Cape Girardeau County corrects tax rates, makes appointments

Correcting a calculation error made Aug. 25, Cape Girardeau County Commission re-set 2022 tax rates Thursday, bringing them virtually identical to 2021's figures.

• General Revenue: 5.76 cents per $100 assessed valuation.
• Dvelopmentally Disabled (Senate Bill 40): 5.54 cents per $100.
• Mental Health: 7.73 cents per $100.
• Senior Citizens Service Fund Board: 4.79 cents per $100.

McDonald Concrete of Cape Girardeau was awarded a two-year contract for ready-mix concrete for the recreational trail grant project at Cape County Park South for $128.62 per yard in 2022 and $137.25 for 2023. There were two additional bidders for the work.

At the recommendation of First District Commissioner Paul Koeper, the commission voted to purchase two John Deere tractors with mowers from Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners on a state contract for a total of $362,558. Payment will be made out of the county highway budget.

Appointments

• Elma Staten of Jackson was appointed to the Senior Citizens Board for a term ending June 24, 2026.
• Delegates appointed to Missouri Association of Counties Conference, Nov. 20 through 22, are: commissioners Clint Tracy, Paul Koeper and Charlie Herbst; County Clerk Kara Clark Summers; Treasurer Roger Hudson; Assessor Bob Adams; Auditor Pete Frazier; Collector Barbara Gholson; Recorder of Deeds Drew Blattner; and Sheriff Ruth Ann Dickerson.