The Jefferson City Council on Monday approved the city's portion of matching grant funds for the Heartland Port Authority.
In May 2019, the council approved a grant match not to exceed $7,000 for a portion of the 10 percent required match for the port authority from the Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Authority. The actual city share of the grant match is $5,685.
On Feb. 4, the Cole County Commission also approved its part of the match for the Port Authority at $5,685.
The council approved a supplemental appropriation for the funds Monday, along with $107,000 for upgrades to outdated email, office and payroll software for the city's offices.
The upgrades include a switch from Microsoft Exchange 2010 email to Exchange Online and an upgrade of the Microsoft Office programs on city computers from the 2010 version. Both 2010 programs will be out of support in 2020, meaning no security updates or technical support will be available.
The city will also upgrade their accounting, payroll and utility billing software - Springbook - to a newer version.
The supplemental appropriation from the city's general fund totaled $112,685.
Also Monday, the council approved the continuation of a memorandum of understanding between Cole County and the City of Jefferson for emergency medical services provided by the Jefferson City Fire Department to residents of Cole County.
"This is an annual agreement," Fire Chief Matt Schofield said. "It formalizes many of our previous practices and further delineates, more specifically, how those things occur on a routine and regular basis."
The agreement allows the city's EMS responders to assist the Cole County EMS.
Since passing a half-cent sales tax in 2008, the Cole County Commission has recognized the JCFD as a first responder program. The county provides the city with half of the commission's annual appropriation for first responders from the county EMS sales tax.
For this year, Cole County will pay the city $25,000 to offset the cost of the initiative. A portion of that, $1,000, is used for the retention of Dr. Charles Ludy as medical director for the city.
The MOU runs until Dec. 31, 2020.
In other business, the council passed a resolution to approve an application for a Department of Natural Resources storm water grant for $73,725. The grant funds would be used for the construction of a stormwater system along Douglas and Davis drives, on the north-west side of town.
If received, the funds will be added to $47,294 in grant funds the city has already been awarded.