STE. GENEVIEVE – The Missouri Conservation Commission will be meet Thursday, July 9, at 10 a.m. for a closed Executive Session at Dunn Ranch, 17253 West 170th Ave. in Eagleville and a regular meeting Friday, July 10, at 9 a.m. – at Harrison County Community Hospital, 514 North 39th St. in Bethany.
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.
July 9 at 10 a.m. — Closed Executive Session:
- Vote to close meeting.
- 1 – Approval of minutes of previous executive session(s) (610.021 RSMo).
- 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).
- 3 – Consideration of confidential or privileged communications between the Commission and its Internal Auditor regarding work product (610.021(18) RSMo).
- 4 – Consideration of negotiated contracts (610.021(12) RSMo).
- 5 – Consideration of legal actions, causes of action, or litigation and attorney-client privileged communications as provided for in 610.021(1) RSMo.
- 6 – Consideration of potential real estate transactions/negotiations (610.021(2) RSMo).
- 7–Consideration of recommendations relating to the hiring/firing/disciplining/promoting of personnel (610.021(3) RSMo.
July 10 at 9 a.m. — Regular Open Meeting:
Call to order — Margaret F. Eckelkamp, Chair
Administration:
- Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
- Presentation: Nature and Health — Roger Still, Executive Director, One Health Us, and Tina Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, Harrison County Community Hospital
- Presentation: Northwest Updates — Bryan Gragg, Northwest Regional Administrator
- Presentation: Grand River Grassland Priority Geography — Andi Rittel, Private Land Conservationist, and Jonathan McCulley, Wildlife Biologist
- 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:
- Report of the Regulations Committee — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair, Regulations Committee
Administration – Budget:
- Presentation: Financial Report — Kim Hansen, Chief Budget Officer
Realty Committee:
- Action Item: Recommendation to dispose via donation approximately 6.1 acres of the west side of Cabool Towersite to Texas County Emergency Response Services; and disposal of 9.6 acres of the east side of Cabool Towersite via auction — Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director and Chair, Realty Committee
Administration:
- Action Item: Consideration of items removed from the Consent Calendar, if any.
- Action Item: Election of Commission Officers.
- Other matters of interest.
FUTURE MEETING DATES
- Sept. 10-11, 2026
• Oct. 22-23, 2026
• Dec. 10-11, 2026
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 — Melissa Davison, Internal Auditor
C.3 Action Item: Recommendation for approval of premium (rate) changes for the Conservation Employees’ Benefits Plan (CEBP) — Andrew Barnes, Conservation Agent III, and CEBP Chair