STE. GENEVIEVE — The first item on the agenda for Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen work session is a proposal from newly-hired Police Chief Daniel Halek to partner with Enterprise Fleet Management to purchase, upfit, and finance new vehicle purchases, specifically the police department.
Ryan Owens will be present to review the benefits of work with Enterprise through the State Cooperative Purchasing Program and the savings it can provide.
A memo on the topic from City Administrator Happy Welch stated “We have been on a two-vehicle every year purchase schedule for the police department until this year, working with First State Community Bank on a lease/purchase. We held off this year so we’re looking to catch up in FY 2026. We have encountered problems with the vehicles we didn’t trade out this year.”
Also on the agenda for the work session a request from a city resident to do something to slow down morning school traffic that flows alongside his house on 5th Street.
The resident had suggested speed bumps. City Administrator Welch said he contacted a friend in Columbia, Mo. to see how they determined the need for various traffic calming actions. The agenda packet contains information on speed bumps.
The work session is scheduled to conclude with a discussion of annexations. The packet contains much information on this as well.
The work session will follow the regular meeting Thursday evening.
The complete work session agenda packet.