West Plains, MO – The West Plains City Council passed three bills on Monday, July 19. Each bill received unanimous passing votes from the council members and West Plains Mayor Mike Topliff. With the passing of these bills, each proposal has now become city ordinance or resolution.
Ordinance 4688 amends a number of city laws to better match current state laws. The ordinance amended Chapter 28, section 28-4 Interfering with Arrest, Section 28-5 False Impersonation, Section 28-119 Stealing, Chapter 44, Section 44-4 Display of State License Plate, Section 44-8 Clinging to Moving Vehicles and Section 44-89 Riding on Motorcycles. The changes can be found at https://library.municode.com/mo/west_plains/codes/code_of_ordinances
Ordinance 4689 authorizes the Mayor to make an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the resurfacing of Route Business 63. The commission must make these agreements with cities that it does road repairs and maintenance on.
Resolution 1143 authorizes the West Plains Civic Center director and the West Plains Tourism Coordinator to negotiate and sign agreements for entertainment and talent acts on behalf of the city. Money generated from this would go into the general fund for the City of West Plains.
