NIckle and Dime

The Official Unofficial Minutes of the WL BOA
13 April

• Alderlady Hoy nominates Vic DeJong as Mayor Pro Tem, seconded by Finn, Vic DeJong is the Mayor Pro Tem for the next legislative year.
• Mayor negotiates with KCMO on Barry Road Improvements

And so it begins. The BOA authorized the Mayor to negotiate with KCMO to pay an additional $6,600 for texturing of the wall on the new Barry Road. You might recall we (read Mayor Jerry) negotiated a much ballyhooed cooperative agreement with KCMO, part of which was supposed to cover texturing of the wall (#3 section2), the idea being we would split the cost with KCMO. We (WL) agreed to pay $7,500 in the original agreement. So what happened? Well, things were said, promises were made, people moved on, but, in the end, there were no written notes or memos of understanding. Did the agreement mean wall or walls...? The pros at KCMO took us to school on this one, and the real road construction has just begun. Look for more "incidentals" to pop up. Just remember the Funk (Funkhouser) wants to be a good neighbor.

A loyal reader supplied the citation mentioned in my last post regarding RSMo 105.467, for your reading pleasure:

Discharge and discrimination prohibited, reasons--reinstatement.

105.467. 1. A governmental body, state agency or appointing authority shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against a person or state employee acting on behalf of a person regarding compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because:

(1) The person or state employee acting on behalf of the person reports or is about to report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of sections 105.450 to 105.498; or

(2) A person or state employee acting on behalf of the person is requested by the commission to participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry held by the commission or any related court action.

This subsection shall not apply to a person or state employee acting on behalf of a person who knowingly or recklessly makes a false report.

2. A person or state employee acting on behalf of a person who alleges a violation of subsection 1 of this section may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, or actual damages, or both.

3. A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this section, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the person or state employee acting on behalf of the person, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, actual damages, or any combination of these remedies. A court may also award such person all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees and witness fees, if the court determines that the award is appropriate.