Myers approved as new school resource officer

The Maryville City Council approved a new school resource officer during the regular meeting on June 12.

Maryville Public Safety Officer Ian Myers will assume the position of school resource officer with the Maryville R-II School District. The district agrees to pay 75 percent of his salary, covering the nine months of the year he is in service there. Myers also serves as the DARE officer for Maryville schools. During the summer months, Myers will join the Mozingo Lake Patrol.

White Cloud Engineering and Construction, Inc., Maryville, was awarded the $93,333 bid for installing a new 12-inch water main line along College Avenue from Country Club Road to Grand Avenue. The bid came in $56,667 under budget.

In other business, Amy Skidmore was reappointed and Sonja Wolbert, Joseph Overstreet and Travis Buysse were appointed to the Maryville Park and Recreation Board.

The Nodaway County Fair’s location was approved for July 11-16. The street closures will be the same as last year beginning 5 pm, Tuesday, July 11, through Sunday, July 16, after the rides have safety been disassembled and general cleanup has been completed.

Liability insurance expenses for the event will be $1,051 from Jackson RMI Insurance Agency, Maryville. The city budget includes $1,000 for the event. City Manager Greg McDanel will decide how much the city will contribute.

The council approved to extend their contract with Wells Bank as the depository of the funds for the city for another year. The interest floor is 0.51 percent. The only fee the bank charges is for returned checks.

An ordinance was signed transferring right-of-way ownership of Volunteer Avenue by the Southview Apartments, to the city through a special warranty deed. Southview is replacing 10 panels of roadway and sealing the center seam before ownership transfer.

It was approved to let Northwest Missouri State University update the signs that sit below the city limit signs, to include the 2017 Division II men’s basketball championship. Northwest will pay for the expenses, which will be $1,560 total.

Micro-Comm, Inc., Olathe, KS, will be replacing the supervisory control and data acquisition system at the water treatment plant for $7,500 or less. It will allow staff to adjust the amount of chemicals that are fed into the system during treatment, reducing stress on the membranes, and extending their life.

An ordinance establishing a procedure for conflicts of interest was adopted. Missouri statute requires governing bodies to adopt the ordinance every two years.

McDanel gave the following information in his report.

The 2017 asphalt mill and overlay project is set to begin June 19. The project includes North Main Street from Fourth to Sixth Street; South Alco Street from First Street to West Edwards Street; South Davis Street, blocks 100 to 400; Carefree Street; Galaxy Drive; East Edwards, blocks 100 to 700; South Saunders Street from Torrance Street to East South Avenue; and East South Hills Drive from Younger’s Auction to the East city limits.

The city’s insurance MIRMA will be offering dam coverage. Dams need to be at least 25 feet high and hold 50 acres of water. Mozingo’s dam meets the qualifications, standing 77 feet tall and holding 1,009 acres of water.

The repairs on the west wall of the building at Third and Buchanan Streets is almost finished. The street will be opened June 15.

Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland reported that construction has begun on the new driving range at Mozingo Lake Golf Course. It will be extended the length of the lower parking lot.

Heiland also informed the council that staff had received 64 applicants for the Mozingo Lake Recreation Park Event Coordinator. He hopes to offer a contract in July.

The golf carts at Mozingo have been replaced and 25 additional carts are now available for use.