potential committee members for a Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee.
• The commission, along with Brian Engle, road and bridge supervisor, inspected roads in White Cloud Township to verify readiness for CART rock.