Laclede County Commission Meeting Dec 23, 2025 : Tax Refund Request, Agreements

This video is the second of two recordings of the Laclede County Commission’s public meeting on Dec. 23, 2025.
This video has seen no significant cuts or alterations.
Principals Present:
Western Commissioner Joe Wasmer
Eastern Commissioner Erik Lindsey
Presiding Commissioner Randy Angst
Laclede County Clerk Linda Cansler

Others in Attendance During Meeting:
County Staff
--Theresa Jordison, county assistant
Jack Silberberg, Reporter, Laclede County Record

LCR SYNOPSIS.

00:00 Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, approval of Dec. 16 minutes (referred to as Dec. 12 in the meeting, but Cansler clarified later).
02:02 Personal property tax refund request approved for $156.37.
04:43 Approved internet provider agreement (three years) with Show-Me Technologies. $578 a month for 200 megabytes per seconds, a bump in bandwidth from 100 megabytes per second, Cansler later confirmed.
12:16 Johnson Controls one-year agreement approved. Cansler later said the agreement was for fire suppression maintenance (sprinklers, etc.) and inspections. $5,211.69.
19:24 GFL contract discussion. Delayed until more information on addendum received.
21:17 Joking about typo for "General County Business." Road and Bridge. Routine Business. Other discussion. Aid from City of Lebanon to Office of Emergency Management. No memorandum of understanding yet.
24:43 Public hearing for the 2026 county budget on Dec. 30. Sales tax, interest, and County Aid Road Trust numbers.

Wasmer put forward a motion to adjourn. No vote. After the motion, the meeting discussed scheduling. The Record had stopped the recording after it had looked like they were going to adjourn, and was not sure whether the length of the discussion would justify turning the camera back on. The conversation was brief. Cansler explained afterwards they were discussing upcoming budget hearings.

NOTES.
General Business: Individual commissioner concerns/reports, items not on the agenda.
Routine Business: Payroll, the signing of warrants.
For agendas and minutes, see the county clerk's website:
https://lacledecountyclerk.org/county...
For county legal notices:
https://lacledecountyclerk.org/legal-...

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