The Jackson Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at City Hall, 101 Court St., with a 2027 budget hearing and contracts totaling roughly $330,000 on the agenda.
The most consequential item is a motion to set a public hearing for 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, to consider the proposed 2027 City of Jackson Annual Budget. The proposed budget includes sewer utility service rate adjustments and other utility service rate adjustments, according to the official regular meeting agenda.
The city followed a similar path last year. The board set a December hearing on the 2026 budget and ultimately approved that budget along with new utility rates, including a 6% electric rate increase and 2.9% increases for solid waste, sewer and water, The Cash-Book Journal reported at the time.
Utility software contract changes
Under the Power, Light, and Water Committee, aldermen will consider approving a Notice of Termination of an existing software contract with gWorks of Omaha, Nebraska, effective Dec. 31. The board will also weigh accepting a final quote from gWorks of $2,160 for a Read-Only Software License covering Jan. 1 through June 30, 2027, along with a bill proposing an ordinance to authorize that agreement.
Pool painting and street paving
The Street, Sewer, and Cemetery Committee section includes a motion to accept a $67,638 proposal from Landmark Aquatic of Maryland Heights for the City Pool Painting Project. Landmark Aquatic is a commercial pool design, construction and renovation company based in Maryland Heights, according to its website. An ordinance approving the contract is also on the agenda.
Aldermen will also consider accepting a bid of $262,812.55 from Putz Construction LLC of Jackson for the 2026 Concrete Pavement Improvement Program, plus an ordinance authorizing the contract. Putz Construction is a local excavation and concrete contractor serving Jackson and the Cape Girardeau area, according to the company’s website and the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce member listing.
Rounding out the action items is a bill proposing an ordinance to approve a Municipal Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the Intersection Improvements Project at East Jackson Boulevard and Donna Drive.
Other business and study session
The agenda also calls for approval of the Nov. 2 minutes, approval of the city collector’s report and the city clerk’s and treasurer’s reports, and an executive session motion under Section 610.021(12) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, which the official agenda lists as relative to contracts.
A study session follows at 6:30 p.m. Its official agenda lists discussion of the annual report from SEMO REDI, the Southeast Missouri Regional Economic Development group that contracts with the city to solicit business and industry. Aldermen will also discuss renewing the city’s Employee Assistance Program contract with Personal Assistance Services, tree clearing mitigation measures for the Hubble Creek Recreation Trail Project, proposed amendments to the city’s traffic code covering electric bicycles, and the purchase of a sewer camera.
The regular meeting is open to the public in the Board Chambers at City Hall. Agendas and minutes for Jackson boards and commissions are available through the city’s official meetings directory.