LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD
October 14, 2026 - Meeting Minutes
LCES911, 1533 Missouri Drive, Training Room, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chairman Nathan Bowen.
Roll Call: Members present: Nathan Bowen, Joey Skaggs, Donna Pritchard, Logan Phillips, Chad Garoutte and Shawn Bittle.
Bonnie Witt-Schulte, Executive Director, and Patti McBride, Secretary.
Members absent: Adriel Grimshaw.
Confirm quorum present: Yes.
Administrative:
Agenda: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the Agenda was unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Approval of Minutes: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Logan Phillips, the minutes of the July 16,2026, meeting were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Financial:
Bills Paid: On motion made by Chad Garoutte and seconded by Logan Phillips, the bills paid from July 6, 2026 through September 30, 2026, were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Reports for Review: The following reports were reviewed:
Bank AccountLedger/Reconciliation/Statement
Statement of Financial Position Report
Budget to Actuals
Sales Tax Receipts/Wireless Prepaid/UseTax Income
Letter of Credit - Old Missouri Bank
SBKC Construction Lease Statement
Approved Vendor List: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Chad Garoutte, the following was added to the Approved VendorList:
Moetivations
APPROVED.
New Business:
Training Cost Reimbursement Policy: Motion was made by Shawn Bittle and seconded by Donna Pritchard to approve said Policy. The motion failed.
Annual PTO Payout Policy: A motion was made by Shawn Bittle and seconded by Logan Phillips to approval said Policy. The motion was tabled.
Assistant Director Job Description: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Chad Garoutte, the Assistant Director Job Description was unanimously approved. Joey Skaggs abstained because he was out of the room when the motion was discussed. APPROVED.
Operations Manager Job Description: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the Operations Manager Job Description was unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Operations Floor Supervisor Job Description: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the Operations Floor Supervisor Job Description was unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Communications Training Officer Job Description: On motion made by Shawn Bittle and seconded by Logan Phillips, the Communications Training Officer Job Description was unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Tower Inspection Repair: On motion made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Chad Garoutte, the expense of $6,400.00 to make the tower repairs was unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Miller Frequency Addition: On motion made by Shawn Bittle and seconded by Logan Phillips, it was unanimously approved to expend the $6,949.00 to connect to the new repeater installed by Miller. APPROVED.
2027 Budget: On motion made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the 2027 Budget was unanimously approved as presented. APPROVED.
Unfinished Business:
Nathan Bowen asked about the honking sound coming from the heat and air system. Bonnie reported they are still working on it but it is better.
Nathan Bowen also asked about Dispatcher Appreciation and wanted to make sure we are appreciating the dispatchers all year and not just in April. Bonnie reported there is a avenue in place and the employees are encouraged to use it to recognize a dispatcher.
Executive Director Report:
Bonnie gave her oral and written Report.
Closed Session: Motion was made by Joey Skaggs and seconded by Chad Garoutte to go into closed session under RSMo 610.021 (1 - Legal actions,litigation, 3 - Hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting of an employee; 13 -Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings orrecords).
A roll call vote was taken on the Motion with the following results:
Nathan - Yes
Joey - Yes
Donna - Yes
Chad - Yes
Logan - Yes
Shawn - Yes
The meeting went into Closed Session at 7:00 PM.
The regular meeting resumed at 7:43 PM.
Finance Committee: Donna Pritchard agreed to continue on the committee. Shawn Bittle and Adriel Grimshaw were appointed by the Chairman to the committee.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting was scheduled for December 1, 2026, at 6:00 PM.
Adjournment: Motion was made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Chad Garoutte to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously approved. APPROVED. The meeting adjourned at 7:47 PM.
Patti McBride, Secretary
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