JOPLIN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025
5th FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS
602 S. MAIN ST. JOPLIN MO
6:00 P.M.
Call To Order
Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America
Roll Call
Presentations
Health Operational Assessment Final Draft Report
Regional Homelessness Commission Update
Finalization Of Consent Agenda
Reports And Communications
News From The Public Information Office
Citizen Requests And Petitions
Amanda Bearden Requested To Speak On Homelessness.
Public Hearings
Public Hearing Procedures
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-287
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-119, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, August 1, 2022, by removing from District C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) and include in District R-1 (Single-Family Residential) property as described below and generally known as the Northeast Corner of W 20th Street and South Empire Avenue, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-285
AN ORDINANCE approving the voluntary annexation by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, of property generally described as approximately 328 acres at the Southwest corner of 7th Street and Old Scotland Rd, Jasper County, Missouri.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-288
AN ORDINANCE providing to vacate a drainage easement, located at 2139 E Nashville St, City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-289
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-119, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, August 1, 2022, by removing from District R-1 (Single-Family Residential) and include in District C-3 (Commercial) property as described below and generally known as 3508 N Range Line Rd, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-015
A RESOLUTION granting a Special Use Permit (1st Request) for a Family Day Care Home, located at 230 N McKinley Ave, City of Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
COUNCIL BILL NO 2025-291
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Council to issue the abatement of ad valorem taxes on improvements to real property located in the Joplin Area Enhanced Enterprise Zone; generally described as located at 7231 East 24th Street and owned by AM Properties Two, LLC doing business as Allgeier Martin and Associates Inc. and, containing an emergency clause.
Consent Agenda
Minutes Of The November 17, 2025, Meeting
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-014
AN ORDINANCE amending the criminal code of the City of Joplin Chapter 82 – Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Article V. - Offenses Against Health and Safety, by enacting a new section prohibiting the offense of criminal mischief; and establishing a time for this ordinance to become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-015
AN ORDINANCE approving the 2025 Labor Agreement by and between the City of Joplin, Missouri, and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #27; and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same by and on behalf of the City.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-151
AN ORDINANCE approving an Agreement and Work Authorization with Olsson in the not to exceed amount of Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty and 50/100 dollars ($950,880.50) for professional engineering services for the 2025 CDBG-DR Sidewalks Project and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Joplin; and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-546
AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 58-1, Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires, Article I, In General, and Section 58-68, Schedule of Fees, Article II, Fire Prevention Code, Division 2, International Fire Code, of Chapter 58, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 58-1, Bonfires and outdoor rubbish fires, Article I, In General, and Section 58-68, Schedule of Fees, Article II, Fire Prevention Code, Division 2, International Fire Code, of Chapter 58, Fire Prevention and Protection, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin to implement certain fee changes; and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-547
AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 34-2, Prices of lots and grave rights; charge for setting stones, of Chapter 34, Cemeteries, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 34-2, Prices of lots and grave rights; charge for setting stones, of Chapter 34, Cemeteries, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin to implement certain fee changes; and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-548
AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 86-5, Fees at Schifferdecker Golf Course, of Article I, In General, and Section 86-6, Fees for Parks Programs and Parks Facilities, of Article I, In General, and Section 86-72, Fees at Joplin Historical and Mineral Museum, of Article III, Joplin Historical and Mineral Museum, and Section 86-152, Admission Fee, of Article V, Swimming Pools, of Chapter 86, Parks and Recreation, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 86-5, Fees at Schifferdecker Golf Course, of Article I, In General, and Section 86-6, Fees for Parks Programs and Parks Facilities, of Article I, In General, and Section 86-72, Fees at Joplin Historical and Mineral Museum, of Article III, Joplin Historical and Mineral Museum, and Section 86-152, Admission Fee, of Article V, Swimming Pools, of Chapter 86, Parks and Recreation, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin to implement certain fee changes; and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-549
AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 29A-2514, Fees, Article II, of Appendix 29A, of the Zoning Regulations of the City of Joplin and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 29A-2514, Fees, of Appendix 29A, of the Zoning Regulations of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin to implement certain fee changes; and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-550
AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 6-35, Permit, Article II, Signs, of Chapter 6, Advertising, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 6-35, Permit, Article II, Signs, of Chapter 6, Advertising, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin to implement certain fee changes; and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-551
AN ORDINANCE adopting a new step pay plan by reference the City Salary Administration Plan; establishing the annual salary of certain Classified and Unclassified positions for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; amending the Annual Budget of the City of Joplin for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 as adopted by Ordinance 2025-143 on October 20, 2025; and, setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
Resolutions
Ordinances - Emergency
COUNCIL BILL NO 2025-291
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Council to issue the abatement of ad valorem taxes on improvements to real property located in the Joplin Area Enhanced Enterprise Zone; generally described as located at 7231 East 24th Street and owned by AM Properties Two, LLC doing business as Allgeier Martin and Associates Inc. and, containing an emergency clause.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-552
AN ORDINANCE amending the Annual Budget of the City of Joplin for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 as adopted by Ordinance 2025-143 on October 20, 2025, to adjust appropriations; and, containing an emergency clause.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-553
AN ORDINANCE approving a Contract by and between the City of Joplin and Tokio Marine HCC to provide stop loss coverage for the City’s health self-insurance coverage on behalf of the employer, the City of Joplin; authorizing the City Manager to execute said Contract by and on behalf of the City of Joplin; and containing an emergency clause.
Ordinances - First Reading
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-017
AN ORDINANCE approving a Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement (MOU) by and between the City of Joplin, Missouri, a Municipal Corporation, and Friends of Joplin Memorial Hall, for the purpose of renovating Memorial Hall.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-152
AN ORDINANCE approving the City of Joplin to enter into an agreement with R.E. Smith Construction Company in the amount of Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Thirteen and 00/100 dollars ($499,513.00) for construction of the East Town Sidewalks 2025 project and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Joplin and setting a date when the Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-154
AN ORDINANCE - approving the issuance of a Purchase Order to Tri-State Truck Center, Inc., in the amount of One Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Five and 00/100 Dollars ($157,405.00) for the purchase of a 2025 Mack GR64F Chassis with mDRIVE Transmission; and, setting a date when this ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-155
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Joplin to enter into an agreement with Mercury Voice and Data, L.L.C. d/b/a Optimum Communications (“Optimum”) for the purpose of Optimum installing, maintaining and operating facilities for communications related capabilities within the City’s Rights-of-Way and ensuring compliance with the City’s requirements of such use of City property; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Joplin and setting a date when this Ordinance shall become effective.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 2025-623
AN ORDINANCE Authorizing the City of Joplin to issue a purchase order to Don Brown Chevrolet in the amount of Two Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Dollars and No Cents ($285,470.00) for the purchase of five (5) Chevy Tahoe Police vehicles; authorizing the City Manager to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Joplin and setting an effective date.
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