Commission Meetings and Actions

Missouri Conservation Commission September Meeting Tentative Agenda

Friday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. – Open Workshop and Closed Executive Session

Friday, Sept. 11, at 12:30 p.m. – Regular Open Meeting

All will be held at MDC headquarters, 2901 W. Truman Blvd. in Jefferson City

Background documents related to open meeting agenda items are available for public viewing at Conservation Department Headquarters, Jefferson City, for eight calendar days prior to the meeting. Any person who would like to comment to the Commission about a specific agenda item must make a written request to the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting. The time allotted for public comment and the number of speakers will be at the Commission’s discretion. Recording the open meeting is permissible, pursuant to any guidelines established by the Commission to minimize disruption to the meeting. Individuals wishing to record the open meeting by audiotape, videotape, or other electronic means should notify the Director at least four calendar days prior to the meeting so accommodations for such recording can be made.

Sept. 11 at 8:30 a.m. – Open Workshop and Closed Executive Session

• Open Workshop.
  • Budget
  • Infrastructure Asset Management.
• Vote to close meeting.
• 1 – Approval of minutes of previous executive session(s) (610.021 RSMo).
• 2 – Consideration of supporting documentation related to recommendations to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges (621.021(1), 610.021(14), 454.440.9, 211.321 RSMo).
• 3 – Consideration of confidential or privileged communications between the Commission and its Internal Auditor regarding work product (610.021(18) RSMo).
• 4 – Consideration of negotiated contracts (610.021(12) RSMo).
• 5 - Consideration of legal actions, causes of action, or litigation and attorney-client privileged communications as provided for in (610.021(1) RSMo).
• 6 – Consideration of potential real estate transactions/negotiations (610.021(2) RSMo).
• 7 – Consideration of recommendations relating to the hiring/firing/disciplining/promoting of personnel (610.021(3), 610.021(13) RSMo).

Sept. 11 at 12:30 p.m. -- Regular Open Meeting

Call to order -- Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., Chair

Administration:

1. Director’s Comments -- Jason Sumners, Director
2. Public comments by individuals who submitted written requests prior to the meeting.
3. Action Item: Consideration of items on the Consent Calendar (to be approved with a single action unless any Commission member requests an item be removed and taken up separately). Items removed will be addressed as the last action item on the meeting agenda.

Regulations Committee: Laura Conlee, Deputy Director and Chair, Regulations Committee

4. Action Item: Recommendations for Commission Consideration.

Administration – Budget: Andrew Bond, Deputy Director – Business & Operations

5. Presentation: Financial Report - FY26 Year-End Financial Report
6. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to submit estimated Fiscal Year 2028 appropriation requests to the Office of Administration budget director pursuant to Section 33.220 RSMo.

Human Resources Branch: Eric Kurzejeski, CEBP Vice Chair

7. Conservation Employees’ Benefits Plan Update

Infrastructure Management Branch: Jacob Careaga, Infrastructure Management Branch Chief

8. Presentation: FY26 Year-End Report of Major Construction Projects Completed

Information Technology Branch: Ritchie Jenkins, IT Branch Chief

9. Presentation: FY26 Year-End Report on IT Projects Completed

Realty Committee: Aaron Jeffries, Deputy Director and Chair, Realty Committee

10. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to dispose of approximately 1.24 acres at Bennett Spring Access in Dallas County to the Missouri Department of Transportation in connection with improvements to the Route 64 Bridge.
11. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to purchase approximately 19.9 acres in Newton County from Sandra Albright, Cynthia Bishop and Dennis Edge as an addition to Diamond Grove Prairie Conservation Area.
12. Action Item: Recommendation to rename Summersville Towersite in Texas County to Gist Ranch Conservation Area.
13. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to trade 120 acres of Rocky Creek Conservation Area, Shannon County for 116 acres with compensation for the acreage difference as an addition to Angeline Conservation Area, Shannon County.
14. Action Item: Recommendation for approval to donate approximately 5.77 acres of the Brandsville Towersite to Howell County 911 Emergency Services.

Administration:

15. Action Item: Consideration of items removed from the Consent Calendar, if any.

• Other matters of interest.
• Adjourn

FUTURE MEETING DATES

• October 22-23, 2026
• December 10-11, 2026
• February 3-4, 2027
• March 31 – April 1, 2027
• May 20-21, 2027
• June 29-30, 2027
• August 26-27, 2027
• October 21-22, 2027
• December 9-10, 2027

CONSENT CALENDAR

Items on the following Consent Calendar either require Commission Action (if noted) or may be written reports presented for Commission information only.

The Consent Calendar covers routine items to be taken up by the Commission as the first order of business and approved with a single action.  Any Commission member may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar to be addressed individually.  Any Commission member may abstain from voting on an item without removing it by specifying the item number and his/her desire to abstain prior to the vote.  Items removed from the Consent Calendar are taken up in numerical order as called for by the Commission Chair or as listed on the regular meeting agenda.

C.1 Action Item: Approval of minutes of previous open meeting(s).

C.2 Action Item: Recommendation for approval to suspend or revoke one or more hunting, fishing, or trapping privileges of individuals for cause -- Melissa Davison, Internal Auditor

C.3 Quarterly Permit Suspensions/Revocations Report -- Melissa Davison, Internal Auditor

C.4 FY26 Year-End Quarterly Personnel Report -- Tom Neubauer, Human Resources Branch Chief