City of Laclede

06/10/2026

The Laclede City office will be closed June 15th-June 19th. For any water emergencies or questions, please contact Kale Dorrell at 660-412-2215. Otherwise, leave a message and I will return your call on June 22nd.

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Brenda Search
City Clerk

05/29/2026

04.13.2026 OPEN MEETING MINUTES
The meeting was called to order by Mayor, Cindy Ludington at 6:32 PM.
Roll Call
Cindy Ludington-P
Ed Evans-P
Cheryl Wallace-P
Jesse Evans-P
Joe Ortiz-A

Cheryl Wallace approved the agenda, Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 3/0

Chery Wallace approved the minutes with the correction of putting in the closed meeting heading to differentiate from the open meeting, from March 9th, 2026, Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

Cheryl Wallace approved the minutes from the special meeting held on 03.16.2026. Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

Ed Evans approved the treasurer’s report and Cheryl Wallace seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

Ed Evans approved the bills and Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

CLERK’S REPORT
Farmer’s Electric is increasing cost by 4.8%.
MRWA Voluntary Legislative Assessment
-$175.00 fee-call to see if surrounding towns paid.
Linn Co. Historical Society
-$20.00 membership fee or donation-as a city we cannot pay the fee.

COMMISSIONER
Need to order heavy duty flag for the Cemetery
Street signs-Prairie/Pleasant, and Flora/Hwy 5 need fixed

OLD BUSINESS
Nuisance Properties-Continued
Streets/Potholes/Regular Maintenance of drainage-continued
Water Tower Painting Bids-we have received 3 bids-I will get a cost for the painting of the Rocket vs the wrap.
Ed Evans made a motion to table the water tower bids until next meeting and see what the cost to paint the rocket vs a wrap would be.
New Trees/DNR Grant-Cindy working on this
Water Policy/ Certified Backup Operator-Tyler Wattenbarger decided against taking this. Shorty Davis from Linneus Water Department will be the backup. Shorty will bring his paperwork to post in our office.
Campers/Tiny Homes/Ordinance-Continued
Deposit History/Resolution for deposits-Ed Evans made a motion to get a new resolution for next meeting, that will be posted and read twice and adopted. Cheryl Wallace seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

GFL Increase-GFL has raised our cost 3% for the last 3 years, with another raise coming in June. Discussion on raising the cost. How many don’t use the trash service?

Election Results-New and returning members were sworn in: Cindy Ludington, Mayor, Jesse Evans, Alderman, Phylis Aldrich.

Bank account regarding deposits-Tabled

More clean up needs to be done around the lift station. Jesse made a motion to have Brad Christensen do the work. Cheryl Wallace seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

Citizens Comments
Ditches need cleaned out.
Nuisance properties-need to get done

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:1. Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 3/0

05/06/2026

The City Office will not open until 9:30 on Friday morning, May 8th, 2026.
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03/20/2026

OPEN MEETING
02.09.2026
The open meeting was called to order at 6:30, by Mayor Cindy Ludington.
ROLL CALL
Cindy Ludington-P
Ed Evans-P
Cheryl Wallace-P
Jesse Evans-P
Joe Ortiz-P

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve the agenda, and Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve the minutes, and Ed Evans seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

Ed Evans made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report, with the change of $2077 plumber bill coming out of sewer instead of water and Joe Ortiz seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve bills, and Ed Evans seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

CEMETERY SEXTON-need to pick up the crumbled concrete bench.

CITY COMMISSIONER-Kale reported that the company that came and inspected the water tower suggested getting it washed and over coated. This needs to be done within the next 2- 4 years. With the Pershing Memorial Committee wanting to put a wrap on the tower, this will need to be done as soon as possible.
Kale will work getting bids for the washing and overcoating.

Ed Evans made a motion to advertise for bids for the power washing and overcoating of the water tower. Joe Ortiz seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

Deposit History-tabled

OLD BUSINESS-
Nuisance Properties-Continued
Streets/Potholes-continued in the spring
Mature Trees in the Park-continued in the spring
Water Policy-Tabled
Water Supply Contract-still waiting on new contract
Campers/Tiny Homes-continued

NEW BUSINESS-
Customer asking for help on high water bill, when there doesn’t appear to be a reason for it. Looking into getting a different meter.
Ed Evans made a motion to charge the average on the sewer credit the rest for the customer. Jesse Evans seconded it. Motion carried 4/0.

Ed Evans made a motion to go into closed session and Cheryl Wallace seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

ROLL CALL
Cindy Ludington-yes
Ed Evans-yes
Cheryl Wallace-yes
Jesse Evans-yes
Joe Ortiz-yes

Interviews were held for the backup certified water operator.

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to close the closed meeting. Ed Evans seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

ROLL CALL
Cindy Ludington-yes
Ed Evans-yes
Cheryl Wallace-yes
Jesse Evans-yes
Joe Ortiz-Yes

Joe Ortiz made a motion to close the open meeting, and Cheryl Wallace 2nd.
Motion carried 4/0.

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02/18/2026

POSTED February 18 2026 at 12:00 PM
NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE LACLEDE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONDUCTING
AN SPECIAL MEETING IN THE LAMBERT BUILDING
DATE February 23, 2026
TIME: 6:30 PM

TENTATIVE AGENDA:
OPEN MEETING
ROLL CALL
APPROVE AGENDA
OLD BUSINESS
CLOSE MEETING

CLERK’S REPORT

CITY COMMISSIONER

MAYORS REPORT

OLD BUSINESS:
New Water Contract with the City of Brookfield
New Water Ordinance

NEW BUSINESS:

CITY BUSINESS

CITIZENS COMMENTS

Closed Meeting

THE TENTATIVE AGENDA OF THIS MEETING ALSO INCLUDES A VOTE TO CLOSE PART OF THIS MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 610.021 (1) LEGAL ACTIONS, (2) LEASING, PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL ESTATE (3) HIRING, FIRING, DISCIPLINING, OR PROMOTING
Representatives of the news media may obtain copies of this notice by contacting:
City Clerk, PO Box 142, Laclede, MO 64651

CITY OF LACLEDE, MISSOURI BILL NO. ____________ ORDINANCE NO. ________________ AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A WATER CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF BROOKFIELD.
Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Laclede, Missouri as follows:
Section 1. The Board of Aldermen authorizes the City to enter into a Water Contract with the City of Brookfield, Missouri, substantially in the form which is on file with the City Clerk. The terms and provisions of the Water Contract referenced are hereby approved and adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the City on behalf of said City. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Water Contract and any documents the Mayor deems necessary to carry out the terms of the Water Contract.
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances therefore enacted which are in conflict herewith is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Aldermen hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
A copy of this Ordinance has been made available for public inspection prior to its adoption by the Board of Aldermen and this bill was read by title in the open meeting two times prior to its final passage.
Approved this _____ day of ______________ 2026.
_____________________________ , Mayor
Attest: _____________________________ , City Clerk

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02/09/2026

Open Meeting
01.12.2026
Mayor, Cindy Ludington called the meeting to order at 6:33 PM.
Roll Call
Cindy Ludington-P
Ed Evans-P
Jesse Evans-P
Joe Ortiz-P
Cheryl Wallace-P

The agenda was approved by Cheryl Wallace and seconded by Ed Evans. Motion carried 4/0.

Open Meeting Minutes from 12.05.2025 was approved by Cheryl Wallace and seconded by Ed Evans. Motion carried 4/0.

Treasurer’s Report was approved by Ed Evans, except for checking on the taxes. Seconded by Cheryl Wallace. Motion carried 4/0.

Bills were approved by Ed Evans except for checking on Cunningham, INC about the water tower inspection and The H20 Lab Invoices, needing more explanation. Jesse Evans seconded it. Motion carried 4/0.

Commissioners Report
Waiting on report on the Water Tower

Old Business
Nuisance Properties-continued
Mature Trees/New Trees-on hold until Spring
Water Policy-continued

Water Supply Contract-Cancelled current contract price, waiting on new contract.

Corrected dollar amount in USDA accounts
Ed Evans made a motion to approve with transferring $694.53 to the USDA Reserve account #3703 and with starting to deposit the $59.00 in the USDA Debt Reserve Account, #3703. Seconded by Joe Ortiz. Motion carried 4/0.

We will check into the rules and regulations of parking campers to live in with our lawyer.

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to go into Closed Session at 8:00.

Mayor Cindy Ludington called the closed meeting to order at 8:00.

Roll Call
Cindy Ludington-P
Cheryl Wallace-P
Ed Evans-P
Joe Ortiz-P
Jesse Evans-P

Discussion on water deposits.

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to close the closed meeting, 8:30 PM. Ed Evans seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to close the open meeting at 8:30 PM, Ed Evans seconded. Motion carried 4/0.

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01/26/2026

City of Laclede is looking to hire a person for Water and Sewer backup operator. Please apply at the City Office, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday-8:00-11:30.

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01/13/2026

01.13.2026
Effective immediately, cash will not be accepted in the drop box at the City Office. It will only be accepted if the office is open and I can write you a receipt.
Thank you for your cooperation!

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12/15/2025

Open Meeting Minutes
11.10.2025

The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Cindy Ludington, at 6:30PM.
Roll call
Cindy Ludington-P
Ed Evans-absent
Cheryl Wallace-P
Joe Ortiz-P
Jesse Evans-P

Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve the agenda and Joe Ortiz seconded. Motion carried 3/0.
Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve the open minutes from 10.13.2025 and Joe Ortiz seconded it. Motion carried 3/0
Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve the closed meeting minutes from 10.13.2025 and Joe Ortiz seconded. Motion carried 3/0.
Joe made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report and Jesse Evans seconded it. Motion carried 3/0.
Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approve the bills and Joe Ortis seconded it. Motion carried 3/0.

Old Business
Nuisance Properties
Joe Ortiz made a motion to continue nuisance property cleanup. Jesse Evans seconded it. Motion carried, 3/0.

Streets
Most work on the streets will halt work until Spring. Cleaning ditches will continue.

Bank Accounts- We will close ARPA account, CDBG account and the Water tower account and move money to appropriate accounts. Cheryl Wallace made a motion to approved closing these accounts and Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried. 3/0

We had an arborist look at the trees in the park to see if any needed to be cut down, and he thought they were fine, but did suggest a grant that would allow new trees to be planted in the park. Jesse Evans made a motion to follow up with The Conservation on the grant and Cheryl Wallace, seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

Insurance
There was discussion on how much each item is covered for. Mayor Ludington will continue to work on this.

There was one bid from Joe Head on the old lawn mower and old city truck. Cheryl Wallace made a motion to accept the bid and Jesse Evans seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

Kenny Stark-discussed some more information on the wrap for the water tower. More to come.

Phyliss Aldrich spoke on behalf of the Community Housing requesting a refund on the sewer after a leak had been fixed, that caused 2 months of higher bills.

Joe Ortiz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 PM. Cheryl Wallace seconded. Motion carried 3/0.

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12/15/2025

Candidate Filing for Laclede City Council
Candidate filing for the April 7, 2026 election begins on December 7, 2025 and will close on December 30, 2025.
Those wishing to file can do so at Laclede City Hall during regular business hours (Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00-11:30) or by appointment. There are two Council Member positions open for 2-year terms and a mayor position open for a 2-year term.
Candidates will be required to file an affidavit with the Department of Revenue regarding payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real estate property taxes on place of residence listed on the Declaration of Candidacy.
Those who plan to file for the Laclede City Council must be a resident of Laclede for one year at the time of election & must be a registered voter.
If you have any questions, please call the city office at 660-963-2215.

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