LCESB 911 Meeting Minutes 01.21.2026

LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD

January 21, 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 Kris Bowling.

Roll Call:   Members present:      Kris Bowling, Brian Cook, Donna Pritchard, Joey Skaggs, Jack Schulz, Chad Garoutte and Nathan Bowen.

Bonnie Witt-Schulte, Executive Director, and Patti McBride, Secretary.

Members absent:      None.

Confirm quorum present: Yes.

Administrative:

Agenda: On motion made by Brian Cook and seconded by Joey Skaggs, the Agenda was unanimously approved, with the addition of the City of Aurora under New Business.  APPROVED.

Approval of Minutes: On motion made by Brian Cook and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the minutes of the October 1, 2025, November 6, 2025, and November 20, 2025, meetings were unanimously approved.  APPROVED.

Financial:

FY2025 Budget to Actual: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Joey Skaggs, the FY2025 Budget to Actual was unanimously approved.  APPROVED.

FY2026 Amended Budget: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Brian Cook, the FY2026 Amended Budget was unanimously approved.  APPROVED.

Bills Paid: On motion made by Chad Garoutte and seconded by Joey Skaggs, the bills paid from November 16, 2025, through January 12, 2026, were unanimously approved.  APPROVED.

Reports for Review: The following reports were reviewed:

   Bank Account Ledger/Reconciliation/Statement

   Statement of Financial Position Report

   Budget to Actuals

   Sales Tax Receipts/Wireless Prepaid/Use Tax Income

   Letter of Credit - Old Missouri Bank

   SBKC Construction Lease Statement

Vendor List: On motion made by Brian Cook and seconded by Nathan Bowen, and unanimously approved, the following were added to the Approved Vendor List:  ZIPZ3, Maverick, Sam’s Club, and Target.  APPROVED.

New Business:

City of Aurora Complaint: The City Manager, Police Chief and members of the City Council of Aurora reported on their recent complaint regarding an incident in early January involving a temporary 911 service outage. Chairman Kris Bowling and Executive Director Bonnie Witt-Schulte provided details as to the cause of the outage.  The Board will examine the circumstances presented and determine if further policies are needed to address this issue.

Tow SOG Discussion: Rodney Bogart (Now You’ve Done It Towing) asked for information on how dispatchers decided who to contact for towing services.

Mower: Bonnie requested that the Board purchase a lawn mower and the personnel do the mowing in place of hiring lawn care services.  Bonnie will get prices and present them at the March meeting.

By-Law Review: No changes were made to the By-Laws.  On motion made by Chad Garoutte and seconded by Jack Schulz, and unanimously approved, the By-Laws were approved.  APPROVED.

LCES911 Radio Communications Infrastructure Responsibility Policy: On motion made by Brian Cook and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the Policy was unanimously approved as presented. APPROVED.

Unfinished Business:

2026 Election: Donna Pritchard and Chad Garoutte have filed for reelection.  Jack Schulz and Brian Cook have decided not to file for reelection.  

LAGERS Plan: On motion made by Brian Cook and seconded by Joey Skaggs, and unanimously approved, the LAGERS Plan modification was unanimously approved.  The Board will be paying 100% of the contributions. APPROVED.

Executive Director Report:

Bonnie gave her Report.

Closed Session: A motion to go into Closed Session was made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Joey Skaggs.  A roll call vote was taken with the following results: Joey - Yes, Chad - Yes, Jack - Yes, Kris - Yes, Brian - Yes, Nathan -Yes, and Donna - Yes.  The meeting went into Closed Session at 7:08 p.m.  

The meeting came out of Closed Session at 7:36 p.m.

Next Meeting: The next regular meeting was scheduled for March 12, 2026, at 6:00 pm.

Adjournment: Motion was made by Joey Skaggs, seconded by Nathan Bowen, and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 p.m.  APPROVED.

Patti McBride, Secretary

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