JEFFERSON CITY – The tentative agenda has been released for this week’s meetings of the Missouri Conservation Commission.
Friday, Sept. 6, 8:30 a.m. — Budget and Regulations Pipeline Workshop followed by Closed Executive Session
Friday, Sept. 6, 1 p.m. – Regular Open Meeting
The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks, Silver Dollar City Parlor, One Opportunity Ave. in Point Lookout
Background documents related to open meeting agenda items are available for public viewing at Conservation Department Headquarters, Jefferson City, for eight calendar days prior to the meeting. Any person who would like to comment to the Commission about a specific agenda item must make a written request to the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting. The time allotted for public comment and the number of speakers will be at the Commission’s discretion. Recording the open meeting is permissible, pursuant to any guidelines established by the Commission to minimize disruption to the meeting. Individuals wishing to record the open meeting by audiotape, videotape, or other electronic means should notify the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting so accommodations for such recording can be made.
To view live streaming of the open meeting, or to watch recordings of past meetings, go to http://on.mo.gov/2nodPJU.
Sept. 6 at 8:30 a.m. — Budget and Regulations Pipeline Workshop followed by Closed Executive Session:
Budget and Regulations Pipeline Workshop
FY26 Executive Budget
Regulations Committee Pipeline Report
Vote to close meeting
E.1 – Approval of minutes of previous executive session(s) (610.021 RSMo)
E.2 – Consideration of supporting documentation related to recommendations to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges (621.021(1), 610.021.14, 454.440.9, 211.321 RSMo)
E.3 – Consideration of confidential or privileged communications between the Commission and its Internal Auditor regarding work product (610.021(17) RSMo)
E.4 – Consideration of negotiated contracts (610.021(12) RSMo)
E.5 – Consideration of legal actions, causes of action, or litigation and attorney-client privileged communications as provided for in 610.021(1) RSMo
E.6 – Consideration of potential real estate transactions/negotiations (610.021(2) RSMo)
E.7 – Consideration of recommendations relating to the hiring/firing/disciplining/promoting of personnel (610.021(3) RSMo
Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. — Regular Open Meeting:
Call to order — Margy Eckelkamp, Chair
Administration:
Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
Presentation: Strategic Plan Update — Kendra Witthaus, Assistant to the Director – Operational E xcellence
Action Item: Consideration of items on the Consent Calendar (to be approved with a single action unless any Commission member requests an item be removed and taken up separately). Items removed will be addressed as the last action item on the meeting agenda.
Regulations Committee:
Action Item: Report of the Regulations Committee, including recommendations for changes from mid-year Wildlife Code review, and associated action items — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair, Regulations Committee
Presentation/Action Item: Missouri’s elk population status and antlerless elk regulations recommendations — Aaron Hildreth, Cervid Biologist
Administration – Budget: Andrew Bond, Deputy Director of Business and Operations
Presentation: Financial Report and FY24 Year-End Financial Report.
Action Item: Recommendation for approval to submit estimated Fiscal Year 2026 appropriation requests to the Office of Administration budget director pursuant to Section 33.220 RSMo
Human Resources Branch:
Conservation Employees’ Benefit Plan Update — Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Branch Chief
Infrastructure Management Branch:
Presentation: FY24 Year-End Report of Major Construction Projects Completed — Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief
Information Technology Branch:
Presentation: FY24 Year-End Report on IT Projects Completed — Todd Larivee, IT Security and Technology Section Chief
Administration:
Action Item: Consideration of items removed from the Consent Calendar, if any.
Other matters of interest.
Adjourn.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items on the following Consent Calendar either require Commission Action (if noted) or may be written reports presented for Commission information only.
The Consent Calendar covers routine items to be taken up by the Commission as the first order of business and approved with a single action. Any Commission member may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar to be addressed individually. Any Commission member may abstain from voting on an item without removing it by specifying the item number and his/her desire to abstain prior to the vote. Items removed from the Consent Calendar are taken up in numerical order as called for by the Commission Chair or as listed on the regular meeting agenda.
C.1 Action Item: Approval of minutes of previous open meeting(s)
C.2 Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of individuals for cause — Chad John, Internal Auditor
C.3 Quarterly Personnel Changes Report — Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Branch Chief
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