JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission will meet Thursday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m. – Closed Executive Session and Friday, Dec. 12, 8:30 a.m. – Regular Open Meeting.
All activities will be at MDC Headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City.
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.
Dec. 11 at 1 p.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).
Dec. 12 at 8:30a.m. — Regular Open Meeting
Call to order — Margaret F. Eckelkamp, Chair
Administration:
- Director’s Comments — Jason Sumners, Director
- 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: Recommendation for Commission Consideration — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair, Regulations Committee
3.a) Presentation/Action Item: Turkey Program update and recommendations to establish season dates and limits for the 2026 spring turkey season and associated conservation area and managed hunt regulations — Presentation by Nicholas Oakley, Scientist
3.b) Presentation/Action Item: Recommendations to set season dates for each portion of the 2026-2027 firearms deer hunting seasons and recommendations to modify CWD-related regulations — Presentation by Jason Isabelle, Cervid Program Supervisor
Administration – Budget:
- Presentation: Financial Report and October 2025 Highlights — Andrew Bond, Deputy Director Business and Operations
Human Resources Branch:
- CEBP Updates: Quarterly Report — Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Branch Chief and CEBP Chair
Infrastructure Management Branch:
Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief
- Action Item: Consideration of bid for construction of the Whetstone Creek Conservation Area Big Lake Dam Repair project located near Williamsburg, Missouri.
- Action Item: Consideration of bid for construction of the Northeast Regional Office Windows and Skylight replacement project located in Kirksville, Missouri.
Realty Committee:
Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director and Chair, Realty Committee
- Action Item: Recommendation for approval to accept the donation of approximately 44.02 acres in Stone County from the estate of Georgia G. Rice.
Statewide Resource Management:
Michael Bill, Forestry Section Chief
- Action Item: Recommendation for approval to advertise and sell an estimated 1,924,998 board feet of timber from 925 acres of Angeline Conservation Area, Compartment 14 in Shannon County.
Administration:
- Action Item: Consideration of items removed from the Consent Calendar, if any.
- Legislative Update — Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director
- Special Presentation: Recognition of Dr. Daniel Dey as a Master Conservationist — Laura Conlee, Deputy Director
- Other matters of interest
- Adjourn
FUTURE MEETING DATES
- February 5-6, 2026
- March 26-27, 2026
- May 28-29, 2026
- July 9-10, 2026
- September 10-11, 2026
- October 22-23, 2026
- December 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 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 Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend commercial fishing privileges for Terry Duty — Kyle Atkinson, General Counsel