LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD
July 16, 2026 - Meeting Minutes
LCES911, 1533 Missouri Drive, Training Room, Mt. Vernon, MO 65712
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:04 PM by Vice-Chairman Joey Skaggs.
Roll Call: Members present: Joey Skaggs, Donna Pritchard, Logan Phillips, Adriel Grimshaw and Shawn Bittle.
Bonnie Witt-Schulte, Executive Director, and Patti McBride, Secretary.
Members absent: Nathan Bowen and Chad Garoutte.
Confirm quorum present: Yes.
Administrative:
Agenda: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Logan Phillips, the Agenda was unanimously approved with the addition of DOR Form 4379 under Financial. APPROVED.
Approval of Minutes: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Donna Pritchard, the minutes of the May 21, 2026, meeting were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Financial:
Bills Paid: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Shawn Bittle, the bills paid from May 13, 2026 through July 6, 2026, were unanimously approved. APPROVED.
Reports for Review: The following reports were reviewed:
Bank Account Ledger/Reconciliation/Statement
Statement of Financial Position Report
Budget to Actuals
Sales Tax Receipts/Wireless Prepaid/Use Tax Income
Letter of Credit - Old Missouri Bank SBKC Construction Lease Statement
DOR Form 4379: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Shawn Bittle, it was unanimously approved for the Board to execute Department of Revenue Form 4379 Request for Information or Audit of Local Sales and Use Tax Records and add the following to be able to obtain said information: Bonnie Witt-Schulte, Nathan Bowen, Donna Pritchard and Joey Skaggs. APPROVED.
Annual Tax Rate Hearing: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Logan Phillips, it was unanimously approved to keep the current tax rate of one half of one percent. APPROVED.
Approved Vendor List: On motion made by Donna Pritchard and seconded by Adriel Grimshaw, and unanimously approved, the following vendors were added to the Approved Vendor List:
TruGreen
Screen Masters
APPROVED.
New Business:
Conflict of Interest Policy: On motion made by Logan Phillips and seconded by Shawn Bittle, an unanimously approved, the Conflict of Interest Policy was approved with no changes. APPROVED.
Emergency Management GIS: Bonnie and the staff have been working with the Emergency Management personnel to update the GIS mapping.
Unfinished Business: None.
Executive Director Report:
Bonnie gave her Report. She also advised the Board of a personnel issue that occurred since the last meeting to be transparent with the Board.
Closed Session: No closed session was needed.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting was scheduled for September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
Adjournment: Motion was made by Donna Pritchard, seconded by Logan Phillips, and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting at 6:57 PM. APPROVED.
Patti McBride, Secretary
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