STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen met in regular session Thursday in the city hall board room.
City Administrator David Bova introduced Assistant City Administrator Robert Sullivan.
Four persons expressed their opinions during the public comment section of the meeting.
Three of those speaking repeated requests for the city to rescinding its agreement with the federal Immigration Control and Enforcement agency which is available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/live/qswBsUE4hgI?si=WtD_5ZW1NJLRohi5
Personal Appearance: Ste. Genevieve and St. Francois County 911 discussed improvements to the city and county radios used to dispatch first responders to incidents. It included the construction of seven new towers as well as new repeaters to improve communications. The dispatching center is located in Park Hills. – 0:56
City Admin Report – 6:19
Staff Reports:
Alliance Water – 7:52
Police – 9:06
Public Comments – 10:35
Consent Agenda – 26:32
Old Business: Bill No. 4710 – 27:29
Bill No. 4711 – 28:14
Bill No. 4712 – 28:55
New Business:
Lowest, Responsive, Responsible, bids for “City Wide Asphalt Overlay 2026” & “City of Ste. Genevieve Concrete Street & Waterline Improvements 2026” – 29:39
Bill No. 4713 – 30:41 Bill No. 4714 – 31:12
Bill No. 4715 – 32:52 Bill No. 4716 – 33:24
Bill No. 4717 – 33:50
Alderwoman Amie Dobs, and Aldermen Robert Donovan and Joe Steiger were absent.
The consent agenda items were approved on a voice vote.
These included:
Resolution 2026-28: Declaring certain items of city property to be surplus to the needs of the city.
Resolution 2026-29: Approving the intent to establish an intergovernmental agreement between the city and Ste. Genevieve County to administer tourism-related county tax revenue generated by the six percent transient tax which will be voted on by the people April 7th.
Old Business
Bill No. 4710: an intergovernmental agreement between Ste. Genevieve City and Ste. Genevieve County to distribute the proceeds of the six percent transient tax to be voted on by the public April 7.
It was approved on a second reading 5-0 with three absent.
Bill No. 4711: amending the development agreement with McBride Land Growth LLC. It was approved on a second reading 5-0 with three absent.
Bil No. 4712: a budget amendment to the FY 2026 budget. It was approved on a second reading 5-0 with three absent.
New Business:
The aldermen voted to accept a $1,420,316.37 bid from Vern Bauman for the city wide asphalt overlay 2026, and a $795,666.13 bid from Jokerst Inc. Concrete Street and Waterline for concrete street and waterline improvements 2026.
Bill No. 4713: vacating a portion of an unimproved alley on Maple Drive was approved on a firsr round voice vote.
Bill No. 4714: purchasing 11 Black Rain, BRO-Spec 15 rifles from Black Rain Ordnance, Inc. for no more than $12,902.00 for the police department. Approved on a first round voice vote and second round recorded vote 5-0 with three absent.
Bill No. 4715: an agreement with Vern Bauman Contracting to complete the city wide asphalt overlay project for 2026 for $1,420, 316.37 was given first round approval on a voice vote.
Bill No. 4716: an agreement with Jokerst Inc. to complete the concrete street and waterline improvement projects for 2026 for $795,666.35 was given first round approval on a voice vote.
Bill No. 4717: approving the property transfer of a 2003 John Deere Model 6605 tractor and boom mower from the Special Road District to the city of Ste. Genevieve was given first round approval on a voice vote.