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COMMISSION MINUTES
The Nodaway County Commission met in regular session Tuesday, Dec. 2.
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 Devnet, Foley Equipment, J&A Traffic Products, Linde Gas, MTE and Snyder & Associates. Collector/Treasurer to Devnet for equipment; Sheriff to Haug Communication for equipment; to Investigations for Investigative fund cash; Road and Bridge to Consumers Oil Company for equipment; to Maryville Chamber of Commerce for Safety Incentives, to B. Engle for uniform reimbursement; to Fastenal for equipment; Public Administrator to L. Burns for training reimbursement.
• The commission reviewed the following information: Vehicle Sales Tax/Motor Fuel Tax reports; Groves Cemetery CD renewal documents; Senior Tax Credit numbers; Opioid Settlement funds – Kroger Settlement.
• Sally Duff, collector/treasurer, discussed requisition presented for bar code scanners for her office. All four scanners in her office are only working intermittently or not at all.
• Spoke with a Hopkins Township landowner regarding Road #175.
• Alan Rowlett, Hughes Township board member, stopped in with a request for abandonment of 880 feet at the south end of Empire Road (Road #855) south of 330th Street by landowners Rowlett and Franklin Dreher (by Power of Attorney Keith Dreher.) The road is located in Section 25, Township 63N, Range 37W.
• Road and Bridge Supervisor Brian Engle, discussed new trailer that was delivered and the sale of old trailer.
• Reviewed and signed the County Reimbursement Cooperative Agreement with the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS), Family Support Division (FSD). Discussed Cost-of-Living (COLA) for 2026. A call was made to Travis Elliott, with Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson, P.C., with questions regarding COLAs inter-governmental agreements with another public entity. It was decided to do a 3% COLA for all county employees for 2026.
• Called Andy Macias, Snyder and Associates, regarding 2026 Softmatch bridges. Engle inquired about a timeline for bidding out these bridge packages.
• Met with Heather Montenguise, Community Planner from Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments on a prioritization survey on roads.
• Reviewed and signed Progress Invoice No. 7 on BRO-074(001) Bridge #0877014 and Progress Invoice No. 7 on BRO-074(002) Bridge #009010 for payment.
• Made calls to Missouri Associations of Counties Trust regarding the Workers’ Compensation report distributed. Left a message for Sean McGonigle, Risk Manager, MAC Trust.
• The commission, along with Engle, inspected future BRO and Softmatch Bridges. Bridge #295 in Polk Township for a BRO. Potential Softmatch projects are Bridge #164 in Hopkins Township, Bridge #511 in Green Township, Bridge #367 in Polk Township and Bridge #753 in White Cloud Township.
• Reviewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Central Square Public Safety Software Cost Share for 2026. The cost share for the software will be between the county, City of Maryville, Northwest Missouri State University and the Nodaway County Ambulance District. The MOU will be presented for the commission’s signature on Tuesday, December 9, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
The Nodaway County Commission met on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
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 The Maryville Forum. Road and Bridge to Strueby Diesel for vehicle repair (multiple.); Sheriff to 911 Custom for equipment.
• The commission reviewed the following information: Auto Claim for 2021 Dodge Durango.
• Reviewed a requisition for the purchase of a TruNarc Delta with a five-year warranty through Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments. This is a reimbursable grant program through the Blue Shield Program.
• Reviewed and signed Progress Invoice No. 4 on BRO-074(003) Bridge #0866002.
• Met with Sally Duff, collector/treasurer to discuss budget requests for 2026.
• Spoke with Sean McGonigle, Risk Manager, Missouri Association of Counties Trust on the workers’ compensation report.
• Reviewed and signed a contract for the purchase of a trailer from John Deere Financial.
• Two sessions were held for the open enrollment of 2026 Insurance.