Agenda posted for Joplin City Council special meeting

                                          

JOPLIN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2026
6:00 P.M.
602 S. Main Street, Joplin Mo.
5th Floor Council Chambers



AGENDA 

1.

Call To Order 

2.

Reading Of Special Call 

3.

Roll Call

4.

Public Hearings

1.

Public Hearing Procedures

Documents:

1. PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES.PDF

2.

Public Hearing On The FY 2027 Proposed Budget 

Documents:

1. 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PUBLIC HEARING FINAL.PDF

3.

Public Hearing On The 2026-2027 Property Tax Rate

4.

AMENDED COUNCIL BILL NO. 2026-271

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-119, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, August 1, 2022, to adopt specific use standards for data centers.

5.

Ordinances - Expedited

1.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2026-516

AN ORDINANCE    levying taxes in the City of Joplin, Missouri for the year 2026 in the amount of Seventeen and One Hundredths Cents ($0.1710) on One Hundred Dollars of valuation of all real property in said City, and levying taxes in the Joplin Public Library District for the year 2026 in the amount of Twenty-Three and Eighty-Two Hundredths Cents ($0.2382) on One Hundred Dollars of valuation of all real property in said District; and, containing an expedited clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2026-516 SUMMARY SHEET OF PROPERTY TAX LEVY.PDF
2. CB 2026-516 TAX LEVY ORDINANCE.PDF
3. CB 2026-516 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE.PDF
4. CB 2026-516 AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX LEVY CALCULATION.PDF

6.

Ordinances-Final Reading 

1.

AMENDED COUNCIL BILL NO. 2026-271

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-119, passed by the Council of the City of Joplin, Missouri, August 1, 2022 to adopt specific use standards for data centers.

Documents:

1. 271SUMMARY.PDF
2. 019-26REPORT.PDF
3. 019-26MINUTES.PDF
4. 019-26APP.PDF
5. 271 COUNCIL REVISION 8-17-26.PDF

7.

New Business

1.

Vote To Go Into Closed Session, Which Shall Pertain To Legal Action, Causes Of Action, Or Litigation Including A Public Governmental Body And Any Confidential Or Privileged Communications Between A Governmental Body Or Its Representatives And Its Attorneys Pursuant To State Law, As Set Forth In Section 610.021 (1) RSMo, As Amended, 2020. This Meeting, Record, And Vote To Be Closed. Council Shall Adjourn At The End Of The Session.